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Lil Wayne

Mess

Release date: 28th September 2018

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Lil Wayne catalogs the collateral damage of a life lived without restraint. 'Mess' moves through a series of entanglements, romantic and otherwise, each one fraying under the weight of competing desires and half-kept promises. The chorus settles on a paradox: a life in chaos that somehow adds up to happiness, built from lust and obsession but conspicuously missing love. The verses unfold as a kind of confession, each relationship a small disaster. Wayne moves between apology and defiance, acknowledging the hurt he causes whilst seeming unable or unwilling to change course. The refrain finds him caught between wanting to leave and the guilt that follows, her teardrops turning into a gesture of affection he cannot quite return. It's a portrait of someone who knows exactly what he is and has decided the knowledge is enough.

"Mess" is a track by Lil Wayne, released 28th September 2018. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about Lil Wayne.

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Lyrics

Mess

[Chorus]

Because my days is a mess

My nights is a mess, my life is a mess

My life is a mess of happiness

Lust, sex, obsession, desire with no love

Fuck it, my bae is a mess

My side bitch a mess, my wifey a mess

I guess, my bae is obsessed

My side bitch possessed, my wifey careless

But you gon' have to excuse my mess

[Verse 1]

She gon' have to excuse my ex

I'ma have to excuse her pets

She gon' have to be juicy wet if she gon' ride on this Tune Express

I'ma have to excuse her text

She gon' have to exclude the rest

She gon' have to tell dudes to step

Nigga, to the left, nigga, to the left

Messy, messy on some Percocets

Smoking purple veggie, that's my herbal essence

With a curvy, sexy woman hurting extra 'cause I'm working extra

I just heard her lecture, but I swerved the questions

And reserved a section with a bunch of bitches that prefer the pleasure

It's quarter-to-seven

They just heard the shower water runnin' in the morning

Dirty Devil, I'm a mess

[Refrain]

But I'm sorry babe, but I gotta let go

Now she feel like she on death row

She don't believe in ghosts 'til I get ghost

And I can hear her teardrops echo

Her teardrops turn into XO

Put yourself in my shoes but you got to tiptoe

[Chorus]

'Cause my days is a mess

My nights is a mess, my life is a mess

My life is a mess

My life is a mess of happiness

Lust, sex, obsession, desire with no love

But fuck it, more ones, my bae is a mess

My side bitch a mess, my wifey a mess

I guess, my bae is obsessed

My side bitch possessed, my wifey careless

But you gon' have to excuse my mess

[Verse 2]

Yes, no pressure, it’s a jungle out here

Fell in love with a stripper, Lord, I know she got bills

But I'ma make it rain until she see a flood of ideas

Got me all up in my feelings without knowing what I feel

I'm a mess

And now she over talking about staying over

And she ask could she call her clan over?

I say that's the shit and now we asshole-ing

Now fast forward 'til the morning time

Broken glasses with a bunch of ashes, makeup, and lashes

Out of place mattress, shit happens 'cause my days is a mess

[Refrain]

I'm sorry babe, but I gotta let go

Now she feel like she on death row

She don't believe in ghosts 'til I get ghost

And I can hear her teardrops echo

Her teardrops turn into Petrol

Put yourself in my shoes but you got to tiptoe

[Chorus]

'Cause my days is a mess

My nights is a mess, my life is a mess

My life is a mess

My life is a mess of happiness

Lust, sex, obsession, desire with no love

But fuck it, more ones, my bae is a mess

My side bitch a mess, my wifey a mess

I guess, my bae is obsessed

My side bitch possessed, my wifey careless

But you gon' have to excuse my mess

[Outro]

Yes, fuck it, more ones, fuck it, more ones

Fuck it more ones, fuck it, more ones

I'm​ making a mess with all of these ones

Fuck it, more ones, fuck it, more ones

My life is a mess of happiness

Lust, sex, obsession, desire with no love

But fuck it, more ones

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Mess

2018
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    Credits

    Production & Engineering

    Writer
    Infamous, Lil Wayne
    Producer
    Infamous
    Assistant Mixing Engineer
    McCoy Socalgargoyle
    Assistant Recording Engineer
    Jason Delattiboudere
    Mastering Engineer
    Colin Leonard
    Mixing Engineer
    Fabian Marasciullo
    Recording Engineer
    Manny Galvez
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