They Say (Explicit)
Common"They Say (Explicit)" is a song by Common, released in 2025 in the Pop genre. The song is 3:30 long and contains 79 lines and 604 words.
Lyrics
0:05They say "What's happenin'?"
0:07We say the facts and if they lie
0:10We comin' back for them
0:12They might say but they don't know
0:16They say they say
0:19They don't know
0:26They say a nigga lost his mind
0:27But in the scheme of things I never lost a rhyme
0:30The thin line between love and hatred
0:32I'm the black pill in the Matrix the saturated life
0:35They say life is what you make it
0:37So I wait quick on a spaceship so I can take it
0:40As high as the stakes get when paper get low
0:42I be tellin' Derick tell Kara get us a show
0:45Little com I make righteous ******* bet low
0:47The richest man ain't necessarily the nigga with dough
0:50They say you ripped wow yeah that's what they say
0:52My niggas couldn't tell it was me like Jamie in Ray
0:55Paintin' a day with focused crime broads and good wine
0:58They say d**e is sour so it's homework and hood crimes
1:00I stood mine for forever and a day so goodbye
1:03They never could say tell 'em J
1:06They say "What's happenin'?"
1:07We say the facts and if they lie
1:11We comin' back for them
1:12They might say but they don't know
1:16They say they say
1:19They don't know
1:25Ah the sweet taste of victory
1:28Go 'head and breath it in like antihistamine
1:30I know they sayin' "Damn Ye snapped with this beat"
1:33**** you expect?
1:34I've got a history
1:35Groupie love now gotta be them wheels
1:38Haters back down gotta be that steel
1:40I know they can't wait till ya outta ya deal
1:42Look how they did D'Angelo ask him how do it feel
1:45My best friends worry 'bout me
1:47'Cause they know when you famous
1:49And you had made cash the media aims at us
1:51And you be up so high
1:52If you ever fall off it feel like a plane crash
1:56But God don't ever give me nothin' I can't handle
1:58So please don't ever give me records I can't sample
2:01So I could vacay where it ain't no channels
2:03But it's quite okay for a gangsta to wear sandals
2:06They say because of the fame and stardom
2:08I'm somewhere in between the church and insane asylum
2:10I guess it's messin' with my health then
2:12And this verse so crazy when I finish
2:14I'm just gon check myself in again
2:16They say "What's happenin'?"
2:18We say the facts and if they lie
2:21We comin' back for them
2:23They might say but they don't know
2:27They say they say
2:30They don't know
2:37They say dude think he righteous
2:38I write just to free minds from Stoney to Rikers
2:41Amongst the lifeless in a world crazy as Mike is
2:44On my paper whether its w**d or Isis
2:46They say life is a game so I play hard
2:48Writin' for my life 'cause I'm scared of a day job
2:51They say Sef kept the hood together
2:53I tell the young we can't play the hood forever
2:56Play my cards right they say I went too left
2:59They showed me strange love like I was Mr. F
3:01Played chess in this game of pawns and knights
3:04Now I claim King like Don or Frank White
3:06They say my life is comparable to Christ
3:09The way I sacrificed and resurrected twice
3:11They say the crochet pants and the sweater was whack
3:14Seen the corner now they say that nigga's back uh
3:17They say "What's happenin'?"
3:19We say the facts and if they lie
3:22We comin' back for them
3:24They might say but they don't know
3:28They say they say
3:30They don't know
They say "What's happenin'?" We say the facts and if they lie We comin' back for them They might say but they don't know They say they say They don't know They say a nigga lost his mind But in the scheme of things I never lost a rhyme The thin line between love and hatred I'm the black pill in the Matrix the saturated life They say life is what you make it So I wait quick on a spaceship so I can take it As high as the stakes get when paper get low I be tellin' Derick tell Kara get us a show Little com I make righteous ******* bet low The richest man ain't necessarily the nigga with dough They say you ripped wow yeah that's what they say My niggas couldn't tell it was me like Jamie in Ray Paintin' a day with focused crime broads and good wine They say d**e is sour so it's homework and hood crimes I stood mine for forever and a day so goodbye They never could say tell 'em J They say "What's happenin'?" We say the facts and if they lie We comin' back for them They might say but they don't know They say they say They don't know Ah the sweet taste of victory Go 'head and breath it in like antihistamine I know they sayin' "Damn Ye snapped with this beat" **** you expect? I've got a history Groupie love now gotta be them wheels Haters back down gotta be that steel I know they can't wait till ya outta ya deal Look how they did D'Angelo ask him how do it feel My best friends worry 'bout me 'Cause they know when you famous And you had made cash the media aims at us And you be up so high If you ever fall off it feel like a plane crash But God don't ever give me nothin' I can't handle So please don't ever give me records I can't sample So I could vacay where it ain't no channels But it's quite okay for a gangsta to wear sandals They say because of the fame and stardom I'm somewhere in between the church and insane asylum I guess it's messin' with my health then And this verse so crazy when I finish I'm just gon check myself in again They say "What's happenin'?" We say the facts and if they lie We comin' back for them They might say but they don't know They say they say They don't know They say dude think he righteous I write just to free minds from Stoney to Rikers Amongst the lifeless in a world crazy as Mike is On my paper whether its w**d or Isis They say life is a game so I play hard Writin' for my life 'cause I'm scared of a day job They say Sef kept the hood together I tell the young we can't play the hood forever Play my cards right they say I went too left They showed me strange love like I was Mr. F Played chess in this game of pawns and knights Now I claim King like Don or Frank White They say my life is comparable to Christ The way I sacrificed and resurrected twice They say the crochet pants and the sweater was whack Seen the corner now they say that nigga's back uh They say "What's happenin'?" We say the facts and if they lie We comin' back for them They might say but they don't know They say they say They don't know
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