I'm taking it, taking it, I ain't giving it I'm taking it, taking it, I ain't giving it I'm taking it, taking it, I ain't giving it I'm taking it, taking it, I need all that ***t
Nobody winnin' this slogurr The police would've noticed Gotta be strategic, I'm creepin' Go and leave with that motive Hold up, my plan is stormin' All right, casin' this building Watch these rappers that rap And walk in and leave that with millions Cut of that sweater, open that front door And it's gold printed out by the entrance door closes Then a metaphor, then I start chorus That part, that's right, meaning shotgun Dressed in an uniform, looking like a janitor All blue, jumpsuit, why shoot? Bloodthirsty and I'm bloody like a bull Looking in the eyes of the matador （**** you!） Carrying 2 cans of paint Security looks at me awkward I say third floor I'm late painting Jimmy Iovine's office holdin' my breath ‘bout to fade I'm scared to death that he stops me Heart beating so loud you can hear the echo in that lobby And see I'm breakin' down if I don't make it out Then I'm leaving town with that contract And I'm spazzing out, I'm either in or out This chair and I'm taking them hostage I don't give a ****, step into the elevator press three Now I'm headed up （east） Where they don't know there's a gun I the paint can And I'm ready and willing to bust ‘em, ****'n desperate
Stuck in this recession not what you think But if I sell out my luck is destined Might future depends on ink And secretary at the front of the entrance staring right at me I walk up, she whispers go ahead and then gives me a wink
I put my life on the line I'm on and bassin', I'm fine
Cuz all I ever dreamt about was making it They ain't giving it, I'm taking it I'm taking it, taking it, I ain't giving it I'm taking it, taking it, I ain't giving it I'm taking it, taking it, I ain't giving it I'm taking it, taking it, I need all that ***t I go past security, the secretary, the cubicals But it's weird, it's like this room I've walked into is unusual Thought it'd be ***ny and beautiful Thought it'd be alive and like musical But it feels like someone died, it's got the vibe of a funeral There's numbers on the chalkboard CD's box, they cardboard Artists they foxed that got dropped and never got to be sophomores
Cover designers are sitting around Waiting for albums outthat never come Complainin' that they have nobody in house Wonderin' what they make art for I start thinking, am I in the right place? Just walk forwards See clocks on the wall Oh yea, and the second dose will be all yours
Finally see an office with a melted sign, heaven sent Big block silver letters, read it out loud: President This was my chance to grab that contract and turn and jack Right then felt a cold hand grab on the back of my neck He said: we've been watching you, so glad you could make it Your music it's so impressive and this whole brand you created You one hell of a band, we here think you're destined for greatness And with that right song we all know that you're next to be famous Now I'm sorry, I've had a long day Remind me, now what your name is? That's right, Macklemore Of course, today has been crazy Anyway, you ready? We'll give you a hundred thousand dollars
After your album comes out we'll need back that money that you borrowed So it's really like a loan? a loan? Come on No, we're a team, 360 degrees, we will reach your goals
You'll get it done in the merch that you sell out on the road Along with the third of the money you make when you're out doing your show Manager gets 20, booking agent gets 10 So ***t, after taxes you and Ryan have 7%? To split! That's not bad, I've seen a lot worse No one will give you a better offer than us
I replied I appreciate the offer, though that this is what I wanted Rather be a starving artist than succeed at getting ******
[00:14.39]I put my life on the line [00:15.58] [00:17.14]I'm on and bassin', I'm fine [00:18.33] [00:19.88]Cuz all I ever dreamt about was making it [00:21.00] [00:23.60]They ain't giving it, I'm taking it [00:24.92] [00:25.42]I'm taking it, taking it, I ain't giving it [00:28.48]I'm taking it, taking it, I ain't giving it [00:31.47]I'm taking it, taking it, I ain't giving it [00:34.23]I'm taking it, taking it, I need all that ***t [00:37.00] [00:44.33]Nobody winnin' this slogurr [00:45.14]The police would've noticed [00:46.83]Gotta be strategic, I'm creepin' [00:48.15]Go and leave with that motive [00:49.77]Hold up, my plan is stormin' [00:51.27]All right, casin' this building [00:52.83]Watch these rappers that rap [00:54.33]And walk in and leave that with millions [00:55.95]Cut of that sweater, open that front door [00:57.70]And it's gold printed out by the entrance door closes [00:59.83]Then a metaphor, then I start chorus [01:01.39]That part, that's right, meaning shotgun [01:02.77]Dressed in an uniform, looking like a janitor [01:04.20]All blue, jumpsuit, why shoot? [01:05.77]Bloodthirsty and I'm bloody like a bull [01:06.90]Looking in the eyes of the matador （**** you!） [01:08.52]Carrying 2 cans of paint [01:09.89]Security looks at me awkward [01:11.53]I say third floor I'm late [01:13.03]painting Jimmy Iovine's office [01:13.78]holdin' my breath ‘bout to fade [01:16.03]I'm scared to death that he stops me [01:17.97]Heart beating so loud you can hear the echo in that lobby [01:20.90]And see I'm breakin' down if I don't make it out [01:22.78]Then I'm leaving town with that contract [01:24.28]And I'm spazzing out, I'm either in or out [01:25.78]This chair and I'm taking them hostage [01:26.84]I don't give a ****, step into the elevator press three [01:29.03]Now I'm headed up （east） [01:30.15]Where they don't know there's a gun I the paint can [01:32.09]And I'm ready and willing to bust ‘em, ****'n desperate [01:33.40] [01:34.19]Stuck in this recession not what you think [01:36.50]But if I sell out my luck is destined [01:38.13]Might future depends on ink [01:39.75]And secretary at the front of the entrance staring right at me [01:42.69]I walk up, she whispers go ahead and then gives me a wink [01:45.56] [01:46.31]I put my life on the line [01:49.32]I'm on and bassin', I'm fine [01:51.63] [01:53.19]Cuz all I ever dreamt about was making it [01:55.38]They ain't giving it, I'm taking it [01:59.25]I'm taking it, taking it, I ain't giving it [02:01.94]I'm taking it, taking it, I ain't giving it [02:04.75]I'm taking it, taking it, I ain't giving it [02:08.07]I'm taking it, taking it, I need all that ***t [02:11.13]I go past security, the secretary, the cubicals [02:14.44]But it's weird, it's like this room I've walked into is unusual [02:17.07]Thought it'd be ***ny and beautiful [02:18.69]Thought it'd be alive and like musical [02:19.82]But it feels like someone died, it's got the vibe of a funeral [02:22.88]There's numbers on the chalkboard [02:25.25]CD's box, they cardboard [02:26.19]Artists they foxed that got dropped and never got to be sophomores [02:29.66] [02:30.22]Cover designers are sitting around [02:30.85]Waiting for albums outthat never come [02:33.04]Complainin' that they have nobody in house [02:34.42]Wonderin' what they make art for [02:36.17]I start thinking, am I in the right place? Just walk forwards [02:39.36]See clocks on the wall [02:40.17]Oh yea, and the second dose will be all yours [02:41.99] [02:42.67]Finally see an office with a melted sign, heaven sent [02:45.49]Big block silver letters, read it out loud: President [02:48.68]This was my chance to grab that contract and turn and jack [02:51.68]Right then felt a cold hand grab on the back of my neck [02:54.87]He said: we've been watching you, so glad you could make it [02:57.81]Your music it's so impressive and this whole brand you created [03:00.93]You one hell of a band, we here think you're destined for greatness [03:03.87]And with that right song we all know that you're next to be famous [03:07.06]Now I'm sorry, I've had a long day [03:08.81]Remind me, now what your name is? [03:10.25]That's right, Macklemore [03:11.68]Of course, today has been crazy [03:13.19]Anyway, you ready? [03:14.87]We'll give you a hundred thousand dollars [03:16.12] [03:16.81]After your album comes out we'll need back that money that you borrowed [03:19.19]So it's really like a loan? a loan? Come on [03:22.50]No, we're a team, 360 degrees, we will reach your goals [03:25.47] [03:25.98]You'll get it done in the merch that you sell out on the road [03:28.73]Along with the third of the money you make when you're out doing your show [03:32.09]Manager gets 20, booking agent gets 10 [03:34.59]So ***t, after taxes you and Ryan have 7%? [03:38.03]To split! [03:39.22]That's not bad, I've seen a lot worse [03:41.03]No one will give you a better offer than us [03:43.09] [03:43.65]I replied I appreciate the offer, though that this is what I wanted [03:47.53]Rather be a starving artist than succeed at getting ******
