More songs by JID
Description
It's as if the alarm clock didn't go off at 7 a.m., but right in your ears, and instead of the usual “beep-beep-beep,” it's an endless “work, work, work.” This isn't about office deadlines or laziness, but about that state when anger, fatigue, and ambition mix into one energy drink. The beats pound like a helmet on a construction site, and the lines rush by like an old Dodge on a highway with no speed limit. This isn't motivation from self-help books, but a harsh reminder: get up, or life will pass you by.
Producer: Pluss
Producer: Christo
Recording: John Kadadu
Mixing: Leslie Brettway
Mastering: Chris Athens
A&R: Tim Glover
A&R: Alyssa Batista
Administrator and Administrator: Marissa Weekley
Vocalist: JID
Composer and Lyricist: Destin Root
Composer and Lyricist: Ashton Hogan
Composer and Lyricist: John Welch
Lyrics and translation
Original
[MALE VOICE CHATTING INDISTINCTLY]
0:04
[HELICOPTER WHIRRING]
0:07
[VOICE CONTINUES CHATTING INDISTINCTLY]
0:11
[DISTANT EMERGENCY SIRENS]
0:13
[VOICE CONTINUES CHATTING] MUST CONTINUE TO FIGHT...
0:18
♪ NEED WORK, NEED WORK (LET'S GET TO WORK) ♪
0:21
♪ WORK, WORK, WORK, WORK (LET'S GO TO WORK) ♪
0:24
♪ WORK, WORK, WORK, WORK ♪
0:27
♪ (NEED WORK) WORK, WORK, WORK ♪
0:29
♪ WORK, WORK, WORK, WORK (RUNNIN' THIS SHIT) ♪
0:31
♪ GET YOUR ASS UP, GET YOUR ASS UP (WORK, WORK, WORK, WORK) ♪
0:34
♪ GET YOUR ASS UP, GET YOUR ASS UP (WORK, WORK, WORK, WORK) ♪
0:38
♪ GET YOUR ASS UP, GET YOUR ASS UP (WORK, WORK, WORK, WORK) ♪
0:41
♪ GET YOUR ASS UP, (WORK, WORK, WORK, WORK) ♪
0:42
♪ LOOK AT THIS UH, LOOK (GET YOUR ASS UP) ♪
0:44
♪ THEY COULDN'T EVEN STOP MY DRIVE IF IT WERE 1955 ♪
0:46
♪ AND I'M ON 85, DOING NINETY-FIVE IN A 1952 DODGE ♪
0:49
♪ I DONE SEEN SO MUCH WITH TWO EYES ♪
0:51
♪ I DON'T EVEN FEEL A WAY, JUST NEUTRALIZE 'EM ♪
0:53
♪ BEEN CRITICIZED AND BEEN SCRUTINIZED ♪
0:54
♪ IT AIN'T SHIT TO ME, I'M JUST SHOOIN' FLIES ♪
0:56
♪ IT AIN'T SHIT TO ME, IT'S JUST YOU AND I ♪
0:57
♪ AND THEN ME AND GOD, AND MY CREW OF GUYS ♪
0:59
♪ THEY CAN'T GET TO ME, LORD KNEW THEY TRIED ♪
1:01
♪ BUT LIKE DENZEL WASHINGTON IN BOOK OF ELIJAH, NIGGAS MOVIN' BLIND ♪
1:03
♪ AND A LIL' BEHIND, AND IF YOU FORGOT ♪
1:05
♪ HERE'S A LIL' REMINDER THAT I'M STILL CHOPPIN' WOOD ♪
1:07
♪ STILL GRINDIN', STILL RHYMIN' ♪
1:08
♪ POPPIN' IN, I BE ON KILL TIMIN' ♪
1:10
♪ IN THE ROUGH, I'M LIKE A REAL DIAMOND ♪
1:11
♪ IN THE CUT, I LIKE A CHILL CLIMATE ♪
1:13
♪ PRETTY MUCH, I'M JUST A COOL NIGGA ♪
1:14
♪ YOU DON'T WANNA SEE ME? COOL, TRY ME ♪
1:16
♪ I'VE BEEN WORKING ON MY ATTITUDE ♪
1:17
♪ DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M 'BOUT TO DO 'BOUT IT ♪
1:19
♪ BUT I KNOW I'M 'BOUT TO ACT A FOOL ♪
1:21
♪ IN A BAD MOOD, SO I'M TAKING IT OUT ON MY WORK ♪
1:23
♪ GET YOUR ASS UP, GET YOUR ASS UP (WORK, WORK, WORK, WORK) ♪
1:25
♪ GET YOUR ASS UP, GET YOUR ASS UP (WORK, WORK, WORK, WORK) ♪
1:28
♪ NEED WORK, NEED WORK WORK, WORK, WORK, WORK ♪
1:32
♪ WORK, WORK, WORK, WORK (RUNNIN' THIS SHIT) ♪
1:35
♪ NEED WORK, NEED WORK WORK, WORK, WORK, WORK (RUNNIN' THIS SHIT) ♪
1:37
♪ WORK, WORK, WORK, WORK (LET'S GO TO WORK, RUNNIN' THIS SHIT) ♪
1:40
♪ WORK, WORK, WORK, WORK (I'MA SPEND IN FULL, LIFE'S BEEN WORKIN' FOR Y'ALL) ♪
1:43
♪ (UH, IT'S GETTIN' DARK IN HERE FOR REAL, UH) ♪
1:45
♪ IF MY NIGGA WANNA BALL, GUESS I'M WORKIN' THIS JOB ♪
1:47
♪ HOLD UP A MINUTE THEN LOOK IN THESE NIGGAS' EYES, BOY ♪
1:50
♪ THEY GOTTA BE SICK AND TIRED (AYY, OKAY) ♪
1:51
♪ SHOWED 'EM I DO IT LIKE WAS AN EXERCISE, AND I DID IT LIKE TWENTY TIMES ♪
1:54
♪ YOU KNOW THAT I ROLL WITH THE GUYS THE SAME KIND, UNIFIED, SEMPER FI (LET'S GO) ♪
1:57
♪ BETTER STAY ON YOUR SIDE OR PLAY WITH THE CRIME THAT PLACED ME INSIDE THE INSANE ASYLUM ♪
2:00
♪ NIGGA PLAYIN' STUPID, YOU DON'T SEE THE SIGN? ♪
2:02
♪ YOU DON'T FEEL THE VIBE? YOU CAN'T HEAR THE SIRENS? ♪
2:04
♪ REPETITION, NIGGAS NEED REMINDERS ♪
2:05
♪ I CLUTCH A 40, IT'LL CLEAR YOUR CONSCIENCE (BAH) ♪
2:07
♪ REPUTATION, I BEEN WORKIN' HONEST ♪
2:08
♪ I'M A GEORGIA BOY, BUT I'M ATLANTA'S FINEST ♪
2:10
♪ GOIN' DOOR TO DOOR, I'M TRYNA ORGANIZE IT ♪
2:11
♪ I RESTORED A FEELIN' AND FULFILLED A PROMISE, UH (AYY) ♪
2:13
♪ YOU NOT WAN' TALK ABOUT GRINDIN' ♪
2:15
♪ FIRST UP, NIGGA, GOTTA PAY HOMAGE ♪
2:17
♪ STEP TWO, STEP THROUGH LIKE BRON AND BRYANT ♪
2:18
♪ TAKE OFF THE HEAD OF A GIANT ♪
2:20
♪ STEP THREE, NIGGA, FUCK THEM, JUST ME ♪
2:21
♪ SO I GET THAT, GOTTA KICK BACK ♪
2:23
♪ WATCH A NIGGA LET ROME BURN LIKE A LIT MATCH ♪
2:24
♪ LET GROWN MEN GET THEY OWN LICKBACK (LOOK) ♪
2:26
♪ HOL' UP, THEY STARTING TO LOOK AT THE NIGGA ♪
2:27
♪ I GUESS I REALLY AM THE PICK OF THE LITTER ♪
2:29
♪ I'M SIPPIN' LIQUOR LIKE A LITER OR BIGGER ♪
2:30
♪ YOU NEED A LEADER? I CAN COME AND DELIVER ♪
2:32
♪ THE VICTORY, BUT AGAIN, REVENGE IS BITTERSWEET ♪
2:35
♪ IN THE END, I WIN LIKE ANDY REID ♪
2:36
♪ IN THE STONE'S CEMENT, IT'S MEANT TO BE ♪
2:38
♪ ON THE THRONE THE KING WITH ENEMIES (YOU TAKE OFF OF WORK TODAY) ♪
2:40
♪ I TAKE OFF MY SHIRT TODAY (I TAKE OFF MY SHIRT) ♪
2:42
♪ I'M TAKIN' OUT THE TANK (YES, SIR) OKAY ♪
2:43
♪ I'M TAKIN' OFF EARTH TODAY (I'M TAKIN' OFF EARTH TODAY) ♪
2:45
♪ GOT PUT ON A VERSE TODAY (GOT PUT ON A VERSE) ♪
2:47
♪ SO COME TO MY PAGE, SHE MAKIN' IT SHAKE ♪
2:49
♪ I TAKE 'EM THE WORK (WORK, WORK) ♪
2:50
♪ WAIT (WAIT), LIFT WITH YOUR LEGS, LIL' BRUH ♪
2:51
♪ GET YOUR ASS UP, GET YOUR ASS UP (WORK, WORK, WORK, WORK) ♪
2:54
♪ GET YOUR ASS UP, GET YOUR ASS UP (WORK, WORK, WORK, WORK) ♪
2:57
♪ GET YOUR ASS UP, GET YOUR ASS UP (WORK, WORK, WORK, WORK) ♪
3:01
♪ GET YOUR ASS UP, GET YOUR ASS UP (WORK, WORK, WORK, WORK) ♪
3:04
♪ GET YOUR ASS UP, GET YOUR ASS UP (I'MA SPEND IN FULL, LIFE'S BEEN WORKIN' FOR Y'ALL) ♪
3:06
♪ GET YOUR ASS UP (IF MY NIGGA WANNA BALL, GUESS I'M WORKIN' THIS JOB) ♪
3:08
♪ GET YOUR ASS UP, GET YOUR ASS UP (I'MA SPEND IN FULL, LIFE'S BEEN WORKIN' FOR Y'ALL) ♪
3:12
♪ GET YOUR ASS UP, GET YOUR ASS UP (IF MY NIGGA WANNA BALL, GUESS I'M WORKIN' THIS JOB) ♪
3:14
♪ GET YOUR ASS UP, GET YOUR ASS UP (IF MY NIGGA WANNA BALL, GUESS I'M WORKIN' THIS JOB) ♪
3:17
♪♪♪ ♪ WORK, WORK ♪
3:19
♪♪♪ ♪ WORK, WORK ♪
3:22
♪♪♪ ♪ WORK, WORK ♪
3:23
♪ YOU JUST NEED WORK (WORK, WORK, WORK, WORK) ♪
3:27
♪ YOU JUST NEED WORK (WORK, WORK, WORK, WORK) ♪
3:30
[MALE VOICE] ...HAD ISSUED AN EMERGENCY ALERT