Look Up in the Sky.
Look Up in the Sky.
Look Up in the Sky
Thought I was down.
Thought I was gone.
Thought I was around.
I left you alone.
Look Up in the Sky.
Just look Up in the Sky.
See that I'm everywhere
Everywhere
Shining Down on You.

[Verse 1:]
Well, well
Is that our little author?
Coming back, humming his hymns a little altered
Your attention, Put back on the flow like the department of water
Taken off of the door like little Walter
Chess? Yes. Baby I'm Jerry Lawler
Rebel with a cause; Outlaw with the lawyer
Judge jury like a loop, Rap name Lupe, but my daddy named me Warrior
This is his memorial.

[Hook:]
Thought I was down.
Thought I was gone.
Thought I was around.
I left you alone.
Look Up in the Sky.
Just look Up in the Sky.
See that I'm everywhere
Everywhere
Shining Down on You.

[Verse 2:]
No, I ain't the nigga trying to get a liquor line
When I be scriptin lines, Won't this petition sign
It says I'm sick of dimes, Sick of this prison time
I really love my people. I'm sick of pimping mine.
Now if we autotune that shit,
We can hear the songs from that opera room fat bitch
Tell em' it's not to pursue it, just shoe it like a blacksmith
We're trapped, and movin round in circles like it's chap stick
And that's the semi-circle way of thinking that we're chapped with
We'll rap is arounded ya head like the bandana's fabulous
used to wrap his hats with
Rather being feds instead of National Geographic's
Well I'm not having it, naw.

[Hook:]
Thought I was down.
Thought I was gone.
Thought I was around.
I left you alone.
Look Up in the Sky.
Just look Up in the Sky.
See that I'm everywhere
Everywhere
Shining Down on You.

[Verse 3:]
So, I say hello and this is for the third time
To everybody out there who ain't never heard mine
And if you haven't you know you ain't never heard line
Lu don't MOO. No COW WORDS (cowards(cow-herds)],
you only heard LIONS (lines)
Not a facade cherisher, I'd rather have the scars
I don't idolize America, I'm dancing with the stars
Uh huh. All of them? Yeah, they are, too.
You look up and you see us Shining Down on you.

[Hook:]
Thought I was down.
Thought I was gone.
Thought I was around.
I left you alone.
Look Up in the Sky.
Just look Up in the Sky.
See that I'm everywhere
Everywhere
Shining Down on You.

Shining Down on You
Shining Down on You
Shining Down on You


Lyrics submitted by Fiasco777

Shining Down (feat. Matthew Santos) Lyrics as written by Rudolph Loyola Lopez Wasalu Jaco

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    (Well well, Is that our little author?)

    He is referring to himself. Its interesting because he referencing to himself as an author compared to a rapper. Pointing out his heavy focus on his writing and lyrics. And maybe he doesn't want to casted as the typical rapper. Hes more than that. Saying your an author, shows you have a different goal in mind.

    (Coming back, humming his hymns a little altered)

    Very creative line. Basically it means Hes back and doing what he does a little differently.

    But he takes a unique approach with his choice of words. Hymns are song of praise or songs dedicated to thanking to God. He also has a unique word play with the word altered. The word altered means to change but I believe he uses this word because it sounds familiar to the word Altar. Altars are an elevated place or structure before which religious ceremonies may be enacted. He continuing his trend on religion influences in this line.

    (Your attention; put back on the flow like a department of water)

    word play on the dual definition of the word flow.

    (Take it off the door like little Walter)

    Not sure about this line.

    (Chess? Yes. Baby, I'm Jerry Lawler)

    he starts the line as though he is being questioned about chess. He responds by saying hes Jerry Lawler. Jerry lawler was a famous wrestler with the nick name “The King”. The game's chess most important piece is the king. Without it, the game cant go on.

    (Rebel with a cause; outlaw with the laywer)

    This line reminds me a lot of the We are lasers manifesto. Hes setting up his own persona in this line.
    Rebels are people who resist or defy a generally accepted convention or authority. He says he has a rebel with a cause. He saying hes resisting generally accepted convention for a reason. For an ulitmate cause. That cause is talked about in the manifesto.

    Great example of a Juxtaposition Outlaw are fugitive from the law; nonconformist. But hes saying he a outlaw with a lawyer.

    (Judge, jurry like a loo; Rap name Lupe but my daddy named me Warrior)

    Wasalu means warrior. But hes talking about how hes dad instilled those values in him

    (This is his memorial)

    This song is dedicated to his dad.

    mofarooqi1on July 22, 2009   Link

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