I Wish I Knew Natalie Portman

I'm going to comment here again once I've interpreted this song. And I like how K-os sampled "California". It's very catchy :)

I love the chorus. Such a good song.

wtf? why is it he wishes he knew natalie portman? :S

here's something that really explains the meaning to this song well haha

K-os explained to Jam! Music that though he is a fan of Natalie Portman, this song is more about her homeland than anything else. "I think Natalie Portman is the best America has to offer, the ideal that America has to offer," said k-os. "I think it's my subversive thing on, 'Go south, Kevin.' I was afraid of America for a long time. When I toured, I opened for a band called Gym Class Heroes, and it was the first time I went to Alabama, Oklahoma, New Orleans. It blew my mind because I had considered myself a fairly well-read, intelligent person (but I ) had all these preconceived notions about America based on press and I was meeting amazing people every time, every night, so that and Obama becoming president, totally made me cut ties with fear of America. So I Wish I Knew Natalie Portman over this California beat is kind of like I'm ready to sort of immerse myself in that. Maybe it's not really necessarily about being a superfan of a beautiful woman."

Artist Direct asked k-os if Natalie Portman has heard this track. He replied: "She has! A friend of mine who works for Entertainment Tonight in Canada was interviewing her for the Toronto Film Fest. At the end of the interview, he was like, 'Have you heard of K-Os?' She responded, 'Yes, I have.' So he said, 'Do you know he has a song called, "I wish I knew Natalie Portman?'" She laughed in a humble but embarrassed way about it. She knows the song exists. It was cool of my friend to ask her that."

from http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=18429

@maffy06: Thanks! That was really helpful.

Anyone know who the woman singing the "I can't really make you love me" part in the chorus is?

Nevermind, it's Nelly Furtado. I knew it sounded familiar. Also I think a few small corrections are in order:

Hustlers grab your guns Shadow weighs a ton Hustlers--Hustlers grab your guns Shadow weighs a ton (repeat)

I'm on the run, for my life It's seems that everything that you said was right Has come undone, lost my sight But have you ever thought you've done your best When you were under the gun, that's right I know I've seen this place before, but it's never been so fun Yeah, it's never been so fun

I've been on the run This shadow weighs a ton It's starting to make sense to me I can't really make you love me No I can't really make you love me To get it done I'm on the run

I've been on the run Shadow weighs a ton I know I found a recipe, for me But I can't really make you love me No I can't really make you love me

You know I'm haunted on overseas Haunted on each coast Play them like Ebeneezer I made them see the ghost Back from the future jaunt in Japanese kimonos Even though the streets show love to try to see me grow I often see me floatin, but my shadow it weighs a ton Call it baggage, I use it all to advantage I can't make you love me This time it's on you And you can't try to deny, these words when they're true I'm on the run

I've been on the run This shadow weighs a ton I know I found a recipe, for me But I can't really make you love me No I can't really make you love me To get it done I'm on the run

I've been on the run Shadow weighs a ton I know I found a recipe, for me But I can't really make you love me No I can't really make you love me

To get it steppin Your tongue is like a weapon This is Kevin from heaven and yet So are ye, since the age of seventeen I've been taking apart microphones You've been taking apart men you've blown And throwing skeleton bones In the closet, animals strike curious poses They feel the heat between us But you need a woman Gloria Steinem diamond defeat us Carry my fetus, I'm like the man in the moon, we kiss then you swoon On the run

I've been on the run This shadow weighs a ton It's starting to make sense to me I can't really make you love me No I can't really make you love me To get it done I'm on the run

I've been on the run This shadow weighs a ton I know I found a recipe, for me But I can't really make you love me No I can't really make you love me

I'm haunted (repeat)