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Lighters (feat. Bruno Mars) Lyrics
[Bruno Mars]
This one’s for you and me, living out our dreams
We’re all right where we should be
Lift my arms out wide I open my eyes
And now all I wanna see
Is a sky full of lighters
A sky full of lighters
[Eminem]
By the time you hear this I will have already spiraled up
I would never do nothing to let you cowards fuck my world up
If I was you, I would duck, or get struck like lightening,
Fighters keep fighting, put your lighters up, point em’ skyward uh
Had a dream I was king, I woke up, still king…
This rap game’s nipple is mine for the milking,
Till nobody else even fucking feels me, till’ it kills me
I swear to god I’ll be the fucking illest in this music
There is or there ever will be, disagree?
Feel free, but from now on I’m refusing to ever give up
The only thing I ever gave up is using. No more excuses.
Excuse me if my head is too big for this building
And pardon me if I’m a cocky prick but you cocks are slick
Poppin shit on how you flipped ya life around, crock-of-shit
Who you dicks try to kid, flipped dick, you did the opposite
You stayed the same, cause cock backwards is still cock you pricks
I love it when I tell em shove it
Cause it wasn’t that long ago when Marshall sat, luster lacked, flustered
Cuz he couldn’t cut mustard, muster up nothing
Brain fuzzy, cause he’s buzzin’, woke up from that buzz
Now you wonder why he does it, how he does it
Wasn’t cause he had buzzards circle around his head
Waiting for him to drop dead, was it?
Or was it, cause them bitches wrote him off
Little hussy ass fusses, cause fuck it, guess it doesn’t matter now, does it
What difference it make?
What it take to get it through your thick skulls
As if this ain't some bullshit
People don’t usually come back this way
From a place that was dark as I was in
Just to get to this place
Now let these words be like a switch blade to a haters rib cage
And let it be known from this day forward
I wanna just say thanks cause your hate is what gave me the strength
So let em bic’s raise cause I came with 5’9′ but I feel like I’m 6’8″
[Bruno Mars]
This one’s for you and me, living out our dreams
We’re all right where we should be
Lift my arms out wide I open my eyes
And now all I wanna see
Is a sky full of lighters
A sky full of lighters
[Royce Da 5'9"]
By the time you hear this I’ll probably already be outtie
I advance like going from toting iron to going and buying 4 or 5 of the homies the iron man Audi
My daddy told me slow down, boy, you goin to blow it
And I ain't gotta stop the beat a minute
To tell Shady I love him the same way that he did Dr. Dre on the Chronic
Tell him how real he is or how high I am
Or how I would kill for him for him to know it
I cried plenty tears, my daddy got a bad back
So it’s only right that I right till he can march right into that post office and tell em to hang it up
Now his career’s Lebron’s jersey in 20 years
I’ll stop when I’m at the very top
You shitted on me on your way up
It’s ’bout to be a scary drop
Cause what goes up must come down
You going down on something you don’t wanna see like a hairy box
Every hour, happy hour now
Life is wacky now
Used to have to eat the cat to get the pussy
Now I’m just the cats meoww, ow
Classic now, always down for the catch weight like Pacquiao
Ya’ll are doomed
I remember when T-Pain ain't wanna work with me
My car starts itself, parks itself and autotunes
Cause now I’m in the Aston
I went from having my city locked up
To getting treated like Kwame Kilpatrick
And now I’m fantastic
Compared to a weed high
And y’all niggas just gossipin’ like bitches on a radio and TV
See me, we fly
Y’all buggin out like Wendy Williams staring at a bee-hive
And how real is that
I remember signing my first deal and now I’m the second best I can deal with that
Now Bruno can show his ass, without the MTV awards gag
[Bruno Mars]
You and I know what it’s like to be kicked down
Forced to fight
But tonight we’re alright
So hold up your light
Let it shine
Cause this one’s for you and me, living out our dreams
We’re all right where we should be
Lift my arms out wide I open my eyes
And now all I wanna see
Is a sky full of lighters
A sky full of lighters
This one’s for you and me, living out our dreams
We’re all right where we should be
Lift my arms out wide I open my eyes
And now all I wanna see
Is a sky full of lighters
A sky full of lighters
By the time you hear this I will have already spiraled up
I would never do nothing to let you cowards fuck my world up
If I was you, I would duck, or get struck like lightening,
Fighters keep fighting, put your lighters up, point em’ skyward uh
Had a dream I was king, I woke up, still king…
This rap game’s nipple is mine for the milking,
Till nobody else even fucking feels me, till’ it kills me
I swear to god I’ll be the fucking illest in this music
There is or there ever will be, disagree?
Feel free, but from now on I’m refusing to ever give up
The only thing I ever gave up is using. No more excuses.
Excuse me if my head is too big for this building
And pardon me if I’m a cocky prick but you cocks are slick
Poppin shit on how you flipped ya life around, crock-of-shit
Who you dicks try to kid, flipped dick, you did the opposite
You stayed the same, cause cock backwards is still cock you pricks
I love it when I tell em shove it
Cause it wasn’t that long ago when Marshall sat, luster lacked, flustered
Cuz he couldn’t cut mustard, muster up nothing
Brain fuzzy, cause he’s buzzin’, woke up from that buzz
Now you wonder why he does it, how he does it
Wasn’t cause he had buzzards circle around his head
Waiting for him to drop dead, was it?
Or was it, cause them bitches wrote him off
Little hussy ass fusses, cause fuck it, guess it doesn’t matter now, does it
What difference it make?
What it take to get it through your thick skulls
As if this ain't some bullshit
People don’t usually come back this way
From a place that was dark as I was in
Just to get to this place
Now let these words be like a switch blade to a haters rib cage
And let it be known from this day forward
I wanna just say thanks cause your hate is what gave me the strength
So let em bic’s raise cause I came with 5’9′ but I feel like I’m 6’8″
This one’s for you and me, living out our dreams
We’re all right where we should be
Lift my arms out wide I open my eyes
And now all I wanna see
Is a sky full of lighters
A sky full of lighters
By the time you hear this I’ll probably already be outtie
I advance like going from toting iron to going and buying 4 or 5 of the homies the iron man Audi
My daddy told me slow down, boy, you goin to blow it
And I ain't gotta stop the beat a minute
To tell Shady I love him the same way that he did Dr. Dre on the Chronic
Tell him how real he is or how high I am
Or how I would kill for him for him to know it
I cried plenty tears, my daddy got a bad back
So it’s only right that I right till he can march right into that post office and tell em to hang it up
Now his career’s Lebron’s jersey in 20 years
I’ll stop when I’m at the very top
You shitted on me on your way up
It’s ’bout to be a scary drop
Cause what goes up must come down
You going down on something you don’t wanna see like a hairy box
Every hour, happy hour now
Life is wacky now
Used to have to eat the cat to get the pussy
Now I’m just the cats meoww, ow
Classic now, always down for the catch weight like Pacquiao
Ya’ll are doomed
I remember when T-Pain ain't wanna work with me
My car starts itself, parks itself and autotunes
Cause now I’m in the Aston
I went from having my city locked up
To getting treated like Kwame Kilpatrick
And now I’m fantastic
Compared to a weed high
And y’all niggas just gossipin’ like bitches on a radio and TV
See me, we fly
Y’all buggin out like Wendy Williams staring at a bee-hive
And how real is that
I remember signing my first deal and now I’m the second best I can deal with that
Now Bruno can show his ass, without the MTV awards gag
You and I know what it’s like to be kicked down
Forced to fight
But tonight we’re alright
So hold up your light
Let it shine
Cause this one’s for you and me, living out our dreams
We’re all right where we should be
Lift my arms out wide I open my eyes
And now all I wanna see
Is a sky full of lighters
A sky full of lighters
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This song is by far in my opinion, one of the greatest written songs that I have seen. Eminem has some really great stuff, but this is just pure genius.
Both rappers are pretty clear about what they are trying to say, but there are some hidden messages for those who can't see them.
Eminem :
He starts off by saying by the time anyone hears this he would have already spiraled up. In other words, by the time anyone knows whats going on, he is on his way to the top. Like a virus spreading, he is going to set the world on fire. In a good way of course.
Then he says to those who weren't on his side, to watch out. They better duck, or they are going to get struck down hard. I believe when he says fighters, he is talking to his fans. "Fighters out your lighters up point them skyward" Perhaps lighters symbolizes fists?
Obviously he had a dream that he was king, and when he woke up, nothing changed. He is on top of the hill, and no one can touch him. He gives people the chance to disagree, but then says that it doesn't matter because he isn't going to make any excuses. He is going to come out on top, and not you or anyone can stop him.
He talks about being cocky, and how he has to be. P. Diddy talks about that in an interview once, how he had/has to believe he is the baddest mother F**ker in the game. there is no option, this may be referencing that. When your cocky, you believe that you are the best. In order to do that, you need to believe in yourself, and what you are trying to accomplish. When he references other people being slick, he is talking about them lying in their raps. Rapping about things that aren't true to their heart, perhaps just for ratings/money. Not sure who he is talking about, if anyone in particular.
the rest of Eminem he is talking about how he was in a dark place, and came back from it. Kind of like he talked about in Not Afraid a little bit at the end. It's pretty amazing how he described it. True artist.
Royce :
As for Royce, his rap has a different viewpoint. He talks quickly about making a lot of money, and being successful. With the Iron man Audi reference, but then he thanks Eminem for helping him out, like Dr. Dre did for Eminem. Then he spends a good deal of time talking about his father. I think this is the coolest part. He says he wants to make enough money to retire his dad, since his father's back is bad.
He then follows in Eminem's footsteps, and tells people that he is going straight to the top, and that no one is going to stop him. He doesn't do it like Eminem, but if he sticks with Em, I'm sure we will be hearing a lot more from him!
As for Bruno Mars...I don't know aha. Not a huge fan of him, although I don't mind him in this song. Good touch to it.
I really like your interpretation. Some of those little facts (like the P Diddy thing) I wasn't aware of. I think you kind of missed a part of it, though - atleast in my opinion. Both rappers use many drug references. I think a big message that they're conveying is getting out of that and bringing it up to be where they are now. I think that kind of ties to lighters into it. Like, instead of lighting drugs, let's use our lighters to make light for everyone else in the dark. As for Bruno Mars, I think he's just...
I really like your interpretation. Some of those little facts (like the P Diddy thing) I wasn't aware of. I think you kind of missed a part of it, though - atleast in my opinion. Both rappers use many drug references. I think a big message that they're conveying is getting out of that and bringing it up to be where they are now. I think that kind of ties to lighters into it. Like, instead of lighting drugs, let's use our lighters to make light for everyone else in the dark. As for Bruno Mars, I think he's just kind of there to make it a little softer. The intensity of the lyrics here is almost over the top. Adding Bruno Mars in is like putting a little pillow down for your head instead of laying it on a hard surface. He's rpetty much just saying, "We've finally got things how they need to be. Thank God. Now let's see those lighters and make thing even more bright." That's how I see it, anyway.
"Excuse me if my head is too big for this building And pardon me if I'm a cocky prick but you cocks are slick Poppin shit on how you flipped ya life around, crock-of-shit Who you dicks try to kid, flipped dick, you did the opposite You stayed the same, cause cock backwards is still cock you pricks"
p.s. this is pure lyrical brilliance. Eminem is crazy good. Don't piss him off or he'll rip you to shreds.
i agree with everybody's interpretation of the rap section, and i think i pulled a meaning out of Bruno Mars. I think that he is continuing on what Eminem has said about his climb to the top and now he is at the top of his career.
"You and I know what it�s like to be kicked down Forced to fight But tonight we�re alright"
he had many struggles that may have set him back and needed to get back to the top, but he made it and now he's living his dream.
llooooveeee this songggggg. i think its about how they have been looked down upon by many people and have now worked their way up.
love it. @ellXo - i think you're right
What does "A sky full of lighters" mean? what do they mean by "lighters"
@nicole165948 It's a reference to how people use to pull out their lighters at concerts(now it's more cell phones. He wants to open his eyes and see a crowd full of people at a concert with their lighters up.
@nicole165948 It's a reference to how people use to pull out their lighters at concerts(now it's more cell phones. He wants to open his eyes and see a crowd full of people at a concert with their lighters up.
I think it's kind of a duel meaning. @yourmomNem , the lighters at concerts thing is definitely refernced. However, the song is kind of about tossing drugs away to get to where you relly want to be. So I think put you're lighters up in the sky is kind of like saying, "Use your lighters for light, not drugs." You know?
I think it's kind of a duel meaning. @yourmomNem , the lighters at concerts thing is definitely refernced. However, the song is kind of about tossing drugs away to get to where you relly want to be. So I think put you're lighters up in the sky is kind of like saying, "Use your lighters for light, not drugs." You know?
Yeah @yourmomNem i think your right about how its like supposed to mean like a crowd of people at a consert. But @MissMadelineZane dont think it has anything to do with drugs like i mean your inference is reasonable but i dont think that thats how they mean to use it in this song.
Yeah @yourmomNem i think your right about how its like supposed to mean like a crowd of people at a consert. But @MissMadelineZane dont think it has anything to do with drugs like i mean your inference is reasonable but i dont think that thats how they mean to use it in this song.
going off of a producers point of view, songs are ment to relate to everybody. so this song could been intended to have several meenings. it could be about drugs, it could be about love. but as far as the meaning of "a sky full of lightere", i would say bruno is reffering to the hearts of the heavens displaying there effection and appriciation towards a possitive descision :)
going off of a producers point of view, songs are ment to relate to everybody. so this song could been intended to have several meenings. it could be about drugs, it could be about love. but as far as the meaning of "a sky full of lightere", i would say bruno is reffering to the hearts of the heavens displaying there effection and appriciation towards a possitive descision :)
What I think about what "Sky full of lighters" is that they are supposed to represent the stars in the night sky. But it could also mean that angels in the sky is watching over you and protecting you while you live. "Fighters keep fighting, put your lighters up, point em skyward " probably means the people in combat in the war are pointing their lighters in the sky to let the angels know where they are so that they could look over them while they fight. There are alot of ways to perceive this song as what to be....
What I think about what "Sky full of lighters" is that they are supposed to represent the stars in the night sky. But it could also mean that angels in the sky is watching over you and protecting you while you live. "Fighters keep fighting, put your lighters up, point em skyward " probably means the people in combat in the war are pointing their lighters in the sky to let the angels know where they are so that they could look over them while they fight. There are alot of ways to perceive this song as what to be. I got to agree that this song is really good.
OMG!!!!!!!!!! This is one of the best songs ever!!! yea it is how people looked down on em and now there at the top. Bruno's voice goes really good with this song.
yeah he really goes with it
yeah he really goes with it
is eminem ripping on pitbull here when he says this?
Poppin shit on how you flipped ya life around, crock-of-shit Who you dicks try to kid, flipped dick, you did the opposite You stayed the same, cause cock backwards is still cock you pricks
just wondering because Pitbull says he says he 'took his life from negative to positive' in that 'tonight' song.
No, this song was written before that song came out.
No, this song was written before that song came out.
Em is definitely saying how all the hate motivated him throughout his career, and I think Royce follows him up on that in his verse too. Not quite sure what Uno Mars is doing in here, or if his chorus has a certain meaning, but just on a broad aspect, I think that's what Em's and 5'9's is all about.
This song is so beautiful. The tension that Bruno Mar adds before and between the layers of intensity makes it truly pop. Everyone fights their fights, but it takes true passion to get past it and make it to the top. Win your battles and get where you want to be. You don't need hate or drugs. You need to have real feeling for what you're doing.
i agree with u its what i think too when i heard bruno part of the song its almost like advice saying, u gotta be strong , u will reach where u wanted to be u dont have to take drugs n stop living, n i also think that it can be any kind of pain, vulnerable if i should say :). great song
i agree with u its what i think too when i heard bruno part of the song its almost like advice saying, u gotta be strong , u will reach where u wanted to be u dont have to take drugs n stop living, n i also think that it can be any kind of pain, vulnerable if i should say :). great song