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Kanye West - Remote Control
[Intro: Kanye West]
Please don't ask again, who's up in the van?
They my only fans
I was in my hovercraft, had another laugh
How you roll with them when you know I'm him?
[Chorus: Kanye West]
Got it on remote control
Got it on remote control
Got it on remote control, like a CEO
I thought you should know
[Verse 1: Kanye West]
On my Instagram, it get outta hand
Why you so mad?
[Interlude]
[Pre-Chorus: Kanye West]
He got it on remote control, like a CEO
Feelin' like the man, feelin' like the man
I was in my hovercraft, floatin' down the path
God just grabbed my hand, had a bigger plan
[Chorus: Kanye West & Young Thug]
He got this on remote control
He got it on remote control
'Trol
Woah-woah, woah-woah
[Verse 2: Young Thug]
I just, oh, I owe you a load
I live on the Titanic (Oh), I can rock your boat (Spider)
Hoppin' out the brand new Rolls (Skrrt, skrrt)
Hoppin' out the brand new Rolls (Skrrt, skrrt)
Jesus sent me brand new clothes (Skrrt, skrrt)
Wrist still thirty-two below (Yeah)
I want my mob ties to shine (Hah)
I could caress your mind with the right time (Time)
Don't you give your love up, this is the right sign (Sign), sign (Yeah, yeah)
I treat you lovely and righteous and kind (Hah)
And we'll be lastin' with another 'til we die (Yeah)
I'd give you kids at the drop of a dime (Dime)
Oh-woah, told the **** fold my clothes (Fold my clothes)
Take it to the light like a strobe (Yeah)
Taking me to court like O (Taking me to court like OJ)
Paparazzi sleep at my door
I just thought that you should know (Sleep at my door)
Pockets frozen like the North Pole
Don't you freeze up on a pole
[Pre-Chorus: Young Thug]
He got this on remote control like a sink in gold
He got it, no fight, no more meds, twilight in the game
He got it on my hover craft, have another laugh
Pop on a handstand, twilight in the man
[Chorus: Young Thug & Kanye West]
He got it on remote control
He got it on remote control
He got it on remote control, like that's to know
Should know
[Outro: Tony Halstead as The Globglogabgalab]
Ooh, ha-ha-ha, mmh, splendid
Simply delicious, oh, ha-ha-ha
I am the Glob-glo-gab-galab
The shwabble-dabble-wabble-gabble flibba blabba blab
On “Remote Control,” Kanye enlists his “Highlights” collaborator Young Thug for a reflection on his faith in God. While early demos of the track saw Kanye poking fun at how futuristic society has become in 2021 – referencing hover crafts and iPhones as “remote controls” – this version explores God’s omnipresent nature, remotely controlling the world from Heaven. Following the "Donda" release, Soulja Boy revealed that Kanye had asked Soulja to record a verse for the track, however, Soulja’s verse was omitted from the final version of the song. During the first live performance of the album, Kanye performed a solo version of the song with mumbled lyrics and an open beat where Young Thug’s verse would later go. During the second live performance of the album, Kanye premiered a version of the song still with the mumbled lyrics, but this time, with verses from Young Thug and Kid Cudi as well. The lyrics to that version can be found here. A version of the song with about half of Cudi’s verse and the full Globglogabgalab outro was later released via the stem players, presumed to be for the deluxe version of the album. During the third live performance, Kanye premiered a version of the song nearly identical to the final version on the album, except with the Sunday Service Choir contributing background vocals to the chorus and an extended version of the sample at the end. Also, shortly after the release of Donda, Soulja Boy took to Twitter to answer a fan’s question about his thoughts on Donda, claiming he was upset Kanye didn’t release the verse Soulja Boy had recorded for “Remote Control.” He then posted his text messages with Kanye before releasing a recording of his scrapped verse on his social media accounts. “Remote Control” debuted at #16 on the Rolling Stone’s Top 100 Songs Chart during the week ending September 2, 2021.
