"Alien" (also known as "SpaceX" and "Godzilla") is an unreleased song by Kanye West that was made in 2018 amidst the early Yandhi sessions.[1] The song was worked on for DONDA: WITH CHILD in 2020 and features vocals from Ant Clemons, Jaden, 2 Chainz, Quavo, Pusha T and reference vocals from Dem Jointz.
Production[]
The song runs at a tempo of 130 BPM in the G key with a minor mode. The song is built around a sample of "Flying Carpet Ride" by Second Direction.
Background[]
The song initially began as two separate songs; both the "Godzilla" and "Alien" portions of the song were their own standalone songs. The original "Alien" freestyle was recorded on September 28th of 2018 over a RONNY J beat sampling Second Direction's "Flying Carpet Ride".[2] Though unclear when Godzilla was recorded, it predates the initial freestyle as on that same day of the initial freestyle a version of the song with the Godzilla intro was made.[3] Ant Clemons recorded two references for Godzilla and Young Thug would record a verse for the song, though it would be absent from further versions.[4]
The song would continue to be worked on through the early Yandhi sessions. Throughout September 29th-30th, Mykki Blanco, 070 Shake, Quavo, Offset, Kid Cudi, 2 Chainz, and Jaden Smith would all record features for the song.[5] Additonal production from FNZ and Andrew Dawson would also be incorporated into the song.[6] The song was worked on into October, though all that had been worked on during these sessions were reference tracks and refining Kanye's own verse. Around this time, the album was put on the infamous SNL track list as the sixth track, entitled "Alien / SpaceX".[7]
The song wasn't worked on again until December. The song had been intended to be put on yet another copy of the album from around this time, though the exact track it was is unclear as it was only in an unordered list of files for the album.[8] During the late Yandhi sessions, Pusha T would record his verse for the song and Pi'erre Bourne would add contributions to the song.[9]
The song was brought back for work when the direction of Yandhi shifted entirely into JESUS IS KING. According to Sean Leon, he had recorded a feature verse for the song as well.[10] The song had appeared on a track list for the album as the 12th track, though would not be met with a release on the album.[11]
The song wouldn't be brought back for another year until it was worked on again for DONDA: WITH CHILD, When KayCyy would record two references for the track on the 21st of July.[12] The production for this copy of the album was reworked heavily and so were the lyrics with a more gospel theme. 2 Chainz, Ant Clemons, Jaden, Quavo, Kid Cudi, and Pusha T's verses were all carried into this version of the song.[13] In a December 2020 leaked track list, "Alien" was one of the songs that was voted to stay on the album by team members.[14] Despite this, the song was not worked on past October 23rd and was presumably scrapped.
The song has been speculated to have been handed off to KayCyy after being thrown away as a snippet of a song for his album From The Basement which has been given the placeholder name of "Spaceship" shares the same drums as the song.
Lyrics[]
[Part I: Godzilla]
[Intro: Ant Clemons]
There are no weapon there when I prosper
Give 'em my problems to open my proverbs
Give 'em the last laughs when I put God first
'Cause He loves me for me
Every lesson was for me
I need what He was worried
My whole [?] is ugly (Ooh)
I need everything He has for me
[Part II: Alien]
[Chorus: Kanye West & ???]
Alien (Yee), illegal as alien
Many times (Ooh), I needed some time off
I don't believe in time
I just believe in science
Hope you believe in mine
Ok let's lead tonight
[Verse 1: Jaden Smith]
Ooh, alien, clientele
Autopilot went fly as hell (Yeah)
Space prison, no bell
Push the vision not a whole cell (Let's go)
Alien, Space X, young black sex
Man they hate that (Flex)
Foo' tryna get it in the back of the Maybach (Get it), ooh
Try and tell me that she don't do latex
[Verse 2: 2 Chainz]
Marry done deed, I married the beat
I married the streets, so full of myself
Workin' so hard, the people think I got a twin
All I see is the tool in myself, uh
Packs in the living room
Know that I do it to death
Hung around n***as that used rob for a fetish
Sell crack to they daddies
Now I'm on top like a addict
[Chorus: Kanye West, Dem Jointz & ???]
Alien, we about to fly out
Takin' off, you roll with somebody know I 'bout
Marathon, we at one, underpaid, overcome
Lebanon, we become, super numb, alien
[Verse 3: Kid Cudi]
Alien, alien
Extraterrestrial, flying in
Been on my Space Ops
Watch out for shady cops
And I pimp for the fallen, no stolen, my car
And been here for a minute now
Learn from my destiny
And I'm hearin' you Lord
Oh, I'm hearin' you Lord, oh, I'm hearin' you Lord
I'm hearin' you Lord, oh, I'm hearin' you Lord
Alien, alien
Fall right through Hell and come back again
Fly right outta Hell in this whip we're in
Alien, alien
[Verse 4: Kanye West]
Do it, do it, alien
Get back home, sign off, I just took time off
Fly up, a pyramid, it's on, serious
No bro, serious, I'm dead, serious
[Verse 5: Quavo]
She wanna go to the sunken place told her to giddy up, ándale
(Giddy up, Sunken Place)
Put you in brand new fabrics, let you go drip on the runway (Woop, drip)
Demons they shake off my back when I walk into church on a Sunday (Help me, God!)
N***as don't know how to act so that's why I bought a new AK
(It go-)
[Verse 6: Pusha T]
Alien, uh, we about to fly out
Where we land? (Ooh)
Look just like a hideout
The alone, not alumn'
‘Minati, nobody need not assume
I can fly to the moon
Walk it back, too soon?
[Outro: Kanye West & ???]
Feel it, feel it, feel it, feel it
This ain't our planet, that's why I kill it
Ozone, kill it, blood, spill it
Somethin' you deal with, somethin' you deal with
Alien, pyramid, fly off, take off
Break off, Kit-Kat, your own space, get that
In Waco, Texas, pull up (Rrr, rrr), Lexus
Don't stress it, don't test this
Young soldier, message
Alien
References[]
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