"Concussion" is a song by Fivio Foreign that was released as a single on May 31st, 2023.[1] It was also released as the third track from Fivio's third EP, Without Warning (2023).[2] The song features vocals from Kanye West and production from AyoAA and Albe Back and was the first of three features Kanye had put out that year.
The song was later taken by one of the producers Albe Back for his own album, Dying Near A Charger and was released as a single to the album on September 6th, 2023, with it officially releasing alongside the album on September 10th, 2023. It features more production during Kanye's verse and added an Albe verse at the end as well as an outro sampling the last speech of Charlie Chaplin's film "The Great Dictator."[3]
Background[]
The song was first previewed by Fivio with Kanye West on Instagram. It was released as a surprise drop as track 3 of Fivio's mixtape Without Warning, hosted by DJ Drama.[4] This song marks Kanye and Fivio's third ever officially released collaboration, following "Off The Grid" on Donda and "City of Gods" on Donda 2 and Fivio's own album B.I.B.L.E.[5]
The producer of the song and friend of Kanye West decided to create a remix of the song for his album Dying Near A Charger in September 2023, recording his verse in the same studio sessions that "Israel" was created in. It was released as a single on September 6, 2023 and 4 days later was officially released alongside the album on September 10, 2023.[6]
Lyrics[]
[Intro]
Yeah, you know where we at
Yeah, we know where we at
[Verse 1]
Y'all ain't got no love for Snoop Dogg?
Y'all ain't got no love for Dr. Dre?
Y'all ain't got no love for Ye?
All of the time, they was holdin' 'em back
We ain't have it, but we did it with that
We ain't have it, but we didn't relax
See, we ain't have it, man, it's over for that
They counted me out, gonna react
Somethin' all for cussin', it only help the percussion
It only help the progression, it only made the aggression
It made me more aggressive, it made me more impressive
It made me feel the pressure, God made me feel the pressure
Woke up out of pressure, I get it, I get it, I get it, I get it
There ain't no time while I am alive, only thing promised is death
[Bridge]
You buildin' my chest and I'm not goin'
And I'm not, no I'm not goin'
And everyone knows it now
Everyone knows it, everyone know it
And I'm not (And I'm not), no, I'm not goin' (No, I'm not goin')
And everyone knows it now
Everyone knows it, everyone know it
Everyone know it
[Verse 2]
Look, 'cause everyone knows it (Everyone)
Huh, yeah, 'cause everyone know us (Uh)
They never told me the things they couldn't tell me
'Cause I was young, even when I got older (Grr, baow)
Huh, and I got this demon on my shoulder (I do)
But I never see him when I'm sober (Nah)
If you catch me off the '42, then it's over (Baow)
One-nine, forty-two, then it's over (Grr, baow)
State of mind, they cut the beast in the background
How I'm go run into opps where I'm at now?
They couldn't catch us, we livin' too fast now
They almost had us, but we was too agile (Skrrt)
Uh, yeah, look, huh, n*ggas is opps, but they be on the ave' now
Damn, yeah, n*ggas is opps, but they be—, look
I remember when them n*ggas would wild out
I shoot at them n*ggas with loud mouths (Baow)
I bought my fi's to make me look like Mike (I did)
But I never thought I was Bow Wow (No)
And she always thought she get mad clout (Uh)
But I'm never givin' this pass out (Nah)
I see what they do to go viral (Baow)
But Ye said we not goin' that route (Uh)
You see what we did to the Bible (We did)
And no, we not cuttin' no slack now (We not)
And yeah, all lives matter (They do)
Huh, 'cause everybody black now (Bitch)
And everybody crazy (Everybody crazy)
But nobody crashed out (Nah)
Well, maybe I'm crazy (Maybe I'm crazy)
Yeah, look, if we talkin' 'bout food, I'm on top of the chain
We talkin' 'bout drip, we don't rock it the same
We talkin' 'bout stocks, we don't gotta exchange
You talkin' 'bout cars, you not in my lane (Nah)
You talkin' bout scars, it's a lot of this pain (Baow)
The shit I did before I got in the game (Baow)
I was cool, took a lot of the blame (Baow)
Who was you before they gave you a name?
Who was you before they gave you a name? (Baow, baow, baow)
I was me, before all the drillin' and robberies
Before all the bitches and bottled beefs
Before all the millions that followed me
All the new drill n*ggas copy me
After the space, was in odyssey
My vision ball, like monopoly
N*gga, I'm more than a prodigy, huh
Even my diamonds be watchin' me
[Intro]
Yeah, you know where we at
Yeah, we know where we at
[Verse 1]
Y'all ain't got no love for Snoop Dogg?
Y'all ain't got no love for Dr. Dre?
Y'all ain't got no love for Ye?
All of the time, they was holdin' 'em back
We ain't have it, but we did it with that
We ain't have it, but we didn't relax
See, we ain't have it, man, it's over for that
They counted me out, gonna react
Somethin' all for cussin', it only help the percussion
It only help the progression, it only made the aggression
It made me more aggressive, it made me more impressive
It made me feel the pressure, God made me feel the pressure
Woke up out of pressure, I get it, I get it, I get it, I get it
There ain't no time while I am alive, only thing promised is death
[Bridge]
You buildin' my chest and I'm not goin'
And I'm not, no I'm not goin'
And everyone knows it now
Everyone knows it, everyone know it
And I'm not (And I'm not), no, I'm not goin' (No, I'm not goin')
And everyone knows it now
Everyone knows it, everyone know it
Everyone know it
[Verse 2]
Look, 'cause everyone knows it (Everyone)
Huh, yeah, 'cause everyone know us (Uh)
They never told me the things they couldn't tell me
'Cause I was young, even when I got older (Grr, baow)
Huh, and I got this demon on my shoulder (I do)
But I never see him when I'm sober (Nah)
If you pass me the '42, then it's over (Baow)
One-nine, forty-two, then it's over (Grr, baow)
State of mind, they cut the beast in the background
How I'm go run into opps where I'm at now?
They couldn't catch us, we livin' too fast now
They almost had us, but we was too agile (Skrrt)
Uh, yeah, look, huh, n*ggas is opps, but they be on the ave' now
Damn, yeah, n*ggas is opps, but they be—, look
I remember when them n*ggas would wild out
I shoot at them n*ggas with loud mouths (Baow)
I bought my fi's to make me look like Mike (I did)
But I never thought I was Bow Wow (No)
And she always thought she get mad clout (Uh)
But I'm never givin' this pass out (Nah)
I see what they do to go viral (Baow)
But Ye said we not goin' that route (Uh)
You see what we did to the Bible (We did)
And no, we not cuttin' no slack now (We not)
And yeah, all lives matter (They do)
Huh, 'cause everybody black now (Bitch)
And everybody crazy (Everybody crazy)
But nobody crashed out (Nah)
Well, maybe I'm crazy (Maybe I'm crazy)
Yeah, look, if we talkin' 'bout food, I'm on top of the chain
We talkin' 'bout drip, we don't rock it the same
We talkin' 'bout stocks, we don't gotta exchange
You talkin' 'bout cars, you not in my lane (Nah)
You talkin' 'bout scars, it's a lot of this pain (Baow)
The shit I did before I got in the game (Baow)
I was cool, took a lot of the blame (Baow)
Who was you before they gave you a name?
Who was you before they gave you a name? (Baow, baow, baow)
I was me, before all the drillin' and robberies
Before all the bitches and bottled beefs
Before all the millions that followed me
All the new drill n*ggas copy me
After the space, was in odyssey
My vision ball, like monopoly
N*gga, I'm more than a prodigy, huh
Even my diamonds be watchin' me
[Verse 3]
Only you need to be, is that how you really feel?
I don't really care, I ain't really here
Here's a tip for you, I ain't ever scared
I don't have to pause, milo over here
I'm the stratosphere, show out in Vegas
I'ma have the sphere, album of the year
All is violent kids, all we got is this
All we are is lit, ain't no competition
I ain't grab a tent, ain't no off the track
I be sparkin' in, Ye be captain Kirk
Back is back to work, make me the verge
LV is nurse, crew V is this
Who we again? Who seen the tent? Who CNN?
Not fake news and no EFN
Jesus dyin' for sins, ain't no stoppin' this
You just got to live, we been goin' live
We can go to live, you can go to church
We can go to crib
Learnt to drop a bar
We can love the none
We can get it on
And he got a kick
And he got a van dan gran
Man's on the block
Marcus typin' no pics
Whose on the top of your list?
What's they topic and shit?
[Outro]
Jew, Gentile, Black Man, White
We all want to help one another, human beings are like that
We want to live by each other's happiness, not by each other's misery
We don't want to hate and despise one another
And this world has room for everyone, and the good Earth is rich and can provide for everyone
The way of life can be free and beautiful, but we have lost the way
Greed has poisoned men's souls, has barricaded the world with hate, has goose-stepped us into misery and bloodshed
We have developed speed, but we have shut ourselves in
Machinery that gives us abundance has left us in want
Our knowledge has made us cynical
Our cleverness, hard and unkind
We think too much and feel too little
More than machinery, we need humanity
More than cleverness, we need kindness and gentleness
Without these qualities life will be violent, and all will be lost
References[]
- ↑ https://rateyourmusic.com/release/single/fivio-foreign/concussion/
- ↑ https://genius.com/Fivio-foreign-concussion-lyrics
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7GY1Xg6X20
- ↑ https://genius.com/albums/Fivio-foreign/Without-warning
- ↑ https://genius.com/Fivio-foreign-concussion-lyrics
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_Y8gO2FmpM