"Fire" is the second track from KIDS SEE GHOSTS (Kanye West and Kid Cudi)'s debut studio album, KIDS SEE GHOSTS (2018).
The song features both artists talking about their failures and life and the people who judge them for it. Cudi also asks to be sent to Heaven when he dies despite his mistakes.[1]
Production[]
The song heavily samples Napoleon XIV's 1966 song, "They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!".[2]
Background[]
"Fire" was previewed at the KIDS SEE GHOSTS listening party in California.[3]
Lyrics[]
[Intro]
I love all your shit talkin', I love all your shit talkin'
You ain't got nothin' better to... do with yourself?
[Verse 1]
I done proved to myself, back on that rulin' myself
I got new news to tell, act like you knew you done failed
Only true know how I feel and only if you knew how I felt
Sniffed a lil' bootch off the nail
Through with mixed messages, through with the mail
Only a few in the field, little bit off for the real
[Verse 2]
It's so many days I prayed to God
All this pain, I couldn't seem to find a way
On a mission livin', carry on
Got my family, I'm seein' through better days
Never late, pull up a seat and come grab a plate
Check the date, let 'em hate
This the type shit that they couldn't make, watch the fakes
Leave 'em buzzin', thought they wasn't, huh?
Tell all your kinfolk and cousins, huh?
This is the package you ordered, huh?
Beautiful madness
[Outro]
On this road I find (Hmm-mmm)
These scars I left behind (Hmm-mmm)
Heaven lift me up (Hmm-mmm)
Heaven lift me up (Hmm-mmm)
On this road I find (Hmm-mmm)
These scars I left behind (Hmm-mmm)
Heaven lift me up (Hmm-mmm)
Heaven lift me up (Hmm-mmm)
Trivia[]
- The flute is played by André 3000.[1]
- For years, fans have speculated that the early title for this song was "Devils Watchin". However, a snippet of the song leaked in September 2024, thus revealing that "Fire" and "Devils Watchin" were completely separate tracks.
References[]
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