Genius Lyrics
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Aloe Blacc – I Need a Dollar
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Aloe actually wrote this song after being made redundant in his career as a business consultant.
I was working as a business consultant and […] the company wanted to downsize and
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Aloe Blacc (Ft. End of the World) – What is Love
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[Chorus: Aloe Blacc] / What is love? / Why do I stay with you / When everything hurts? / Yeah, we got some issues / It's a roller coaster of ups and downs / I just can't figure out
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Aloe Blacc – Mercy (The Godfather Mix)
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[Verse 1] / Every morning just after the sunrise, the birds chirping / He rolls onto his side to see that one person / Who he considers his life prize, look into his wife's eyes
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Avicii (Ft. Aloe Blacc) – SOS
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“SOS” is the first single from Avicii since his tragic passing on April 20, 2018. The track, which features Aloe Blacc, serves as the lead single for TIM, his posthumous third
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Aloe Blacc – Brooklyn in the Summer
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[Verse 1] / Remember we sat in the cold, no money in Montreal / Underneath that waterfall, nobody else ever saw / I packed up everything except those memories / That only I can see
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Aloe Blacc – Wake Me Up (Acoustic)
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In May 2014, Aloe gave an intimate ~35 minute interview in Berlin. He spent a significant amount of time discussing the story behind writing the chorus to “Wake Me Up” on his phone
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Zedd & Aloe Blacc – Candyman
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This song is a remake of Sammy Davis Jr.’s candy man. It was redone to commemorate the 75th anniversary of M&Ms
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Aloe Blacc – I Do
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[Verse 1] / Thought I was good, I was good on my own / I was alright / Thought I was grown and the strangers I'd known / They were all right / Thought that I knew everything, never
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Aloe Blacc & LeAnn Rimes – I Do
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[Verse 1: Aloe Blacc] / Thought I was good, I was good on my own / I was alright / Thought I was grown and the strangers I'd known / They were all right / Thought that I knew
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Aloe Blacc – My Way
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[Verse 1] / I've been sad, I've been lost / I've been down and out and lonely, hey / I've been suffering at a job in a world that tries to own me / But when I wake up every morning
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Gryffin & Aloe Blacc – Hurt People
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“Hurt People” is Gryffin’s second single from Part 2 of his Gravity album. It is a collaboration with renowned vocalist Aloe Blacc, best known for his collaborations with the late
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Aloe Blacc (Ft. JID) – Getting Started (Hobbs & Shaw)
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On “Getting Started (Hobbs & Shaw),” Aloe Blacc and JID describe their come-up in the rap game and their rise to stardom. On the track, the artists boast about their technical
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Aloe Blacc – Good Things
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[Verse 1] / Hey lady, don't you remember / You was my lover, you was my friend / Hey sister, I know you remember / You left me alone, now you want back in / Hey mama, don't you
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Aloe Blacc – Family
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[Verse 1] / I used to be a younger me / Middle child, I was the wildest one of three / Still got this scar here on my knee / From chasing trouble with the big kids on my street
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Aloe Blacc – Green Lights
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“Green Lights” was released as the second single in UK (third overall) off of Aloe Blacc’s Good Things album on September 11, 2011, following his hit “I Need A Dollar” as well as “
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Aloe Blacc – Harvard
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[Verse 1] / She walked into this world I made on a / Little park bench under the shade / Of a sweet gum tree whose leaves were red and brown / I looked up and I saw her face / That
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Aloe Blacc – Shine Through
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Oooh oooh oooh yeah / Yeeeeeah oooh oooh / And do you know, that you have a soul / And it's woth more than gold (yeah) / It's woth more than gold (yeah) / Just let me have you (
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Aloe Blacc – Eyes Of A Child
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[Verse 1] / Let your spirit fly high, let your spirit be free / Cause dreams are meant to come true so dream as big as you wanna be / Remember that love is sacred and happiness is
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Aloe Blacc – Mama Hold My Hand
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In a May 2014 interview while in Germany, Aloe was asked “if he had just 5 songs to choose for the rest of his life, what would they be?”
His response included this song because
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Aloe Blacc – The Man
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Aloe opens up his new EP with this soulful track. His proclamation announces his return to his peers in R&B. He’s joined by a choir during the second verse to fully convey the fact
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Aloe Blacc – Take Me Back
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[Verse 1] / You never thought that you'd ever get caught / With your hand up in the cookie jar / Playing spades with the devil / Now, boy, why'd you have to go and do that for
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Aloe Blacc – Other Side
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[Verse 1] / We've been to walls we couldn't climb / And we chased the light that made us blind / But I know / We can walk this road one step at a time / No matter how far, no
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Aloe Blacc – All Love Everything
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[Intro] / Ooh / Ooh / [Verse 1] / Is it just me? / Or do you think about me like I think about you? / Is it just me? / Or does the world stop spinnin' when you step into the room
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Aloe Blacc – Hello World (The World Is Ours)
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“Hello World” is a remix of Coca-Cola’s 2014 Fifa World Cup anthem. It consists of a mash-up of Coke’s theme “The World is Ours” by Millane Fernandez featuring David Correy and an
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Aloe Blacc – Femme Fatale
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This song is actually a reworking of “Femme Fatale” by The Velvet Underground. While the original was written about American socialite Edie Sedgwick, Aloe explained that the femme
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Aloe Blacc – King Is Born
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“King Is Born” is an upbeat, soulful anthem that shares themes of motivation and self-confidence with Aloe Blacc’s hit song “The Man.”
Aloe Blacc premiered “King Is Born” live on
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Aloe Blacc – Life So Hard
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[Hook] / Yeah Tchiki .. / Dont it make you wanna scream / When you find out that your dream / Ain't really what it seems / [Verse 1] / The key to everything, everybody here in
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Aloe Blacc – Hey Brother
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[Verse 1] / Hey there, brother, watch your little lady / She's a little faster than you think / Hey there, brother, watch your little lady / She'll be sneaking 'round everytime you
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Aloe Blacc & AG – I'm Comin' Home
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Oh / Yeah / Oh / (Oh) / I done been through the darkness / Done crawled through the night / Reaching out for redemption / Reaching out for the light / Yeah, tryna find me some
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Aloe Blacc – One Way Flight
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[Verse 1] / No there ain't a damn thing / That could change your mind right now / A misunderstanding / Pushing us apart somehow / We've been through this all before / When no one
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Aloe Blacc – Here Today
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[Verse 1] / I’m a long lost wandering soul tryna find where I belong / And I’m lookin’ for a place where it feels alright to be wrong / Just a loud-mouth, hard-headed, fool-hearted
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Aloe Blacc – Missing Piece
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[Verse 1] / I wish I could solve you / But I don't know where to start / All my dreams involve you / Taking a piece of my heart / [Pre-Chorus] / You've got reasons I don't
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Aloe Blacc (Ft. Kid Ink) – The Man Remix
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[Post-Hook] / Well, you can tell everybody / Yeah you can tell everybody / Go ahead and tell everybody / I'm the man, I'm the man, I'm the man / Yes I am (x3) / I'm the man (x3
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Owl City (Ft. Aloe Blacc) – Verge
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Released as the first single off of his upcoming 2015 album, Mobile Orchestra, Owl City and Aloe Blacc join hands to create a powerful theme of moving on with power, with a theme
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Aloe Blacc – Hold On Tight
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[Verse 1] / Where's your smile gone 'cause / It don't shine no more / There's a light on but / You don't open the door / When you're ready / You can tell me what's wrong / I had
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Aloe Blacc – Whole World
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The opening track from Aloe Blacc’s first Album Shine Through, this song is a tribute to Aloe’s favourite musicians that have inspired his own music in both writing and producing
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Aloe Blacc – Love Is The Answer
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[Produced by Pharrell Williams] / [Verse 1] / Broken hearts everywhere / From stepping on love we don't care / Somebody tell me what we gonna do / Even though it's plenty to share
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Aloe Blacc – If I
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[Verse 1] / If I sang a song, would you sing with me? / Said if I sang a song, song, would you sing with me? / If I danced a step would you dance with me? Dance with me / If I shed
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Aloe Blacc – Live My Life
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[Verse 1] / I don't wanna die young / Cause I feel my life has just begun / So many many things I wanna do before I'm done / I don't wanna die young / And I don't wanna die alone
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Aloe Blacc – Make Way
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[Intro] / Legendary / Woah-oh, woah-oh, woah-oh, woah-oh-oh-oh / Legendary / Woah-oh, woah-oh, woah-oh, woah-oh-oh-oh, yeah / [Verse 1] / Steady on my grind and got no time for
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Aloe Blacc – Together
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Possibly as a lead up to World AIDS Day, which is celebrated on Dec. 1st each year, Aloe Blacc released “Together”.
As he explained on his Facebook fan page, this song was
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Rogue, Wyldz & Aloe Blacc – Classic Material
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[Intro] / (Classic) / [Verse 1] / I'm a burning hot flame in a cold world / Ain't got no shame, do whatever I wanna / Gonna raise my flag, let it unfurl / I demand respect when I
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Aloe Blacc – Nascimento (Birth)- Scene II
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Continuing from the last song “Bailer-Scene 1”, this song tells the story of waking up the next day, next to this girl. It has a strong Latin tone, similar to that of “Scene 1
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Aloe Blacc – I Want You
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[Pre-Chorus] / I hate to see you leave / But love to watch you go / And if you take my hand / I'll never let you go / [Chorus] / I want you (ooh) / I want you (ooh) / I want you
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AG & Aloe Blacc – Revolution Come Knockin'
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[Intro] / Woah / [Chorus] / When the revolution come knockin' at my door (My door, my door) / I ain't fightin' just for myself no more, no more (No more, no more) / Got my brothers
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