Tyler, The Creator played a hands-on role in creating every aspect of his chart-topping album, IGOR, which involved writing, producing, and arranging every song. On Tuesday, Tyler decided to reveal the parts of the album that make his “insides move.” While running through the tracks, Tyler described “NEW MAGIC WAND” as his favorite song that he’s ever made.
“1:25 on ‘NEW MAGIC WAND,’ speaker at its highest, is my favorite moment I’ve made, purely based on feeling,” Tyler wrote on Twitter. “Haven’t been able to articulate why. I’ve also came to the conclusion this is my favorite song I’ve made. It’s so, Tyler: everything I’ve attempted in one, executed perfectly.”
“NEW MAGIC WAND” finds Tyler addressing a love interest who is still stuck on a previous relationship. He tries to convince the person to not leave him:
I wanna share last names, I wanna be your number one
Not the other one, keep it on the low
I’m in my right mind, keep it on a high
Janis Joplin spillin' feelings, now I’m out here moppin' ‘em
In addition to Tyler’s verse on “PUPPET,” which he described as “honest and fire,” he also pointed out the “la, la, la, la” vocals on the outro.
On the song, he raps:
I wanna talk, I wanna call you and talk
I wanna walk to your front door and knock
After I start my vehicle
Drive to your city ‘cause we live an hour apart
Land at your driveway and put it in park
For “WHAT’S GOOD,” Tyler said the “Dracula part” is “so screw face,” adding that the breathing on the song “makes it human.” Tyler raps about Dracula on the third verse:
Dracula, Dracula, Dracula
Suck me first, I might get back at ya
Is that shit clear? Check the aperture
Hahahahaha, I can’t laugh at ya
Tyler also singled out the bridge on “I DON’T LOVE YOU ANYMORE.” According to the rapper, he, Charlie Wilson, Jessy Wilson, and Solange “sound like golden hour” on the song.
Together, they sing:
(‘Cause I don’t love like I used to)
Where did time go, I need location
('Cause you don’t wanna talk about it, baby)
That’s all that I know, I, I, I, I
Where did time go?
Other highlights include one of Solange’s vocal runs on “A BOY IS A GUN,” the synths on “IGOR’S THEME,” harmonies on “EARFQUAKE,” chord progression on “RUNNING OUT OF TIME,” and background vocals on “ARE WE STILL FRIENDS?”
Catch up on all the lyrics to Tyler, The Creator’s IGOR on Genius now.
