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Artist: Lupe Fiasco
Track: Superstar

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If you are what you say you are
A super star
Then have no fear the camera's here and the microphone and they wanna know
Oh oh oh oh
If you are what you say you are
A super star
Then have no fear the crowd is here and the lights are on and they want a show
Oh oh oh oh

Yea, uh
A fresh cool young Lu
Trying to cash his microphone check 2, 1, 2
Want to believe my own hype but it's too untrue
The world brought me to my knees
What have you brung you
Did you improve on the design
Did you do something new
Well your name ain't on the guest list
Who brung you, you
The more famous person you come through
And the sexy lady next to you
You come to
And then it hit me
Standing outside of heaven waiting for god to come and get me
I'm too uncouth
Unschooled to the rules
And two gum shoe
Too much of a newcomer
And too uncool
Like Shadow and Lavelle
I battle with it well
Though I need a holiday like lady who song blue
Go back what ever you did you undo
Heavy is heaven
The devil on my two tons too

If you are what you say you are
A super star
Then have no fear the camera's here and the microphone and they wanna know
Oh oh oh oh

And you better wear your shades
The spotlights here can burn holes through the stage
Down through the basement
Passed the Indian graves
Where the dinosaurs laid
And out through china
Nearly misses air liners
Magnified times five
This is pointed at the rhymer
Ricochets off the moon and sets the forest a blaze
Now that's important to say
Cause even with all of that
Most of us don't want it to fade
We want it to braid
Meaning we want it to grow
Meaning we want it to stay
Like the governor called
And they told him to wait
Un-strap him from the chair
And put him back in his cage
The audience ain't fazed
And they ain't gone clap and they ain't gone praise
They want everything back that they paid
Cause they been waiting since ten to see the lights get dim

If you are what you say you are
A super star
Then have no fear the camera's here and the microphone and they wanna know
Oh oh oh oh

So chauffeur chauffeur come and take me away
Cause I been standing in this line
For like five whole days
Me and security ain't getting along
And when I got to the front they told me all of the tickets were gone
So just take me home where the mood is mellow
And the roses are thrown
M&M's are yellow
And the light bulbs around my mirror don't flicker
Everybody gets a nice autograph picture
One for you and one for your sister
Who had to work tonight but is an avid listener
Every songs a favorite song
And mikes don't feed back
All the reviewers say you need to go and see that
And everybody claps cause everybody is pleased
Then they all take the stage and start performing for me
Like ha ha ha ha ha
Ha ha ha ha ha ha

If you are what you say you are
A super star
Then have no fear the camera's here and the microphone and they wanna know
Oh oh oh oh
If you are what you say you are
A super star
Then have no fear the crowd is here and the lights are on and they want a show
Oh oh oh oh
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SongMeanings Interpretations
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Genius Meanings
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Lupe Fiasco (Ft. Poo Bear & Snoop Dogg) – Hi-Definition
[Chorus: Pooh Bear & (Snoop Dogg)] / Gather 'round, go a-head and stare / (You street folks don't need permission, my life's in hi-definition) / Listen with your eyes follow with
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Lupe Fiasco – The Coolest
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Lupe Fiasco – Put You On Game
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This song tells us about a world where everyone lives in terror and fear and the air is so dangerous the citizens are told, “Not to breathe the air.” And how the government can
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A sprawling polemic about the pressures to simplify one’s lyrics to appeal to the mainstream – Lupe will have none of it. It is a song Russian novel-esque in its depth, and rich
ApolloX (Ft. Lupe Fiasco & Matthew Santos) – Superstar (Remix)
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Big Brother is watching you! (listening too..)
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The final track on Lupe Fiasco’s The Cool. An ode to a lady that makes Lupe happy. Jazzy track
Lupe Fiasco (Ft. Sebastian Lundberg) – Pick Up the Phone
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[Intro] / Someday you'll go too fast / Absolutely, yeah / You ain't even gotta put my name on this, uh, uh / [Verse] / Knowledge itself, I'm from a pocket where [?] gobble the
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SongTell Meaning
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"American Terrorist" by Lupe Fiasco is a politically-charged song that speaks about various forms of terrorism, including those perpetrated by the US gover...
Meaning of "Streets on Fire" by Lupe Fiasco (Ft. Matthew Santos)
"Streets on Fire" by Lupe Fiasco (ft. Matthew Santos) paints a bleak picture of a society enveloped in chaos and despair. The lyrics describe a world overr...
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Meaning of "Shining Down" by Lupe Fiasco (Ft. Matthew Santos)
"Shining Down" by Lupe Fiasco featuring Matthew Santos is a song about overcoming adversity and proving oneself to those who were once doubters. In the cho...
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Superstar by Lupe Fiasco - Songfacts
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Lupe Fiasco
The Chicago born Wasalu Muhammad Jaco first tasted success when he featured on Kanye West’s hit “Touch the Sky”, a track that shortly preceded his real breakout, his 2006 debut