BEST SONG ON THIS ALBUM. I'm 25 now. I have listened to you since you were known as Professor Macklemore. Open Your Eyes was the album that put me on. Can't believe how fast time flies. Thank you for inspiring me, man. Much love and thank you for helping me get through this crazy ass journey that we all call LIFE.
This is the side of Macklemore people don't know about when calling Macklemore trash because he got nominated over Kendrick at the Grammys. I still think Kendrick deserved the best rap album over Macklemore but they really think Macklemore is just 'got 20 dollars in my pockets'.
I'm 38 and I got this album in 2016 this was by far my favorite on the album. I was heavy in addiction at that time. Reminds me of good amd bad times but I broke threw the other side so to speak. But sometimes I come back to this song.
Wow this song is amazing, why does it have only 309K views? You could see the story like a film while he raps at it and at the end, you have a nice moral to the story as well. Good job Macklemore
I rather be a starving artist the succeed at getting........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Fucked.
Petre Mazilu Apparently there's no real beef between the two rappers. In fact they both seem to have a mutual respect for one another from what I've read. So the only thing stopping them from doing a colab is Interscope themselves on the grounds that "Macklemore said bad things about us."
Lyrics: I put my life on the line I’m on and bassin’, I’m fine Cuz all I ever dreamt about was making it They ain’t giving it, I’m taking it I’m taking it, taking it, I ain’t giving it I’m taking it, taking it, I ain’t giving it I’m taking it, taking it, I ain’t giving it I’m taking it, taking it, I need all that shit Nobody winnin’ this slogurr The police would’ve noticed Gotta be strategic, I’m creepin’ Go and leave with that motive Hold up, my plan is stormin’ All right, casin’ this building Watch these rappers step back And walk in and leave that with millions Cut of that sweater, open that front door And it’s gold printed out by the entrance door closes Then a metaphor, then I start chorus That part, that’s right, meaning shotgun Dressed in an uniform, looking like a general All blue, jumpsuit, why shoot? Bloodthirsty and I’m eatin’ like a bull Looking in the eyes of the matador (fuck you!) Carrying 2 cans of paint Security looks at me awkward I say therefore I’m late Getting Jimmy out his office And my breath ‘bout to fade I’m scared to death of these stalks me Heart beating so loud you can hear the echo in that lobby And see I break it down if I don’t make it out Then I’m leaving town with that contract And I’m spazzing out, cover the in or out This chair and I’m picking them hostages I don’t give a fuck, step into the elevator preston Now I’m headed up (east) Where they don’t know there’s a gram I the paint can And I’m ready and willing to bust ‘em, fuck ‘em Sprick, stuck in this recession not what you think But if I get out my luck is destined Might be good, depends on ink And secretary at the front of the entrance staring right at me I walk out, she whispers go ahead and then gives me a wink I put my life on the line I’m on and bassin’, I’m fine Cuz all I ever dreamt about was making it They ain’t giving it, I’m taking it I’m taking it, taking it, I ain’t giving it I’m taking it, taking it, I ain’t giving it I’m taking it, taking it, I ain’t giving it I’m taking it, taking it, I need all that shit If I pass security, the secretary, the cubicals But it’s weird, it’s like this room I’ve walked into is unusual Better be styli and beautiful Better be alive and like musical But it feels like someone died, it’s got the vibe of a funeral These numbers on the chalkboard See these box, they cardboard All these the blocks that got dropped and never got to be sophomores Nothing goes down, I’m just sitting around Waiting for albums that never come out Complainin’ the day have nobody in the house Wonderin’ within if they hardcore I start pickin’, am I in the right place? Just walk towards See Glocks on the wall Oh yea, and the second dose will be all yours Finally see an office with a melted sign, heaven sent Big block silver letters, read it out loud: President This was my chance to grab that contract and turn and jack I can feel a cold hand grab on the back of my neck He said: we’ve been watching you, so glad you could make it Your music gets so impressive in this whole bang you created You one hell of a bang, we here think you’re destined for greatness And with that right song we all know that you’re next to be famous Now I’m sorry, I’ve had a long day Remind me, now what your name is? That’s right, Macklemore Of course, today has been crazy Anyway, you ready? We’ll give you a hundred thousand dollars After your album comes out we’ll need back that money that you borrowed It’s really like a loan, a loan? Come on, no 1-2, 360 degrees, we will beat your goals You’ll get it done in the murks that you sell out on the road Along with the third of the money you make when you’re out doing your show Manager gets 20, booking agent gets 10 So shit, after taxes you and Ryan have 7%? Just split That’s not bad, I’ve seen a lot worse None will give you a better offer than us I replied I appreciate the offer, though that this is what I wanted Rather be a starving artist than succeed at getting fucked
i like the concept but i hate the execution hate the beat, hate the flow, and the story makes no sense so he had to sneak into jimmy iovines office with a paintcan looking like a janitor and jimmy greets him like "mmmm yes i've been expecting you" corny to me, wish it was more realistic and wish the music was better
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BEST SONG ON THIS ALBUM. I'm 25 now. I have listened to you since you were known as Professor Macklemore. Open Your Eyes was the album that put me on. Can't believe how fast time flies. Thank you for inspiring me, man. Much love and thank you for helping me get through this crazy ass journey that we all call LIFE.
am I the only one that did the math on that, cause its right
If you have a good speaker you can appreciate this so much more. The bass at 1:46 is unreal, and the extra quality just makes it better.
Sloppy Joe
Sloppy Joe True 😂
Sloppy Joe That's why I turned my sub up so it hits harder😂
DUDE FR
Fuckin true man
10000 times better with headphones
I love to crank this song up on my husbands Bose wireless headphones while I take my dog out for walk in the dark. It sounds so good!
Better with a large subwoofer
This is the side of Macklemore people don't know about when calling Macklemore trash because he got nominated over Kendrick at the Grammys. I still think Kendrick deserved the best rap album over Macklemore but they really think Macklemore is just 'got 20 dollars in my pockets'.
I’ve loved this album since it came out, im now 20. I still think from start to finish Macklemore had the album of the year
I'm 38 and I got this album in 2016 this was by far my favorite on the album. I was heavy in addiction at that time. Reminds me of good amd bad times but I broke threw the other side so to speak. But sometimes I come back to this song.
They need this song in a future GTA game
yeah like on the humane lab raid or even in the one heist in story this great song would be awesome
Still waiting this
Need the album on future GTA.
Wow this song is amazing, why does it have only 309K views? You could see the story like a film while he raps at it and at the end, you have a nice moral to the story as well. Good job Macklemore
so true
Mack means "So it's a loan?" An Jimmy, tuning Mack out, hears "Alone?" It's that little spelling that makes the difference.
So glad someone else gets it.
My top song on this cd 😎👊!
The whole cd is great!
THIS IS FUCKING AWESOME
freakin amazing
1:46 vibrated my soul
Best song on the album
Still banging to this when i go play beer league hockey. Gets me pumped.
just amazing
Best song on the whole album.
YUS THIS SONG IS THE BEST!!!!
Dude I’ve been listening to this song for over 10 years, and I JUST NOW REALIZED it’s “Jimmy iovine” and not “Jimmy Lovine” wtaf
Same..
I just had to correct it cos I made a comment on tiktok to explain that Macklemore is independent
Rap's so tight on this.
definitely the best off the record
I had forgotten about this banger.
GREAT WORK AT THE FACTORY, BOYS. LET'S PACK IT UP, WE HAVE A GARDEN TO TEND TO
I love the end!!!
best song on the album
I will die with a notebook full of un-seen music before I let a mogul like Inter scope steal my soul like they have done to so many
Needed this
this song is AWESOME
Amazing 👏
soooo freaking dope
man this is great :)
2:58 bass is crazy
love it
my boi Soulo Ho3 shining bright on that hook
amazing
MACKLEMORE I LOVE YOH
New favorite song
i caused car alarms to go off with my cars bass
2023 speak on it
new pre game pump up song!
Best song ever I'm oofed
You still oofed bro?
best intro ever
Respect.
2:54 - end: fucking fire
8 people are blind and missed the like button
Sushiblade99 11*
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I love lis song
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Sinvicta approved this song
BOSS
2018 where ya'll at?
🏀🏀🏀🏀😉
this is gangsta
I WANT THIS INSTRU OMG
0:20 Chaos Theory never been expressed so clearly 🍌🙏🏼⚖️
Amazing if you got a great sound system.
Geiler Anfang
I rather be a starving artist the succeed at getting........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Fucked.
So technically ab soul n Q won a Grammy off this before Kendrick won his
David ❤️
The music reminds me of Eminem's "Rap God"
so we'll done
This should be f7 theme song
2:41 pelase, ckeck it out 🤩
im getting the saints row 4 vibe
0:00 - 0:05 is the same intro in Christina Aguilera's 2010 ''Woohoo'' featuring Nicki Minaj
What’s weird is I was listening to both these albums in 2012!! On repeat. And I never made this connection. 😂
Gta v tho...
What 6 missed the like button?
I think this song is the reason Macklemore and Eminem never had a song together XD
Petre Mazilu
Apparently there's no real beef between the two rappers. In fact they both seem to have a mutual respect for one another from what I've read. So the only thing stopping them from doing a colab is Interscope themselves on the grounds that "Macklemore said bad things about us."
Eminem responded to someone asking what he thought of this album and said it was dope so..
Except this song isn't about Jimmy personally. They never met, He is just a big name in the game.
eminem doesn't work with other white rappers
@@jackbauer555 bruh Eminem raps with any rapper cause how will you explain eminmen making a song with ed sheeran.
Dat gun at 1:33
34 people missed the like button
Song is underrated as fuck. It's so insightful. Bravo Mack.
this song sampled " whohoo" of Christina Aguilera hahhaha
#BODDINGTONdoeNOTtolerateBULLYING
can
I han rap the hole damn thing
+Jankinx Eli han shot first.
+ThePrecariousPancake Hans son kylo ren killed him
srry, can. i own the heist
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Bhj
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😑😂
Lyrics:
I put my life on the line
I’m on and bassin’, I’m fine
Cuz all I ever dreamt about was making it
They ain’t giving it, I’m taking it
I’m taking it, taking it, I ain’t giving it
I’m taking it, taking it, I ain’t giving it
I’m taking it, taking it, I ain’t giving it
I’m taking it, taking it, I need all that shit
Nobody winnin’ this slogurr
The police would’ve noticed
Gotta be strategic, I’m creepin’
Go and leave with that motive
Hold up, my plan is stormin’
All right, casin’ this building
Watch these rappers step back
And walk in and leave that with millions
Cut of that sweater, open that front door
And it’s gold printed out by the entrance door closes
Then a metaphor, then I start chorus
That part, that’s right, meaning shotgun
Dressed in an uniform, looking like a general
All blue, jumpsuit, why shoot?
Bloodthirsty and I’m eatin’ like a bull
Looking in the eyes of the matador (fuck you!)
Carrying 2 cans of paint
Security looks at me awkward
I say therefore I’m late
Getting Jimmy out his office
And my breath ‘bout to fade
I’m scared to death of these stalks me
Heart beating so loud you can hear the echo in that lobby
And see I break it down if I don’t make it out
Then I’m leaving town with that contract
And I’m spazzing out, cover the in or out
This chair and I’m picking them hostages
I don’t give a fuck, step into the elevator preston
Now I’m headed up (east)
Where they don’t know there’s a gram I the paint can
And I’m ready and willing to bust ‘em, fuck ‘em
Sprick, stuck in this recession not what you think
But if I get out my luck is destined
Might be good, depends on ink
And secretary at the front of the entrance staring right at me
I walk out, she whispers go ahead and then gives me a wink
I put my life on the line
I’m on and bassin’, I’m fine
Cuz all I ever dreamt about was making it
They ain’t giving it, I’m taking it
I’m taking it, taking it, I ain’t giving it
I’m taking it, taking it, I ain’t giving it
I’m taking it, taking it, I ain’t giving it
I’m taking it, taking it, I need all that shit
If I pass security, the secretary, the cubicals
But it’s weird, it’s like this room I’ve walked into is unusual
Better be styli and beautiful
Better be alive and like musical
But it feels like someone died, it’s got the vibe of a funeral
These numbers on the chalkboard
See these box, they cardboard
All these the blocks that got dropped and never got to be sophomores
Nothing goes down, I’m just sitting around
Waiting for albums that never come out
Complainin’ the day have nobody in the house
Wonderin’ within if they hardcore
I start pickin’, am I in the right place? Just walk towards
See Glocks on the wall
Oh yea, and the second dose will be all yours
Finally see an office with a melted sign, heaven sent
Big block silver letters, read it out loud: President
This was my chance to grab that contract and turn and jack
I can feel a cold hand grab on the back of my neck
He said: we’ve been watching you, so glad you could make it
Your music gets so impressive in this whole bang you created
You one hell of a bang, we here think you’re destined for greatness
And with that right song we all know that you’re next to be famous
Now I’m sorry, I’ve had a long day
Remind me, now what your name is?
That’s right, Macklemore
Of course, today has been crazy
Anyway, you ready?
We’ll give you a hundred thousand dollars
After your album comes out we’ll need back that money that you borrowed
It’s really like a loan, a loan? Come on, no
1-2, 360 degrees, we will beat your goals
You’ll get it done in the murks that you sell out on the road
Along with the third of the money you make when you’re out doing your show
Manager gets 20, booking agent gets 10
So shit, after taxes you and Ryan have 7%?
Just split
That’s not bad, I’ve seen a lot worse
None will give you a better offer than us
I replied I appreciate the offer, though that this is what I wanted
Rather be a starving artist than succeed at getting fucked
You got so many of these wrong
Quite a few errors in these lyrics
Half of these lyrics are wrong
???
i like the concept but i hate the execution
hate the beat, hate the flow, and the story makes no sense
so he had to sneak into jimmy iovines office with a paintcan looking like a janitor and jimmy greets him like "mmmm yes i've been expecting you"
corny to me, wish it was more realistic and wish the music was better
@Arthur Watson well if jimmy was expecting him, security wouldn't have stopped him
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