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Four Five Seconds Lyrics
[Verse 1: Rihanna]
I think Ive had enough, I might get a little drunk
I say whats on my mind, I might do a little time
Cause all of my kindness, is taken for weakness
[Hook: Rihanna]
Now Im FourFiveSeconds from wildin
And we got three more days til Friday
Im just tryna make it back home by Monday, mornin
I swear I wish somebody would tell me
Ooh thats all I want
[Kanye West]
Woke up an optimist, sun was shining Im positive
Then I heard you was talkin trash
Hold me back Im bout to spaz


[Hook]
Now Im FourFiveSeconds from wildin
And we got three more days til Friday
Im just tryna make it back home by Monday, mornin
I swear I wish somebody would tell me
Ooh thats all I want
[Bridge]
And I know that youre up tonight
Thinkin how could I be so selfish
But you called bout a thousand times wondering where I been
Now I know that your up tonight
Thinkin how could I be so reckless
But I just cant apologize, I hope you can understand
[Kanye West]
If I go to jail tonight, promise youll pay my bail
See they want to buy my pride, but that just aint up for sale
See all of my kindness, is taken for weakness
[Hook]
Now Im FourFiveSeconds from wildin
And we got three more days til Friday
Im just tryna make it back home by Monday, mornin
I swear I wish somebody would tell me
Ooh thats all I want
Now Im FourFiveSeconds from wildin
And we got three more days til Friday
Im just tryna make it back home by Monday, mornin
I swear I wish somebody would tell me
Ooh thats all I want
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Three weeks after Paul McCartney and Kanye West released their surprise collaboration Only One, the duo have linked up with Rihanna for the soft, acoustic track FourFiveSeconds. The song is available at RihannaNow.com.
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I think Ive had enough, sings Rihanna over the percussion-less, acoustic guitar-driven track. I might get a little drunk / I say whats on my mind / I might do a little time / Cause all of my kindness is taken for weakness. West takes over on vocals, crooning, Woke up an optimist/ Sun was shining, Im positive/ Then I heard you was talkin trash / Hold me back, Im bout to spaz. West and Rihanna handle all of the songs vocals, duetting on the chorus with McCartney providing keyboards on the song.
Two days after Only One was released, rapper Ty Dolla $ign stoked anticipation for the track, stating that the then-unnamed song was gonna drop soon. Its unclear if FourFiveSeconds will appear on an album by any of the artists, though Ty Dolla $ign told Billboard earlier this month that the song would likely appear on Wests upcoming album.
West previewed FourFiveSeconds at the IHeartRadio Summit music industry event in Los Angeles on Thursday, where the rapper surprised the audience with a 45-minute, stream-of-consciousness speech about his responsibility to innovate. (The same speech in which he revealed that he asked McCartney, What was pussy like in the Sixties?) West played FourFiveSeconds straight off his computer, promptly slamming his laptop shut and walking offstage before announcing the songs release date.
Fans of West shouldnt be too surprised to hear McCartney on another of his tracks. When Only One was released, a spokesperson for the rapper said that the song would be the first publicly available recording from what has become a prolific musical collaboration between these two legendary artists.
McCartney and West began work on Only One earlier last year in Los Angeles, starting with, as the statement notes, a simple brainstorming session between the two, with McCartney improvising on the keyboards and Kanye vocally sketching and shaping ideas in a stream-of-consciousness riff. Its unclear if FourFiveSeconds, with its similar mellow vibe, was also a result of these sessions.

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