Lost & Found
Al and the Transamericans Lyrics
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Bitch I'm on one now I'm up
Steady tryna stack some coins
Playa tryna level up
Slay a beat into some pieces
Cuz you know ill break it up
Skip the chorus I don't need it
Cuz my bars be tight enough, tight enough
That's the mission
This my drug
I gotta hit it
I be up at 5 am
Just tryna grind
Into existence
If I miss it
I don't get it
So I try again
I been whippin
With these beats
For a minute
Aye
Mothafuck a hater
Hater
I don't even care bout my fucking neighbors
Neighbors
They ain't gonna do you any favors
Favors
Coming up like the Lakers
Lakers
I ain't even playing with satin
Satin
I just been so patient
Patient
I'm done waiting
See my demon
Then I face it
Uhh
I get back up in it then I'm on
I feel the beat
I ride it out
I start to beast
Like a lion
I do not know what you been on
But I know me
I'm going strong
I wake up early in the morning
Then I get it all day long
Use a lame
Use a fake
Then I don't know where you're from
I been real right from the get
So if you ain't don't come around
I don't need you
I don't see you
Best believe
I see right thru you
You ain't fucking up my life
That's just how I'm gone perceive you
Uhh
Liar
You fired
A matter fact
You never hired
Uninspired
You're expired
You're no fighter
You're a pliers
A ma fucking tool
Hah
And I'm amused
You think you're cool
Uh
More like coo coo in the brain
So insane
I ain't going back in forth
I stay in my lane
You is sore
Cuz you cannot
Overcome all ya pain
You is poor
Even tho you got
Money in the bank
Aye
Bout to rise up
And take off
High into the sky
What a view
This ain't a bluff
ApMadeit
And Al-M1ghty
Always looking up
Whipping in the clouds
God Almighty aye what's up
Uhh
When you think you're done
Is when you need some more
It all starts out for fun
And then it always leads something more
You messing with yourself
If you is constantly
Coming up short
A blessing won't come easy
So you must go harder then u went before
Uhh
I ain't quitting
I'm spitting
I'm living
I know what I been giving
I must embrace it
And fulfill it
I'm committed
Knew I had it
Even when it was beginning
I was pushing through addiction
Cuz I always knew the mission
Clean my fucking act up
Then go head and get sober
Rolling on the pills
I was bound to get rolled over
Drinking and driving
I was bound to get pulled over
Cold turkey up on everything
That's how I got some closure
Uhh
Had to do it all myself
Devil looked me in the eyes
Told me that he needs some help
Rob your parents and your friends
Told him yup you know I got it
I was broke and high as shit
I ain't know nothing about it
Uhh
Then karma bit me in the face
For years of hell of pain
I struggled every single day
I almost fully lost my faith
I lost my way
I lost my music
Lost my pay
I lost my brain
I didn't have a fucking thing
Lost my family
Lost my friends
Lost my home
I lost my whip
Left the city I was in
I felt so abandoned, abandoned
I jumped way off the deep end
Then I headed out west
Then God brought me back home
And told me Mighty you are next
Real shit, real shit, real shit
The lyrics to Al and the Transamericans' "Lost & Found" tell the story of a person who finds themselves in a dark place, both literally and figuratively. The dark cloud rolling outside the window and the thunder rumbling in a minor key creates a foreboding atmosphere. The singer reminisces about their mother's advice on staying out of certain places, yet they find themselves at Shelley's, a bar where the seventh drink is free if the patron has purchased six.
As the singer contemplates their situation, they notice someone entering the bar. The person's presence brings light to the situation, figuratively and literally. The chorus reveals that this person was in the wrong place at the right time, as they saved the singer from making a mistake by being there. The person's love turned them around and allowed them to experience a recovery of their heart.
The final verse brings the lyrics full circle, as the singer asks the person what they were doing in heaven before they rescued them. This line brings up the idea that the person is almost angelic, having been sent to save the singer from their dark place.
Overall, "Lost & Found" tells the story of someone who found themselves in a difficult place and was saved by love. It captures the idea that sometimes, people are in the wrong place at the right time, and that love can come from unexpected sources.
Line by Line Meaning
Dark cloud rollin' outside my window.
There is a dark cloud outside my window.
Thunder rumblin' in a minor key.
The thunder is making a low sound.
It made me remember my Mama, my Mama's smile
The weather made me recall my mother's smile.
She said mind what you thinkin' and
My mother advised me to be mindful of my thoughts.
There are places you should And places you should not be
She also told me that there are some places I shouldn't go.
Workin' on fifth round down at Shelley's
I am currently drinking my fifth round at Shelley's.
Now if you shoot six the seventh one's free.
If you buy six drinks, the seventh one is free.
I can't be the last one to leave here again tonight.
I cannot be the last person to leave Shelley's tonight.
I was lookin' at number seven when you Walked in and brought a light
You came in and caught my attention while I was looking at my seventh drink.
[Chorus]
Refrain
I was in the wrong place at the right time
I was in a place I shouldn't have been, but something good happened.
The devil had an arm around me,
Metaphorically, I was being influenced by evil forces.
But your sweet heart found me & I must 'a been prayin' right
Your kind heart helped me and I was probably praying to be helped.
You took a three time loser and you turned him around
You helped a person who had lost three times and turned their life around.
Lost and found.
Refers to the idea that someone who was lost was found by a kind person.
I don't mean to overglorify you
I don't want to exaggerate your good qualities.
Or make you somethin' that you cannot be
I don't want to make you something that you are not.
But if you could do me just one favor would you child
If possible, please do me a favor.
Tell me what were you doin' in heaven before you dropped in
I am curious about what you were doing before you helped me.
And rescued me.
You helped me when I needed it and saved me from a bad situation.
[Chorus]
Refrain
A heart recovered.
A heart that has been healed.
What a sight to see.
It is wonderful to see someone's life transformed.
Would you believe what your love has done for me?
Your love has had an incredible impact on my life.
You were good to me.
You were kind and helpful to me.
Tell me what were you doin' in heaven before you dropped in and rescued me?
Again, I am curious about what you were doing before you helped me.
[Chorus]
Refrain
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Written by: Alex Michiels
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