Airplanes
B.o.B. feat. Hayley Williams & Eminem Lyrics
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In the night sky
Is like shooting stars
I could really use a wish right now (wish right now, wish right now)
Can we pretend that airplanes
In the night sky
Are like shooting stars
I could really use a wish right now (wish right now, wish right now)
(Dreamin', of fallin, dreamin', of fallin')
Let's pretend like its '98
Like I'm eating lunch off of Styrofoam trays
Trying to be the next rapper coming out the A
Hoping for a record deal, to re-know my pain
Now let's pretend like I'm on the stage
And when my beat drops everybody goes insane (ok)
And everybody know my name (B.o.B)
And everywhere I go people wanna hear me sang
Oh yea and I just dropped my new album
On the first week I did five hundred thousand
Gold in the spring and diamond in the fall
And then a world tour just to top it all off
And let's pretend like they call me the greatest
Selling out arenas with big ass stages
And everybody loved me and no one ever hated
Let's try to use imagination
Can we pretend that airplanes
In the night sky
Is like shooting stars
I could really use a wish right now (wish right now, wish right now)
Can we pretend that airplanes
In the night sky
Are like shooting stars
I could really use a wish right now (wish right now, wish right now)
Okay, let's pretend like this never happened
Like I never had dreams of being a rapper
Like I didn't write raps in all of my classes
Like I never used to runaway into the blackness
Now let's pretend like it was all-good
Like I didn't live starring in a notebook
Like I did the things I probably knew I should
But I didn't have neighbors that's why they call it hood
Now let's pretend like I ain't got a name
Before they ever called me B.o.B or a.k.a Bobby Ray
I'm talking back before the mixtapes
Before the videos and the deals and the fame
Before they ever once compared me to Andre
Before I ever got Myspace
Before they ever noticed my face
So let's just pretend and make wishes out of airplanes
Can we pretend that airplanes
In the night sky
Is like shooting stars
I could really use a wish right now (wish right now, wish right now)
Can we pretend that airplanes
In the night sky
Are like shooting stars
I could really use a wish right now (wish right now, wish right now)
(And it seems like yesterday it was just a dream
But those days are gone, they're just memories
And it seems yesterday it was just a dream
But those days are gone)
Let's pretend Marshall Mathers never picked up a pen
Let's pretend things would've been no different
Pretend he procrastinated, had no motivation
Pretend he just made excuses that
Was so paper thin they could blow away wit the wind
Marshall you never gone make it,
Makes no sense to play the game it ain't no way that'll you win
Pretend he just stand out side all day and play with his friends
Pretend he even had a friend to say was his friend
And it wasn't time to move in school no changing again
He wasn't socially awkward and just strange as a kid
He had a father and his mother wasn't crazy as shit
And he never dreamed he can ripped stadiums he just lazy as shit
Fuck a talent show in the gymnasium bitch
You won't amount to shit quit day dreaming kid
You need to get ya cranium check you thinking like an alien
It just ain't realistic
Now pretend they ain't just make him angry with this shit
And there was no one he could even aim when he's pissed with
And his alarm went off to wake him but he didn't make it to the rap Olympics
He slept through his plane and he missed it
He's gonna have a hard time explaining to Haley and Laney these food stamps and W-I-C shit
'Cause he never risked shit, he hoped and he wished it
But it didn't fall in his lap so he ain't even hear it he pretends that
Airplanes
In the night sky
Is like shooting stars
I could really use a wish right now (wish right now, wish right now)
Can we pretend that airplanes
In the night sky
Are like shooting stars
I could really use a wish right now (wish right now, wish right now)
The song “Airplanes” by B.o.B. featuring Hayley Williams and Eminem delves deeper into the idea of “what if” and makes the audience think about the possibilities that could have been if things were different. The song’s chorus sets up the premise with the repeated line, “Can we pretend that airplanes in the night sky are like shooting stars?” In these lyrics, the singer is asking to suspend reality and create a fantasy world. The singer goes on to imagine and compare his life to both the past and other artists’, trying to picture how his life could be different. Through these explorations, the song expresses the desire for a wish to come true and the idea of making it big in the hip-hop industry. The theme of the song focuses on hopes, dreams, and possibilities and highlights the longing of many people to make something of their lives.
Moreover, the two verses of “Airplanes” by B.o.B. featuring Hayley Williams and Eminem are separated by a bridge in which the singer is speaking to Marshall Mathers (Eminem) directly. He is almost challenging him to imagine if he never had the drive to make it in the industry. This is a message to artists to work hard and never give up on their goals, as they could lose their chance if what if they had never started. The lyrics also reflect a message of nostalgia and the yearning for a time long since past.
Line by Line Meaning
Can we pretend that airplanes
Let's imagine or pretend that airplanes
In the night sky
Up in the dark sky
Is like shooting stars
Are similar to shooting or falling stars
I could really use a wish right now (wish right now, wish right now)
I need a wish or good fortune at the moment
Let's pretend like its '98
Let's imagine we are in 1998
Like I'm eating lunch off of Styrofoam trays
When I was young, I had to eat lunch off of cheap and disposable trays
Trying to be the next rapper coming out the A
I aspire to become the next big rapper from Atlanta or 'the A'
Hoping for a record deal, to re-know my pain
I desire to get a record deal to share my struggles and pain with the world
Now let's pretend like I'm on the stage
Now let's imagine I am on stage
And when my beat drops everybody goes insane (ok)
When the beat of the song starts playing, everyone goes wild or crazy
And everybody know my name (B.o.B)
Everyone recognizes and knows my stage name
And everywhere I go people wanna hear me sang
Wherever I go, people want to hear me sing
Oh yea and I just dropped my new album
I recently released my new album
On the first week I did five hundred thousand
In the first week, I sold 500,000 copies of my album
Gold in the spring and diamond in the fall
My album went gold in the spring and diamond in the fall, meaning it was a big success
And then a world tour just to top it all off
I went on a world tour to end it all on a high note
And let's pretend like they call me the greatest
Let's imagine people call me the greatest rapper ever
Selling out arenas with big ass stages
I perform in sold-out arenas with huge stages
And everybody loved me and no one ever hated
Everyone loves me and I have no haters
Let's try to use imagination
Let's use our imagination and be creative
Okay, let's pretend like this never happened
Alright, let's imagine this never occurred
Like I never had dreams of being a rapper
Like I never dreamed of becoming a rapper
Like I didn't write raps in all of my classes
Like I never wrote rap lyrics in all of my classes
Like I never used to runaway into the blackness
Like I never used to run away or escape into the darkness
Now let's pretend like it was all-good
Now let's imagine everything was good or fine
Like I didn't live starring in a notebook
Like I didn't live my life as a character in a notebook or fictional story
Like I did the things I probably knew I should
Like I did the right things that I probably should have done
But I didn't have neighbors that's why they call it hood
But I didn't have neighbors, which is why they referred to it as 'the hood'
Now let's pretend like I ain't got a name
Now let's imagine I don't have a name or reputation
Before they ever called me B.o.B or a.k.a Bobby Ray
Before I was known as B.o.B or my real name, Bobby Ray
I'm talking back before the mixtapes
I'm referring to a time before I released any mixtapes
Before the videos and the deals and the fame
Before I made any music videos, signed any record deals, or became famous
Before they ever once compared me to Andre
Before anyone ever compared me to Andre, another famous rapper
Before I ever got Myspace
Before I got famous through the social network Myspace
Before they ever noticed my face
Before anyone noticed or recognized me
So let's just pretend and make wishes out of airplanes
So let's pretend and make wishes like we did when we were younger
Let's pretend Marshall Mathers never picked up a pen
Let's imagine if Eminem, or Marshall Mathers, never became a rapper
Let's pretend things would've been no different
Let's imagine that nothing would have changed if he never became a rapper
Pretend he procrastinated, had no motivation
Imagine if he always procrastinated and lacked motivation
Pretend he just made excuses that
Imagine if he always made excuses that
Was so paper thin they could blow away wit the wind
His excuses were so weak and flimsy that they could easily be dismissed
Marshall you never gone make it,
People telling him that he will never make it
Makes no sense to play the game it ain't no way that'll you win
It's pointless to try and make it in the music industry because he will never succeed
Pretend he just stand out side all day and play with his friends
Imagine if he just stood outside all day and played with his friends
Pretend he even had a friend to say was his friend
Imagine if he had a true friend who considered him their friend
And it wasn't time to move in school no changing again
Imagine if he didn't have to change schools again during that time
He wasn't socially awkward and just strange as a kid
Imagine if he didn't have any social or behavioral issues as a kid and was well-liked by others
He had a father and his mother wasn't crazy as shit
Imagine if he had a present father figure and his mother wasn't mentally unstable
And he never dreamed he can ripped stadiums he just lazy as shit
Imagine if he never dreamed of performing in large stadiums and was just lazy
Fuck a talent show in the gymnasium bitch
Screw a talent show in the gymnasium, woman
You won't amount to shit quit day dreaming kid
You won't achieve anything, so stop daydreaming, kid
You need to get ya cranium check you thinking like an alien
You need to get your head checked because your thoughts are not normal or sane
It just ain't realistic
It's just not realistic or possible
Now pretend they ain't just make him angry with this shit
Now imagine that the comments didn't make him angry
And there was no one he could even aim when he's pissed with
And there was no one he could direct his anger towards
And his alarm went off to wake him but he didn't make it to the rap Olympics
His alarm went off to wake him up for the competition, but he missed it and didn't participate in the rap Olympics
He slept through his plane and he missed it
He overslept and missed his flight
He's gonna have a hard time explaining to Haley and Laney these food stamps and W-I-C shit
He's going to struggle to explain to his daughters, Haley and Laney, his financial difficulties and reliance on food stamps and WIC
'Cause he never risked shit, he hoped and he wished it
Because he never took any risks and just hoped and wished for success
But it didn't fall in his lap so he ain't even hear it he pretends that
But since success never came easily to him, he ignores it and continues to pretend that he will make it someday
Airplanes
Aircrafts that travel through the air
In the night sky
In the dark sky
Is like shooting stars
Are similar to shooting or falling stars
I could really use a wish right now (wish right now, wish right now)
I really need a wish or good fortune at this moment
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Jeremy Dussolliet, Alexander Junior Grant, Marshall B Mathers, Luis Edgardo Resto, Bobby Ray Jr Simmons, Timothy Paul Sommers
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@klinssi8201
Can we pretend that airplanes in the night sky are like shooting stars?
I could really use a wish right now wish right now wish right now
Can we pretend that airplanes in the night sky are like shooting stars?
I could really use a wish right now wish right now wish right now
Dreaming of falling
Dreaming of falling
[B.o.B:]
(Ya) Ya let's pretend like it's '98 (98)
Like I'm eating lunch off of Styrofoam trays (ya)
Trying to be the next rapper coming out the A (A-town)
Hoping for a record deal to ignore my pain (yeah)
Now let's pretend like I'm on a stage (stage)
And when my beat drops everybody goes insane (woo)
Okay
And everybody know my name (Bob)
And everywhere I go people wanna hear me sing (oh)
Oh yeah and I just dropped my new album
On the first week I did Five-Hundred Thousand (yes)
Gold in the spring and diamond in the fall (okay)
And then a world tour just to top it all off (ah)
And let's pretend like they called me the greatest (yap)
Selling out arenas with big ass stages (ow)
And everybody loved me and no one ever hated (mmhm)
Just try to use imagination
[Hayley Williams:]
Can we pretend that airplanes in the night sky are like shooting stars?
I could really use a wish right now wish right now wish right now
Can we pretend that airplanes in the night sky are like shooting stars?
I could really use a wish right now wish right now wish right now
Okay let's pretend like this never happened (never)
Like I never had dreams of being a rapper (rapper)
Like I didn't write raps up in all of my classes (classes)
Like I never used to run away into the blackness (now)
Now let's pretend like it was all good (good)
Like I didn't live staring in a notebook (notebook)
Like I did the things that I probably knew I should (should)
But I ain't have neighbours that's why they call it hood (yeah)
Now let's pretend like I ain't got a name (nah)
Before they ever call me BOB aka Bobby Ray (Ray)
I'm talking back before the mix-tapes (laugh at)
Before the videos and the deals and the fame (yeah)
Before they ever once (oh oh) compared me to Andre
Before I ever got on myspace (yeah)
Before they ever noticed my face (yeah)
So let's just pretend and make wishes out of airplanes
[Hayley Williams:]
Can we pretend that airplanes in the night sky are like shooting stars?
I could really use a wish right now wish right now wish right now
Can we pretend that airplanes in the night sky are like shooting stars?
I could really use a wish right now wish right now wish right now
And it seems like yesterday (day) it was just a dream
But those days are gone (gone) they're just memories
(Oh oh)
And it seems like yesterday (day) it was just a dream
But those days are gone (gone)
[Eminem:]
Alright let's pretend Marshall Mathers never picked up a pen
Let's pretend things would have been no different
Pretend he procrastinated, had no motivation
Pretend he just made excuses that were so paper thin they could blow away with the wind
Marshall, you're never gonna make it makes no sense to play the game there ain't no way that you'll win
Pretend he just stayed outside all day and played with his friends
Pretend he even had a friend to say was his friend
And it wasn't time to move and schools weren't changing again
He wasn't socially awkward and just strange as a kid
He had a father and his mother wasn't crazy as shit
And he never dreamed he could rip stadiums and just lazy as shit
Fuck a talent show in a gymnasium, bitch, you won't amount to shit quit daydreaming kid
You need to get your cranium checked you thinking like an alien and just ain't realistic
Now pretend they ain't just make him angry with this shit
And there was no one he could even aim when he's pissed it
And his alarm went off to wake him but he didn't make it to the Rap Olympics
Slept through his plane and he missed it
He's gon' have a hard time explaining to Hailie and Lainie these food stamps and this WIC shit
'Cause he never risked shit he hoped and he wished it but it didn't fall in his lap so he ain't even here
He pretends that
[Hayley Williams:]
Airplanes in the night sky like shooting stars
I could really use a wish right now wish right now wish right now
Can we pretend that airplanes in the night sky are like shooting stars?
I could really use a wish right now wish right now wish right now
@garywright4106
The whole point of Em's verse is not to wish for things, just go do them. Great message.
@hunor6
I just came to youtube to see if anyone highligthed this point in the comments and yours was on the top. Great! Take care man!
@justinjones3464
Just like in 8 mile when all them niggas was saying man when we do this and this and eminem character said thats "all we do is talk shit"
@jaydavid3602
Wtf are you talking about day walker??? This is a call to the fallen the jinii that picks the fraction to lead and succeed the golden wrath 🙄 theyre daemonas asking for wings or removal of the chains they want to repent for selling their souls for their achievements in the 3d ting tings
@morfe13whu16
That Guy don't think it's dreams he's following!!
@blackxxxstar
Dude it's the whole point of the ENTIRE song 🤣
@sozen3212
The way Eminem clears his throat before he gets started like "yeah, watch me kill this shit" never fails to get me.
@leonshoemark7121
He’s like “ let’s fucking end their careers “
@sleezebxllshorts4428
Bobs verse was better lol
@sleezebxllshorts4428
Don’t get my wrong this probably one of my favorite songs rn just like it was 10 years ago back then I thought em stole the song but listening back bobs verse was better flow wise em definitely had the best flows