Airplanes
B.o.B feat. Eminem (www.mp3arena.ru) Lyrics


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Can we pretend that airplanes in the night sky are like shootin' 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 shootin' stars
I could really use a wish right now, wish right now, wish right now

Yeah, yeah I could use a dream or a genie or a wish
To go back to a place much simpler than this
Cause after all the partying and smashing and crashing
And all the glitz and glam and the fashion
And all the pandemonium and all the madness
There comes a time when you fade to the blackness
And when you're staring at the phone in your lap
And you hoping but them people never call you back
But that's just how the story unfolds
You get another hand soon after you fold
And when your plans unravel in the sand
What would you wish for, if you had one chance?
So airplane airplane sorry I'm late
I'm on my way so don't close that gate
If I don't make that then I'll switch my flight and
I'll be right back at it by the end of the night

Can we pretend that airplanes in the night sky are like shootin' 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 shootin' stars
I could really use a wish right now, wish right now, wish right now

Yeah yeah somebody take me back to the days
Before this was a job before I got paid
Before it ever mattered what I had in my bank
Yeah back when I was trying to get a tip at subway
And back then I was rapping for the hell of it
But nowadays we rapping to stay relevant
I'm guessing if can make some wishes out of airplanes
Then maybe oh maybe I'll go back to the days
Before the politics that we call the rap game
And back when ain't nobody listened to my mix tape
And back before when I tried to cover up my slang
But this is for the Decatur what's up Bobby Ray
So can I get a wish to end the politics
And get back to the music that started this shit
So here I stand and then again I say
I'm hoping we can make some wishes outta airplanes

Can we pretend that airplanes in the night sky are like shootin' 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 shootin' stars
I could really use a wish right now, wish right now, wish right now

I could really use a wish right now
I, I, I could really use a wish right now
Like, like, like shootin' stars




I, I, I could really use a wish right now
A wish a wish right now

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to "Airplanes" by B.o.B featuring Eminem convey a feeling of nostalgia and a longing to return to simpler times. The lines "Can we pretend that airplanes in the night sky are like shootin' stars / I could really use a wish right now" suggest that the singer wishes for some sort of miracle or sign from the universe that things will get better. The repetition of "wish right now" emphasizes this desire.


The second verse, spoken by Eminem, delves deeper into the anxieties of fame and the music industry. He mentions "all the glitz and glam and the fashion / And all the pandemonium and all the madness" that come with being a successful artist. The lines "When your plans unravel in the sand / What would you wish for, if you had one chance?" again emphasize the desire for a fresh start or a way to undo past mistakes.


Overall, the song expresses a universal desire to go back to simpler times and escape from the pressures of adulthood and fame. The use of the metaphor of airplanes as shooting stars reinforces this longing for something magical and otherworldly to make everything better.


Line by Line Meaning

Can we pretend that airplanes in the night sky are like shootin' stars
Can we imagine that airplanes flying in the sky at night are similar to shooting stars, which we make a wish upon?


I could really use a wish right now, wish right now, wish right now
I am really in need of a wish at this moment, and I wish for it repeatedly.


Yeah, yeah I could use a dream or a genie or a wish
I desire a dream, a genie, or a wish to get back to simpler times than the present.


To go back to a place much simpler than this
I need to return to a time that was less complicated than now.


Cause after all the partying and smashing and crashing
After participating in all the wild and crazy things that come with fame and success,


And all the glitz and glam and the fashion
And all the attention to appearance and fashion,


And all the pandemonium and all the madness
And all the chaos and disorder,


There comes a time when you fade to the blackness
A time arrives when you are faced with darkness and despair.


And when you're staring at the phone in your lap
When you keep looking at your phone, hoping someone will contact you,


And you hoping but them people never call you back
And you keep hoping but the people you want to hear from don't call back.


But that's just how the story unfolds
But that's the way the story goes.


You get another hand soon after you fold
You will have another chance after losing an opportunity.


And when your plans unravel in the sand
When your plans disintegrate and do not come to fruition,


What would you wish for, if you had one chance?
If you had one chance, what would you wish for?


So airplane airplane sorry I'm late
Apologizing for the delay, saying 'airplane, airplane.'


I'm on my way so don't close that gate
I'm on my way, so please don't close the gate.


If I don't make that then I'll switch my flight and
If I don't arrive on time, I'll try to switch my flight and


I'll be right back at it by the end of the night
I'll keep trying until I can do it by the end of the night.


Yeah yeah somebody take me back to the days
Someone take me back to the times,


Before this was a job before I got paid
Before this became a job and I received payment for it.


Before it ever mattered what I had in my bank
Before the amount of money in my bank account ever became important.


Yeah back when I was trying to get a tip at subway
I was trying to get a tip while working at Subway.


And back then I was rapping for the hell of it
And back then, I was rapping for fun, without much thought or purpose.


But nowadays we rapping to stay relevant
But now, we rap to stay current and popular.


I'm guessing if can make some wishes out of airplanes
I suppose that if we could make wishes out of airplanes,


Then maybe oh maybe I'll go back to the days
Perhaps, just perhaps, I'll be able to go back to those times.


Before the politics that we call the rap game
Before the complicated 'politics' of the rap industry.


And back when ain't nobody listened to my mix tape
And back when nobody cared about my mixtape or paid attention to it.


And back before when I tried to cover up my slang
And back when I tried to hide my slang or change the way I spoke.


But this is for the Decatur what's up Bobby Ray
But this song is for the Decatur, what's up Bobby Ray?


So can I get a wish to end the politics
Can I get a wish to stop the politics involved in the rap game?


And get back to the music that started this shit
And return to the music that began it all.


So here I stand and then again I say
I stand here again and repeat,


I'm hoping we can make some wishes outta airplanes
I hope we can make wishes out of airplanes one day.


I could really use a wish right now
I am truly in need of a wish at this moment.


I, I, I could really use a wish right now
I could definitely use a wish at this time.


Like, like, like shootin' stars
Similar to wishing upon shooting stars,


I, I, I could really use a wish right now
I could really, really, use a wish at this moment.


A wish a wish right now
A wish, a wish, right now.




Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: JUSTIN FRANKS, JEREMY DUSSOLLIET, TIMOTHY SOMMERS, CHRISTINE DOMINGUEZ, BOBBY RAY SIMMONS, ALEXANDER JUNIOR GRANT

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@Caught1nTh3Crossfire

Lyrics ❤

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)

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)



@viviansim2905

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
Yeah, yo... let's pretend like it's '98
Like I'm eatin' lunch off of Styrofoam trays
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 the stage
And when my beat drops everybody goes insane
Okay, and everybody know my name (Bob)
And everywhere I go people want to hear me sang
Oh yeah, and I just dropped my new album
On the first week I did 500 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 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
Like I never had dreams of being a rapper
Like I didn't write raps up in all of my classes
Like I never used to run away into the blackness
Now, let's pretend like it was all good
Like I didn't live staring in the notebook
Like I did the things that I probably knew I should
But I ain't have neighbors, that's why they call it hood
Yo, 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 (3000)
Before I ever got on 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 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, it was just a dream
But those days are gone, they're just memories
And it seems like 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 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 changin' 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 the gymnasium, bitch
"You won't amount to shit, quit daydreamin', kid!
You need to get your cranium checked
You're 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 at
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 Lainey
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...
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



All comments from YouTube:

@princemjbp695

Most underrated Eminem verse ever. May not be as technical or controversial as the others, but it's simplicity made it so heartfelt.

@Aminah_154

yeah it is

@RapBopzShorts

The choice of words actually added to the emotions of the verse and matched with the beat. No complex rhyme scheme but very precise words.

@jeebusdaddygaming

@Dirty Apple listen to "Ill hurt you" by eminem and busta rhymes, the beat was made for their voices and it literally changes tone with their voices and goes at the same pace and everything

@GlockyBalboa

Despicable (Drake Over Freestyle) is goated

@martazadruzynska7084

Facts

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@michaelmay8360

Coming back to this song at a much older age, Eminem’s verse brought a tear to my eye. You really have to go after what you want in life.

@pavloszimbrakos4410

I think part one is better but it’s still cool lol

@LuckyNK19

Exactly right. You have to go after it. I am currently pursuing my dream and even when things get difficult, I listened to this and immediately felt, think about the time when I live my dream! Ahh. Love this 😍

@joeyromero1486

This song still hits

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