Allure
Jay-Z feat. Beatles Lyrics

The allure of breaking the law
I'm attracted to the excitement and danger of breaking the law.

Was always too much for me to ever ignore
I can't resist the temptation of breaking the law.

I've got a thing for the big-body Benzes, it dulls my senses
Driving in luxurious cars like Benzes makes me feel invincible and reckless.

In love with a V-Dub engine
I am attracted to the power and speed of Volkswagen engines.

Man, I'm high off life, fuck it, I'm wasted
I feel euphoric and carefree, living life on the edge and disregarding consequences.

Bathing Ape kicks, Audemars Piguet wrist
I have an expensive taste in clothes and watches.

My women friends get tennis bracelets
I like to gift my female friends luxurious tennis bracelets.

Trips to Venice, get their Winters replaced with
I like to take trips to Venice with my friends and give them a break from their everyday lives.

The sun, it ain't even fun no more, I'm jaded
I'm so accustomed to luxury and excitement that it no longer satisfies me.

Man, it's just a game, I just play it to play it
I see life as a game and play it for its own sake.

I put my feet in the footprints left to me
I follow in the footsteps of those who came before me.

Without saying a word, the ghetto's got a mental telepathy
The hardships and struggles of living in the ghetto are understood without needing to be spoken.

My brother hustled so naturally
My brother was a natural at hustling and making money in the streets.

Up next was me but what perplexes me
I'm the next in line to hustle, but I'm surprised by the complications and dangers involved.

Shit, I know how this movie ends! yet still I play
Despite knowing the potential consequences and dangers of hustling, I still choose to participate.

The starring role in "Hovito's Way"
I see myself as the main character in my own life's story, like a gangster movie.

It's just life, I solemnly swear
I recognize that life is complicated and unpredictable.

To change my approach, stop shaving coke
I will try to change my behavior, quit using cocaine.

Stay away from hoes, put down the toast
I will try to avoid relationships with prostitutes and stop carrying guns.

Cause I be doing the most, oh no
Because I am always pushing the limits and taking risks.

But every time I felt that was that, it called me right back
Every time I try to leave the life of hustling, the allure of it pulls me back in.

I'm like a Russian mobster, drinking distilled vodka
I compare myself to a Russian gangster, drinking the finest vodka.

Until I'm under the field with Hoffa, it's real
I'm willing to go to extreme measures, even be buried like Jimmy Hoffa, to be in this game.

Peel the top up like a toupée
I use this metaphor to describe my drug operations, peeling off the top layer to reveal the illegal activities underneath.

Mix the water with the soda
I'm adding baking soda to the cocaine to make it more potent.

Turn the pot up, make a soufflé
I'm cooking the drugs to create a drug soufflé.

All of y'all can get it like group-page on your 2-way
I am willing to sell drugs to anyone who wants it, just like a group chat on a phone.

I'm living proof that crime do pay
I am proof that a life of crime can result in wealth and power.

Say "hooray" to the bad guy, and all the broads
I'm embracing my villainous reputation and the women who are attracted to it.

Putting cars in their name, for the stars of the game
Women are willing to put expensive cars in their names to be with the most successful men in the drug game.

Putting 'caine in their bras and their tomorrows on the train:
Women are willing to carry cocaine in their underwear and give up their futures for the men in the drug game.

All in the Name of Love
These women are willing to do anything for love, even in the dangerous and illegal world of drugs.

Just to see that love locked in chains and the family came
These women's sacrifices and love are often wasted, as they watch their loved ones get locked up and their families torn apart.

Or even the worse pain is the distress
The worst pain is the emotional pain and stress of losing someone you love to the drug game.

Learning you're the mistress only after that love gets slain
Women often learn they were just the side piece after the men they loved are killed or arrested in the drug game.

And the anger and the sorrow mixed up leads to mistrust
The emotions of anger and sadness lead to mistrust and difficulty in ever loving someone again.

Now it gets tough to ever love again
These women may never be able to trust and love again after experiencing the pain of losing someone to the drug game.

But the allure of the game, keeps calling your name
Despite the heartache, the allure of the drug game is always tempting and pulls you back in.

To all the Lauras of the world, I feel your pain
I empathize with women like Laura who have been hurt by the drug game.

To all the Christies in different cities and Tiffany Lanes:
I acknowledge the existence of women like Christie and Tiffany in different parts of the country.

We all hustlers in love with the same thing
We are all hustlers in love with the dangerous and exciting world of drugs.

I never felt more alive than riding shotgun
I feel most alive when I'm in the passenger seat of a car, being driven recklessly and dangerously.

In Klein's green 5, until the cops pulled guns
I was enjoying the ride in a BMW until the police showed up and started shooting at us.

And I tried to smoke weed to give me the fix I need
I turned to smoking weed to get my adrenaline fix when I couldn't participate in the drug game.

What the game did to my pulse with no results
Smoking weed didn't give me the same rush I got from the drug game.

And you can treat your nose and still won't come close
Even though some people try to replicate the drug game, they can never experience the same rush and thrills.

The game is a lightbulb with eleventy-million volts
The drug game is electrifying and intense.

And I'm just a moth addicted to the floss
I am like a moth drawn to the flashy lifestyle and riches of the drug game.

The doors lift from the floor and the tops come off
I have an expensive taste in cars, to the point where the doors lift up and the top comes off.

By any means necessary, whatever the cost
I am willing to do whatever it takes, no matter the cost, to succeed in the drug game.

Even if it means lives is lost
I'm willing to risk people's lives, including my own, to win in the drug game.

And I can't explain why I just love to get high
I can't explain why I am so attracted to the rush of danger and the feeling of being high.

Drink, "life!" smoke the blueberry sky, blink twice
I am embracing life and the feeling of being high, enjoying the blueberry-flavored weed and the sensation of blinking rapidly.

I'm in the blueberry 5, you blink three times
I am driving in a blueberry-flavored BMW, and you'll miss it if you blink only twice.

I may not even be alive
I am risking my life so much that I may not even live to see another day.

I mean even James Dean couldn't escape the allure
Even a cultural icon like James Dean, known for his rebellious and dangerous behavior, couldn't resist the temptation of the drug game.

Dying young, leaving a good-lookin corpse, of course
Like James Dean, I am risking my life and appearance for the allure of the drug game, even if it means dying young and leaving behind a good-looking corpse.

I solemnly swear
I promise.