Turbulence
Laidback Luke Lil Jon & Steve Aoki Lyrics
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Welcome to flight 909
Taking you on a journey
All around the world
With your captains
Steve Aoki
Lil Jon
Laidback Luke
Are you ready?
Ready for takeoff
We hit turbulence
Let's go
What a rush
Yeah!
Attention passengers
This is your captain speaking
I regret to inform you, we might encounter some turbulence
So when it happens
Put your hands up high
Like you on a roller coaster
Initiate emergency procedures
Up up up up up up
Higher higher higher higher higher higher higher higher higher higher
We had turbulence, yeah!
Let's go
What a rush
Yeah!
The opening lyrics to Laidback Luke's "Turbulence" sets the tone for the journey that the listener is about to embark on. The phrase "flight 909" symbolizes the aircraft that will take the passengers (listeners) on a musical journey all around the world. The song brings together the talents of three captains, Steve Aoki, Lil Jon, and Laidback Luke, who welcomes the listeners on board. The repetition of the phrase "are you ready?" signifies the anticipation and excitement the passengers feel before takeoff.
As the journey begins, the abrupt declaration of "We hit turbulence" serves as a reminder that everything may not go as planned. It creates a sense of apprehension and a feeling that anything can happen during the journey. The phrase "What a rush" captures the thrill and excitement of the turbulence, adding to the experience.
The song's lyrics take on the persona of a pilot, with commands like "attention passengers" and "initiate emergency procedures." The captain's voice explains that there may be turbulence, asking the passengers to put their hands up high and enjoy the ride. The repetition of "higher" multiple times signifies that the turbulence makes the journey more exciting and takes the passengers to greater heights.
Overall, "Turbulence" is an energetic and empowering song about taking risks and enjoying the ride, even when things get bumpy.
Line by Line Meaning
Ladies and gentlemen, Welcome to flight 909
The song begins by addressing the listeners as passengers on a flight,numbered ‘909’.
Taking you on a journey, All around the world
The journey referred to here is not a literal one, but an experience containing musical ecstasy.
With your captains, Steve Aoki, Lil Jon, Laidback Luke, Are you ready?, Are you ready?, Ready for takeoff
The three mentioned captains are personalities with great experience in the field of EDM. The main intent of mentioning the captains is to charge up the passengers like they are getting ready for takeoff,
We hit turbulence, Let's go, What a rush, Yeah!
This term is used as a symbol for the heightened state of the addictive feeling of moving rhythm and multi-level frequency of the music.
Attention passengers, This is your captain speaking, I regret to inform you, we might encounter some turbulence
The song's tempo fluctuates to an unstable and fast beat. It can be a bit discomforting for some listeners. This is where the captain interacts with the passengers, preparing them to brace up as they may feel some turbulence ahead.
So when it happens, Put your hands up high, Like you on a roller coaster, Initiate emergency procedures, Up up up up up up, Higher higher higher higher higher higher higher higher higher higher
This is an act of asking the passengers to easy up and enjoy the music like one does when thrilled on a roller coaster ride. Here the emergency procedures are not the literal ones observed while travelling but an exclamation full of excitement, pushing the passengers to enjoy the music. This line's ultimate motive is to make the listener/intended audience feel the ultimate adrenaline rush that’s to be felt at such moments.
We had turbulence, yeah!, Let's go, What a rush, Yeah!
The feeling of happiness, euphoria, and excitement are what the singers wanted to convey with these lines.
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group, Downtown Music Publishing, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: STEVEN HIROYUKI AOKI, LUKE SCHEPPINGEN, JONATHAN SMITH
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@jared4201
Ladies and gentlemen,
Welcome to flight 909
Taking you on a journey
All around the world
With your captains
Steve Aoki
Lil Jon
Laidback Luke
Are you ready?
Are you ready?
Ready for takeoff
We hit turbulence
Let's go
What a rush
Yeah!
Attention passengers
This is your captain speaking
I regret to inform you, we might encounter some turbulence
So when it happens
Put your hands up high
Like you on a roller coaster
Initiate emergency procedures
Up up up up up up
Higher higher higher higher higher higher higher higher higher higher
We had turbulence, yeah!
Let's go
What a rush
Yeah!
To sum up... Lil Jon is a lyrical genius
@krisraps
"ft. Lil Jon" just means that you will hear some "yeah!"s throughout the song.
@marsfire25
lol
@lindseycouch7223
made my day
@MrWilko2000
+KrisRaps you are Totally right 😏😎
@Voltaic314
i'm convinced his whole career is just show up in people's songs and shout random known phrases that he always says and he contributes no musical value to their actual songs. lol
@SkywardKing
MPGaming9000 got him mixed up with DJ Khaled. Lil Jon is an actual producer.
@x2ceyez
Lil Jon really showed his immense lyrical talent on this exquisite track with Mr. Luke and Sir Aoki. One might say it was the closest this era has came to a recreation of a Shakespeare work of art.
@Yeeter.
XD
@TheFreeFlowShow
w chuuj
@MrWilko2000
lmao 😂😎