Sweet Dreams
Left Boy Lyrics

Hanging from the chandelier,
The singer is in a luxurious setting and is hanging on a chandelier as a sign of extravagance.

What your looking for is here uh,
The singer assures the listener that they will find what they are looking for with him.

I’ll kiss you like I mean it,
The singer promises to kiss the listener with true feelings and sincerity.

She says you must be dreamin,
A girl suggests that the listener must be in a dreamlike state due to the singer's attention.

Maybe this is a curse, so all these girls are in my face ah,
The singer thinks that having many girls attracted to him might be a curse rather than a blessing.

R-R-R-Recognize this place, because I run this
The singer asserts his control over the setting he's in and wants the listener to acknowledge it too.

Jesus don’t get between us, we’re all just having fun,
The singer believes that any religious figure should not interfere with their enjoyment and fun.

This girl is looking at me like I’m the only one,
The singer notices a girl's focused attention on him and feels special.

I got that paper baby, that gets ya what ya want,
The singer has enough money to fulfill the listener's desires.

I’m thinking later maybe, we’ll get it going on
The singer suggests that there might be more intimate activity between him and the listener later on.

Sweet dreams are made of these,
The singer is referring to the good things in life that comprise our dreams.

Travel the world and the seven seas,
The singer suggests that exploring the world comes with chasing our dreams.

Everybody’s looking for something,
The singer implies that everyone has something they're searching for.

[Hook] Guns, bitches, weed, money, YSL, Gold chain, Maserati, penthouse, helicopter, fame,
The hook lists the things that the singer sees as a symbol of success and power.

What ya lookin at baby is a motherfuckin legend in the making,
The singer considers himself a future icon and wants the listener to know it.

For the rest of your life I’ll be there,
The singer promises to always be present in the listener's life.

I’ll be stuck in your head like the roots of your hair,
The singer implies that he'll make such an impression on the listener that they won’t be able to forget him.

I’m the ...
The singer leaves this sentence incomplete to keep the listener curious and engaged.

You tell me, ’cause I know that you’ve heard, That L-E-F-T ist that one MC that spits fucking superb,
The singer encourages the listener to acknowledge his talent as an MC as it's already known to others.

I’m killing them with this, I’m killing them with that, I’ll make it disappear and then I’ll bring it back,
The singer boasts about his ability to enthrall his audience with his music by playing with their emotions and expectations.

It’s like I’m in the black and white ...
The singer employs a metaphor to describe his ability to be both simple and complex at the same time.

I’m in a ... for you, it takes two
The singer implies that he's willing to make an effort to create a relationship and that it can't be one-sided.

And it should take you as long as it does to pursue, So brand new, As soon as you ran through, I knew what I had to do, It takes two
The singer believes that the listener should take their time in pursuing their relationship and that he's sure of their compatibility.

And it should take you as long as it does to pursue, So brand new, As soon as you ran through, I knew what I had to do, It takes two or maybe only one
The singer emphasizes that the success of the relationship depends on the effort of both parties but acknowledging that sometimes it's one person who's more invested in making it work.

Oh my god what the fuck is going on?
The singer is expressing his amazement at the current state of his life.

She asked me what have I become, And I’m looking at her like I know this one,
The singer is reminiscing on his journey to success and feels like he knows how to answer the girl's question.

I’m faded, daddy I think I made it, Fuck being underrated, i wannna have everything they did
The singer is confident in his success and doesn't want to be underrated anymore. He aspires to have things that others before him have achieved.