Run This Town
Lil Wayne Lyrics


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[Lil Wayne]
No celiing
Yeah
Hehee
Ima run this town tonight

Nigga we are
So ready for the war
C-A-R-T-E-R
Put the beat in ER
I'm colder than B-R
Add another 3 R’s
Watch me like D-V-D, V-C-R
Pump to your chest I aint talkin' CPR
Riding this track like a muthafucking street car
New Orleans coroner
His name is Frank Minyard
F-ck with me wrong, you’ll be waking up in his yard
Man I go crazy on the beat I go Nimrod
Man I act a ass, treat the beat like a hemorrhoid
Man I go to work on the beat, call it employ
Man I kicks it, b-tch get your shin guard
Uh, young money run this towns, countries
I still eat rappers, hmm, scrumptious
My goons tote thumpers
They pop em like crumpers
Anybody beat, Im gon' go archie bonkers
Tunchie be the wildest, lets run the metropolis
I pop like lollies, you drop like eyelids

The money keep calling, I hear this sh-t dialling
And they say money talks you can hear my sh-t holler’n
You softer than nalin, oops I meant nylon
Perfection is the goal, and I’m heading to the pylon
Crown fit me good
I ain’t even got to try on
My pistol mean business, that bitch should have a tie on
T told me do this sh-t so I had to do this sh-t
I get super hero money, call a nigga super rich
Keep it super for a while, lemme get on my super sh-t
Super ill, super sick
Dog, I go super Vick
Ran into a super women, turned into a super bitch
Hit her with that super d-ck, she be coming super quick
Super Mills, Mack, Tyga, Streets, Nelly, Super Nick
Super Drizzy, Gudda, Chuckie, Twist thats the super clique
Now I’m off that super shit
F-ck that sh-t I super quit
Running circles round a gang like a hula hoop an’ sh-t
Your gon' have to loop this sh-t
That won’t be a duplicate
And my blunts be super thick
I'm higher than a super kick
I’m the bomb baby, watch me nuke this sh-t
When I leave the booth, they gotta scoop this sh-t
My apologies, diabolically
I’m the prodigy
Do you roger me
I look in the flames and see the hotter me
But how come I’m still colder than commonly
Yeah we run this town, like a lot of feet
Young Mula Baby




I'm proud of me
(proud of me)

Overall Meaning

In Lil Wayne's song Run This Town, he begins with a boastful statement, declaring his readiness for war and stating his intent to dominate the town. He makes an assertion of his superiority over others who may think they have what it takes to challenge him, using a string of metaphors to describe his skills. He compares himself to a character from the Bible, Nimrod, who was known for his hunting skills, stating that he goes crazy on the beat. He also likens himself to an unpleasant bodily condition, indicating that he treats the beat harshly. Nevertheless, he employs images of work, calling the beat his employ, and indicating that he goes to work on it as if he were an employee.


He presents Young Money as running the towns and countries, consuming other rappers as if they were food. He proceeds to use a string of superlatives, describing himself and his team as super-rich superheroes. He describes his sexual prowess with a superwoman, stating that he uses his super d-ck to make her come quickly. In his last verse, he uses a simile to describe his ability to outmaneuver the competition, like a hula hoop, indicating that they will have to loop his verses to catch up with him.


Line by Line Meaning

No celiing
The sky's the limit for Lil Wayne, anything is possible


Yeah
A simple acknowledgment of his own greatness


Hehee
A playful laugh, like he knows he's about to show everyone up


Ima run this town tonight
Lil Wayne is taking over the city for the night and showing everyone who's boss


Nigga we are
Referring to his group, Young Money, and their strength together


So ready for the war
They're prepared for anything that comes their way


C-A-R-T-E-R
Spelling out his last name, as if to make sure everyone knows who he is and what he stands for


Put the beat in ER
He's going so hard on the beat that it needs to be taken to the emergency room for treatment


I'm colder than B-R
He's colder, or better, than the artist B-R


Add another 3 R’s
An additional three R's to B-R's name, but adding more letters to a name doesn't make them better than Lil Wayne


Watch me like D-V-D, V-C-R
He knows everyone is watching him on this beat, like a movie on a DVD or VCR


Pump to your chest I aint talkin' CPR
He's bringing the heat so hard that it feels like a pump to the chest, but he's not talking about CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation)


Riding this track like a muthafucking street car
He's effortlessly flowing through this track like it's a street car ride


New Orleans coroner
A reference to the coroner in New Orleans, Frank Minyard


His name is Frank Minyard
Confirming the name of the New Orleans coroner


F-ck with me wrong, you’ll be waking up in his yard
Warning anyone who dares to mess with Lil Wayne that they'll end up in Frank Minyard's yard (meaning they'll end up dead)


Man I go crazy on the beat I go Nimrod
He goes hard on the beat, like crazy or insane, and refers to himself as Nimrod, meaning he's foolish or idiotic, but he's really just being playful and witty


Man I act a ass, treat the beat like a hemorrhoid
He acts like a fool on the beat, like he's treating it like a hemorrhoid (something painful and irritating) but it's actually the beat that's irritating to him because he's killing it so easily


Man I go to work on the beat, call it employ
He goes to work on the beat like it's his job, like he's employed by the beat to spit fire


Man I kicks it, b-tch get your shin guard
He's full of energy on the beat, like he's kicking a ball and a shin guard is necessary to protect against his force


Uh, young money run this towns, countries
Young Money, his group, runs not only this town but countries as well, showing their immense power and influence


I still eat rappers, hmm, scrumptious
Even after all the success, Lil Wayne still destroys other rappers, like they're food that tastes delicious


My goons tote thumpers
His goons carry guns, specifically thumpers, which are guns that pack a lot of power


They pop em like crumpers
They get into gun battles and kill their enemies, much like how popping crumpers (a type of pastry) is satisfying and explosive


Anybody beat, Im gon' go archie bonkers
He'll go absolutely crazy on any beat that comes his way, the same way that Archie (a character from the comics) goes wild over small things


Tunchie be the wildest, lets run the metropolis
Lil Wayne, aka Tunchie, is the wildest and craziest in the group, and they're going to run the city (metropolis) together


I pop like lollies, you drop like eyelids
He pops off (i.e. raps brilliantly) like lollipops, while his enemies drop or fall like eyelids when they hear him


The money keep calling, I hear this sh-t dialling
He's constantly being called by money, like it's dialling his phone or calling out to him, and he can’t ignore it


And they say money talks you can hear my sh-t holler’n
Money is supposed to talk, and Lil Wayne's money is loud and clear for all to hear


You softer than nalin, oops I meant nylon
You're soft like Nalin (a type of cloth), but he meant nylon (a fabric that's even softer) to emphasize his point further


Perfection is the goal, and I’m heading to the pylon
Perfection is what he strives for, and he's getting closer to his goal, like a football player who's trying to reach the pylon (a marker for scoring)


Crown fit me good
He wears the crown of greatness perfectly, it fits him well


I ain’t even got to try on
He doesn't even have to try on the crown to know it fits him, meaning he’s just naturally great


My pistol mean business, that bitch should have a tie on
His gun is serious and means business, it's like it’s wearing a tie to signal that it’s ready to get down to business


T told me do this sh-t so I had to do this sh-t
He did this song because his friend T (likely T-Pain) told him to, and he always does what his friends advise him to do


I get super hero money, call a nigga super rich
He's making a lot of money, like a superhero, and he's the epitome of being super rich


Keep it super for a while, lemme get on my super sh-t
He wants to keep it super (i.e. be extra great) for a while, so let him get into his super mode and do his thing


Super ill, super sick
He's super great, that's why he's super ill and sick on the mic


Dog, I go super Vick
He goes super Vick (i.e. Michael Vick, the football player known for his incredible skills) on the beat, meaning he’s unmatched and hugely skilled


Ran into a super women, turned into a super bitch
He met a woman whom he thought was amazing, but she turned out to be a super bitch (someone who's unpleasant and difficult to deal with)


Hit her with that super d-ck, she be coming super quick
He did something sexual involving his super great anatomy, and now the woman comes really quickly (orgasms) because of it


Super Mills, Mack, Tyga, Streets, Nelly, Super Nick
A list of his friends, all of whom are super great, each having the prefix 'super' added to their names


Super Drizzy, Gudda, Chuckie, Twist thats the super clique
Another list of his friends, who together make their super clique (group or posse)


Now I’m off that super shit
He's done with being super great for a while, and is moving on from that theme


F-ck that sh-t I super quit
He's done with that, and is quitting being super for now


Running circles round a gang like a hula hoop an’ sh-t
He's running circles around his enemies like they're nothing, and it's as easy as handling a hula hoop


Your gon' have to loop this sh-t
Others will have to replay this song, because it's just too amazing to listen to once


That won’t be a duplicate
The replay won't be a duplicate, because the song is so multifaceted that it will have new features every time


And my blunts be super thick
His blunts (rolled cigarettes containing marijuana) are really thick, meaning they'll last longer and get him really high


I'm higher than a super kick
He's so high on the marijuana that he's higher than a super kick (a powerful kick in martial arts)


I’m the bomb baby, watch me nuke this sh-t
He's the best, like a bomb that will explode with greatness, and everyone will watch him as he destroys the competition


When I leave the booth, they gotta scoop this sh-t
After he records his songs, everyone has to scoop up this sh-t (i.e. the greatness he leaves behind)


My apologies, diabolically
He apologizes for what he's about to do, but it's just his song, so it's not really that serious


I’m the prodigy
He's the prodigy, meaning he's exceptionally talented, smart, and successful


Do you roger me
Do you understand him? Roger, meaning okay or affirmative


I look in the flames and see the hotter me
He looks into the flames (or his future) and sees someone even hotter, meaning he's not done being great yet


But how come I’m still colder than commonly
Despite being hot (i.e. amazing), he's still colder, meaning he's even better than the norm


Yeah we run this town, like a lot of feet
They run the town, like a lot of feet that are walking around and taking over


Young Mula Baby
A nickname for his group, meaning they're young, rich, and powerful


I'm proud of me
He's proud of himself (and his group) for all of their achievements and success


(proud of me)
Repeating his previous line, as if solidifying the fact that he's proud of himself and his group




Lyrics Β© BMG Rights Management, Royalty Network, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Jeff Bhasker, Robyn Fenty, Kanye West, Shawn Carter, Dion Wilson, Athanasios Alatas, Niko Grapsas, Marinos Giamalakis, Christos Vlachakis, Nikos Dounavis

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@jessehoffman3269

Thank god T told him to do this shit

@kevincalvin9585

Thanks T he killed this beat

@ybklyn87

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@keithfraser3816

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@fatherandsonflying5871

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@Beast1CocoPuffs

This era of Wayne was ridiculous. The passion to rip every beat was such a treat for us

@candacecollins1288

Especially when he did the lighter flick

@zaytyga

On gahd!

@MHG954

Facts

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