Dumb It Down
Lupe Fiasco Lyrics

Carrera (dumb it down)
Simplify your lyrics and dumb it down

Coolest nigga, what? (dumb it down)
Don't try to be the coolest person, dumb it down

F-n-f, up (dumb it down)
Even though you're a part of F-n-f, dumb it down

(Dumb it down)
Overall message: dumb it down

I'm fearless, now hear this, I'm earless
I am brave, but I can't hear

And I'm peerless, that means I'm eyeless
I am without equal, which means I can't see

Which means I'm tearless, which means my iris
I can't cry and my iris is where my ears should be

Resides where my ears is, which means I'm blinded
My ears are where my eyes should be, so I can't see

But I'mma find it, I can feel its nearness
I will search for it even though I can't see, I sense it's close

But I'mma veer so I don't come near
I will change direction to avoid getting close

Like a chicken or a deer, but I remember
Just like a chicken or a deer, but I remember

I'm not a listener or a seer so my windshield smear
I can't listen or see, so my windshield is dirty

Here you steer, I really shouldn't be behind this
You should take the wheel because I'm unfit to drive

Clearly cause my blindness, the windshield is menstrual/minstrel
My blindness is evident, the windshield is dirty/grotesque

The whole grill is roadkill, so trill and so sincere
The car's front end is damaged, but it's still genuine

Yeah, I'm both them there
Yes, I embody both qualities

Took both pills, when a bloke in a trench coat
I took both sides of the argument, like a mysterious man in a trench coat

And the locs in the chair had approached him here
And the sunglasses-wearing person in the chair came up to him

Made it clear as a ghost, so a biter of the throats in the mirror
He made it evident like a ghost, so someone who copies others in the mirror

The writer of the quotes for the ghosts
The person who writes quotes to inspire others

Who supplier of the notes to the living
Who provides the guidance to the living

Riveting as rosie, pockets full of posies
Compelling like a rose, with pockets full of flowers

Given to the mother of the deceased
Given to the mother of the dead

Awake and at war 'til I'm resting in peace
I will stay active and fight until I find peace in death

You going over niggas heads, lu (dumb it down)
You're too complex for people to understand, dumb it down

They telling me that they don't feel you (dumb it down)
People are saying they don't relate to you, dumb it down

We ain't graduate from school, nigga (dumb it down)
We didn't complete our education, dumb it down

Them big words ain't cool, nigga (dumb it down)
Using complicated language isn't cool, dumb it down

Yeah I heard 'mean and vicious', nigga (dumb it down)
I've heard you're tough, aggressive, dumb it down

Make a song for the bitches, nigga (dumb it down)
Create a song for the women, dumb it down

We don't care about the weather nigga (dumb it down)
We're not interested in the weather, dumb it down

You'll sell more records if you (dumb it down)
You'll have greater sales if you dumb it down

And I'm mouthless, which means I'm soundless
I don't have a mouth, therefore I'm silent

Now as far as the hearing, I've found it
I've discovered the ability to hear

It was as far as the distance from the earring to the ground is
The distance from the earring to the ground was how far I could hear

But the doorknockers on the ear of a stewardess in a lear
But the earrings on the ear of a flight attendant in a private jet

She's fine and she's flying, I feel I'm flying by em
She's attractive and she's flying, I feel like I'm in the air with her

'Cause my mind's on cloud nine and in a mine at the same time
Because I'm extremely happy and in a state of deep thought simultaneously

Pimps see the wings on the underground king
Pimps recognize my greatness even though it's unrecognized by mainstream society

Who's also klingon, to infinity and beyond
Who is also marginalized, but still aiming for greatness

Something really stinks, but I sphinx like leon
There's something very wrong, but I'm staying silent like a sphinx

Or lying/lion in the desert
Or lying in an arid and difficult situation

I'm flying on pegasus, you're flying on the pheasant
I'm soaring on a mythical creature, while you're flying on a mere bird

Writer of the white powder, picker of the fire flowers
Writer of drug-related lyrics, and someone who selects potent experiences

Spit, hot fiya like dylan on chappelle's skit
I rap with exceptional skill like Dylan in Chapelle's comedy sketch

Yeah, smell it on my unicorn
Yes, you can sense the uniqueness in my artistry

Don't snort the white horse, but toot my own horn
Don't do drugs, but I'll boast about my achievements

You've been shedding too much light, lu (dumb it down)
You've been revealing too much depth, dumb it down

You make'em wanna do right, lu (dumb it down)
Your influence inspires people to do the right thing, dumb it down

They're getting self-esteem, lu (dumb it down)
They're gaining confidence, dumb it down

These girls are trying to be queens, lu (dumb it down)
These women are striving for greatness, dumb it down

They're trying to graduate from school, lu (dumb it down)
They're aiming to complete their education, dumb it down

They're starting to think that smart is cool, lu (dumb it down)
They're beginning to believe that being intelligent is trendy, dumb it down

They're trying to get up out the hood, lu (dumb it down)
They're attempting to escape their disadvantaged neighborhood, dumb it down

I'll tell you what you should do (dumb it down)
I'll give you advice on what you should do: dumb it down

And I'm brainless, which means I'm headless
I lack intelligence, which means I lack a head

Like Ichabod Crane is
Just like the character Ichabod Crane is headless

Or foreplay-less sex is, which makes me saneless
Like sex without foreplay, which makes me lose my sanity

With no neck left to hang the chain with
Without a neck to wear a chain on

Which makes me necklace-less, like a necklace theft
I am without a necklace, like it was stolen

And I ain't used my headrest yet
And I haven't utilized my headrest yet

They said they need proof like a vestless chest
They are demanding evidence, just like a chest without a bulletproof vest

About the best-fed f-f jet in the nest
About the most successful F-F jet in the group

Who exudes confidence and, excess depth
Someone who radiates confidence and has an abundance of depth

Even scuba steve would find it hard to breathe
Even an experienced diver would struggle to breathe in my presence

Around these leagues my snorkel is a tuba
Compared to the others, my small equipment is like a tuba

Lu the ruler around these seas
I'm the dominant figure in this realm

Westside poseidon, westside beside 'em
I'm like Poseidon on the west side, alongside others

Chest-high and rising, almost touching the knees
My influence and stature keep growing, reaching new heights

Of stewardess and the pilot, lucky they make ya fly wit
Of the flight attendant and the pilot, fortunately, they make you fly with them

Personal floating devices, tricks falling out of my sleeves
I have life-saving devices, and I perform impressive tricks

David blaine, make it rain
Like David Blaine, I can conjure rain

You make a boat, I make a plane
You create something ordinary, I create something extraordinary

Then, I pull the plug and I, make it drain
Then, I end it abruptly and let it fade away

Until I feel like flowing and filling it up again
Until I'm in the mood to create again, and fill the void

You putting me to sleep, nigga (dumb it down)
Your lyrics are boring, they're putting me to sleep, dumb it down

That's why you ain't popping in the streets, nigga (dumb it down)
That's why you aren't popular in the streets, dumb it down

You ain't winning no awards, nigga (dumb it down)
You're not receiving any awards, dumb it down

Robots and skateboards, nigga? (dumb it down)
Lyrics about robots and skateboards? Dumb it down

Gq man of the year, g? (dumb it down)
You were named GQ man of the year? Dumb it down

Shit ain't rocking over here, b (dumb it down)
Your music isn't popular here, b, dumb it down

Won't you talk about your cars, nigga? (dumb it down)
Why don't you rap about your cars? Dumb it down

What the fuck is goyard, nigga? (dumb it down)
What is goyard? Dumb it down

Make it rain for the chicks (dumb it down)
Throw money at the women, dumb it down

Po' champagne on a bitch! (dumb it down)
Pour cheap champagne on a woman, dumb it down

What the fuck is wrong with you? (dumb it down)
What's the matter with you? Dumb it down

How can I get on a song with you? (dumb it down)
How can I collaborate with you? Dumb it down

Look b, here's my main, my two-way
Look, here's my partner, my method of communication

Uh, what should I, ah, here take this
Uh, what should I give you? Oh, here, take this

That right there, fuck what my boys'll talk about me, nigga
That right there, forget what my friends might say about me

Nigga, you hot to me! I like you! (dumb it down)
I think you're talented! I appreciate your work!

Bishop g, they told me I should come down, cousin
Bishop G, people advised me to be more humble, cousin

But I flatly refuse: I ain't dumb down nothing
But I firmly reject that idea: I won't simplify anything