HEAVEN TO ME
Tyler The Creator Lyrics
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The fitted hat by Ebbets
(Yessir)
(DJ Drama) Yeah
I like sugar, I like sweets, I don't like the spicy eats
I need bridges in my beats and Campana Brothers seats
The heaven part for me is
Ain't no kids to feed, no stress, I bleed
I don't got a boss
I go wherever and don't care 'bout the cost (nah)
Gas money was stark for me, uh
Now I got so many cars I can start up
We nappin' in parks, we in the sun gettin' darked up
Chillin' with my suit on
Travel trunk is either Moynat leather or it's Vuitton
Sippin' mint tea like we know the tree the leaf fell from
We come from them tiki punch drinks
Had animosity for dinner, El Pollo Loco
That was in the past, now I parmesan my bolo
Half a million driftin' and the tire readin', "Toyo"
Prefer the alligator logo on my on my cotton polo (yeah)
Livin' it up, my niggas is up
Y'all niggas is salty peanuts, we ain't givin' a fuck
'Cause I'm blessed as hell and I ain't next to jail
Ain't got no psycho hiccups, plus I dress this well
My heaven 24/7
That's heaven (heaven only knows)
That's heaven to me, yeah
What's heaven to you? Yeah
That's heaven to me, yeah
What's heaven to you? To y'all
Because that's heaven to me, aw-aw
(You gotta love it)
The lake water gettin' warmer from the radiant sun
My baby mama and my daughter gettin' chased by my son
The water gun is in his arms, that lil' nigga can run
He get it from his daddy side, you know, them Nigerians
My mama pulled up in a helicopter
Sister in the kitchen, kickin' Jackson, mixin' vodka
After dinner, I'll convince them they should babysit 'em
Me and wifey gettin' ready to go see an opera (Sydney)
This the house we come to when we got nothing to do
The big yard, quaint size with the immaculate view
My boat dock got a yacht with a slide on the side
My son and I got some bikes we could ride
I'll show him how to wheelie
And Wally hit my celly, we cleared another dealy
It's no contingency, the number's in the hundred millys
I'm in my forties lookin' twenty-somethin' (yeah)
I don't ask for nothin' (nothin')
Everything is mwah
That's heaven for a God
My health is on a hundred
You feel me?
(Skin glowin') That's heaven to me, yeah
What's heaven to you?
That's really heaven at forty, like, nigga, havin' good health
What's heaven to you? To y'all?
Because that's heaven
This-this was heaven
This was heaven at like, as a kid
It used to be the 'Preme hat in the green
The cheetah print on the tee
The dark wash in the jean
Soccer mom with the Vans in every color it seems
Kids push down the block
Cuttin' Dickies into shorts when it's hot
Fuckin' Wendy's up
Brainstormin' ways to get our pennies up
Me and Jasper spending last bucks on the city bus
Wayne tapes and Vice mags and Portishead drops (the Dedication)
Peglegs, Ice Cream shoes, the Mr. Krabs watch
That was heaven for me, 'round time seventeen
Eggin' niggas' houses, fuckin' girls from Pasadena
Bastard wasn't finished, I was forming up a team
I didn't have much, but for certain I had a dream
I fuck the flow up, fuck it, I bring it back like
The hairline was receding
Don't let your neighbors take you to hell
Introduce them to heaven
Heaven only knows
In Tyler the Creator's song "Heaven to Me," he explores the idea of what heaven means to him. He starts off the first verse by discussing his high energy level and his love for sweet things over spicy foods. He mentions that he needs bridges in his beats and Campana Brothers seats. For him, heaven is finishing his sleep and waking up without any stress or obligations, no kids to feed, and no boss to answer to. He talks about his financial success, going from having trouble paying for gas to owning multiple cars, and living a life of luxury. Tyler reminisces about the simple things that brought him joy as a teenager, such as wearing Supreme hats and cheetah print tees, cutting up Dickies into shorts, and listening to old Wayne tapes and Portishead albums.
The second verse describes a perfect day at Tyler's beautiful home with his family. His son chases his baby mama and daughter around the house with a water gun, while Tyler prepares to take his wife to see an opera in Sydney, arrived there by helicopter. He shows his son how to wheelie on their bikes, receives a call from his business partner Wally, securing another deal, then spends some quality time with his loved ones. Heaven, to Tyler, is living a healthy and successful life, surrounded by family and engaging in the activities he loves.
Line by Line Meaning
My energy kinetic
I'm full of energy
The fitted hat by Ebbets
I'm wearing a hat
(Yessir)
Just an exclamation to show enthusiasm
(DJ Drama) Yeah
DJ Drama is saying Yeah
I like sugar, I like sweets, I don't like the spicy eats
I have a sweet tooth and don't like spicy food
I need bridges in my beats and Campana Brothers seats
I need interesting things in my music and I like fancy furniture
The heaven part for me is
What's great for me is
Knowing I can wake up when I'm finished with my sleep
I like not having to wake up to an alarm and being able to sleep as much as I want
Ain't no kids to feed, no stress, I bleed
I don't have any kids to worry about, and my life is stress-free
I don't got a boss
I'm self-employed and don't have anyone to answer to
I go wherever and don't care 'bout the cost (nah)
I travel anywhere I want and I don't worry about the expenses
Gas money was stark for me, uh
I used to struggle to afford gas for my car
Now I got so many cars I can start up
Now I have a lot of cars and can choose which one to drive
We nappin' in parks, we in the sun gettin' darked up
We take naps in the park and get sun tans
Chillin' with my suit on
I'm dressed up and relaxed at the same time
Travel trunk is either Moynat leather or it's Vuitton
My luggage is either expensive leather or Louis Vuitton
Sippin' mint tea like we know the tree the leaf fell from
I'm drinking tea with a lot of knowledge about where it came from
We come from them tiki punch drinks
We used to drink tiki punch, which is a sweet alcoholic drink
Had animosity for dinner, El Pollo Loco
We used to have tense conversations at dinner and go to El Pollo Loco for food
That was in the past, now I parmesan my bolo
That's all in the past, and now I enjoy Parmesan on my pasta
Half a million driftin' and the tire readin', "Toyo"
I'm driving a car worth half a million dollars with Toyo tires
Prefer the alligator logo on my on my cotton polo (yeah)
On my polo shirt, I like having the logo of an alligator
Livin' it up, my niggas is up
My friends and I are really enjoying life
Y'all niggas is salty peanuts, we ain't givin' a fuck
You guys are jealous, and we don't care
'Cause I'm blessed as hell and I ain't next to jail
I'm very fortunate and not in prison
Ain't got no psycho hiccups, plus I dress this well
I don't have any mental problems and I dress really well
My heaven 24/7
This is my version of heaven all day, every day
That's heaven (heaven only knows)
This is what is considered heaven for me (and only I know that)
That's heaven to me, yeah
This is my idea of heaven, yes
What's heaven to you? Yeah
What's your idea of heaven? Tell me
That's heaven to me, yeah
This is my idea of heaven, yes
What's heaven to you? To y'all
What's your idea of heaven? To all of you
Because that's heaven to me, aw-aw
This is what heaven is to me
(You gotta love it)
You have to admit, it's pretty great
The lake water gettin' warmer from the radiant sun
The lake water is becoming warmer due to the sun's heat
My baby mama and my daughter gettin' chased by my son
My son is chasing my daughter and her mother
The water gun is in his arms, that lil' nigga can run
My son has a water gun and he's fast
He get it from his daddy side, you know, them Nigerians
He inherited his speed from me as a Nigerian
My mama pulled up in a helicopter
My mother arrived in a helicopter
Sister in the kitchen, kickin' Jackson, mixin' vodka
My sister is cooking while drinking a mix of vodka and lemonade
After dinner, I'll convince them they should babysit 'em
After dinner, I will try to convince them to watch my children
Me and wifey gettin' ready to go see an opera (Sydney)
My wife and I are getting ready to attend an opera in Sydney
This the house we come to when we got nothing to do
We come here when we have nothing else to do
The big yard, quaint size with the immaculate view
The yard is big and the view is beautiful
My boat dock got a yacht with a slide on the side
My dock has a yacht with a water slide
My son and I got some bikes we could ride
My son and I can ride bikes
I'll show him how to wheelie
I'll teach him how to ride a wheelie on the bike
And Wally hit my celly, we cleared another dealy
Wally called me and we closed another deal
It's no contingency, the number's in the hundred millys
The deal is finalized, and it's worth hundreds of millions
I'm in my forties lookin' twenty-somethin' (yeah)
I look very young for my age
I don't ask for nothin' (nothin')
I don't ask for anything
Everything is mwah
Everything is perfect
That's heaven for a God
That's the kind of existence a God would have
My health is on a hundred
My health is perfect
You feel me?
Do you understand what I'm saying?
(Skin glowin') That's heaven to me, yeah
Having glowing skin is heavenly for me
What's heaven to you?
What's your idea of heaven?
That's really heaven at forty, like, nigga, havin' good health
Having good health at forty is really the dream
What's heaven to you? To y'all?
What's heaven to all of you?
Because that's heaven
This is my idea of heaven
This was heaven
This used to be heaven for me
This was heaven at like, as a kid
This was heaven for me when I was a kid
It used to be the 'Preme hat in the green
I used to wear Supreme hats in green
The cheetah print on the tee
I used to wear t-shirts with cheetah print
The dark wash in the jean
I used to wear dark-washed jeans
Soccer mom with the Vans in every color it seems
My mother wore Vans shoes in every color
Kids push down the block
Kids were playing on our block
Cuttin' Dickies into shorts when it's hot
We cut Dickies pants into shorts when it's hot outside
Fuckin' Wendy's up
We used to really enjoy eating at Wendy's
Brainstormin' ways to get our pennies up
We thought of ways to make money
Me and Jasper spending last bucks on the city bus
Jasper and I spent our last dollars riding the bus
Wayne tapes and Vice mags and Portishead drops (the Dedication)
We listened to Lil Wayne, read Vice magazines, and listened to Portishead's music
Peglegs, Ice Cream shoes, the Mr. Krabs watch
We wore peg-legged pants and Ice Cream shoes, and I had a SpongeBob watch
That was heaven for me, 'round time seventeen
That was heaven for me when I was around seventeen years old
Eggin' niggas' houses, fuckin' girls from Pasadena
We threw eggs at people's houses, and dated girls from Pasadena
Bastard wasn't finished, I was forming up a team
I was still making music under the name Bastard, and was putting together a group of people to make music with
I didn't have much, but for certain I had a dream
I didn't have many material possessions, but I had dreams
I fuck the flow up, fuck it, I bring it back like
I messed up the flow of the song, but I'm bringing it back
The hairline was receding
I'm losing my hair
Don't let your neighbors take you to hell
Don't let your bad neighbors bring negativity into your life
Introduce them to heaven
Introduce them to good things and positivity
Heaven only knows
Only God knows what's heaven like
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: John Roger Stephens, Kanye Omari West, Milton Bland, Tyler Gregory Okonma, Vaughn Stephens, Alexandra Louise Brown, Jessyca Wilson
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@kurogikuzuzuki9790
IGOR and CHERRY BOMB had nothing to do with teenage angst. Bastard and Goblin were the only albums where he had anything that could be considered teenage angst (e.g. Parade was about how he didn't want to grow up, and a there were a few edgy tracks on Goblin, some of which showed he was upset with the state of his career and wouldn't be able to exceed Bastard).
WOLF was an excellent precursor to CB since it contained glints of the themes we heard in CB and had a few elements of Goblin. Thematically, we start seeing Tyler shift from the dissatisfaction he felt in Goblin and reflect on the division of his 'Analog' fans (the people who like the love topics) and his 'Tron Cat' (the people who like the dark topics) fans. This was when he started singing (WOLF, Awkward, etc.) and invested energy and money on production (compare She, the peak of Goblin production, to Bimmer or Answer).
CHERRY BOMB is an aggressive fictionalized album that uses his success to encourage personal development uninfluenced by dissent (DEATHCAMP, BUFFALO, PILOT, RUN, FIND YOUR WINGS, etc.), encouraging saving habits (KEEP DA O'S), and made-up love stories for the vibes (BLOW MY LOAD, FUCKING YOUNG/PERFECT, OKAGA, CA.) In a way, he synthesized the appeals of the Tron Cat audience (aggression and slightly dark lyrics of BUFFALO and PILOT) and the Analog audience (soul and jazz in FIND YOUR WINGS and OKAGA, CA. This was his transitional phase. Easily the most underrated Tyler album.
Flower boy wasn't a thematically focused album but it did feature adult topics like coming out, and a bunch of the other shit we saw on CMIYGL.
IGOR was an album about a love event that happened in his adult life. Its production was evidence of his mastery of the neo-jazz and soul sounds that we saw a little of in WOLF and CB. Objectively, the best produced album.
CMIYGL was more about him flexing to cover his sorrow, proving his rap ability, life is good/success, and... another love event.
If anything, what you just described was Cherry Bomb, not CMIYGL. CMIYGL seems a bit immature since it was largely just him flexing with the motivation of hiding his love pains. It doesn't represent his mastery in the sound or theme since both IGOR and FB have better sounds and themes.
@888lotuss
Lyrics
My energy kinetic
The fitted hat by Ebbets
(Yessir)
(DJ Drama) Yeah
I like sugar, I like sweets, I don't like the spicy eats
I need bridges in my beats and Campana Brothers seats
The heaven part for me is
Knowing I can wake up when I'm finished with my sleep
Ain't no kids to feed, no stress, I bleed
I don't got a boss
I go wherever and don't care 'bout the cost (nah)
Gas money was stark for me, uh
Now I got so many cars I can start up
We nappin' in parks, we in the sun gettin' darked up
Chillin' with my suit on
Travel trunk is either Moynat leather or it's Vuitton
Sippin' mint tea like we know the tree the leaf fell from
We come from them tiki punch drinks
Had animosity for dinner, El Pollo Loco
That was in the past, now I parmesan my bolo
Half a million driftin' and the tire readin', "Toyo"
Prefer the alligator logo on my on my cotton polo (yeah)
Livin' it up, my niggas is up
Y'all niggas is salty peanuts, we ain't givin' a fuck
'Cause I'm blessed as hell and I ain't next to jail
Ain't got no psycho hiccups, plus I dress this well
My heaven 24/7
That's heaven (heaven only knows)
That's heaven to me, yeah
What's heaven to you? Yeah
That's heaven to me, yeah
What's heaven to you? To y'all
Because that's heaven to me, aw-aw
(You gotta love it)
The lake water gettin' warmer from the radiant sun
My baby mama and my daughter gettin' chased by my son
The water gun is in his arms, that lil' nigga can run
He get it from his daddy side, you know, them Nigerians
My mama pulled up in a helicopter
Sister in the kitchen, kickin' Jackson, mixin' vodka
After dinner, I'll convince them they should babysit 'em
Me and wifey gettin' ready to go see an opera (Sydney)
This the house we come to when we got nothing to do
The big yard, quaint size with the immaculate view
My boat dock got a yacht with a slide on the side
My son and I got some bikes we could ride
I'll show him how to wheelie
And Wally hit my celly, we cleared another dealy
It's no contingency, the number's in the hundred millys
I'm in my forties lookin' twenty-somethin' (yeah)
I don't ask for nothin' (nothin')
Everything is mwah
That's heaven for a God
My health is on a hundred
You feel me?
That's heaven to me, yeah
What's heaven to you?
That's really heaven at forty, like, nigga, havin' good health
What's heaven to you? To y'all?
Because that's heaven
This-this was heaven
This was heaven at like, as a kid
It used to be the 'Preme hat in the green
The cheetah print on the tee
The dark wash in the jean
Soccer mom with the Vans in every color it seems
Kids push down the block
Cuttin' Dickies into shorts when it's hot
Fuckin' Wendy's up
Brainstormin' ways to get our pennies up
Me and Jasper spending last bucks on the city bus
Wayne tapes and Vice mags and Portishead drops (the Dedication)
Peglegs, Ice Cream shoes, the Mr. Krabs watch
That was heaven for me, 'round time seventeen
Eggin' niggas' houses, fuckin' girls from Pasadena
Bastard wasn't finished, I was forming up a team
I didn't have much, but for certain I had a dream
I fuck the flow up, fuck it, I bring it back like
The hairline was receding
Don't let your neighbors take you to hell
Introduce them to heaven
Heaven only knows
@jaheimallen72
Bro is just living his best life rn, I’m so happy for him
@JordanII.
We'll all make it some day
@Ant936
Everybody going through something, he just counting his blessings
@aquaviii
HEAVEN ONLY KNOWS 🌤
@vzenx
don't forget to zip up his pants when u done
@jaymiddleton4663
He's headed to hell in a hand basket, this looks like happiness but it's not
@Chloe_x0
“My heaven 24….7, that’s heaven to me” His evolution is so liberating, he’s just unapologetically himself. He deserves all the love. 💛
@xenoza02
it saddens me a bit, maybe with jealousy, maybe with loneliness idk
@xenoza02
mb i was in my lone arc
@deekay38k56
@xenoza02 ☠☠☠☠☠☠☠☠☠☠☠☠☠