Jay Electronica - Eternal Sunshine Lyrics






She said she never fell in love with a Superman
Christian, Muslim, Protestant, Lutheran
I told her that being a mortal is a portal
To the true nature of growth to the Christ like Buddha man
That's why I never spit the traditional garbage of a knife fight,
Bright lights, white ice to the fans
The radio is just a stereo, like a house and a home,
A chair is just a chair, ask Luther Van
Go to work; go to church let your dreams die
Bow tie, Final Call, and a bean pie
Yarmulke for Hanukkah, wish list for Christmas
This is the gist of the life that we lead, why?
So you can fit in, with the close minded in the sit-ins,
And clothes lined in the ed-end
I could care less about a plaque and Benz
And get Punked on TV by my friends
Don't get a nigga wrong, I get tempted by the rewards
That all come along with nigga songs
But what does it mean if I'm a Muslim and you a Jew
And because of that alone we don't get along
And when you talk like this, and try to walk like this
The radio stations'll never put a nigga on
Just Mims, just 50, just Wayne, just Jeezy,
Dem Franchize Boyz, and Jimmy Jones
Fuck that, fuck rap this God-hop
King-dom mu-sic for the hard rocks
I'm a spit it till TRL get it and Hot97 hear the nigga with a bomb drop
Ask Flex, ask Slay, ask Who Kidd
Just blaze said Jay is the new kid
I took Eternal Sunshine and I looped it
No drums no hook just new shit





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  1. T.... ....

    I always find my way back to this track... Dec 13, 2019 Forever Great to my ears

  2. K.... T....

    I've been waiting for act ii for ten years....

  3. b.... l....

    What did I just experience.

  4. A.... M....

    Peace from india, om

  5. K.... M....

    I listen to this while burning sage

  6. E.... P....

    6:35 🖤

  7. J.... R....

    Everyone talking about how great this song is and I’m six minutes in and it still hasn’t started smh

    J.... R....

    Holy shiy

  8. P.... e....

    This song always take me back to the summer of 2007, when I was 19, & came across this song. It always fill me with the hope & optimism I had heading into my 20's. Thanks Jay.

  9. H.... F....

    Jesus is lord 💕🙏

  10. L.... L....

    “ Call me Jay Dogon I’m on some Sirius shit!”
    -Jay Electronica
    For those of you that don’t know; The Dogon Tribe is a group of Black people in Africa who discovered the star Sirius way before telescopes were invented and before “scientists” knew about the star. Racist white people didn’t believe the star existed and rejected the Dogon Tribe’s claim until years later when scientists saw the star. Jay killed it with that line!

  11. J.... B....

    Voodoo man

  12. A.... P....

    Classic

  13. A.... P....

    Classic

  14. I.... K....

    At 8:42 the man talking is gene wilder from the movie Willy wonkas chocolate factory
    The movie made in the 60s or 70s not the Johnny depp version

  15. O.... D....

    Still dope in 19

  16. K.... K....

    👑6:54
    💔9:42
    💀12:08
    👽13:54

  17. N.... F....

    Never ever ever wanna hear that this man isn’t one of the greats based on the lack of an “album”; make a greatest hits of his works and there you go.

  18. K.... ....

    A legend that never was?

    K.... ....

    as someone wrote under another video - the best to never do it

  19. L.... ....

    👏 👏 👏 👏.... We need you back Jay...

  20. J.... L....

    One of the best to ever do it

  21. T.... M....

    do the kids know jay electronica?

  22. N.... S....

    This is just jaw dropping beautiful. If this is the last we hear of Jay this work right here will solidify him as one of the greats.

    N.... S....

    Native Sun indubitably

  23. C.... C....

    JAY PLEASE COME BACK BROTHER IM SITTING HERE DYING MAN WE NEED MORE LOVE ON THIS PLANET SHIT AINT OKAY MAN! WE NEED TO PULL THROUGH EVERYONE

  24. B.... ....

    [Intro]
    The boy raps over movie scores. His last rap was over the movie score for Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

    Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

    She say she never fell in love with a Superman
    Christian, Muslim, Protestant, Lutheran
    I told her that being a mortal is the portal
    To the true nature of growth; the Christlike Buddha man
    That's why I never spit the traditional garbage of a knife fight
    Bright lights, white ice to the fans
    The radio is just a stereo, like a house ain't a home
    And a chair is just a chair, ask Luther Van
    Go to work; go to church let your dreams die
    Bow tie, Final Call, and a bean pie
    Yarmulke for Hanukkah, wish list for Christmas
    This is the gist of the life that we lead, why?
    So you can fit in, with the closed-minded in the sit-ins
    And get clothes-lined in the ed-end
    I could care less about a plaque and Bid-enz
    And gettin' Punked on TV by my friends
    Don't get a nigga wrong
    I get tempted by the rewards that all come along with making nigga songs
    But what does it mean if I'm a Muslim and you a Jew
    And because of that alone we don't get along
    And when you talk like this, and try to walk like this
    The radio stations'll never put a nigga on
    Just Mims, just 50, just Wayne, just Jeezy
    Dem Franchize Boyz, and Jimmy Jones
    Fuck that, fuck rap this god-hop
    Kingdom music for the hard rocks
    I'mma spit it 'til TRL get it and Hot 97 hit a nigga with a bomb drop
    Ask Flex, ask Slay, ask Whoo Kid
    Just Blaze said Jay is the new kid
    I took Eternal Sunshine and I looped it
    No drums no hook just new shit
    Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

    ...Because He Broke the Rules


    Grandpa Joe: Wh-When does he get it?
    Willy Wonka: He doesn't
    Grandpa Joe: Why not?
    Willy Wonka: Because he broke the rules
    Grandpa Joe: What rules? We didn't see any rules, did we, Charlie?
    [Charlie shakes his head briefly]
    Willy Wonka: [springs up from his chair, angrily] Wrong, sir! Wrong! Under section 37B of the contract signed by him, it states quite clearly that all offers shall become null and void if - and you can read it for yourself in this photostatic copy:
    [grabs a magnifying glass and reads]
    Willy Wonka: I, the undersigned, shall forfeit all rights, privileges, and licenses herein and herein contained, et cetera, et cetera... Fax mentis incendium gloria cultum, et cetera, et cetera... Memo bis punitor delicatum!
    [slams the contract copy and the magnifying glass down, continues shouting]
    Willy Wonka: It's all there, black and white, clear as crystal! You stole fizzy lifting drinks! You bumped into the ceiling which now has to be washed and sterilized, so you get nothing! You lose! Good day, sir!

    The handling of a heart's a very delicate art cause it's paper thin
    One irrelevant thought that started out as a spark could be a poisonous dart
    That leaves a permanent mark, that's ice cold in the day and burns in the dark
    And makes you never wanna see her face again
    Tee-hee, what a place I'm in
    Lead me to the station
    A one-way ticket, don't look back
    One cold tear that froze and cracked
    A whole lot of pain I'm holdin' back
    Chav said, "Eff that, roll the sack"
    I said, "If my skull was cracked
    And blood ran out to the cul-de-sac
    That could not match me where I'm at"
    My memories flash me there and back
    Yup there goes me right there in black
    Holdin' hands, not starin' back
    She starts cryin' I start denying, it's my fault
    And I'm aware of that
    Man, in hindsight signs be glarin' back
    Where's the map to show you where you're at?
    I can hear the crowd yelling, I can smell the tire smoke
    I can hear the starter pistol where's the track?
    Ring no answer came home late
    Jane told Dick she had a date
    But they was just chillin' and at that moment
    The right brain says to the left just kill em
    Make the headlines, make the front page
    Wild out in the court house man thrill 'em
    They'll say, "The boy dead wrong," but I feel him

    Voodoo Man

    Voodoo man, chicken bone chicken bone
    I can make a thunderstorm from a light rain
    My ears start ringing, my nose get bloody
    I feel a little bit of pressure on my right brain
    Intermission transmission put me in submission
    Glistening trapped in the light prison whistling
    The Christ told me come closer to the light man
    I went blind, woke up in front of a mic stand

    Voodoo man, tap dancing in the French Quarter
    Walking on water with a scroll in my hand
    The blueprints for a disc shaped-like vessel
    That was chiseled out of metal off the coast of Japan
    Fasting on the top of a mountain out in Tepoztlán
    Saw a shiny object floating out of the ocean
    I'm sort of like a postman
    You can get the message if you want to understand
    From the rap Son of Man

    ...on November 7th saw this disc-shaped object floating above the sea concourse of the United Airlines at O'Hare. Very low in the sky, it was still daylight, very distinct. Didn't look like an airplane, a helicopter, or anything else

    Voodoo man, civilize the savage
    Criticize the parish
    Spreading false doctrine
    Terrorize the cleric for carrying on nonsense
    Specialized lies to paralyze the conscience
    Voodoo man, chit chatter Abracadabra
    Spitting out matter while I'm shitting out data
    Mmm, chew 'em up shitting out rappers
    Sipping Pellegrino while I'm giving out matches
    Set yourself on fire
    Let the wisdom of Elijah purify ya
    Take a nigga higher
    Sold your soul to the highest buyer
    Now you're on the wire talking about two-foot tires
    Saying you sell crack
    Clapping at cats with macs
    But you a liar pants on fire
    Same old rugged cross
    Different crucified messiah

    FYI

    Elijah Muhammad: Don’t get me wrong now. Don’t make a mistake in thinking that I’m telling you this was the beginning of the man on the Earth. Fifty thousand years ago is like telling you thirty days ago or ten days ago or five days ago, to the age of the universe. We have no exact record of it but it runs way into the trillions

    While you was blowin' X amount of dollars on a bracelet
    The sovereign nation of France was openin' they files on the UFO phenomenon: i.e. spaceships
    It's just the facts, Jack may as well face it
    Every rhyme I write the seal get cracked in the chapter of Revelations
    A atom get cracked in the blackness of meditation
    Mysterious shit
    Call me Jay Dogon, I'm on some serious shit
    Scholars wonder why don't he bust
    Allah blessed me with a Midas-y touch
    Everything I lay to hands turn to Ethiopian gold: shiny and buffed
    I got a firm understandin' on the minus and plus
    So I ain't got time to argue with a rapper 'bout how he ain't got rhymes
    That's fuckin' with mine's
    I'm trying to kill Lucifer, so if I have to brake
    Cause a rapper in my face tellin' me that he the great
    You can bet a shiny nickel I'll blast his motherfuckin' ass way past Jupiter
    You couldn't be stupider
    Fuckin' with the nuclear
    Mayan, Aztec lion
    Asiatic Blackman from Zion
    Quetzalcoatl supreme, lettin' off steam
    Dimethyltryptamine make a man dream
    But y'all would much rather hear me rappin' 'bout trash
    The size of Erykah's ass, blunts and cash
    We need savin'
    Minds are consumed with swine we need bathin'

    Willy Wonka: There it goes. Hold on tight. I'm not exactly sure what's going to happen. Faster, faster...if we don't pick up enough speed, we'll never get through
    Charlie: Get through what?
    Willy Wonka: Ah-ha!
    Grandpa Joe: You mean we're going...
    Willy Wonka: Up and out!
    Grandpa Joe: But this roof is made of glass. It'll shatter
    Into a thousand pieces. We'll be cut to ribbons!
    Willy Wonka: Probably. Hold on, everybody. Here it comes!

    Alfred Borden: Are you watching closely?

  25. M.... M....

    J Elect is ridiculous cold..one day we will get an official album or not. The fact is he has made a mark on earth and maybe part of his greatness is that he appears and disappears at his artistic leisure. its greatness in that.

  26. J.... H....

    I’m in 2019 still listening... can’t believe this hasn’t hit a million views yet.

  27. L.... r....

    for Eternel Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind. Merci Michel Gondry. Bisou

  28. g.... m....

    Wtf mane!!!!!!
    How is it im just finding this!
    Finally someone dropping truth and no one really wants to hear this. Its a sad state we're in when the people dont wanna learn no more.

    g.... m....

    g m LEGENDARY POETRY

  29. Y.... B....

    I can’t stop listening: are made by souls trying to purify themselves

  30. Y.... B....

    This is truly amazing

  31. y.... ....

    SHE SAID SHE NEVER FELL IN LOVE WIT A SUPERMAN

  32. t.... ....

    “But what does it mean if I'm a Muslim and you a Jew and because of that alone we don't get along” 😔

  33. G.... R....

    ANYONE KNOW WHERE THE PIANO IN THE FIRST MINUTES FROM?

    G.... R....

    Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

  34. I.... F....

    You fools.. watch the prestige then you will see what Jay Electronica true plan... y'all been doubting him. The first act: the pledge, the second act the turn which we are in now. Then the prestige which Jay Electronica will pull out of his hat. Are you watching closely....

    I.... F....

    I hope you’re right

  35. K.... ....

    "Same old rugged cross different crucified messiah"

  36. K.... ....

    An Opus...even in 2019, this is one of hip hops most perfect moments.

  37. V.... V....

    Can someone enlighten me I’m worthy of understanding such I don’t even know what to call it

  38. S.... H....

    2k19🔥🐐

  39. M.... M....

    Jay Electronica is very intelligent.

  40. 3.... ....

    The best rapper that never made an album.

  41. 1.... s....

    6:35
    9:40
    12:07
    13:50

  42. a.... ....

    Why are we not talking about this person being one of the best? Keep teaching, Jay.

  43. 8.... D....

    I want to meet you Jay El

  44. k.... ....

    Call me Jay Dogon I’m on some Sirius Shit....its priceless. It’s like the best line on so many levels. Im gonna get a T-Shirt made...

    k.... ....

    He's a fan of Bobby Hemmitt

  45. R.... ....

    Oh shit I'm Nazi haunted

  46. R.... ....

    Jay e is a bitch his names too long back to how cool I am.... im the shit get it forget it I'm the shit past tense I'm the shit don't get fell on

  47. L.... W....

    Jay Electriconica +Jon Brion = Joel Barish

  48. Y.... I....

    Way pass Jupiter coulndt be stuipder!!!!!!!!!!!!!DAMN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  49. Y.... I....

    LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!

  50. T.... ....

    Jay Electronica is your favorite rapper's favorite rapper.

  51. s.... j....

    I understand this song is great, but yall are acting like you're enlightened beings for liking it and anyone who doesn't enjoy this is below you lmao

  52. S.... R....

    I love how Eryka describes Jay, how could you share that kind of admiration ad love and not continue to be together... that part is interesting....

    S.... R....

    She did said she hate it as well

  53. S.... B....

    Jay is a good mc and all but this just makes him seem like he’s the second coming of Christ

  54. A.... W....

    This isn't music this is some next level form of art

  55. I.... I....

    That moment you think its 15 minutes of rapping and not... still heat...

  56. W.... ....

    My favorite song

  57. L.... ....

    Willy Wonka hinting at the firmament, damn

  58. g.... ....

    This guys the Jimi Hendrix of rap, Electric Lady Land Machine Gun era Hendrix. And this is his 1983..

  59. d.... o....

    Dogshit

  60. G.... ....

    Truth about the mother wheel.

    G.... ....

    Some say. But unidentified means exactly that. We KNOW what the mother wheel is

    G.... ....

    @GrandChampionCoowap are you saying certain people will leave here

    G.... ....

    Yea. In due time certainly. Nobody is where they’re meant to be everybody gotta move

  61. N.... O....

    🔥🔥🔥

  62. S.... S....

    why do people lift this guy up as a prophet or some shit i don't get it, he just makes decent rap songs to me

    S.... S....

    Shyon Samadi cuz you STOOPID

    S.... S....

    😂😂 your just jealous because jay electronica is the god m.c

    S.... S....

    more like confused lol

    S.... S....

    Your a 85er so there for your not supposed to understand his music

  63. X.... Y....

    i keep coming back to this and i hear or discover something new. this is like the greatest shit i have ever heard

    X.... Y....

    I discovered it yesterday. I am blown away

    X.... Y....

    Jay electronica is the god m.c

  64. n.... o....

    This song saved my life 6 years ago.

    n.... o....

    good man, bless up

    n.... o....

    For me it was Dear Mr. Moleskin. I was deeply depressed..... Just knowing I wasn't alone and that someone had been where I was at was salvation.

  65. M.... 2....

    Ok when is his album dropping?

    M.... 2....

    Jay electronica is the god m.c

    M.... 2....

    Big Dog WHERE IS HIS FUCKING ALBUM!!!!??? I DON'T WANTED MIXTAPES OR ANY OTHER SHIT!!!! I'M OLD SCHOOL SO I WANT ALBUMS!!!!! WHERE IS HIS ALBUMS!!!!!!?????

    M.... 2....

    @MRTUPAC 28 😂😂😂😂

  66. T.... A....

    2025..just wait on it

    T.... A....

    Lol smh

  67. Q.... D....

    wow....

  68. k.... e....

    A solid classic.

  69. B.... D....

    2:50 yeah that's right not Kendrick Lamar not jay-z not nas not 2pac & not biggie smalls not M&M slim shady

  70. x.... ....

    Never gets old !!! Tru positive hip hop!!!!!!!!!

  71. y.... o....

    Beautiful from all angles.

  72. c.... ....

    not a song.. its a movement

  73. S.... ....

    This shit is beautiful man

  74. K.... R....

    10:50 - 12:00 is a kurdish movie called ''Turtles Can Fly'' if u havent seen it i recommend you should.

  75. M.... G....

    This will forever be my favorite song

  76. j.... j....

    But this song is hella deep, really need to watch the film, and understand the structure and synopsis of the film ... then the follow up skit....this is like a intellectual musical lyrical orgasm ....i could wait ten years for another fallout game, I def wait for a long period of time for this musical genius to drop music

  77. j.... j....

    It's almost like his career is the synopsis of the film
    eternal sunshine of the spotless mind!
    Appreciate his music while you can, bc yu never know when yull forget it...only to struggle thru the bullshit, and have to piece it together with snippets.

  78. s.... ....

    Wow speechless!!!

  79. J.... G....

    And just like that the greatest rapper after 2k disappeared.

  80. V.... P....

    this is why i love hip hop

  81. f.... i....

    If i can be honest for a moment. This is the type of hip hop composition that gives me- honest to fuck-, hope for the future. I rarerely leave comments but, i dont know. Its the kind of music thatd make you grow some kinda owl like wings and put you in a real good up high area. One that today's hip hop could never reach
    Away from the bullshit.

  82. m.... ....

    This is one of my favorite things of all time.

  83. N.... W....

    its been 12 year since i first h
    eard this, where's the album jay

  84. J.... ....

    Jay Electronica is the greatest of all time I don't even know if we deserve such greatness

    J.... ....

    We don't, fuck any OTHER RAPPER who's name is not jay electronica

  85. J.... S....

    Voodoo man, tap dancing in the French Quarter
    Walking on water with a scroll in my hand
    The blueprints for a disc shaped-like vessel
    That was chiseled out of metal off the coast of Japan
    Fasting on the top of a mountain out in Tepoztlán
    Saw a shiny object floating out of the ocean
    I'm sort of like a postman
    You can get the message if you want to understand
    From the rap Son of Man

  86. S.... K....

    Good looking on this, been trying to find it for some time.

  87. P.... ....

    Because of jay electronica I read message to the black man and I'm a white man...

  88. E.... G....

    How does he fucking do this? I’m sitting here dissecting. Unequivocal Bars

  89. S.... S....

    who are the speakers at the beginning

    S.... S....

    Sam Swin Just Blaze, a legendary hip hop producer who made Jay elecs' song "exhibit c"

  90. S.... S....

    THIS IS HIS ALBUM

  91. F.... C....

    electronica sleeping for way too long.

  92. N.... M....

    "The gods write history (lyrics) every 25,000 years"😇😇😇😇😇

  93. T.... K....

    I don't care how much music he makes or if he drops an album. He has been and will be my favorite rapper. There is just no comparing. He is an elevated man in a big room full of fools.

  94. J.... A....

    i appreciate that you uploaded this piece in its entirety. Its the 1rst part of 3 Acts. only the Children of destiny truly get it.

    J.... A....

    J A Y E L E C T R O N I C A I met you last year at park west, you still amaze me to this day. Keep being you me G, you’re truly one of a kind

    J.... A....

    Rishard Louverture what did he do that was contradictory? Sorry I don’t know the context just curious

    J.... A....

    I have no idea if you still even log in to this YouTube account anymore, but man: thank you for this. I get semi pissed from time to time with your absence, but I GET IT. Now more so than ever. I can only live through Act 2 & anticipate Act 3. None the less, thank you for this timeless, masterful art. & Thank you for just being an inspiration. You're much appreciated. NOW GIVE US A FREESTYLE ATLEAST!!! 😂😂😂

    J.... A....

    amazing to hear people talk about someone banding and becoming brothers, thats life, thats why you are here, i am here everybodys here. Im on the side of sunshine , my soul has not been tru the relms of evil yet if we ever need to fullfill that role.
    Bless you my brother !

    J.... A....

    Jay Patel but he’s not releasing anything