SABA - Photosynthesis Lyrics






[Jean Deaux"]
Got it, I got it, oh
Say what you're looking for, 'cause I got it, yeah, ay
I got it, I got it, oh
I got it, yeah

Oh yes I made it alive, Lake Shore Drive, headed to paradise
In this moment of mine, I can't recognize
Or see that the glare is rightb
And what you compromise, I almost die
I doubt the water is red as mine

[Saba:]
Ay, how you lonely in a room with God?
Never slow up, not even a pit stop
Praying my niggas'll never get caught
Overcame it all, like I'm some big shot
Was taught to be a man, up to the wrist watch
To the collar shirt tucked, with the front pocket
Part of adolescence when they go blossom
When your stars align, I hope there's no comet
So far it's...
Oh yes, I made it alive, I'm on the West Side, still at my momma house
The kids on my conscience now, cause the youth dying and it's just more common now
Common ground, stuck through it all like we Carmelo
Comin' down, high offa life, arrive unannounced
Summonin', numbin' the pain of when I'm in doubt, high school
My head in the clouds, like I learned about

[Jean Deaux:]
Oh yes I made it alive, Lake Shore Drive, headed to paradise
In this moment of mine, I can't recognize
Or see that the glare is bright
And what you compromise, I almost die
I doubt the water is red as mine

[Jean Deaux & Saba:]
What are you looking for?
I got it (I got it)
I got it (I got it)
All the thing's you adore
I got it (I got it)
I got it (I got it)

[Saba:]
Runnin' through my city like a tour bus
Hopin' one day I can have a tour bus
I can see the planets from my window sill
And I tend to tell what is honest
I don't wanna fight no one, no contest
I just wanna undress my conscience
I just met a killer that's bent in his ways
Try to raise a family with minimum wage, what can I say?
Besides the demons, it's reality for the people that we love
And we are the ones that will team up and tee up the party
Dead end the school, but they'll show up tardy
The audience awfully ready and rowdy
I meant it if I said it, you get in writing
Got into a science, but write with the lightning
Like soil, I'm grounded, the seed has just sprouted

[Jean Deaux:]
Oh yes I made it alive, Lake Shore Drive, headed to paradise
In this moment of mine, I can't recognise
Or see that the glare is bright
And what you compromise, I almost die
I doubt the water is red as mine

[Jean Deaux & Saba:]
What are you looking for?
I got it, I got it (show what you want)
I got it, I got it (show what you want)
All, the thing's you adore
I got it, I got it (show what you want)
I got it, I got it (show what you want)
Show what you want, show what you want
Show what you want, show what you want

[Billy Williams:]
I just wanna be the plug so my people can eat
I just wanna play soccer on rooftops in Tokyo
I just wanna find somewhere I don't gotta put a face on for people no mo'
Yours truly, Billy Williams





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  1. D.... H....

    🔥🔥🔥...

  2. N.... J....

    I was here before the 100K

  3. S.... S....

    This a 2018 vibe 4 sure... tf its from 2016?? N i found it in 2020. Straight fireee

  4. s.... ....

    Damn this song fucking is amazing

  5. D.... H....

    This album cover gives me despicable me vibes Idk why...

  6. T.... H....

    ...Why do l think Kendrick Lamar when l hear this???

  7. M.... D....

    How can you be lonely with God.....Love it!!!

  8. K.... F....

    This song is just a vibe and like I love the artist tyler the creator and this gives me vibes from it but with saba own twist

  9. J.... N....

    love this

  10. R.... T....

    My Pandora brought here, this song is so nice!

  11. W.... T....

    Vibe ting for the summer

  12. I.... M....

    Yo Saba you got that tour bus yet?

  13. Z.... A....

    Saba lo mejor!

  14. s.... a....

    "I just met a killer that's bent in his ways, tryna raise a family with minimum wage- what can I say"
    CHILLS.

    s.... a....

    slightly amused black kid from the suburbs why

  15. S.... M....

    0:33 *"How you lonely in a room with God?"* What a way to start some bars though...

  16. P.... S....

    That girl sound like Doja cat

  17. J.... ....

    My favorite genres of music are almost exclusively classic rock and folk but Saba manages to be one of the few hip hop artist I really fw. Love you dude, keep up the fantastic work.

  18. e.... ....

    For the 14k that liked this song we all need to share other music with each other. We have great taste!

  19. c.... h....

    Tyler the creator VIBEZ

  20. K.... T....

    I was trying to study for a biology test. Why di-ho-whe-.... ight

  21. A.... G....

    Love this so damn much. Been on repeat for days 🤍

  22. Y.... ....

    I can picture a perfect sunset while listening to this

  23. D.... C....

    How I’m just hearing this glad I’m a fan of Matt out of this 🌎 Martians Pandora radio

  24. R.... S....

    I play this song everyday...it's just so chill I even listen it when I get high cause it has a calm tone

  25. A.... T....

    What genre/kind of hip-hop is this?

    A.... T....

    Afro soul/Neo soul

  26. A.... W....

    I jus wanna play soccer on rooftops in Tokyo 💯

  27. E.... ....

    This needs a music video

  28. R.... A....

    Soccer on the rooftops of Tokyo I'm almost there :)

  29. M.... O....

    Still not at a million?

    M.... O....

    MLP_ OLLIE It will get there in 2020

  30. N.... D....

    This puts off big 8th grade vibes when i used to bump this song and pass spliffs with my niggas which 2 of them arnt even in my life anymore

    N.... D....

    Let us not forget the droid attack on the wookies

    N.... D....

    @man, i be tired your point ?

  31. J.... E....

    gives me a early mo murder bone thugs melody

  32. G.... R....

    Typa shit be stuck in your head for days.

  33. D.... E....

    Try this song during an intimate moment....so perfect🤙

  34. R.... F....

    How you gonna be lonely in a room with God.

    I was like yo REPLAY ON REPEAT 🖤🔥

  35. i.... ....

    and this shit still slaps

  36. A.... T....

    refreshing

  37. K.... Y....

    This is Interesting

  38. S.... A....

    I was on L early in the morning months ago like 4 in the morning at the park with friends an found this song, I love it an the people I was with ^-^ <3

  39. C.... ....

    This song introduced me to both Saba and Jean Deaux, which in turn introduced me to Smino, Noname, Ravyn and maaaaany other rappers. Keep up the good work my man.

  40. R.... A....

    Remember when I first listened to this a few years ago, still a classic.

  41. M.... T....

    *Spotify Anyone*

  42. M.... T....

    *Is this considered as revising for biology/science ?*

  43. C.... S....

    The instrumental of this is so amazing

  44. I.... d....

    this song is so good i chill with it

  45. C.... ....

    Neo Soul is pure bliss. Modern day classic.

  46. B.... F....

    👏🏾👏🏾👑💜. Been on repeat

  47. s.... ....

    ︵‿︵‿୨♡୧‿︵‿︵
    welcome to the
    chill house 🏠

    ❀⑅*❀⑅*❀⑅*❀
    we sell food
    **•̩̩͙⊱••••✩••••̩̩͙⊰•**
    🍭🍡🍪🍩🍨🍮
    ♡•❀  ҉ ♡•❀
    we have flowers
    ☆♬○♩●♪✧ ☆
    💐🌺🌸🌹🌷🌼
    ˚*•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙*˚*˚*•̩̩͙✩•̩̩͙*˚*
    we also have cute
    animals
    【☆】★【☆】★
    🐰🐭🐶🦊🐼🐣
    lastly, we have drinks
    ✭・.・✫・゜・。.
    🥛☕️🍶🥤🍹🍺🍻

    it costs nothing <33

    i got inspired by someone
    and decided to do one of these

  48. A.... Q....

    anyone got a playlist w similar songs ?

  49. D.... K....

    1:26 - I'm sorry, this my fave part

  50. T.... D....

    This really needs more recognition

  51. C.... ....

    Damn, my camper put me onto this!!!

  52. a.... z....

    ꀍꂦꅐ ꌩꂦꀎ ꒒ꂦꈤꏂ꒒ꌩ ꀤꈤ ꍏ ꋪꂦꂦꎭ ꅐꀤ꓄ꀍ ꁅꂦꀷ?

  53. z.... R....

    [Intro: Jean Deaux]
    Got it, I got it, oh
    Say what you're looking for, 'cause I got it, yeah, ay
    I got it, I got it, oh
    I got it, yeah

    [Hook: Jean Deaux]
    Oh yes I made it alive, Lake Shore Drive, headed to paradise
    In this moment of mine, I can't recognize
    Or see that the glare is bright
    And what you compromise, I almost died
    I doubt the water is red as mine

    [Verse 1: Saba]
    Ay, how you lonely in a room with God?
    Never slow up, not even a pit stop
    Praying my niggas'll never get caught
    Overcame it all, like I'm some big shot
    Was taught to be a man, up to the wrist watch
    To the collar shirt tucked, with the front pocket
    Part of adolescence when they go blossom
    When your stars align, I hope there's no comet
    So far it's...
    Oh yes, I made it alive, I'm on the West Side, still at my momma house
    The kids on my conscience now, coz the youth dying and it's just more common now
    Common ground, stuck through it all like we Carmelo
    Comin' down, high offa life, arrive unannounced
    Summonin', numbin' the pain of when I'm in doubt, high school
    My head in the clouds, like I learned about


    [Hook: Jean Deaux]
    Oh yes I made it alive, Lake Shore Drive, headed to paradise
    In this moment of mine, I can't recognize
    Or see that the glare is bright
    And what you compromise, I almost die
    I doubt the water is red as mine

    [Post-Hook: Jean Deaux & Saba]
    What are you looking for?
    I got it (I got it)
    I got it (I got it)
    All the thing's you adore
    I got it (I got it)
    I got it (I got it)

    [Verse 2: Saba]
    Runnin' through my city like a tour bus
    Hopin' one day I can have a tour bus
    I can see the planets from my window sill
    And I tend to tell what is honest
    I don't wanna fight no one, no contest
    I just wanna undress my conscience
    I just met a killer that's bent in his ways
    Try to raise a family with minimum wage, what can I say?
    Besides the demons, it's reality for the people that we love
    And we are the ones that will team up and tee up the party
    Dead end the school, bet that they'll show up real tardy
    The audience is awfully ready and rowdy
    I meant it if I said it, you get in the writing
    Got into a science, but write with the lightning
    Like soil, I'm grounded, the seed has just sprouted

    [Hook: Jean Deaux]
    Oh yes I made it alive, Lake Shore Drive, headed to paradise
    In this moment of mine, I can't recognize
    Or see that the glare is bright
    And what you compromise, I almost die
    I doubt the water is red as mine

    [Post-Hook: Jean Deaux & Saba]
    What are you looking for?
    I got it, I got it (show what you want)
    I got it, I got it (show what you want)
    All, the thing's you adore
    I got it, I got it (show what you want)
    I got it, I got it (show what you want)
    Show what you want, show what you want
    Show what you want, show what you want

    [Outro: Billy Williams]
    I just wanna be the plug so my people can eat
    I just wanna play soccer on rooftops in Tokyo
    I just wanna find somewhere I don't gotta put a face on for people no mo'
    Yours truly, Billy Williams

  54. F.... ....

    this shit slaps fr

  55. T.... s....

    Iz better when its slowed down

  56. N.... A....

    guys please can anybody tell me the guitar chords

  57. i.... j....

    Don’t read comments for songs you vibe to too much.

  58. n.... l....

    This song is such a masterpiece.

  59. A.... G....

    If you don't like this song, I feel sorry for you

  60. f.... P....

    This song was made 2 yers ago and I'm still vibing

  61. B.... ....

    O H Y E S I M A D E I T A L I V E

  62. O.... Z....

    Wow. A rap song that sounds good, with lyrics that dont sound like a mumbling hair trimmer trying to rap.

    O.... Z....

    Omeed Z you should check out his boy smino if you haven’t

  63. l.... m....

    It's these kindsof songs that people like us search for, only we can't find all of them. And when we find the few we know, we wonder why they have such little appreciation.

  64. n.... d....

    this song feels like walking thru brooklyn ny. Its a weird analogy but dats wat i feel .

  65. I.... M....

    Since I found this it’s been on repeat

  66. A.... O....

    This has 650k? but Gucci gang has 930 mil? 😭

  67. P.... ....

    Went to Bonnaroo last weekend and heard Saba was performing and recognized his name from some Chance songs I think, so I thought I'd check him out. As soon as I approached the stage he was performing at, I fell in love. The sound was so beautiful and the crowd had such a positive and energetic vibe. He ended up playing this song live and from that moment I was hooked. 🔥

  68. s.... ....

    This is very pretty, music like this is so slept on ):

  69. o.... ....

    I’ve listened to this song for like a year and it just gives me GTA in the car vibes 😂

  70. G.... G....

    Disocvered 2 years 2 late. But better late than ever

  71. C.... ....

    I just want to uh undress my contious

  72. M.... ....

    They need to form a duo because this is a masterpiece. I haven't heard a song like this since my parents found neo soul when I was a baby.

  73. I.... ....

    Only song I like from Saba

  74. M.... ....

    One of thee most beautiful songs about LIFE 💜🧩

  75. j.... l....

    I think of all my love one not here to hear lovely song.LOVE.

  76. O.... _....

    Picasso prehumous... my friends you have great taste in art for being here... imo... I’m just some fucking kid.

  77. T.... M....

    Saba+Noname =🎼🎵🎶

  78. T.... S....

    The person on the hook sounds just like Mereba

  79. j.... l....

    Love u bay fm dad Jean Deaux

  80. j.... l....

    Love these two.ppl

  81. H.... ....

    Just recently discovered this on Pandora. Been hooked ever since. Love this vibe.

  82. N.... M....

    Came to discover because of kehlani... girl, lovin this now

  83. T.... S....

    Raising a family with minimum wage, what did I say😫😫 I can’t take this much 🔥 🔥

  84. F.... ....

    this is beautiful I could vibe all day

  85. L.... _....

    try to listen to this with your eyes closed

  86. A.... M....

    Produced by Phoelix and Saba]

    [Intro: Jean Deaux]
    Got it, I got it, oh
    Say what you're looking for, 'cause I got it, yeah, ay
    I got it, I got it, oh
    I got it, yeah

    [Hook: Jean Deaux]
    Oh yes I made it alive, Lake Shore Drive, headed to paradise
    In this moment of mine, I can't recognize
    Or see that the glare is right
    And what you compromise, I almost die
    I doubt the water is red as mine

    [Verse 1: Saba]
    Ay, how you lonely in a room with God?
    Never slow up, not even a pit stop
    Praying my niggas'll never get caught
    Overcame it all, like I'm some big shot
    Was taught to be a man, up to the wrist watch
    To the collar shirt tucked, with the front pocket
    Part of adolescence when they go blossom
    When your stars align, I hope there's no comet
    So far it's...
    Oh yes, I made it alive, I'm on the West Side, still at my momma house
    The kids on my conscience now, coz the youth dying and it's just more common now
    Common ground, stuck through it all like we Carmelo
    Comin' down, high offa life, arrive unannounced
    Summonin', numbin' the pain of when I'm in doubt, high school
    My head in the clouds, like I learned about

    [Hook: Jean Deaux]
    Oh yes I made it alive, Lake Shore Drive, headed to paradise
    In this moment of mine, I can't recognize
    Or see that the glare is bright
    And what you compromise, I almost die
    I doubt the water is red as mine

    [Post-Hook: Jean Deaux & Saba]
    What are you looking for?
    I got it (I got it)
    I got it (I got it)
    All the thing's you adore
    I got it (I got it)
    I got it (I got it)

    [Verse 2: Saba]
    Runnin' through my city like a tour bus
    Hopin' one day I can have a tour bus
    I can see the planets from my window sill
    And I tend to tell what is honest
    I don't wanna fight no one, no contest
    I just wanna undress my conscience
    I just met a killer that's bent in his ways
    Try to raise a family with minimum wage, what can I say?
    Besides the demons, it's reality for the people that we love
    And we are the ones that will team up and tee up the party
    Dead end the school, but they'll show up tardy
    The audience awfully ready and rowdy
    I meant it if I said it, you get in writing
    Got into a science, but write with the lightning
    Like soil, I'm grounded, the seed has just sprouted

    [Hook: Jean Deaux]
    Oh yes I made it alive, Lake Shore Drive, headed to paradise
    In this moment of mine, I can't recognise
    Or see that the glare is bright
    And what you compromise, I almost die
    I doubt the water is red as mine

    [Post-Hook: Jean Deaux & Saba]
    What are you looking for?
    I got it, I got it (show what you want)
    I got it, I got it (show what you want)
    All, the thing's you adore
    I got it, I got it (show what you want)
    I got it, I got it (show what you want)
    Show what you want, show what you want
    Show what you want, show what you want

    [Outro: Billy Williams]
    I just wanna be the plug so my people can eat
    I just wanna play soccer on rooftops in Tokyo
    I just wanna find somewhere I don't gotta put a face on for people no mo'
    Yours truly, Billy Williams

  87. A.... W....

    Where is the Video !?

  88. Y.... ....

    "I don't wanna fight no one, no contest,
    I just wanna - undress my conscience."

    The whole second verse is too good (and the entire song, like damn), but those few lyrics have got to be some of the most artistic words I've ever heard in a song. I am absolutely obsessed with this amazing work of art and these amazing vibes..

  89. N.... ....

    https://discord.gg/TsTj7EN join I guess