Tie My Hands Lyrics

[Produced by Robin Thicke]

[Intro: Robin Thicke]
We are at war with the universe
The sky is falling
And the only thing that can save us now
Is sensitivity and compassion
Da, da, da, da-da-da, da, da, da
Da, da, da, da-da-da, da, da, da (Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
But I know one thing's for sure
I'm gonna get my kicks before it all burns down
(Ooh-ooh-ooh)

[Verse 1: Lil Wayne]
Yeah, some say tragedy's hard to get over
But sometime that tragedy means it's over

Soldier, from the academy league of rollers
I deny being down though they seem to hold us
My shoulders are strong, I prove 'em wrong
I ain't doing nothing but moving on, let the truth be known
But they talked that freedom at us
And didn't even leave a ladder, damn


[Verse 2 Robin Thicke]
I work at the corner store
We all got problems, problems

No one's gonna fly down low
No one's gonna save us now

How you feel, you're not alone
We're all just jealous, jealous

We don't reach the sky no more
We just can't overcome, no

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Genius Annotation

Lil Wayne’s criticism of Bush’s oppression of the African-Americans of the U.S. during the Katrina tragedy. As well, that everyone must persevere through harsh times.

This song is often used as an example of what Wayne could be capable of if he tackled more difficult subject matter than money and girls more consistently.

As Drew Correa explained to XXL:

[T]hat is the oldest record on Tha Carter III. [Wayne] did that whole record in one take. He was smoking a blunt, and he’s like, “Yo just play it all the way through and I’m-a get all three verses in one shot.” He really felt attached to that record. He’s a huge Robin Thicke fan, and it was so deep to him, and he’s talking about Katrina. When we were on his tour bus going from venues he’d be in there jamming that record.

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Release Date
June 10, 2008
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