Men In Black Lyrics

[Intro: Will Smith & Coko]
Whoo
Here come the Men in Black
It's the MiBs, uhh, here come the MiBs
Here come the Men in Black (Men in Black)
They won't let you remember

N-nah, nah, nah

[Verse 1: Will Smith]
The good guys dress in black, remember that
Just in case we ever face-to-face and make contact

The title held by me: MiB
Means what you think you saw, you did not see
So don't blink, B, what was there is now gone
Black suit with the black Ray-Bans on
Walk in shadow, move in silence
Guard against extraterrestrial violence

But yo we ain't on no government list
We straight don't exist, no names and no fingerprints

Saw somethin' strange? Watch your back
'Cause you never quite know where the MiBs is at
Uh and

[Chorus: Coko]
Here come the Men in Black (Men in Black)
The galaxy defenders (Oooh, oooh, oooh)
Here come the Men in Black (Men in Black)
They won't let you remember (Won't let you remember)
[Verse 2: Will Smith]
Uh-uh, uh-uh, now
From the deepest of the darkest of night
On the horizon, bright light enters sight, tight
Cameras zoom on the impendin' doom
But then like "boom", black suits fill the room up
With the quickness, talk with the witnesses
Hypnotizer, neuralyzer
Vivid memories turn to fantasies
Ain't no MiBs, can I please...?
Do what we say that's the way we kick it
Y'ahmean?
I see my noisy cricket get wicked on ya
We're your first, last and only line of defense
Against the worst scum of the universe
So don't fear us, cheer us
If you ever get near us, don't jeer us, we're the fearless
MiBs, freezin' up all the flack
(What's that stand for?) Men in Black

[Bridge: Will Smith & Coko]
Uh, and
The Men in Black
Uh, and
The Men in Black
Let me see ya just bounce it with me, just bounce with me (Bounce with me)
Just bounce it with me, c'mon
Let me see ya just slide with me, just slide with me (Slide, slide, slide, slide)
Just slide with me, c'mon
Let me see ya take a walk with me, just walk it with me (Walk with me)
Take a walk with me, c'mon
And make your neck work
Now freeze (Uh huh huh ha)

[Chorus: Coko]
Here come the Men in Black (Men in Black)
The galaxy defenders (Oooh, oooh, oooh)
Here come the Men in Black (Men in Black)
They won't let you remember (No, no)

[Verse 3: Will Smith]
Alright, check it, let me tell you this in closin'
I know we might seem imposin'
But trust me, if we ever show in your section
Believe me, it's for your own protection
'Cause we see things that you need not see
And we be places that you need not be
So go witcha life, forget that Roswell crap
Show love to the black suit, 'cause that's the Men in
That's the Men in


[Chorus: Coko]
Here come the Men in Black (Here they come)
The galaxy defenders (Galaxy defenders)
Here come the Men in Black (Oh, here they come)
They won't let you remember (Won't let you remember)
Here come the Men in Black (Ohh, here they come)
The galaxy defenders (Oooh, oooh, oooh)
Here come the Men in Black
They won't let you remember

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The mega smash-hit theme song from the equally mega smash-hit Men in Black, the 1997 comics-film starring Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones, with the former rapping this track. Coko, the lead singer of R&B group SWV, sings the hook and provides extra vocals.

The track samples and references Patrice Rushen’s 1982 hit “Forget Me Nots.”

Q&A

Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning

How did Patrice Rushen react to her song being sampled for "Men in Black"?
Genius Answer

I got this cassette in the mail. (You remember cassettes?) A motion picture company said, “Please give us a call about your one-time payment for the small use of your song ‘Forget Me Nots’ for this new film called Men In Black starring Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith.” I listened to it and I said, “Small sample?! I don’t think so!”

So, [my lawyer] says, “Okay, this is different. This is not a sample where you’re extracting maybe four bars or eight bars that recur. This is your song and you should be sharing in the publishing. Half of this song should belong to you and the writers of ‘Forget Me Nots.’”

This song which almost didn’t see the light of day has this brand-new life in Men In Black. That franchise continued to use it up until maybe the very last one. There’s a lesson in that for all of us. These songs and these ideas are worth something.

— Rushen talking to Albumism, 2021

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