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N.E.R.D’s eleventh and final track on their 2017 studio album, NO_ONE EVER REALLY DIES, Lifting You, focuses on interpreting negative comments about yourself.
In their album listening session, N.E.R.D + Friends Listening Session 12.06.17, Pharrell Williams explained the song as;
…when they say you...
[Bridge: Pharrell Williams]
I know you heard this before
I know you heard this before
It's working for sure
Gonna be hurting tomorrow
But tonight, hey hey
We're going for it (Don't judge me)
Tonight, we're going for it (Come touch me)
Tonight, we're going for it (Like you love me)
Tonight, we're going for it (Hear me out)
[Verse 1: Pharrell Williams]
We've come to have a good time
And we won't compromise
We wanna hear the colors
We wanna feel the lights
Automatic wine
My money stacked so high
It feels like stick like Tide
Takes the smallest slice
It still touch the sky
[Pre-Chorus: Pharrell Williams]
Tonight we're going turbo
The dance-hall is packed to the curb yo
We're gonna need a lot of merlot
But the question is where'd I just go
[Chorus: Ed Sheeran]
So let them say what they want to about us
When they say your name
They're lifting you
So let them say what they want to about us
When they say your name
They're lifting you
[Bridge: Pharrell Williams]
I know you heard this before
I know you heard this before
It's working for sure
Gonna be hurting tomorrow
But tonight, hey hey
We're going for it (Don't judge me)
Tonight, we're going for it (Come touch me)
Tonight, we're going for it (Like you love me)
(All the orgasmic girls)
Tonight, we're going for it (hear me out)
[Verse 2: Pharrell Williams]
You ever seen one girl take over the night?
Take over the city and restore its pride
If you're gonna roll a blunt
Then roll a blunt right
The room is too dark
Someone spark up the light
Police, got the strap on the side
My people still fly the kite
But I learned from my grandma
To master my eye
Oh shit I'm talking too much
I'm too fucking hyped
[Pre-Chorus: Pharrell Williams]
Tonight we're going turbo
The dance-hall is packed to the curb yo
We're gonna eat a lot of merlot
But the question is where'd I just go
[Chorus: Ed Sheeran]
So let them say what they want to about us
When they say your name
They're lifting you
So let them say what they want to about us
When they say your name
They're lifting you
[Bridge: Pharrell Williams]
I know you heard this before
I know you heard this before
It's working for sure
Gonna be hurting tomorrow
But tonight, hey hey we're–
[Outro: Pharrell Williams]
Blood, blood, blood, blood
Blood, blood, blood, blood
Blood, blood, blood, blood
Blood, blood, blood, blood
Lifting You was written by Pharrell Williams.
Lifting You was produced by Pharrell Williams.
N.E.R.D & Ed Sheeran released Lifting You on Fri Dec 15 2017.
In their album listening session, Pharrell explained the inspiration behind this song:
People talk shit about you. You may not realize that when they’re talking about you, you must fucking matter. It occurred to us that when they say your name, they’re lifting you.