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Released as the third single from Kid Cudi’s debut album, Man on the Moon: The End of Day.
In his collaboration with MGMT and Ratatat, Kid Cudi discusses the lowlights of fame and fortune as well as the problems that haunted him following his father’s death.
It is the first track in the “nightmare...
[Intro: Kid Cudi]
Mmmm, ay-oh
Hey...
Ratatat, yeah!
Na-na-na-nah
Na-na-na-nah
[Verse 1: Kid Cudi]
Crush a bit, little bit, roll it up, take a hit
Feelin' lit, feelin' right, 2 AM, summer night
I don't care, hand on the wheel
Driving drunk, I'm doing my thing
Rolling the Midwest side and out
Living my life, getting out dreams
People told me slow my roll, I'm screaming out "Fuck that"
I'ma do just what I want, looking ahead, no turning back
If I fall, if I die, know I lived it to the fullest
If I fall, if I die, know I lived and missed some bullets
[Chorus: Andrew VanWyngarden & Kid Cudi]
I'm on the pursuit of happiness, and I know
Everything that shine ain't always gonna be gold, hey
I'll be fine once I get it
I'll be good
I'm on the pursuit of happiness and I know
Everything that shine ain't always gonna be gold, hey
I'll be fine once I get it
I'll be good
[Verse 2: Kid Cudi]
Tell me what you know about dreamin', dreamin'?
You don't really know about nothin', nothin'
Tell me what you know about the night terrors every night
5 AM, cold sweats, waking up to the sky
Tell me what you know about dreams, dreams?
Tell me what you know about night terrors? Nothing
You don't really care about the trials of tomorrow
Rather lay awake in the bed full of sorrow
[Chorus: Andrew VanWyngarden & Kid Cudi]
I'm on the pursuit of happiness, and I know
Everything that shine ain't always gonna be gold, hey
I'll be fine once I get it
I'll be good
I'm on the pursuit of happiness, and I know
Everything that shine ain't always gonna be gold, hey
I'll be fine once I get it
I'll be good
[Bridge: Kid Cudi]
I'm on the pursuit of happiness
I know everything that shine ain't always gold
I'll be fine once I get it
I'll be good
[Guitar Solo: Mike Stroud]
[Chorus: Andrew VanWyngarden & Kid Cudi]
I'm on the pursuit of happiness, and I know
Everything that shine ain't always gonna be gold, hey
I'll be fine once I get it
I'll be good
I'm on the pursuit of happiness, and I know
Everything that shine ain't always gonna be gold, hey
I'll be fine once I get it
I'll be good
[Outro: Kid Cudi]
Pursuit of happiness, yeah
I gon' get it, I'll be good
Oh...
Oh man, oh, ugh...
Room's spinning, room's spinning...
Pat, Zuli...
Oh fuck
Oh my God, why'd I drink so much and smoke so much? Oh
Oh, fuck
Pursuit of Happiness (Nightmare) was written by Mike Stroud & E.Vax & Kid Cudi.
Pursuit of Happiness (Nightmare) was produced by Ratatat.
Kid Cudi released Pursuit of Happiness (Nightmare) on Tue Sep 15 2009.
The original video was directed by Josh Hartnett.
Kid Cudi discussed the music video with MTV News:
Kid Cudi Sheds Light On His Video For 'Pursuit Of Happiness' - Video Clips from MTV
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In a March 2011 interview with Hip Hop N' More, while discussing about his then-upcoming project, Man On The Moon 3 which never actually released, Cudi elaborated behind the meaning of this song.
When I’m singing about driving drunk on “Pursuit of Happiness” on [Man On the Moon], you may remember t...