Thought I Was Dead by Tyler, The Creator (Ft. Santigold & ScHoolboy Q)
Thought I Was Dead by Tyler, The Creator (Ft. Santigold & ScHoolboy Q)

Thought I Was Dead

Tyler, The Creator & ScHoolboy Q & Santigold * Track #11 On CHROMAKOPIA + (Plus)

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Thought I Was Dead by Tyler, The Creator (Ft. Santigold & ScHoolboy Q)

Release Date
Mon Oct 28 2024
Performed by
Tyler, The CreatorScHoolboy Q & Santigold
Writed by
Tyler, The Creator & ScHoolboy Q
About

“Thought I Was Dead,” the third and final teaser from CHROMAKOPIA, is a boisterous manifesto of his mentality. The track sees Tyler point out the presence of culture-vultures in hip-hop—doubling down on previous comments—while also putting himself ahead of them.

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Thought I Was Dead Lyrics

[Intro: Santigold]
You don't wanna go to war with a soldier
You don't wanna go to war with a soldier (You niggas thought I was dead)
You don't wanna go to war with a soldier (You niggas thought I was dead)
You don't wanna go to war with a soldier (You niggas thought I was dead)
There's more to life than just fuckin' workin', bro (You niggas thought I was dead, they thought I was dead)

[Verse 1: Tyler, The Creator & Santigold]
Okay, bitch, I've been trapped in a zoo
Nigga got plaques like the crack of a tooth (Uh-huh, uh-huh)
I need some space like the back of a coupe
I'm tryna magic wand, I'm tryna poof, so (They thought I was dead)
Grab the blammer (Hmm), fuck all the glitz and the glamour (Hmm)
I want a crib in Atlanta, brodie, me and my bitch changin' Pampers (Hmm)
Them niggas thought I was dead (Hmm)
Them niggas thought I was dead (You ain't gon' see me)
You niggas thought I was dead (Nigga, no way)
You niggas thought I was dead (I turned to a ghost)
Them niggas thought I was dead (I'm over this shit)
Them niggas thought I was dead (I'm over this shit)
(They thought I was dead, dead)

[Chorus: Tyler, The Creator]
Them niggas thought I was dead
Them niggas thought I was dead
You niggas thought I was dead
You niggas thought I was dead
Niggas thought I was dead
Them niggas thought I was dead
You niggas thought I was dead
You niggas thought I was dead

[Verse 2: ScHoolboy Q & Santigold]
Get love in the hood, but I must leave (Yeah)
Boy, I'm way in the hills where they can't see (Can't see)
Swear I burned twenty M's, 2018 (Yeah)
Like I play for the Bills, goin' OD (They thought I was dead)
Niggas tend to get rich and they act weird (Weird)
How you walkin' out the party with your butt pierced? (Come on)
Shit, I'd rather play golf 'til the check clear (Yeah)
Niggas turn thirty-five, now they out here (They thought I was dead)
Nigga, Rolls or the 'Rari? Tryna program
I was really outside with the dope man
Now I really got M's, nigga, no chance
I don't wanna be seen in your bromance, hmm

[Bridge: Tyler, The Creator & Santigold]
Packed in, goddamn, that dream
Never seen a nigga with a fuckin' cap game (They thought I was)
If a nigga think he gon' get blatt-blatt-blatt-blatt me

[Chorus: Tyler, The Creator & Santigold]
Them niggas thought I was dead (Yeah)
Them niggas thought I was dead
These niggas thought I was dead (They thought that I was dead)
These niggas thought I was dead (They thought that I was dead)
Niggas thought I was dead (I was dead)
Niggas thought I was dead (Woah, woah)
You niggas thought I was dead (Dead)
Them niggas thought I was dead (They thought I was dead)

[Bridge: Tyler, The Creator, Tyler, The Creator & Santigold]
I don't wanna be found, I don't wanna be down (Uh)
I don't wanna be found, (Uh) I don't wanna be down (Uh)
I don't wanna be found, I don't wanna be down (Oh, you know Tyler and his tone)
I don't wanna be found, I don't wanna be down (I'm so sick of these niggas, they don't know you, fuck you)

[Verse 3: Tyler, The Creator]
White boys mockin' this shit and y'all mad at me? Y'all can suck my dick (Suck my dick)
Pull up old tweets, pull up old t-shirts, all that, I'll moonwalk over that bitch (Hee-hee)
See, T changed like the 'fit got dirty
I was young man, then a nigga hit thirty
I was one mil', then a nigga hit thirty
Bitch, you ain't Coco Gauff, you can't serve me
Anti-what? Hm, yeah, right
Niggas runnin' they mouth, keep it airtight
I'ma crash shit out 'til my hair white
I got too much drive, I'm a terabyte
I got a big ol' head, I ain't like these niggas (Yes)
Uh-uh, don't put me with these niggas (Yes)
I don't "haha, keke" with these niggas (Yes)
Loiter Squad, baby, I don't be with these niggas (Yes)
Same boys with me since back, back then (Alright)
Everything I said I'd do, I did (True story)
Talk my shit? I sure damn will
You ain't like that shit? I's do it again
5 in the morning, I be hatin' on shit
10 in the evening, I be hatin' on shit
Ten years later, mighta changed my mind
I'm a fake-ass bitch, don't kill me
I'm a hypocrite, ain't real, ain't really
I'm a big troll, haha, I'm silly (I'm silly)
Fuck you know about being better than them niggas that you hate?
You ain't good at shit, you can't feel me
Fuck your one-trick goat, I'm billy (Oh)
Shout out papa, he for real (Yeah)
Don't test V, he pop for real (Don't bother)
Had to call him like stop and chill, look (Ah)
I tries to be out the way
I like the farm with the lake, I like some truth in my space
Y'all niggas friendly and fake
"That's big bro," how, when y'all met yesterday?
This feel Planet of the Apes
Why am I filled with this hate? Got freedom in every way
Y'all wanna take what I got, but y'all do not got what it take
I don't wanna be found, ya ho
I don't wanna be down, ya ho
I don't like comin' around, ya ho
I will not knock-knock at your door
Just me, that's what I said
Trav, these niggas is fed
Me? I'm overhead
These niggas thought I was dead

Thought I Was Dead Q&A

Who wrote Thought I Was Dead's ?

Thought I Was Dead was written by Tyler, The Creator & ScHoolboy Q.

Who produced Thought I Was Dead's ?

Thought I Was Dead was produced by Tyler, The Creator.

When did Tyler, The Creator release Thought I Was Dead?

Tyler, The Creator released Thought I Was Dead on Mon Oct 28 2024.

Have these artists collaborated before?

Yes, Tyler, The Creator and ScHoolboy Q have an extensive catalog of officially released collaborations with “Thought I Was Dead” being the most recent.

Previously, they teamed up on:
• Q’s “THe Purge” from “Oxymoron”;
• “RUN” and “THE BROWN STAINS OF DARKEESE LATIFAH PART 6-12 (Remix)” from Tyler’...

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How did the song perform commercially?

During the tracking week ending, November 9, 2024, the song debuted at #32 on the Hot 100 chart. The song marks Santigold’s first appearance on the chart.

Is there a live performance of "Thought I Was Dead" by Tyler, The Creator?

Camp Flog Gnaw Music Festival 2024

Did this song receive any certifications?

‘Thought I Was Dead’ was certified gold by the RIAA on July 15, 2025.

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