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Die for You
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Die for You was released on January 1, 2004 by Motown as a part of the album Suit
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AlbumSuit
Release DateJanuary 1, 2004
LabelMotown
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM86

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Nelly
Nelly
Vocals
Onion
Onion
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Carsten Schack
Carsten Schack
Songwriter
Cornell Haynes, Jr.
Cornell Haynes, Jr.
Songwriter
Kenneth Karlin
Kenneth Karlin
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Soulshock & Karlin
Soulshock & Karlin
Producer
Carl Nappa
Carl Nappa
Recording Engineer
Rich Travali
Rich Travali
Mixing Engineer
Chip Karpells
Chip Karpells
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Joe Grasso
Joe Grasso
Immersive Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Is today your birthday?
(Yeah) You sure? (Daddy)
I don't think today your birthday (Then what you call me for?)
Oh, I don't know, I just called to see what you was doin'
You sure, what, what, what you turn today?
What you turn today, 19? (No, I'm turnin' 10, Daddy)
Nah, you turnin', what, 32, 32, you 32 today
(You have been away for a long time) It feel like it, don't it? (Yeah)
Yeah, but I miss you though, you miss me?
(Yes, very much, I just wish you could be here) Word? (Yes)
Okay, I'll be there soon, aight? (You gon' be here tonight?)
Nah, boo-boo, I ain't gon' be there tonight (Aw)
[Verse 2]
Woo, mmm, uh
Yeah, uh, uh, uh, uh, come on
[Verse 3]
Yeah (Yeah)
Don't you know I'll die for you? (Die for you)
I'll lay down my life for you
I would die for you (Die for you) Uh
[Verse 4]
Don't you know I'll die for you? (Die for you)
I'll lay down my life for you
I would die for you (Die for you)
(I love you, Daddy)
[Verse 5]
I remember February 27, 1994
Tryin' to make it to the hospital through three inches of snow
Something's goin' wrong, I can tell, but I don't know
I got this feeling in my gut, this ain't how it's supposed to go
Three pounds, two ounces, and two months premature
I tell the incubator, is she gon' make it? They ain't sure
Automatically, I place the blame on my health
Hell, I'm her father, mane, I place the blame on myself
Was it something that I smoked, did I eat or did I drink it?
Or was it something I was doin' that I did or did I think it?
Huh, watchin' her breathe through her holes in her nose
What's this EKG machine? What's this shit on her toes?
It's '94, I'm '85, so I'm spooked as can be (Come on)
I'm prayin' and I'm askin', why He do this to me?
See, I used to hold you in the palm of my hand
And just to see you pull through, shit, I knew you'd pull through
[Verse 6]
Yeah (Yeah)
Don't you know I'll die for you? (Die for you)
I'll lay down my life for you
I would die for you (Die for you, yeah)
[Verse 7]
Don't you know I'll die for you? (Die for you)
I'll lay down my life for you
I would die for you (Die for you)
[Verse 8]
March the 2nd, 1999
The year and the date I got my lil' man
I guess I felt how my father felt his father felt
And his father must've felt to see himself
It's like a lil' me in the flesh
He got my blood and my heart in his chest
Needless to say, man, I love him to death
Teach him, if he disrespect me, I'ma love him to death
Left to go outta town right after he was born
I got a record deal, three months later, Daddy was gone
It's like I'm tryna raise him over the phone
He barely know my face when he see it, but he know my tone
I'm hopin', I'm like, do he know who his Daddy is?
I'm real close to sayin', fuck the showbiz
But when I hear him call his Daddy now
And when I hear him tell his friends, I'ma be just like my Daddy now
Hope he forgive me for the sacrifice
So he can have a better life than I had
[Verse 9]
Yeah (Yeah)
Don't you know I'll die for you? (Die for you)
I'll lay down my life for you
I would die for you (Die for you, yeah)
[Verse 10]
Don't you know I'll die for you? (Die for you)
I'll lay down my life for you
I would die for you (Die for you, yeah)
[Verse 11]
Don't you know I'll die for you? (Die for you)
I'll lay down my life for you
I would die for you (Die for you, yeah)
[Verse 12]
Don't you know I'll die for you? (Die for you)
I'll lay down my life for you
I would die for you (Die for you)
Written by: Nelly, Soulshock & Karlin
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