Logic – Upgrade Lyrics

Logic – Upgrade Lyrics

Upgrade Lyrics by Logic

Third track off of The Incredible True Story. Logic has “upgraded”, both monetarily with his rising success and metaphorically with his new, heightened perspective on his own life.

By referencing an ‘Upgrade’, he is also thematically connecting to Thalia, his narrator in Under Pressure, and AI of Thomas’ and Kai’s ship, which got a software upgrade in the skit at the end of the previous song, “Fade Away.”

This track features samples from the Apollo 11 lift-off countdown (also sampled by Frank Ocean, and Jay Z/Kanye West), as well as The Singers Unlimited’s “Clair” song.

[Produced by Logic & 6ix]

[Intro]
Aye, let me just rap…

[Verse 1]
I’ve upgraded while they’ve waited
Will they love it?, Will they hate it?
Never faded I evade it
Cause I never really want to complicate it
Think I’ve made it, yes I did
I’m giving them bars like a bid
Let me rewind it like a vid
“Did he just say that?” Yes, I did
And they really wanna get it like I live
God damn mother fucker what I gotta give
Way back in DC, at Liv
On the way to that everlasting life
Will they rob you? Yeah, they might
Hold up, wait a minute, veer to the right
On this road to success, I’ve faced my fears
Then hop on that flight

[Hook]
I’ve upgraded
I’ve upgraded
I’ve upgraded
I’ve upgraded
I’ve upgraded

[Verse 2]
My bitch bad got a sick figure
Play 1 show and get 6 figures
We build bigger, money tall as a mountain, bitch
I’ve got Hilfigers, like goddamn
Yes sir, I know who I am
I’m that main man Martin, out here kicking out Pam
Just riding ’round with my Gina in that all-black Beamer
All the way from Maryland whipping out West Covina
Hold up, now check my demeanor
Yeah, your girl bad, my girl meaner
I’ve upgraded

[Bridge]
I’ve got the Akira on the wall
I just can’t follow their law
Swear to God that they know me
They don’t know me at all
And its all right, it’s alright
I’ve upgraded

[Verse 3]
Let me bring in them new kicks like Timbaland
I gotta reboot with this upgrade
My metaphors on Cloud 9
And the meaning behind them is so vague
Before I created this universe
I had to fly through the Bermuda first
6ix on the beat, then we queue the verse
Now I’m in another world when the flow emerge
Feel like I’m in a Fifth Element
I’m in my element lost in paradise
Its me, you and Leeloo, Korben Dallas in Fhloston Paradise
Never by chance like a pair of dice
I don’t give a fuck about their advice
I’m on another planet, no I’m not manic
Bitch I’m decompressed, know they can’t stand it
Cause I pilot it and manned it the best
All they demanded was I gave up and laid that dream to rest
(God damn!) Hold up, wait a minute; fuck all that shit
I left Earth ages ago to avoid and duck all that shit
You know when we on
Making music that’s gon’ survive for eons
Bloodshed from America to Sierra Leone
That’s that shit I can’t be on, that’s the reason I be gone
Yes, I keep it professional like Luc Besson and Leon

[Hook]
I’ve upgraded
I’ve upgraded
I’ve upgraded
I’ve upgraded
I’ve upgraded