Saturnz Barz Lyrics
Haha, woii yoii
Done know how the ting go, a the Unruly boss, doh
Hahaha
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[Chorus 1: Popcaan]
All my life, mi ever have mi gun so mi haffi move sharp like mi knife
All my life, mi pray say when mi get wealthy a ma a mi wife
All my life, the system force mi fi be a killer just like Rodney Price
All my life, no, all my life
[Verse: Popcaan]
Wam to you, Cobe? Some boy don't know mi
To how me ruff dem can't believe a grandma grow mi
Know few Popcaan song so, and feel dem know mi
Four mile mi used to walk to school, them know man story? Ha!
Now mi gain up all those glory
The world is mine, the whole a it mi taking slowly
Happy days mi call it now mi bun sad story
Anywhere mi deh inna the world, mi dogs dem round mi, hahaha
Mi laugh and collect those trophy
Because mi deserve everything weh music give mi, bwoy
Unruly nuh light like Frisbee
The dream, family live that with me
Oh (oh), oh (oh), oh (oh), oh (oh)
All my life
Mi dream fi own house, land, cars, and bikes
All my life
I'm in the stakin' bar, I got debts, I'm a debaser
All my life
Saturn's about to make love and I'm just a heartbreaker
All my life
And I won't get a take in 'cause I'm out when I'm stakin'
And the rings I am breakin' are makin' you a personal day
[Bridge: 2-D & Popcaan]
With the holograms beside me, I'll dance alone tonight
In a mirrored world, are you beside me
All my life?
Distortion
[Chorus 2: 2-D & Popcaan]
All my life
I'm in the stakin' bar, I got debts, I'm a debaser
All my life
Saturnz about to make love and I'm just a heartbreaker
All my life
And I won't get a take in 'cause I'm out when I'm stakin'
And the rings I am breakin' are makin' you a personal day
About
“Saturnz Barz” is a song off of the Gorillaz’s fourth LP Humanz. The song features Popcaan and is influenced by past Gorillaz songs and reggae music.
“Saturnz Barz” was initially leaked through Vimeo after users on Reddit found the link listed on Google searches of the song and solved the password. The video featured the song in full, including live stage design. It officially premiered on BBC Radio 1 with an interactive 360° video on March 23. The ‘Spirit House’ video was directed by Jamie Hewlett and produced by long-time Gorillaz collaborator Cara Speller.
The “Spirit House” from the music video is based off of a real house in Detroit, Michigan.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
[Popcaan] came with quite a few of his friends. The session started about midnight, 1:00 in the morning…We worked all into the night but at the end of it I wasn’t really feeling it, I don’t know why. Next day, we had a chat, communicated and he came in and he did this. I think this is quite different to anything else he’d ever done. It’s very personal. It tells a kind of alternate narrative to a lot of the ideas within modern dancehall. So I’ve become quite a diplomat haven’t I?
- Damon Albarn speaking with MistaJam on BBC 1
Popcaan is a Jamaican DJ and singer/songwriter. He has worked with other international acts such as Drake, Jamie XX and Pusha T.
Gorillaz are known for experimenting with dancehall and reggae influences, but even MistaJam expressed surprised at this choice of collaboration during his interview with Damon Albarn during the song’s premiere.
I think a lot of people would never have put you with Popcaan. I know you know your reggae. I know you know your dancehall. But Popcaan…is one of the brand new school who is only really just finding his feet now!
Damon responded that he doesn’t just work with anyone, but only people with whom he connects with. After spending a few studio sessions together in Jamaica, they became fast friends.
Necessity is the mother of invention…and he came out with this. It just fitted perfectly…And we’ve got this crazy tune. I mean it doesn’t sound like anything else!
The sample is the third verse from “Ascension”
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- 4.Strobelite
- 5.Colombians
- 6.Saturnz Barz
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- 8.Momentz
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- 13.Charger
- 16.Andromeda
- 18.Busted and Blue
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- 23.Let Me Out
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- 27.Garage Palace
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