Released: February 24, 2004
Songwriter: Tom Keane Kanye West Cynthia Weil David Foster
Producer: Kanye West
[Intro]
Let's go!
The [?] is in the building, say "[?]'s there"
Throw your diamonds in the air at the [?] in the building
Say "Hell yeah"
Throw your diamonds in the air
If your [?]'s in the building say "Hell yeah"
Throw your diamonds in the air
If your [?]'s in the building say "Hell yeah"
Throw your diamonds in the air
Throw your diamonds in the air
Throw your diamonds in the air
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
[Verse 1]
I drink a Boost for breakfast, an Ensure for dessert
Somebody ordered pancakes, I just sip the sizzurp
That right there could drive a sanе man bers...
Not to worry, Mr. H-to-the-Izzo's back to wi...
How do you console my mom or givе her light support
Tellin' her her son's on life support?
And just imagine how my girl feel
On the plane scared as hell that her guy look like Emmett...
She was with me before the deal, she'd been tryna be mine
She a Delta, so she'd been throwin' that Dynasty sign
No use in me tryna be lyin', I been tryna be signed
Tryin' to be a millionaire, how I used two lifelines
In the same hospital where Biggie Smalls died
The doctor said I had blood clots, but I ain't Jamaican, man
Story on MTV and I ain't tryna make a...
I swear, this right here, history in the makin', man
[Chorus]
Through the wire, to the limit, to the wall (Yeah)
For the chance to be with you, I'd gladly risk it all
Through the wire, through whatever, come what may
For a chance to be with you you, I'd take it all the way
Right down to the wire, even through the fire
[Verse 2]
Yeah, yeah
What if somebody from the Chi' that was ill got a deal
On the hottest rap label around?
But he wasn't talkin' 'bout coke and birds
It was more like spoken word, 'cept he's really puttin' it down?
And he explained the story 'bout how Blacks came from glory
And what we need to do in the game
Good dude, bad night, right place, wrong time
In the blink of a eye, his whole life changed
If y'all could feel how my face felt
You would know how Mase felt (Mason Betha!)
Thank God I ain't too cool for the safe belt
I swear to God, driver two wanna sue
I got a lawyer for the case, to keep what's in my safe safe
My dawgs couldn't tell if I…
I looked like Tom Cruise on Vanilla Sky, it was televised
There's been an accident like GEICO
They thought I was burnt up like Pepsi did Michael
I must got a angel, ‘cause look how death missed his ass
Unbreakable, what, you thought they'd call me Mr.?
Look back on my life like the Ghost of Christmas...
Toys "R" Us where I used to spend that Christmas...
And I still won't grow up, I'm a grown-ass kid
Swear I should be locked up for stupid...
But I'm a champion, so we turned tragedy to triumph
Make music that's fire, spit my soul through the wire
[Chorus]
Through the wire, to the limit, to the wall (Yeah)
For the chance to be with you, I'd gladly risk it all
Through the wire, through whatever, come what may
For a chance to be with you you, I'd take it all the way
Right down to the wire, even through the fire
[Over Chorus]
[?] to hip-hop violence
Make some noise for me [?] real quick
Yeah, make some noise with GLC, [?] make some noise for...
Make some noise for Really Doe, my nigga Really Doe
Make some noise for [?], my nigga [?] right here
Make some noise for John Legend right here, right now
[Outro]
The [?] is in the building, say "Hell yeah" ("Hell yeah")
Throw your diamonds in the air at the [?] in the building
Say "Hell yeah" ("Hell yeah")
Throw your diamonds in the air
If your [?]'s in the building say "Hell yeah"
My nigga, now
Throw your diamonds in the air
If your [?]'s in the building say "Hell yeah" ("Hell yeah")
Throw your diamonds in the air
Throw your diamonds in the air
Throw your diamonds in the air
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
We the fuck outta here
I love y'all
Let's go!
The [?] is in the building, say "[?]'s there"
Throw your diamonds in the air at the [?] in the building
Say "Hell yeah"
Throw your diamonds in the air
If your [?]'s in the building say "Hell yeah"
Throw your diamonds in the air
If your [?]'s in the building say "Hell yeah"
Throw your diamonds in the air
Throw your diamonds in the air
Throw your diamonds in the air
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
[Verse 1]
I drink a Boost for breakfast, an Ensure for dessert
Somebody ordered pancakes, I just sip the sizzurp
That right there could drive a sanе man bers...
Not to worry, Mr. H-to-the-Izzo's back to wi...
How do you console my mom or givе her light support
Tellin' her her son's on life support?
And just imagine how my girl feel
On the plane scared as hell that her guy look like Emmett...
She was with me before the deal, she'd been tryna be mine
She a Delta, so she'd been throwin' that Dynasty sign
No use in me tryna be lyin', I been tryna be signed
Tryin' to be a millionaire, how I used two lifelines
In the same hospital where Biggie Smalls died
The doctor said I had blood clots, but I ain't Jamaican, man
Story on MTV and I ain't tryna make a...
I swear, this right here, history in the makin', man
[Chorus]
Through the wire, to the limit, to the wall (Yeah)
For the chance to be with you, I'd gladly risk it all
Through the wire, through whatever, come what may
For a chance to be with you you, I'd take it all the way
Right down to the wire, even through the fire
[Verse 2]
Yeah, yeah
What if somebody from the Chi' that was ill got a deal
On the hottest rap label around?
But he wasn't talkin' 'bout coke and birds
It was more like spoken word, 'cept he's really puttin' it down?
And he explained the story 'bout how Blacks came from glory
And what we need to do in the game
Good dude, bad night, right place, wrong time
In the blink of a eye, his whole life changed
If y'all could feel how my face felt
You would know how Mase felt (Mason Betha!)
Thank God I ain't too cool for the safe belt
I swear to God, driver two wanna sue
I got a lawyer for the case, to keep what's in my safe safe
My dawgs couldn't tell if I…
I looked like Tom Cruise on Vanilla Sky, it was televised
There's been an accident like GEICO
They thought I was burnt up like Pepsi did Michael
I must got a angel, ‘cause look how death missed his ass
Unbreakable, what, you thought they'd call me Mr.?
Look back on my life like the Ghost of Christmas...
Toys "R" Us where I used to spend that Christmas...
And I still won't grow up, I'm a grown-ass kid
Swear I should be locked up for stupid...
But I'm a champion, so we turned tragedy to triumph
Make music that's fire, spit my soul through the wire
[Chorus]
Through the wire, to the limit, to the wall (Yeah)
For the chance to be with you, I'd gladly risk it all
Through the wire, through whatever, come what may
For a chance to be with you you, I'd take it all the way
Right down to the wire, even through the fire
[Over Chorus]
[?] to hip-hop violence
Make some noise for me [?] real quick
Yeah, make some noise with GLC, [?] make some noise for...
Make some noise for Really Doe, my nigga Really Doe
Make some noise for [?], my nigga [?] right here
Make some noise for John Legend right here, right now
[Outro]
The [?] is in the building, say "Hell yeah" ("Hell yeah")
Throw your diamonds in the air at the [?] in the building
Say "Hell yeah" ("Hell yeah")
Throw your diamonds in the air
If your [?]'s in the building say "Hell yeah"
My nigga, now
Throw your diamonds in the air
If your [?]'s in the building say "Hell yeah" ("Hell yeah")
Throw your diamonds in the air
Throw your diamonds in the air
Throw your diamonds in the air
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
We the fuck outta here
I love y'all