N.E.R.D

Released: March 23, 2004

Songwriter: Pharrell Williams Chad Hugo

Producer: The Neptunes

[Intro: Pharrell]
Sorry that we took so long
You probably thought we forgot your song
It makes us smile just so you know
To see your eyes at our shows

[Verse 1: Pharrell]
I wrote this song while I was drunk
I hope you don't mind that it was wine
But you called me and said you didn't want your friends to know
But what if you had to go
What about then
What about then Mildred
Excuse me I mean music
But what about then?

[Hook: Pharrell]
Sweet chariot of fire
Gon' swing us all the way
Sing us a song today, awayay
Awayay awayay
Awayay awayay
Awayay awayay
Or maybe I'm in your car just driving away
And everything's ok

[Verse 2 - Pharrell]
Float around where there's no need to walk
And there's nothing but thoughts and feeling no talk
Where there's golden bees and silver birds
And dreams are like sheep they come true in herds
And every moment
Feels like a spin, Mildred
I mean, a spin music
So what about then

[Hook: Pharrell]
Sweet chariot of fire
Gon' swing us all the way
Sing us a song today, awayay
Awayay awayay
Awayay awayay
Awayay awayay
Or maybe I'm in your car just driving away
And everything's ok

[Verse 3: Pharrell]
Where every star flickers bright as a sister
Just but the whisper commands your love
The bright sun in the sky all the flowers harmonize
And that's where your starry eyes will stand above

[Interlude: Pharrell]
(Mildred, Mildred) The fuck I mean, Mildred?
(Mildred, Mildred) How the fuck you gonna tell me it's Mildred
(Mildred, Mil-I'm sorry)
(Music) And not music
Fuck it

[Hook: Pharrell]
Sweet chariot of fire
Gon' swing us all the way
Sing us a song today, awayay
Awayay awayay
Awayay awayay
Awayay awayay
Or maybe I'm in your car just driving away
And everything's ok

N.E.R.D. (officially stylized as NER*D, as seen on their covers) is a backronym that stands for No-One Ever Really Dies.

N.E.R.D. is a hip-hop and rock band whose members include Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo, also known as The Neptunes, and Shae Haley. The band was formed as a side project by the Neptunes in 1999. Williams and Hugo had known each other since 1985 when they were 12, and they met Shae Haley a few years later in high school. Hugo and Williams signed a deal when they graduated high school in 1992 and eventually, Hailey joined them when N.E.R.D. was formed.

In September 2001 the band released their first album, In Search Of in Europe. They used digital production for the project but when they prepared for the worldwide release a year later they opted to re-record the album with a live funk rock band known as Spymob. Two years later in March of 2004, they released their second album, Fly or Die. Unfortunately, the two albums didn’t have nearly as much success as The Neptunes production work—collectively the two albums barely broke a million copies sold. In 2005 the group supposedly disbanded because of a dispute with Virgin Records, but Pharrell contradicted this claim in an April 2008

more tracks from the album

Fly or Die

From the album

Fly or Die (2004)

N.E.R.D popular songs

Chariot of FireN.E.R.D

N.E.R.D

Fly or Die