N.E.R.D

Released: June 10, 2008

Songwriter: Pharrell Williams Chad Hugo

Producer: The Neptunes

[Intro]
Tilt your head back and close your eyes

[Chorus]
You so anti, don't I matter? (What?)
You so, you so, you so anti, don't I matter? (You punk bitch)
You so anti, don't I matter? (What?)
You so, you so, you so anti, don't I matter? (You punk bitch)
You so anti, don't I matter? (What?)
You so, you so, you so anti, don't I matter? (You punk bitch)
You so anti, don't I matter? (What?)
You so, you so, you so anti, don't I matter? (You punk—)

[Verse 1]
Hey, what's this on your iPod? tell me what you listening to
Why you jumping 'bout his money? I ain't hear him mention you
I know this aggravate you, and it upset ya
But I can change you, I know how you hear me, is this better?
Yeah girl you like this, yeah, this your language
Life is short and black and white just like little penguins
Why you were in social studies screaming and argue?
Why you Doctor Kill Joy shooting up the party?
Where you get that money from? wait, where you running to?
Why I'm hearing sirens? where them blue lights coming to?
Dog, you a genius, you can blueprint and plan this
'Stead of playing video games, why don't you take advantage?

[Chorus]
You so anti, don't I matter? (What?)
You so, you so, you so anti, don't I matter? (You punk bitch)
You so anti, don't I matter? (What?)
You so, you so, you so anti, don't I matter? (You punk bitch)
You so anti, don't I matter? (What?)
You so, you so, you so anti, don't I matter? (You punk bitch)
You so anti, don't I matter? (What?)
You so, you so, you so anti, don't I matter? (You punk—)

[Verse 2]
What's that on your iPod? tell me what you listening to
Why you jumping 'bout his bitches? I ain't hear 'em mention you
I know this aggravate ya, and it upset ya
I'ma change it, I know how you hear me, is this better?
I don't understand you, you the school's biggest cut up
Riding in your momma car, booming like a motherfucker
Why you always spitting for? what you get her digits for?
Don't you know with no money, that girl is not gon' give you none?
Life doesn't dish out, why you got your fist out?
Oh, you just gon' run in there and five finger discount?
Talking 'bout "Where the weed at?" wait, what you coughing for?
I thought you was an expert, now listen to the officer

[Chorus]
You so anti, don't I matter? (What?)
You so, you so, you so anti, don't I matter? (You punk bitch)
You so anti, don't I matter? (What?)
You so, you so, you so anti, don't I matter? (You punk bitch)
You so anti, don't I matter? (What?)
You so, you so, you so anti, don't I matter? (You punk bitch)
You so anti, don't I matter? (What?)
You so, you so, you so anti, don't I matter? (You punk—)

[Bridge]
I know you're alive and there's a lantern lit inside
It's not just burning bright
It won't blow up in your face if you try
I know you try hard, but you gotta try harder
Now you got your light, you can find your way
You're a multitasker, you're doing things faster
Are you gon' let this God-given gift decay? Wait

[Chorus]
You so anti, don't I matter? (What?)
You so, you so, you so anti, don't I matter? (You punk bitch)
You so anti, don't I matter? (What?)
You so, you so, you so anti, don't I matter? (You punk bitch)
You so anti, don't I matter? (What?)
You so, you so, you so anti, don't I matter? (You punk bitch)
You so anti, don't I matter? (What?)
You so, you so, you so anti, don't I matter? (You punk—)

[Outro]
Motherfucker, are you ADHD? ADHD? ADHD?
You jump around like you ADHD, ADHD, ADHD
You catch the steel like you ADHD, ADHD, ADHD
You fuck around like you ADHD, ADHD, ADHD

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

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