Oh, I know how to levitate up off my feet
And ever since the seventh grade I learned to fire-breathe
And though I feed on things that fell
You can learn to levitate with just a little help
Learn to levitate with just a little help
[Bridge]
Come down, come down
Cowards only come through when the hour's late
And everyone's asleep, mind you
Now show up, show up
I know I shouldn't say this
But a curse from you is all that I would need right now, man
Come down, come down
Cowards only come through when the hour's late
And everyone's asleep, mind you
Now show up, show up
I know I shouldn't say this
But a curse from you is all that I would need right now, man
[Verse]
Danger in the fabric of this thing I made
I probably shouldn't show you, but it's way too late
My heart is with you hiding, but my mind's not made
Now they know it like we both knew for some time I'd say
They're smirking at fresh blood, they're circling above
But this is not enough, yeah, this is not what you thought
No, no, we are not just graffiti on a passing train
I got back what I once bought back
In that slot, I won't need to replace
This culture is a poacher of overexposure, not today
Don't feed me to the vultures, I am a vulture who feeds on pain
Sleep in a well-lit room, don't let the shadow through
And sever all I knew, yeah, sever all
I thought I could depend on my weekends
On the freezing ground that I'm sleeping on
Please, keep me from, please keep me down from the ledges
Better test it, wooden wedges under doorways
Keep your wooden wedges under doors
Chorus, verse, chorus, verse, now here comes the eight
Wait, habits here too, you’re the worst, your structure compensates
But compensation feels a lot like rising up to dominate by track two
At least they all know all they hear comes from a place
About
“Levitate” is the third single released from Trench. It was leaked before the intended release date by streaming service TIDAL, accompanied by the full
tracklist of Trench.
The song relates back to Dema, the theme of Trench. We see this in lyrics such as:
Not today, don’t feed me to the vultures
I am a vulture who feeds on pain
The official music video for “Levitate” was released on August 8th, 2018 and is the concluding video to the three-part story from Trench.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
Yes, you can find it here:
Yes. The song leaked on TIDAL on August 7, 2018. It was then released the day after in an attempt by WMG to help gain profits from the leak’s popularity.
Something similar happened with “My Blood” a couple weeks later.
It is unconfirmed on whether or not Trench is truly a three-part story. If it is, the most likely outcomes would be Tyler dying, or him escaping. Either one would result in him “leaving” the city.
- 1.Jumpsuit
- 2.Levitate
- 3.Morph
- 4.My Blood
- 5.Chlorine
- 6.Smithereens
- 8.The Hype
- 10.Cut My Lip
- 11.Bandito
- 12.Pet Cheetah
- 13.Legend
- 14.Leave The City
