[Part I: TALKING]
[Chorus: James Blake]
You don't want no problems, you just— (Talking)
You don't want no problems, you just— (Talking)
You don't want no problems, you just— (Talking)
You don't want no problems, you just— (Talking)
You don't want no problems, you just— (Talking)
[Verse: North West, James Blake]
I love it here
We gonna take over the year for another year
It's your bestie, Miss, Miss Westie
Don't tryna test me
It's gonna get messy
It's gonna get messy
Just, just bless me
Bless me (Talking)
It's your bestie, Miss, Miss Westie (Talking)
Just tryna bless me (Talking)
Just bless me, bless me (Talking)
[Chorus: James Blake]
You don't want no problems, you just— (Talking)
You don't want no problems, you just— (Talking)
You don't want no problems, you just— (Talking)
You don't want no problems, you just— (Talking)
You don't want no problems, you just— (Talking)
You don't want no problems, you just— (Talking)
You don't want no problems, you just— (Talking)
(Talk)
[Chorus: James Blake]
You don't want no problems, you just— (Talking)
You don't want no problems, you just— (Talking)
You don't want no problems, you just— (Talking)
You don't want no problems, you just— (Talking)
You don't want no problems, you just— (Talking)
[Verse: North West, James Blake]
I love it here
We gonna take over the year for another year
It's your bestie, Miss, Miss Westie
Don't tryna test me
It's gonna get messy
It's gonna get messy
Just, just bless me
Bless me (Talking)
It's your bestie, Miss, Miss Westie (Talking)
Just tryna bless me (Talking)
Just bless me, bless me (Talking)
[Chorus: James Blake]
You don't want no problems, you just— (Talking)
You don't want no problems, you just— (Talking)
You don't want no problems, you just— (Talking)
You don't want no problems, you just— (Talking)
You don't want no problems, you just— (Talking)
You don't want no problems, you just— (Talking)
You don't want no problems, you just— (Talking)
(Talk)
[Part II: ONCE AGAIN]
[Intro: Ty Dolla $ign]
Once again, the clouds are gatherin' to release what they held in (Ooh)
What they held in (Held in)
What they held in (Held in)
What they held in (Held in)
[Chorus: Ty Dolla $ign]
Once again, the clouds are gatherin' to release what they held in (Again, once—, yeah)
Once again, the clouds are gatherin' to release what they held in
[Verse: Ty Dolla $ign]
How much to stop the clock from speedin'? They might try to slow down
How much to stop my daughter from growin'? I just can't take it now
'Cause she just doing all the shit I did when I was her age
I don't know how I'm gonna tell her, but her dad's just afraid
Of her choices, know that I've been through it
I just hope I haven't been the wrong influence
Put her on game before the world put her through it
Ooh-ooh, oh-oh
That's why I gotta break the curses that were sent for me
This is hard work working, this ain't destiny
My motivation is just lookin' at my family tree
I'm tryna make sure I contribute for the legacy
[Intro: Ty Dolla $ign]
Once again, the clouds are gatherin' to release what they held in (Ooh)
What they held in (Held in)
What they held in (Held in)
What they held in (Held in)
[Chorus: Ty Dolla $ign]
Once again, the clouds are gatherin' to release what they held in (Again, once—, yeah)
Once again, the clouds are gatherin' to release what they held in
[Verse: Ty Dolla $ign]
How much to stop the clock from speedin'? They might try to slow down
How much to stop my daughter from growin'? I just can't take it now
'Cause she just doing all the shit I did when I was her age
I don't know how I'm gonna tell her, but her dad's just afraid
Of her choices, know that I've been through it
I just hope I haven't been the wrong influence
Put her on game before the world put her through it
Ooh-ooh, oh-oh
That's why I gotta break the curses that were sent for me
This is hard work working, this ain't destiny
My motivation is just lookin' at my family tree
I'm tryna make sure I contribute for the legacy
[Chorus: Ty Dolla $ign]
Once again, the clouds are gatherin' to release what they held in (Again-again, once again)
Once again, the clouds are gatherin' to release what they held in
[Outro: Kanye West]
Once again, the clouds are gathering to release what they held in (Oh, oh-oh, oh, oh-oh, oh)
Once again, the clouds are gathering to release what they held in (Oh, oh-oh, oh, oh-oh, oh)
Once again, the clouds are gathering to release what they held in (Oh, oh-oh, oh, oh-oh, oh)
Once again, the clouds are gathering to release what they held in (Oh, oh-oh, oh, oh-oh, oh)
Once again, the clouds are gatherin' to release what they held in (Again-again, once again)
Once again, the clouds are gatherin' to release what they held in
[Outro: Kanye West]
Once again, the clouds are gathering to release what they held in (Oh, oh-oh, oh, oh-oh, oh)
Once again, the clouds are gathering to release what they held in (Oh, oh-oh, oh, oh-oh, oh)
Once again, the clouds are gathering to release what they held in (Oh, oh-oh, oh, oh-oh, oh)
Once again, the clouds are gathering to release what they held in (Oh, oh-oh, oh, oh-oh, oh)
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Genius Annotation
“Talking / Once Again” is a two-part track and is North West’s musical debut, released on February 7, 2024, as track 13 of Vultures Volume 1. The first part of the song has background vocals by James Blake. The music video was released on February 7, 2024.
The song was first performed in its entirety on December 12, 2023, at the Vultures Rave in Miami, Florida.
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“TALKING” debuted and peaked at #30 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the chart week ending February 24, 2024.
- 1.STARS
- 3.PAID
- 4.TALKING
- 5.BACK TO ME
- 6.HOODRAT
- 7.DO IT
- 8.PAPERWORK
- 9.BURN
- 10.FUK SUMN
- 11.VULTURES
- 12.CARNIVAL
- 13.BEG FORGIVENESS
- 14.GOOD (DON’T DIE)
- 15.PROBLEMATIC
- 16.KING
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Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign - TALKING ft. James Blake & North West (Traducción al Español) by Genius Traducciones al Español, Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign - Talking ft. North West (Türkçe Çeviri) by Genius Türkçe Çeviri, ¥$, Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign - TALKING ft. North West (Tradução em Português) by Genius Brasil Traduções, ¥$, Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign - TALKING ft. North West (Русский перевод) by Genius Russian Translations (Русские переводы), Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign - TALKING ft. North West (Deutsche Übersetzung) by Genius Deutsche Übersetzungen, Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign - Talking (한국어 번역) by Genius Korean Translations (한국어 번역) & ¥$, Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign - TALKING ft. North West (Traduction française) by Genius traductions françaises
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