Invincible

## Single by Machine Gun Kelly featuring Ester Dean

"**Invincible**" is a song by Machine Gun Kelly featuring American singer Ester Dean. The song was released on April 24, 2012, which serves as the second single from MGK's debut studio album *Lace Up* (2012). The official music video was uploaded to his YouTube channel on June 3, 2012, directed by Isaac Rentz.

The song appeared as a background song in the video game *Watch Dogs* by Ubisoft in 2014, which later led to the song being increasingly popular.

It has also been used in televised promotion by the WWE, with John Cena using it as his theme music in the Wrestlemania XXVIII event and wrestling match against The Rock. MGK noted, "First, Verizon picked it to run in their campaign and now it's an official Wrestlemania song. It's crazy. [...] John Cena and myself are both underdogs and the song is about struggle, I think it's so cool they chose it."

## Background

In an interview with WILD 94.1, MGK told them that he initially disliked the single. He explained, "because it was brought to me by corporate America. So basically Jimmy Iovine was like hey, first off they didn't even come to me with the song, it was like a contest between the Interscope rappers like Yelawolf, Kendrick Lamar and myself, which I found out. It sucked and I hated it."

Since Dean's hook was already sent to him, he did not have the opportunity to work with her and Alex da Kid in the studio. He added, "I write all my hooks... So when I got this hook I was offended. You guys think I'm a cookie cutter artist. I don't work like that. And I've never talked to Ester Dean in my life. I've never talked to the producer who's Alex Da Kid who makes those cookie cutter records." However, he ended up doing it anyway, as people were getting fired since they couldn't make "[this] new artist on our label go do a song."

## Personnel

* Alexander "Alex da Kid" Grant – producer
* Aubry "Big Juice" Delaine, Brandon "SlimXX" Allen – recording engineer
* Colson "Machine Gun Kelly" Baker – vocals, writer, recording engineer
* Ester Dean – vocals, writer
* Johnny "J" Browz – additional guitar, additional bass
* Manny Marroquin – mixing
* Stephen Buchanan – executive producer

## Release history

 United States

## Lyrics

**Lyrics**
[Intro: Ester Dean]

Voices in the air, I hear them loud and clear

Telling me to listen

Whispers in my ear, nothing can compare

I just wanna listen

[Verse 1: Machine Gun Kelly]

As my, world turns, the heart beats

Not only in my chest, but the heart in these streets

So when they feel this, they feel me

But I can't feel nothin', outside these Dre beats

I am from the city of evil, came from the bottom

Standing on top of what was supposed to be my coffin, what's up?

Inception shows me as a dead man walkin', but reflections shows this kid's still got it

Let it be known I got the throne like I don't know that there's a king

Never grew up around a family because I'm not a human being

And anyone under my level that's coming at my spot for the top

Let them have it, cause when I leave, the whole world drops

Lace Up, Kells!

[Chorus: Ester Dean]

I hear voices in the air, I hear 'em loud and clear

Telling me to listen

Whispers in my ear, nothing can compare

I just want to listen

Telling me I'm Invincible

Telling me I'm Invincible

Telling me I'm Invincible, oh, oh

Telling me I'm Invincible

Telling me I'm Invincible

Telling me I'm Invincible, oh, oh, I am

[Verse 2: Machine Gun Kelly]

Waking up sweatin from the stress of being caged down

Everything I write is played out like what is this?

Tear the whole page out

Man I come from holes in the wall but they don't know the path

Even if I told them it all, they wouldn't know the half

So maybe I fill up my luggage with all of these dreams and put on my black coat and my black chucks and nothing in my jeans

And just run, 'till the day comes like Rocky's movie scene

And I'm on top of the world, look up and scream like this is me, this is Kells

Crucified by the public without the nails

Do or die in my city but clearly I never failed

Lost myself in the game when I found myself in a cell

Then I found myself in the fame when I lost myself in the pills

And you cannot mess with me still, seen them boys and they winnin

Underdogs of the year, Cleveland boys in the buildin'

What the fuck is a ceiling I'm taking this to the top, and when I leave the whole world drops

Lace Up, Kells!

[Chorus: Ester Dean]

I hear voices in the air, I hear 'em loud and clear

Telling me to listen

Whispers in my ear, nothing can compare

I just want to listen

Telling me I'm Invincible

Telling me I'm Invincible

Telling me I'm Invincible, oh, oh

Telling me I'm Invincible

Telling me I'm Invincible

Telling me I'm Invincible, oh, oh, I am

## References

1. ↑ Watkins, Greg (February 2, 2012). "Wrestler/Rapper John Cena to Use MGK As Theme Music During Wrestlemania". *AllHipHop*.
2. ↑ Harling, Danielle (June 28, 2012). "Machine Gun Kelly Reveals That He Hated "Invincible," Says People Were Fired Because of the Song". *HipHopDX*.