Hello/Goodbye (Uncool)

## Song by Lupe Fiasco featuring Unkle

"**Hello/Goodbye (Uncool)**" is a song by Lupe Fiasco, released as the 15th track from his sophomore album, *Lupe Fiasco's The Cool* (2007). It features guest vocals from two members of the group Unkle on the chorus, bridge, and outro. He said he got into them by following the works of Futura. He met them in Singapore, the same time he met Le Messie, where they became friends. He got the opportunity to perform the song with them in Las Vegas at Vegoose. He considers the track to be his "full-on, rock and roll singing debut" (not counting "Sunshine").

## Personnel

* Chris Allen – mixer, programmer
* Chris Goss – writer, producer, guitar
* Dave Henderson – drums
* Edmund Monsef – engineer
* Greg "G Ball" Magers – additional engineer
* James Book – bass
* James Lavelle – writer, producer
* Josh Homme – writer, guitar
* Pablo Clements – programmer
* Philip Shepherd – cello
* Richard File – writer, producer, guitar, organ, piano, synths, programmer
* Wasalu "Lupe Fiasco" Jaco – vocals, writer, producer

## Lyrics

**Lyrics**
[Intro]

F...N...F

[Chorus: UNKLE]

Hello darkness, hello sunshine

Hello not at all, hello all the time

Hello nowhere, hello oblivion

Hello goodbye...

Hello darkness, hello sunshine

Hello not at all, hello all the time

Hello nowhere, hello oblivion

Hello goodbye

Hello darkness

You, you, you, you, you, you

[Verse 1: Lupe Fiasco]

All in together, the weather is better than ever

I hope it never ends, I hope it lasts forever

But when it does, we can all pretend that it's

Better than it's ever been

Lie to ourselves

Like the skies, we'll rebel

And it's well, and it's fine

And it's fine if they fell

And you can refine the storyline if you survive to retell

We all targets

Hello darkness

[Chorus: UNKLE]

Hello darkness, hello sunshine

Hello not at all, hello all the time

Hello nowhere, hello oblivion

Hello goodbye...

[Interlude: Lupe Fiasco]

They said everything's gonna be fi-fi-fine

Said everything's gonna be o-o-okay, just don't breathe the air

[Verse 2: Lupe Fiasco]

He just sits, and waits for them to kick in the door

He once was a hero, they don't love him no more

There's a blast, every time a ten hit's the floor

His gift, for not fighting another man's war

And if they can get their hands on the mask

That he had wore on his face

They can put somebody else in his place, to restore

The state, the illusion that it's safe

The faith, that being a slave is so great

As gas fills the room

And rockets destroy everything around him

He stands to find himself surrounded

By thousands of soldiers that he once trained

To never miss their targets, heartless

[Chorus: UNKLE]

Hello darkness, hello sunshine

Hello not at all, hello all the time

Hello nowhere, hello oblivion

Hello goodbye...

Hello darkness

[Bridge: UNKLE]

Pleased to make your acquaintance, salutations

Konnichiwa, hello end of the world, how are you, I'm fine

[Chorus: UNKLE]

Hello darkness, hello sunshine

Hello not at all, hello all the time

Hello nowhere, hello oblivion

Hello goodbye...

Hello darkness, hello sunshine

Hello not at all, hello all the time

Hello nowhere, hello oblivion

Hello goodbye...

Hello darkness, hello sunshine

Hello not at all, hello all the time

Hello nowhere, hello oblivion

Hello goodbye...

Hello darkness

[Instrumental Breakdown]

[Outro: UNKLE]

Hello darkness, hello sunshine

Definitely uncool

## References

1. ↑ "Track by Track for Lupe Fiasco's The Cool". *YouTube*. May 11, 2015.