Sail

"**Sail**" is a song by Machine Gun Kelly, released on April 22, 2014, to coincide with his 24th birthday. It heavily samples AWOLNATION's song of the same title, being inspired. He announced over social media, "just turned 24 years old!! fuck yeah!! I'm excited to grow old with yall. btw, the birthday present I have for y'all is in my bio, click the link. I might have another surprise for y’all tomorrow or somethin..." The music video was directed by Mod Sun, and attained one million views within a week.

## Lyrics

**Lyrics**
[Verse 1]

Kells

This is a real rapper's theme music

Bitch, sing to it

This how you cook up some dope with no powder

Don't turn on that stove, just turn this shit up louder

Black Eddie Bauer, mask on my face

Like I'm ready to take what is yours cause it's ours

Y'all stole my style, I shit on you like bowels

And take all your princesses, bitch, I am Bowser

Fuck superpowers, I got this weed

Gun on my hip, dawg, that's all that I need

I don't play games, man I'm not in no league

And I don't drop no names but bitch I am from Cleve-land

D-D-D-Damn, someone tell Britney we did it again

I hear Pooh Gutta acquitted again

And my bank account holding 6 digits again

Pour out some Henn'

This for the ones who ain't make it

This for the ones who ain't make it

Focus your lens, point it at me and see greatness

Point it at me and see greatness

Ray need a Benz, Dub needa all black Mercedes

Tezo need all white, he racist but homie I'm sayin'

I need a penthouse that's vacant

Arab money "Salaam-Alaikum"

The beast is awaken, pick up your shotty

My bitch is a murderer, she got a body

She got that brain, summa cum laude

My city the jungle, don't take that Safari

It's lions, it's tigers, gangsters, disciples

Lords, Judases, shanks and them rifles

Whores who swear that they live by The Bible

And friends who think they deserve more than entitled

And that's why I…

[Hook]

(*Sail*)

Up out of the ghetto

Away from the mornings where snow in that shovel

(*Sail*)

Up out of this level

I'm tryna be number one, why would I settle?

(*Sail*)

Gone to the new world

No Pinta, no Nina, no Santa Maria

Still keep it hood with my peers, sippin' Carlos Rossi Sangria

[Verse 2]

Uh, Drank in my cup

Workin' my wrist, I be spankin' my slut

Juggle my nuts

Use your two hands while I juggle these fucks

But that's zero, it's none

My hands busy holding middle fingers up

I don't do two things: that's love and that's trust

And I don't hate y'all, I'm just fuckin' with us

And that's word to Nipsey

My hustle's mean, I can sell bats to Ken Griffey

I'm like Lionel Richie, my fans have me touring till 2050

This cycle is evil

This verse is for Tino

One time for my people

And fuck all these fakers

Can't wait till you back on your feet, the streets need you

[Hook]

(*Sail*)

Up out of the ghetto

Away from the mornings where snow in that shovel

(*Sail*)

Up out of this level

I'm tryna be number one, why would I settle?

(*Sail*)

Gone to the new world

No Pinta, no Nina, no Santa Maria

Still keep it hood with my peers, sippin' Carlos Rossi Sangria

## References

1. ↑ "Machine Gun Kelly". *Twitter*. April 22, 2014.
2. ↑ "Machine Gun Kelly". *Twitter*. April 29, 2014.