By Design is the fourth track recorded by Kid Cudi for his sixth studio album, Passion, Pain & Demon Slayin’.
The track features a guest verse from American rapper, André 3000.
By Design ft. André 3000
Kid Cudi By Design Lyrics
[Refrain: Kid Cudi]
Oooh, tap in to the frequency, love
Oooh, tap in to the frequency, love
[Verse: Kid Cudi]
Fall from dusk to dawn, I am truly alive
The satellite that sits in frame to illuminate this shaded place
Is a rose that don’t belong, music’s the magic take the lead
Come on with it
[Pre-Hook: Kid Cudi]
Mmm, come on
Moments don’t pass me up, no, no
‘Cause I seize them in stride
Tell them winnin’ never gave me in
When I eternally have faith
And the choices you made, it’s all by design
Go with it, mmmm
Come on don’t fuck up the feng shui
Feng shui, feng shui, feng shui
[Hook: Andre 3000]
I see every thing with new beams, I do dream
My eyes are glowing mood rings, you’re boring
Stop dueling with the true thing, I do think
When you think too much you’re removing what’s moving
Stuck inside a statue, look at you
Go ahead and poke, then something gon’ catch you
A petty logo, I shed all my tattoos
I read all the bad news that says I’m too careful
[Refrain: Kid Cudi]
Oooh, tap in to the frequency, love
Oooh, tap in to the frequency, love
[Verse 2: Kid Cudi]
The universe never steered me wrong, the universe never lied
Take me bound to the come me down, the fantasy in this remedy
Free from where you don’t belong in the concept of time
New levels
[Pre-Hook: Kid Cudi]
Mmm, come on
Moments don’t pass me up, no, no
‘Cause I seize them in stride
Tell them winnin’ never gave me in
When I eternally have faith
And the choices you made, it’s all by design
Go with it, mmmm
Come on don’t fuck up the feng shui
[Refrain 2: Kid Cudi]
So twisted in emotional notions
Oh yeah
I savor your love
Don’t fuck up the feng shui
[Hook: Andre 3000]
I see every thing with new beams, I do dream
My eyes are glowing mood rings, you’re boring
Stop dueling with the true thing, I do think
When you think too much you’re removing what’s moving
Stuck inside a statue, look at you
Go ahead and poke, then something gon’ catch you
A petty logo, I shed all my tattoos
I read all the bad news that says I’m too careful
[Refrain: Kid Cudi]
Oooh, tap in to the frequency, love
Oooh, tap in to the frequency, love
[Verse 3: Kid Cudi]
Feel like I’m being tested every minute
Feel like yesterday I was blind, I’ve been lost
Seems like I’ve stumbled on a path, no coincidence
Is my essence a mirage?
[Bridge: Andre 3000 & Kid Cudi]
Who am I? Who am I? Don’t remind me
Too alive, too alive, new arriving
You were right, I was left in it before
To the light, to the light I am Carol Anne
Parallel to paradise, I reach out for my lifeline
The angels laugh in paradise, they say in my own lifeline
Look in you
To the night, to the night I’m abandoned
Shouldn’t I, shouldn’t I? What a sandpit
Couldn’t I, couldn’t I have an angel?
To the light, to the light I am Carol Anne
[Refrain 2: Kid Cudi]
So twisted in emotional notions
Oh yeah
I savor your love
Don’t fuck up the feng shui
[Hook: Andre 3000]
I see every thing with new beams, I do dream
My eyes are glowing mood rings, you’re boring
Stop dueling with the true thing, I do think
When you think too much you’re removing what’s moving
Stuck inside a statue, look at you
Go ahead and poke, then something gon’ catch you
A petty logo, shed all my tattoos
I read all the bad news that says I’m too careful
[Refrain: Kid Cudi]
Oooh, tap in to the frequency, love
Oooh, tap in to the frequency, love
Oooh, tap in to the frequency, love
Written by Scott Mescudi & André Benjamin.
Produced by Plain Pat & Pharrell Williams.
Passion, Pain & Demon Slayin’ is the sixth studio album by Kid Cudi.
Released on December 16 digitally and it will get a physical release on December 23, 2016, through Republic Records and Cudi’s Wicked Awesome Records imprint.