HELLO! Lyrics by Durand Bernarr
I didn’t expect to be here
But I inspected that expectation to know
That once I got here, it was clear
That I was meant to be here, so
I snap my neck and say oh, oh
Guess it’s time for my close up, hello
Hop to my feet and say oh, oh
It’s finally time for my close up, I’m ready to go
I’ve been living a sweet dream
Nightmares couldn’t find me
Right where I’ve been flying
Aligned with my timing
Do it for love, you can’t lose
Make ’em, then I break my rules
Can’t check for my pulls
Sprinting to the stage in my open-back mules
Look, ma, they really like (They really like me)
To see me with open eyes (On Primetime)
Stayed up twenty years (Some late nights)
To taste those joyful tears (I know that’s right)
So let it go ’cause it’ll go
More than you know, give up control and it’ll flow
So let it be and you can see
I’m the proof that you need
I snap my neck and say oh, oh
Guess it’s time for my close up, hello
Hop to my feet and say oh, oh
It’s finally time for my close up, I’m ready to go
Huh, I been walking on my own path
So many said they can’t do the math
They thought that they could divide me down
But look, it’s all adding up now
So get your calculator, four plus four equals eight
So if you slow, you better get up out my way
It’s a buffet and I love clearing out my plate (And you know it’s good)
Hey, look, ma, they really like (They really like me)
To see me with open eyes (On Primetime)
Stayed up twenty years (Some late nights)
To taste those joyful tears (I know that’s right)
So let it go ’cause it’ll go
More than you know, give up control and it’ll flow
So let it be and you can see
I’m the proof that you need
I snap my neck and say oh, oh
I hear it’s time for my close up, hello
Hop to my feet and say oh, oh, oh
It’s finally time for my close up, I’m ready to go
So do your big, big, big, big, big, big, big one
Do your big, big, big, big, big, big, big one (Do your big one, what?)
Do your big, big, big, big, big, big, big one (Do your big one, do your big one, do your big one)
Do your big one (Do your big one, do your big one)
Big, big, big, big, big, big one
Snap my neck and say oh, oh
I see it’s time for my close up, hello
Hop to my feet and say oh, ooh
It’s finally time for my close up, I’m ready to go