holy grail

Holy Grail is a song by American hip hop artist Jay-Z from his twelfth studio album Magna Carta Holy Grail. It features vocals from singer Justin Timberlake and serves as the album's first single. It was produced by The-Dream, Timbaland and Jerome "J-Roc" Harmon, with additional production from No ID and contains elements of Nirvana's 1991 hit single "Smells Like Teen Spirit". Following the release of the album, the song charted in many regions, reaching number four on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number seven on the UK Singles Chart. The song received mixed reviews from music critics. "Holy Grail" won the Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration at the 56th Grammy Awards. In 2014, Billboard placed it at number 25 on their list of Top 100 Rap songs of all time.

[Intro: Justin Timberlake] You'd take the clothes off my back and I'd let you (Yeah) You'd steal the food right out my mouth and I'd watch you eat it I still don't know why (Yeah) Why I love it so much (Thanks for warning me; yeah) Oh (Thanks for warning me; yeah) You curse my name in spite to put me to shame (Yeah) Hang my laundry in the streets, dirty or clean, give it up for fame (Yeah) But I still don't know why (Don't know why) Why I love it so much (Thanks for warning me; yeah, yeah) Yeah (Thanks for warning me; yeah, yeah) [Chorus: Justin Timberlake & JAY-Z] And, baby, it's amazin' I'm in this maze with you I just can't crack your code One day, you're screamin' you love me loud The next day, you're so cold One day, you're here (Yeah), one day, you're there (Yeah) One day, you care (Yeah), you're so unfair Sippin' from your cup 'til it runneth over (Uh, uh; yeah) Holy Grail [Verse 1: JAY-Z] Uh, Blue told me remind you niggas, uh Fuck that shit y'all talkin' 'bout, I'm the nigga, uh (Yeah) Caught up in all these lights and cameras, uh But look what that shit did to Hammer (Yeah), uh Goddamn it, I like it Bright lights is enticin' But look what it did to Tyson All that money in one night Thirty mil' for one fight But soon as all that money blows All the pigeons take flight Fuck the fame, keep cheatin' on me What I do? I took her back Fool me twice, that's my bad I can't even blame her for that Enough to make me wanna murder Momma, please just get my bail I know nobody to blame Kurt Cobain, I did it to myself, uh [Pre-Chorus: Justin Timberlake & JAY-Z] And we all just entertainers And we're stupid and contagious (Yeah) No, we all just entertaine— [Chorus: Justin Timberlake] And, baby, it's amazin' I'm in this maze with you I just can't crack your code One day, you're screamin' you love me loud The next day, you're so cold One day, you're here, one day, you're there One day, you care, you're so unfair Sippin' from your cup 'til it runneth over Holy Grail (Yeah) [Verse 2: JAY-Z] Now I got tattoos on my body Psycho bitches in my lobby I got haters in the paper Photo shoots with paparazzi (Yeah) Can't even take my daughter for a walk See 'em by the corner store I feel like I'm cornered off Enough is enough, I'm callin' this off (Yeah) Who the fuck I'm kiddin' though? I'm gettin' high, sittin' low Slidin' by in that big body Curtains all in my window (Yeah) This fame hurt, but this chain worse I think back you asked the same person If this is all you had to deal with Nigga, deal with, this shit ain't work This light work, camera snappin', my eyes hurt Niggas dyin' back where I was birthed Fuck your iris and the IRS (Yeah) Get the hell up off your high horse You got the shit that niggas die for, dry yours Why you mad? Take the good with the bad Or throw the baby out with that bath water [Pre-Chorus: JAY-Z] You're still alive, still that nigga Nigga, you survived, still gettin' bigger Nigga, livin' the life, vanilla wafers in a villa Illest nigga alive, Michael Jackson's Thriller [Chorus: Justin Timberlake & Jay-Z] And, baby, it's amazin' I'm in this maze with you (Uh, uh, uh, uh) I just can't crack your code (Uh, uh-uh, uh, uh-uh, uh) One day, you're screamin' you love me loud The next day, you're so cold (Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh) One day, you're here, one day, you're there One day, you care, you're so unfair (Uh, uh, uh, uh) Sippin' from your cup 'til it runneth over Holy Grail (Yeah) [Bridge: Justin Timberlake] You get the air out my lungs whenever you need it (Yeah) And you take the blade right out my heart Just so you can watch me bleed (Yeah) And I still don't know why (Don't know why) Why I love you so much (Yeah, thanks for warning me) Yeah (Thanks for warning me) (Yeah) And you play this game in spite to drive me insane (Yeah) I got it tattooed on my sleeve forever in ink With guess whose name? But I still don't know why (Yeah, don't know why) Why our love is so much (Thanks for warning me; yeah) Yeah (Thanks for warning me; yeah) [Chorus: Justin Timberlake & Jay-Z] And, baby, it's amazin' I'm in this maze with you (Uh, uh, uh, uh) I just can't crack your code (Uh, uh-uh, uh, uh-uh, uh) One day, you're screamin' you love me loud The next day, you're so cold (Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh) One day, you're here, one day, you're there One day, you care, you're so unfair (Uh, uh, uh, uh) Sippin' from your cup 'til it runneth over Holy Grail (Yeah) [Outro: Justin Timberlake] Ooh-ooh-ooh (Holy, holy, holy, holy, holy, holy grail, yeah) Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh (Holy, holy, holy, holy, holy, holy grail, yeah) Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh (Holy, holy, holy) Don't know why [Produced by J-Roc, The-Dream & Timbaland]