Lupe Fiasco - Put You on Game

"This is the fifth project from my Time Based Visual Arts class at UIC. The assignment was to make a short video that depicted the end of time or the end of the world. I decided to create a music video that showed the end of the world. The song playing is 'Put You on Game' by Lupe Fiasco."- Terrence Jones
Made by Terrence Jones(Not Me) using Final Cut Express (12/3/2008)

Lyrics
[The Game: Laughing, smoking]

Lemme put you on game [gunshot]
Lemme put you on game

Don't you know that I run this place,
And I've begun this race,
Must I rerun this pace?
I'm the reason its become this way
And their love for it is the reason I have become this praised
(lemme put you on game)
They love my darkness,
I make them heartless,
And in return, the have become my martyrs,
I've been in the poem of many a poet,
And I reside in the art of many a artist
(lemme put you on game)
Some of your smartest have tried to artictulate
My whole part in this
But they're fruitless in their harvestin'
The drow grows from my footsteps
I'm the one that they follow,
I am the one that they march with
(lemme put you on game)
Through the back alleys
And the black markets,
The Oval Offices,
Crackhouses and apartments
Through the mazes of the queens,
The pages of the sages
And the Chambers of The Kings
(lemme put you on game)
Through the veins-es of the fiends,
A paper chaser's pager,
Yo, I'm famous on the scene
One of the oldest, most ancient-est of things
Seak every single language on the planet, y'all mean?
(lemme put you on game)
I am the American dream,
The rape of Africa
The undying machine,
The overpriced medicine,
The murderous regime,
The tough guy's front,
And the one behind the scenes
(lemme put you on game)
I am the blood of this city,
It's gas, water, and electricity,
I'm it's gym, and it's math, and it's history,
The gunshots in the class
And you can't pass if you're missin, G.
I taught them better than that
I taught them aim for the head
And hope they never come back
I'm glad your daddy's gone, baby,
Hope he never comes back,
I hope he's with your mother,
With my hustlers high in my trap
(lemme put you on game)
I hope you die in his trash,
I can't help it all I hear when you're crying is laughs
I'm sure somebody find you tied up in this bag,
Behind the hospital little baby,
Crack addicts had
(lemme put you on game)
Then maybe you can grow up to be a stripper,
A welfare-receiving prostitute
And gold digger,
You can watch on TV,
How they should properly depict you,
The rivers should flow with liqour,
Quench your thirst on my elixers,
(lemme put you on game)
I am the safe haven for the rebel runaway and the resistor
Ihe trusted misleader,
The number one defender,
And from a throne of their bones I rule,
These fools are my fuel
So I make them Cool
(lemme put you on game)
Baptize them in the water out of Scarface pool,
And feed 'em from the table that held Corleone's food,
If you die, tell them that you played my game
I hope your bullet holes become mouths that say my name,
'Cause I'm the... [gunshot]

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[D7r2E]

But I got sidetracked. Your video is great man, it matches on every point and I only wish everyone could listen to this song at the same time and understand what he's saying. The Game rules this rock we live on, and he (it) will never die, no matter what type of 'peace' we agree on.

[800mEric]

@D7r2E it will die eventually..i know it will

[SWAUVE4U]

in this song Lupe is talking about the Devil......if you pay attention the last thing he says ,to say my name because Im the ...... then he stops.....to put one on game is to so called put you on knowledge in a particular area....but yeah Lupe is fully aware of the times we are in even the album cover and many other songs he writes alludes to this....he is one of few when he raps says things one way but paints His meaning out of context but you just have to listen to feel me ,blessings

[11oowarrior]

i would love the instrumental, his lyrics are meaningful and inspiring unlike many other rappers

[SWAUVE4U]

The Devil is in the Details....  ; )

[SWAUVE4U]

@YoungCub

oh also this is the 3rd to last verse at the end explain wha he means....

If you die, tell them that you played my game...

played my game

so the game has a game lol now that makes noooo sense 4 real!!!!

[SWAUVE4U]

@YoungCub check it

I hope your bullet holes become mouths that say my name,

'Cause I'm the...

to say my NAME...

lol he just said to say MY NAME....

the name of the song is Put You on Game

who is the Game? Its not a person ,,,

Game is, if I may knowledge or info

It makes plenty of since if know how lupe is.He is fully aware of whats going on and uses his music to entertain & let u in on the biz

he is a very deep person your entitled to your opinion this is not a debate bless you ..

[YoungCub]

@SWAUVE4U incorrect.

the most sensible word he could use there would be game... cause Im the name? makes no sense... the theme of the song doesn't have much to do w/ names or titles

[SWAUVE4U]

@0hereitis incorrect

If you die, tell them that you played my game

I hope your bullet holes become mouths that say my name,

'Cause I'm the...

the word game was already use to rhyme with name"tell them that you played my game"

Then next he says name.The ending word was not meant to rhyme with anything Plus if it WAS game why didn't he jus say it.. well because its not game.I am well aware of the Charter Lupe has created and he sometimes alludes to.This song my friend was not about him.

[Aymawn]

This should just be the official video

[So0pRKawaii]

That was the "Cool"... the Game is bald... either way, I was entertained.

[xAnimaXx]

great video, but while reading the lyrics I saw .. I think like 3 or 4 mistakes.. :D