Empire Cast

[fox69]

"I Thank You"
(performed by Terrence Howard & Forest Whitaker)

"I Thank You"
(performed by Terrence Howard & Forest Whitaker)



[Forrest Whitaker (both):]
You didn't have to love me like you did
But you did, but you did (and I thank you)
Well, you didn't have to squeeze me like you did
But you did, but you did (and I thank you)
If you took your love to somewhere else
I wouldn't know what it meant to be loved today
You made me feel like I've never felt
The kisses so good, I had to holler for help

[Forrest Whitaker (Forrest Whitaker & Terrence Howard):]
You didn't have to squeeze me like you did
But you did, but you did (and I thank you)
You didn't have to hold me like you did
But you did, but you did (and I thank you)
Everyday was something new
You put up your bags and you knew what to do
You've got me trying new thing too
Just so I can keep up with you

You didn't have to shake me like you did
But you did, but you did (and I thank you)
You didn't have to make it like you did
Like you did, like you did, babe (and I thank you)
Over life, I've been short changed
Without your love, baby, it's a crying shame
And now I know what the fellas are talking about
When they say that they been turned out
Thank you baby, thank you God, you
You didn't have to love me like you did
But yo did, but you did (and I thank you)

You didn't have to hold me but you did
Bit you did, but you did (and I thank you)
Thank you baby, thank you baby
Oh, oh baby
Thank you baby
Thank you Mama
Thank you, thank you, thank you
Thank you baby for waking me up in the morning time
Thank you thank you, baby (forest)
Girl, thank you baby, thank you love (forest?)
Thank you God, thank you, thank you, thank you, baby
Thank you baby, for holding me up, in the morning time
Hold me, hold me, hold me in your arms, baby
Thank you baby
Sweet arms, baby
Thank you love
Thank you girl, thank you girl, thank you girl
Oh, babe

 

[fox69]

"I Wanna Love You"
(feat. Jussie Smollett)
(from "Original Soundtrack From Season 1 Of Empire" soundtrack)

"I Wanna Love You"
(feat. Jussie Smollett)
(from "Original Soundtrack From Season 1 Of Empire" soundtrack)



I'm gonna love you baby
Gonna kiss and hug you baby
Make you feel like its alright
You got lips up on you
Come here darling give me sugar
Gonna show you what it feels like (lets fly)
Hey baby, come and love me
Ooo child you, you make me crazy
I need you, right here next to me
We're gonna go away while we're still at home
If we can fly, real high
Then there will be no landin' in sight, yeah
And if I can stay, all day
Got you wrapped up in my arms
Its the one and only place
I'm gonna love you baby
Gonna kiss and hug you baby
Make you feel like its alright
You got lips up on you
Come here darling give me sugar
Gonna show you what it feels like (feels like)
Lets fly!
Maybe its the way you move, yeah
Not noticin', you're stuck up in the groove, aw baby
Show us the way you shine
You got silly fools stuck up in the line, for you
Lately I've been wondering
Are you gone and where you been?
Curiosity fills the mind, aye
Lookin' and they listenin'
That shadow I can get you in
Makes me laugh every single time
I'm gonna love you baby
Gonna kiss and hug you baby
Make you feel like its alright
You got lips up on you
Come here darling give me sugar
Gonna show you what it feels like (lets fly)
I'm gonna love you baby
Gonna kiss and hug you baby
Make you feel like its alright
You got lips up on you
Come here darling give me sugar
Gonna show you what it feels like (lets fly)
Let's fly, let's fly
Let's fly, let's fly
Let's fly
Let's fly
Let's fly, let's fly
Let's fly, let's fly
Let's fly
Let's fly
Hey, hey

 

[fox69]

"I'll Be Everything"
(performed by Sierra McClain)

"I'll Be Everything"
(performed by Sierra McClain)



Woah oh woah oh woah
Ohh woah woah
Yeaah yeah yeah

Angry, empty, you're feeling the weight
So much against you everyday
I know, I'm here to take away the pressure
People talk and people think they want
Question it how we love
Undeniably you are all I see

And it don't matter
When, how, or where
You need to lean on me
There's no day or time or place
To stop me
From giving my loyalty
From giving you all of me
I'll be your everything
I wanna, I wanna
Be your everything
I'll be
The breath that you need to breathe
The smile that you have to see
I'll be your everything
I wanna, I wanna
Be your everything
I'll be, I'll be
Everything you need
Oh boy, I'll be
Oh, I'll be

Lost for words and in the dark
Broken pieces of your heart
I know, the world has been a disappointment
You against the tide is all you know
Feel you losing hope, but
Baby, take my hand
I can hold you up

And it don't matter
When, how, or where
You need to lean on me, yeah
There's no day or time or place
To stop me, yeah
From giving my loyalty
From giving you all of me
I'll be your everything
I wanna, I wanna
Be your everything
I'll be
The breath that you need to breathe
The smile that you have to see
I'll be your everything
I wanna, I wanna
Be your everything
I'll be, I'll be

Light and darkness
A calm for the storm, up ahead
I'll be steady
The rock, the road, the way to hold you there
On my life boy
Your mind can be sure it can rest in me forevermore
I'll be

From giving my loyalty
From giving you all of me
I'll be your everything
I wanna, I wanna
Be your everything
Breath that you need to breathe
Smile that you have to see
I'll be your everything
I wanna, I wanna
Be your everything
I'll be, I'll be

 

[fox69]

"Infamous"
(performed by Mariah Carey & Jussie Smollett)
(from "Empire: Original Soundtrack, Season 3" soundtrack)

"Infamous"
(performed by Mariah Carey & Jussie Smollett)
(from "Empire: Original Soundtrack, Season 3" soundtrack)



[Jussie Smollett & Mariah Carey:]
To live for things impossible
Come dream, my cup, it overflows
Right now we face the sunrise of love
Your body closes in on mine
Wishes break in, and justified
Sweet hurricane of love flowing with
The tide

Now say you mean, the world to me
Say what you are, it's Infamous
It's such a rush: reality
I'm so into you, the things you do
I know it's dangerous, but I believe
A greater love, there'll ever be
I'm hoping, boy, so turn and see
Carry on and on and rock with me
Love is a sport and we're infamous

Rise up this moment's drizzling boy
Face time, come back to play and enjoy
My champion, your will always saves the day
Ready to stop and start again
Return to blissful innocence
Go past the places I never shown
She's cast alone

I said you mean the world to me
Say what you are, it's infamous
It's such a rush: reality
I'm so into you, the things you do
I know it's dangerous, but I believe
A greater love there'll never be
I'm hoping, boy, so turn to be
Carry on and on and rock with me
Love is a sport and we're infamous

[Jussie Smollett:]
Okay, we both got a reputation
Been around since day 1
Baby my A-1
Know we have our little days
But yeah
Ain't nothing like our creation
Carry on and on and rock with me
Long as we're rolling it's infamous
I call you bae
So you know that mean
It ain't my last temptation
I know that my feelings is clouded
But baby we can't live without it
Love, no, game
Carry on and on and rock with me
Long as we rolling
It's infamous

[Mariah Carey & Jussie Smollett:]
Now say you mean, the world to me
Say what you are, it's infamous
It's such a rush, reality
I'm so into you, I'm so into you
I know it's dangerous, but I believe
A greater love, there'll never be
I'm hopin', boy, so time to see
Carry on and on and rock with me
Long as it's glowing as long as this moment
We're infamous

 

[fox69]

"Inferno"
(performed by Remy Ma & Sticky Fingaz)

"Inferno"
(performed by Remy Ma & Sticky Fingaz)



Burn it Burn it up
Now burn it up
Burn it burn it up
Yeah burn it up
We gon' bring the fire, yeah yeah
We gon' bring the fire, yeah yeah
[Remy Ma:]
Blow Torch, furnace
Matches, lighters
Candles, ovens
Electrical wires
Petroleum, lava
Charcoal, stars
They're all on fire
Just like Remy Ma (now)
HipHop and RnB, yeah I be blazing that
Acapella, instrumental either way I'm flaming that
H.G.L.L that's where they made me at
And all this awesomeness, I'm a pyromaniac
Exploded on the scene
Then I eat up, I baked it
The chimney on the roof, I'm the boiler in the basement
I'm flat and still when it comes to the basics
My body made out the same material your safe is
All hail to the King
Bow down kiss the ring
We about to blow it up
Nitroglycerine
Never roll, we out of here
Places that you never been
When I say we taking over that means we taking everything
We gon' make it hot like Inferno
You gonna have to open up a window
We gon' bring the fire yeah yeah
We gon' bring the fire yeah yeah
Burn it Burn it up
Now burn it up
Burn it Burn it up
Yeah burn it up
We gon' bring the fire yeah yeah
We gon' bring the fire yeah yeah (no!)
[Sticky Fingaz:]
Picture me without fireworks for lungs
See forth brains
I took glycerine for a tongue
Temperature rising as soon as I hit the road
Its electrical, my biometric be long and hells too
The moment I felt gasoline in the attic
Remy went to the basement to get us a box of matches
I'm swiveling, turn the flame
No worry we dressed to match
We need to burry 'em only ashes, aside the casket! (Aye!)
Smoking ashes
No, it ain't over
We still got blow torches the flame thrower
The rap of the city must over fire
Straight lines for mines
Pow! Holds the front page
[Remy Ma:]
Remy true to your face
Ignite your grills
See I'm a fire starter, you a fire a drill
Told ya I'm the truth and you lying still
I mean, you can't move, you lying still
I'm sick, it's bad and I'm a rapper
I'm ill, I went to the pyro-practer
He said "Rem you got a fever, you too hot ain't no one touching you" (Third-degree burn)
And you hardly combustible (Boom)
We gon' burn it up like Inferno (Boom!)
We gon' make it hot like Inferno (Burn!)
We gon' bring the fire yeah yeah
We gon' bring the fire yeah yeah
We gon' burn it up like Inferno (Boom!)
We gon' make it hot like Inferno (Burn!)
We gon' bring the fire yeah yeah
We gon' bring the fire yeah yeah
Burn it Burn it up
Now burn it up
Burn it Burn it up
Yeah burn it up
We gon' bring the fire yeah yeah
We gon' bring the fire yeah yeah
(Burn it!)

 

[fox69]

"Into You"
(performed by Terrence Howard)

"Into You"
(performed by Terrence Howard)



Oooooohhh

Hey baby while, you got a dangerous style
All the things you do, baby you change the rules
Oooh, you turn 'em out, making 'em scream and shout
All it a game to you, do what you came to do

You just walk by in my visions worth in your curse
This ain't no lie, I want his and hers, brand new furs
This ain't no line, won't you say wassup, live it up, give it up

Hey baby while, you got an awesome smile
Mother Nature's brew, she did a thing with you
Oooh, you turn 'em out, making 'em scream and shout
Just a game to you, do what you came to do

You just walk by in my visions worth in your curse
This ain't no lie, I want his and hers, brand new furs
This ain't no line, won't you say wassup, live it up, give it up

Oooooh, I'm into you
Like the flowers into spring, like the moon that loves the sea
And ooooh, I need you so
Got to heaven loves in bloom, like the rabbit loves its food

You just walk by in my visions worth in your curse
This ain't no lie, I want his and hers, brand new furs
This ain't no line, won't you say wassup, live it up, give it up

Hey baby dove, what's the 411
Were you rollin' to, how I'm gonna get me some
I know you want to do things that ain't been done
Let's have some fun, let's tackle the blunt
Hey baby dove, what did I just do
I'm hoping on you, maybe come on through
Maybe we can do things that grown folks do
What do they do?

 

[fox69]

"It's Your Birthday"
(performed by Jussie Smollett, Yazz, Serayah & Rumer Willis)

"It's Your Birthday"
(performed by Jussie Smollett, Yazz, Serayah & Rumer Willis)



[Yazz:]
One time
Two times
Three times
Peace signs
All of the party's in here
Celebrate like you don't care
It only come once a year
What day is it?
It's your birthday, your birthday, your birthday, your birth
It's your birthday, your birthday, your birthday, your birth
It's your birthday, your birthday, your birthday, your birth (ah)
What day is it?
It's your birthday, your birthday, your birthday, your birth
It-it-it's your birthday, your birthday, your birthday, your birth
It's your birthday, your birthday, your birthday, your birth (oh, ah)
[Serayah:]
I heard that it's your birthday and everybody came out
To celebrate your birthday, won't even be the same now
Got everything you wanted 'cause you keep it 100
Go 'head, live in the moment 'cause baby, you deserve it
[Serayah & Yazz:]
Do your dance (one time)
Make some plans (two times)
Make 'em love ya (three times)
Then throw up a (peace sign), uh
All of the party's in here (in here)
Celebrate like you don't care (ooh yeah)
It only come once a year (what day is it?)
[Yazz & Serayah:]
It's your birthday, your birthday, your birthday, your birth (your birth)
It's your birthday, your birthday, your birthday, your birth (oh, yeah, yeah)
It's your birthday, your birthday, your birthday, your birth (woah, oh) (ah)
What day is it?
It's your birthday, your birthday, your birthday, your birth
It-it-it's your birthday, your birthday, your birthday, your birth
It's your birthday, your birthday, your birthday, your birth (it's your birthday)
[Yazz & Jussie Smollett:]
Hands up, let's go
Jamal
We came here to celebrate tonight (alright)
Even have a piece of cake tonight (alright)
Might stay out a little late tonight (alright)
Party people better recognize
[Rumer Willis, Serayah & Jussie Smollett:]
I can here to party
You came here to party
We came here to party (to party, to party)
I came here to party
You came here to party
We came here to party, party, to party
[Serayah, Yazz & Jussie Smollet:]
One time (do your dance)
Two times (hey)
Three times, then throw up a peace sign
All of the party's in here (yeah)
Celebrate like you don't care (ayy)
It only come once a year
What day is it?
[Yazz, Serayah & Rumer Willis:]
It's your birthday, your birthday, your birthday, your birth
It's your birthday, your birthday, your birthday, your birth (oh, oh)
It's your birthday, your birthday, your birthday, your birth (woah, oh)
What day is it? (What day is it?)
It's your birthday, your birthday, your birthday, your birth
It-it-it's your birthday, your birthday, your birthday, your birth
It's your birthday, your birthday, your birthday, your birth (oh, ah)

 

[fox69]

"Just A Friend"
(performed by Biz Markie)

"Just A Friend"
(performed by Biz Markie)



Have you ever met a girl that you tried to date
But a year to make love she wanted you to wait
Let me tell ya a story of my situation
I was talkin' to this girl from the U.S. nation
The way that I met her was on tour at a concert
She had long hair and a short miniskirt
I just got onstage drippin', pourin' with sweat
I was walkin' through the crowd and guess who I met
I whispered in her ear, "Come to the picture booth
So I can ask you some questions to see if you are a hundred proof"
I asked her her name, she said blah-blah-blah
She had 9/10 pants and a very big bra
I took a couple of flicks and she was enthused
I said, "How do you like the show?"
She said, "I was very amused"
I started throwin' bass, she started throwin' back mid-range
But when I sprung the question, she acted kind of strange
Then when I asked, "Do ya have a man," she tried to pretend
She said, "No I don't, I only have a friend"
Come on
You, you got what I need but you say he's just a friend
And you say he's just a friend, oh baby
You got what I need but you say he's just a friend
But you say he's just a friend, oh baby
You got what I need but you say he's just a friend
But you say he's just a friend
So I took blah-blah's word for it at this time
I thought just havin' a friend couldn't be no crime
Cause I have friends and that's a fact
Like Agnes, Agatha, Germaine, and Jack
Forget about that, let's go into the story
About a girl named blah-blah-blah that adored me
So we started talkin', gettin' familiar
Spendin' a lot of time so we can build up
A relationship or some understanding
How it's gonna be in the future we was plannin'
Everything sounded so dandy and sweet
I had no idea I was in for a treat
After this was established, everything was cool
The tour was over and she went back to school
I called every day to see how she was doin'
Everytime that I called her it seemed somethin' was brewing'
I called her on my dime, picked up, and then I called again
I said, "Yo, who was that?" "Oh, he's just a friend"
Don't gimme that
You, you got what I need but you say he's just a friend
And you say he's just a friend, oh baby
You got what I need but you say he's just a friend
But you say he's just a friend, oh baby
You got what I need but you say he's just a friend
But you say he's just a friend
So I came to her college on a surprise visit
To see my girl that was so exquisite
It was a school day, I knew she was there
The first semester of the school year
I went to a gate to ask where was her dorm
This guy made me fill out a visitor's form
He told me where it was and I was on my way
To see my baby doll, I was happy to say
I arrived in front of the dormitory
"Yo, could you tell me where is door three?"
They showed me where it was for the moment
I didn't know I was in for such an event
So I came to her room and opened the door
Oh, snap! Guess what I saw?
A fella tongue-kissin' my girl in her mouth
I was so in shock my heart went down south
So please listen to the message that I send
Don't ever talk to a girl who says she just has a friend
Oh baby you

 

[fox69]

"Keep It Movin'"
(feat. Serayah McNeill & Yazz)
(from "Original Soundtrack From Season 1 Of Empire" soundtrack)

"Keep It Movin'"
(feat. Serayah McNeill & Yazz)
(from "Original Soundtrack From Season 1 Of Empire" soundtrack)



[Serayah McNeill (Yazz):]
(Hakeem)
I'm so dangerous
(Tiana, Empire)
Listen to me, here we go
[Serayah McNeill:]
I got a body like a weapon
It goes ba-ba-bang, bang bang
And every time that we're together
I drive you insane, insane
Got me up in here, what you gonna do with it
Now I need a man that can aim, let's get it
Get a little check out big daddy
Get a little trigger happy daddy
[Yazz:]
Every time I show her my maneuver
She brag about the way I give it to her
I do it sort of like a ruger
Execute it, execute her
And I don't even got a license
But it don't matter cause' we keep it private
Every time I ease up out it she delighted
She excited and I'm excited
[Serayah McNeill (Yazz):]
And I don't got time for love
Don't got time for love (I ain't got no time)
Keep it movin', keep it movin' (ah ah), keep it movin', keep it movin'
And I don't got time for love
Don't got time for love (I ain't got no time)
Keep it movin', keep it movin' (ah ah), keep it movin', keep it movin'
Whoaaaaaa
Keep it movin', here we go
Keep it movin', here we go, g-g-go, go, go, go
[Serayah McNeill:]
I got a body like a weapon
It goes ba-ba-bang, bang, bang
And every time that we're together
I make you say my name
Got me up in here, what you gon do with it
Now I need a man that can aim let's get it
Get a little check out big daddy
Get a little trigger happy daddy
[Yazz:]
I just wanna hit the bullseye once
You just wanna make me wait around for months
You can go first, I can go second
But I ain't sweatin', for the record
Bang bang bang, bang bang bang
One more time, bang bang bang bang
I'll keep it and I hit you like a dog
Anything you want, I just tell you talkin'
[Serayah McNeill (Yazz):]
And I don't got time for love
Don't got time for love (I ain't got no time)
Keep it movin', keep it movin' (ah ah), keep it movin', keep it movin'
And I don't got time for love
Don't got time for love (I ain't got no time)
Keep it movin', keep it movin' (ah ah), keep it movin', keep it movin'
Whoaaaaaa
Keep it movin', here we go
Keep it movin', here we go, g-g-go, go, go, go, go, go
Whoaaaaaa
Keep it movin', here we go
Keep it movin', here we go, g-g-go, go, go, go
[Serayah McNeill:]
Body like a weapon
It goes ba-ba-bang, bang, bang
And every time that we're together
I make you say my name
Body like a weapon
It goes ba-ba-bang, bang, bang
And every time that we're together
I make you say my name
Body like a weapon
It goes ba-ba-bang, bang, bang
And every time that we're together
I make you say my name
Body like a weapon
It goes ba-ba-bang, bang, bang
And every time that we're together
I make you say my name

 

[fox69]

"Keep Your Money"
(feat. Jussie Smollett)
(from "Original Soundtrack From Season 1 Of Empire" soundtrack)

"Keep Your Money"
(feat. Jussie Smollett)
(from "Original Soundtrack From Season 1 Of Empire" soundtrack)



(You got that?
Get your hand-
Give me my money!
Stop stop, I told you to stop
I'm not doing this anymore!
Give me my money!)
Beggars can't be choosers, huh?
Uh-huh, listen

Dollar, dollar bill ya'll
Everybody lookin' for somethin'
Can make you wanna kill, ya'll
You can't get somethin' for nothin'

Work hard and play even harder
Gotta save up all my nickels and quarters
Can't ask you for a handout
It's time to be a man now

I don't need it, you can keep your money
I don't want it if you gonna throw it up in my face
I'm still leavin', you can keep your money
Because you ain't worth the time
Can't let it go to waste

(Money) Makes the world go 'round
(M-m-money) Makes the world go 'round
I'm hungry and you got me goin' (give me my money!)
I'm hungry and you got me goin' (give me my money!)

Temporary lay off
Guess that all the good times are over
When will it ever pay off?
I guess I didn't know when to fold em'

Work long, so I can play all the time
Gotta save up all my nickels and dimes
Can't ask you for a handout
It's time to be a man now

I don't need it, you can keep your money
I don't want it if you gonna throw it up in my face
I'm still leavin', you can keep your money
Because you ain't worth the time
Can't let it go to waste

(Money) Makes the world go 'round
(M-m-money) Makes the world go 'round
I'm hungry and you got me goin' (give me my money!)
I'm hungry and you got me goin' (give me my money!)