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[Intro: Salim]
Oh no
Yeah, yeah, yeah, oh
[Verse 1: Lupe Fiasco]
BmWhat if I said, love was a lie though
EmIt was more like hate with a eye closed
GAnd the other eye had the eye rolled
AThat's contempt and ignorance, I know
BmBut what do I know?
EmOnly thing that I seen was the inside of a blindfold
GAnd you just as blind as me
ASo how I look? Asking you where do I go
BmI and eye keep high hope alive though
EmThat loves not a lie it just likes to lie low
GLikes to hide right there in plain sight
AAnd you got to find it with your eyes, closed
BmAnd in the dark, you see the part
EmOf your partner, that's the heart
GIf you die it's like apartheid
AWe can bring it back to the start
[Hook: Salim]
BmIt's not designed to mEmake you feel that way, nGow, baby (oh nAo)
BmNo, it's not designed to mEmake you feel lGoveA  
BmIt's not designed to mEmake you feel that way, nGow, baby (oh nAo)
Oh no, yeah
[Verse 2: Lupe Fiasco]
BmOn second thought leave apartheid in the grave
EmBut the heart part, that can be saved
GThe hard part's making sure it don't break
AInto little sharp pieces that are hard to replace
BmHard to find spare arteries these days
EmIn decent shape, and know things decay
GAnd at these rates you're gon' need to be paid
ALike 3D wage just to see D. Wade
BmTo the place that sells these parts
EmThat you couldn't keep safe from the start
GSo why would we waste our art on your mistake?
AWhen you was driving reckless, didn't pump these brakes
BmHate to have to shoot you down
EmA fine running heart makes a soothing sound
GIt's junkyard love in your future, pal
ADidn't appreciate it then, bet you do now
[Hook: Salim]
BmIt's not designed to mEmake you feel that way, nGow, baby (oh nAo)
BmIt's not designed to mEmake you feel that way, nGow, baby (oh nAo)
BmIt's not designed to mEmake you feel that way, nGow, baby (oh nAo)
BmIt's not designed to mEmake you feel that way, nGow, baby (oh nAo)
(Yeah, yeah, make you feel)
[Verse 3: Lupe Fiasco]
BmAnd in the futuristic
EmLove will be reduced to physics
GComputer digits made by robots
AThat use statistics, algorithms, and group logistics
BmThe mood-resistant
EmDownloadable thing that's used specific
GEasily updated with few commitments
ACan find it's way home if you forget it
BmSay, maybe on a starship tour
EmHeard a knock at your starship door
GIt was the girl that you had met at the starship bar
AHad a dance on the starship floor
BmBut then you got starship sick
EmSo you had to run to the starship store
GAnd then you got those starship pills
ABut when you back she wasn't there no more
BmShe says, "Hope you got a starsuit at the starship store
EmMaybe we can take a trip
GTo take a look at the stars around parsec 4"
AAnd it was the most beautiful thing
BmYou both had ever seen in your lives before
EmAnd she pulled out her love
GSo you reached down in your starsuit for
ABut your pockets empty, now the moments passing
BmIt'll probably never happen like this again
EmI guess it didn't work out for you in the end
[Hook: Salim]
BmIt's not designed to mEmake you feel that way, nGow, baby (oh nAo)
BmIt's not designed to mEmake you feel that way, nGow, baby (oh nAo)
BmIt's not designed to mEmake you feel that way, nGow, baby (oh nAo)
BmIt's not designed to mEmake you feel that way, nGow, baby (oh nAo)
Oh, no, baby

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Its Not Design

by Lupe Fiasco

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[Intro: Salim]

Oh no

Yeah, yeah, yeah, oh

[Verse 1: Lupe Fiasco]

What if I said, love was a lie though

It was more like hate with a eye closed

And the other eye had the eye rolled

That's contempt and ignorance, I know

But what do I know?

Only thing that I seen was the inside of a blindfold

And you just as blind as me

So how I look? Asking you where do I go

I and eye keep high hope alive though

That loves not a lie it just likes to lie low

Likes to hide right there in plain sight

And you got to find it with your eyes, closed

And in the dark, you see the part

Of your partner, that's the heart

If you die it's like apartheid

We can bring it back to the start

[Hook: Salim]

Bm Em G A

It's not designed to make you feel that way, now, baby (oh no)

Bm Em G A

No, it's not designed to make you feel love

Bm Em G A

It's not designed to make you feel that way, now, baby (oh no)

Oh no, yeah

[Verse 2: Lupe Fiasco]

On second thought leave apartheid in the grave

But the heart part, that can be saved

The hard part's making sure it don't break

Into little sharp pieces that are hard to replace

Hard to find spare arteries these days

In decent shape, and know things decay

And at these rates you're gon' need to be paid

Like 3D wage just to see D. Wade

To the place that sells these parts

That you couldn't keep safe from the start

So why would we waste our art on your mistake?

When you was driving reckless, didn't pump these brakes

Hate to have to shoot you down

A fine running heart makes a soothing sound

It's junkyard love in your future, pal

Didn't appreciate it then, bet you do now

[Hook: Salim]

Bm Em G A

It's not designed to make you feel that way, now, baby (oh no)

Bm Em G A

It's not designed to make you feel that way, now, baby (oh no)

Bm Em G A

It's not designed to make you feel that way, now, baby (oh no)

Bm Em G A

It's not designed to make you feel that way, now, baby (oh no)

(Yeah, yeah, make you feel)

[Verse 3: Lupe Fiasco]

And in the futuristic

Love will be reduced to physics

Computer digits made by robots

That use statistics, algorithms, and group logistics

The mood-resistant

Downloadable thing that's used specific

Easily updated with few commitments

Can find it's way home if you forget it

Say, maybe on a starship tour

Heard a knock at your starship door

It was the girl that you had met at the starship bar

Had a dance on the starship floor

But then you got starship sick

So you had to run to the starship store

And then you got those starship pills

But when you back she wasn't there no more

She says, "Hope you got a starsuit at the starship store

Maybe we can take a trip

To take a look at the stars around parsec 4"

And it was the most beautiful thing

You both had ever seen in your lives before

And she pulled out her love

So you reached down in your starsuit for

But your pockets empty, now the moments passing

It'll probably never happen like this again

I guess it didn't work out for you in the end

[Hook: Salim]

Bm Em G A

It's not designed to make you feel that way, now, baby (oh no)

Bm Em G A

It's not designed to make you feel that way, now, baby (oh no)

Bm Em G A

It's not designed to make you feel that way, now, baby (oh no)

Bm Em G A

It's not designed to make you feel that way, now, baby (oh no)

Oh, no, baby

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