Love Letter to the Beat

"Love Letter to the Beat"Song by Lupe Fiasco featuring Alicia Keys
Genre	Hip hop
Length	4:20
Label	Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	Alicia Cook Wasalu Jaco
Producer(s)	Chad Hugo
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"Love Letter to the Beat" is an unreleased song by Lupe Fiasco, leaked online in April 2010 from his forthcoming album Lasers (2011). It features guest vocals from Alicia Keys, with production handled by Chad Hugo.

The original version was rumored to have been recorded for Keys' 2007 album, As I Am, though did not make the final cut. It was then sent to Fiasco, who did a newer version but did not appear on Lasers final track listing.

Lyrics

"Love Letter to the Beat"

[Intro: Lupe Fiasco]
Mr. Chad Hugo, you know and Lupe and Alicia

[Verse 1: Lupe Fiasco]
I know you wanna leave like Lillian
So let's gon' get up out the city then
And leave it all behind like Gideon's
And when we get there, they like "It's them again?"
Well it's me there all the time stop vistin'
Like we committed a crime and now we in the pen
And there's no parole, it's life-sentencing
I know its sounds like potential wife sentiments
But then again
We ain't got to go to prison just to get it in
I can get you out of your division ten
That bar's for my Windy City citizens
Even though the vision photo of the women in, don't let it get you down
Never givin' in, in the end it's temporary like henna and
Push the felling now, bring the feeling in

[Chorus: Alicia Keys]
This is my love letter to you (Paradise)
You're the only way I can get away
You are (Paradise)
My escape everyday

Here's my love letter to the beat
I leave my heart on the floor
Love letter to the beat
We have three minutes more
So move me my body's here for you to have
Thrill me, 'cause this may be my only chance to be crazy
You don't need permission to free me
'Cause that's what I need you to do

You're the only one who understands me
I can be myself
Do anything that I want to baby
In this moment nothing can stop me
Do you hear me?
This is my love letter to you
(Paradise)
Your the only way I can get away
You are (Paradise)
My escape everyday

Here's my love letter to the beat
Leave my heart on the floor
Love letter to the beat we have two minutes more

[Bridge: Alicia Keys]
Times like this call for desperate measures and everything else is out of control
This is the only place I can go
You're my sweet paradise
My sweet escape and I wanna thank you
'Cause as long as this song is on see

[Verse 2: Lupe Fiasco]
Uh, and we gon' get your bounce back
Run up in the bank make 'em give your house back
Take over the scene look at how we house that
Black card kisses can't leave your house without that
No, can't leave your mouth without them
Them right in front of them I doubt we about that
Balance, I know they wonder how we found that
A challenge but look how we came about that
So tell them that you're on vacation
I read your letter and your playstation
That's the p.s. that you use when you're reiterating
It says you need ventilation
You're kind of blue and you need inspiration taken away from the place that you're placed in
A destination is waiting for you
It's a whole 'nother level we'll be taking it to, Lu

[Chorus: Alicia Keys]
You're the only one who understands me I can be myself
Do anything that I want to baby
In this moment, nothing can stop me you
Do you hear me?
This is my love letter to you

Here's my love letter to the beat
I leave my heart on the floor
Love letter to the beat
Until the beat is no more
Love letter to the beat
Move my body 'round
Love letter to the beat until the music stops

Here's my love letter to the beat
I leave my heart on the floor
Love letter to the beat
Until the beat is no more
Love letter to the beat
Move my body round
Love letter to the beat until the music stops

Love letter to the beat
Love letter to the beat
Love letter to the beat