“Tokyo Drifting” (originally entitled "Street Fighter") is a song by the British indie rock band Glass Animals. It is the seventh song on their third studio album, Dreamland, and was released on November 13th, 2019 as the album's first single.
Background[]
Tokyo Drifiting was Glass Animals' first musical release since their 2016 album How To Be A Human Being. This track is the group’s first collaboration with South Florida hip-hop artist Denzel Curry, but hardly their first time delving into the hip-hop genre, working with New York rapper Joey Bada$$ on their 2015 track Lose Control.
On the track, the two artists both speak on their lavish lifestyles such as nice upgraded cars and expensive jewelry that they own.
At the time of the song’s release, Glass Animals frontman Dave Bayley confirmed in an Instagram story that the track was just a single and not part of an upcoming album. However, the song ended up appearing on the final track listing for Dreamland, the band’s third studio album.
Lyrics[]
[Dave Bayley]:
Two things 'bout the geez, you better listen up
Chrome spokes with the spinners on his tyre hubs
Suck smoke in his '40, windows up
He rolls like he really doesn't give a ****
[Dave Bayley]:
Drug lust and two packets in your pocket
Disco dust hits your nose like a rocket
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
Doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo
[Dave Bayley]:
Scoot-scoot, boy, race out to the super-club
Let rip like you drank all of the tequila
Get loose, Street Fighter, tear it up
Fresh footwear drippin' out of you onto the rug
[Dave Bayley & Denzel Curry]:
Ooh, now you're lettin' go
Heart beatin' faster, feet pushin' on the floor
Ain't nothin' better
Ooh, now you're lettin' go
Heart beatin' faster, feet pushin' on the floor
Ain't nothin' better
Wavey Davey's on fire
You still got it, you still got it alright, yeah (Huh, huh)
Wavey Davey's on fire
Oh, you still got it, you still got it alright, yeah (Huh, huh)
Huh, huh
Huh, huh
Huh, huh
[Denzel Curry]:
Aye, what is everybody talkin' 'bout
When they wanna live fast, but they'd rather walk it out?
N*****s wanna talk about a G
But I spent a G on the twelve teeth in my mouth (Huh, huh, huh)
Diamonds aquatic, it feel like a trout on my wrist (Wrist)
Or a spout on my wrist with a spider up in it (In it)
Everything gotta be 80 and you keep the 20 percentage
You know that I get it, I'm on it, I'm in it
If you try to take it, the clip get extended
I'm back on my bullshit, like Jordan on Pippen
If this is my life, then I'm Tokyo drifting (Uh)
[Dave Bayley & Denzel Curry]:
Ooh, now you're lettin' go
Heart beatin' faster, feet pushin' on the floor (Yeah, oh)
Ain't nothin' better
Ooh, now you're lettin' go
Heart beatin' faster, feet pushin' on the floor
Ain't nothin' better
Wavey Davey's on fire (Yuh, yuh, yuh, okay)
You still got it, you still got it alright, yeah (Huh, huh, huh)
Wavey Davey's on fire (Yuh, yuh, yuh, okay)
You still got it, you still got it alright, yeah (Huh, huh, huh)
Driftin'
Yeah
Yeah, Tokyo driftin'
[Dave Bayley & Denzel Curry]:
Wavey Davey's on fire
You still got it, you still got it al—
You still, you still got it al—
You still, you still got it alright, yeah (Driftin')