[Refrain: Travis Scott]
Know about it, know about it
Know about it, know about it (Ah)
Know about it, know about it
Know about it, know about it

[Break: Travis Scott]
What we know
Where you shall go
Power, ah

[Verse 2: Travis Scott]
Uh, yeah
C-notes, B-notes, I took the biggest boat
We stayed down for life, it's like a jingle to do 'em all
We too much involved to spend a single ounce of time
She bust a whole ounce by doin' lines
I had to leave, like the leaves do trees
I'm finally home, I wiped the stress, then I touched that sweat
We took 'em 35 to 1 like this shit roulette
Hold up, beg your pardon, we done lit up, baby
Set up, told the preacher, "Never finish," that's to say the least
Buy it, never lease it, but I gotta lease it
Mobile, Mona type of pieces, Met Gala, night Jesus
Skip it, hit the city, party pack, I got it with me
I'm shotty while I let you with me
I'm too bent to let you ride, barely 'til it's empty

Gotta feel me, pockets dumb fat and I got a skinny
Squad is with me, and that's everything I know about it
[Refrain: Travis Scott]
I know about it, I know about it
I know about it, I know about it
I know about it, I know about it
I know about it, I know about it
I know about it, I know about it
I know about it, I know about it

[Outro: George Clinton]
Mother Earth is pregnant for the third time
For y'all have knocked her up
I have tasted the maggots in the mind of the universe
I was not offended
For I knew I had to rise above it all
Or drown in my own shit

About

Genius Annotation

“HYAENA” is the introductory track to the highly-anticipated UTOPIA. In the track, Travis slyly, but quickly cruises over the topics of women, money, and fashion.

Unlike the rest of the album, “HYAENA” primarily holds a Hip-Hop cadence which allows him to flow on the bouncy 90s-like beat as he samples both Funkadelic’s July 1971, “Maggot Brain,” and Gentle Giant’s September 1974, “Proclamation.”

Throughout the track, Travis makes several references to other celebrities such as Kelsey Grammer and Chelsea Handler.

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How did the song perform on the Billboard charts?
Genius Answer

“HYAENA“ debuted at #14 on the Billboard Hot 100 during the chart week ending of August 12, 2023. The song also debuted at #7 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

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July 28, 2023
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