Quavo Releases Takeoff Tribute Song, Without You
Quavo Reflects on Takeoff's Life in Emotional Tribute Song "Without You"
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Two months after Takeoff's tragic death, his uncle and fellow Migos member Quavo has released a tribute song honouring his life. Takeoff, born Kirshnik Khari Ball, was shot and killed on 1 Nov. at a Houston bowling alley where he was pronounced dead at the scene. A suspect, a 33-year-old man named Patrick Xavier Clark, has since been arrested and charged with the crime.
On 4 Jan., Quavo dropped "Without You," an emotional, melodic track that pays homage to his late nephew, reflecting on the times they shared together. "Tears rollin' down my eyes (Mm-hm) / Can't tell you how many times I cried (Can't tell you how many times I cried)," he raps in the first verse. "Days ain't the same without you (No) I don't know if I'm the same without you." On the chorus, Quavo rhymes, "Out in the galaxy, up in the stars / Over the universe, it's bigger than Mars / See you in Heaven, see you in Heaven / When I see you in Heaven, I'ma be with my dawg."
Quavo's heartfelt tribute comes just a few weeks after he penned a heartfelt letter to Takeoff following the late rapper's funeral, which took place on Nov. 11. "It's so hard to tell you Ima miss you because you always with me and we did everything together," Quavo wrote in a note shared on Instagram. "Since we were kids you been by my side lookin up at me, them eyes waiting on me to make the next move . . . then you followed up right behind me."
Quavo concluded his lengthy letter writing, "Me and u knew we gon always be with each other for life and jus like now we gon see each other again. I love you with all my heart. I'll never leave you I guess God jus ain't need my help. So can you ask Him for me what I gotta do to be with you again!!! . . . Whatever we have to do God to be at that place of paradise send us the tools now cuz we wanna be with Take. Love you nephew!"
Other celebrities, including Cardi B and her husband Offset, also Takeoff's cousin, shared touching words following the rapper's death as well. In her own Instagram post, Cardi B wrote, "Takeoff your untimely passing has brought a great deal of pain and sorrow to so many lives . . . I am heartbroken but I am grateful for all the precious memories we got to share while you were here with us . . . I pray that you are at peace and in paradise because you deserve every bit of it. I know God opened the heavenly gates for you with a warm embrace. Rest in power TakeOff 🚀💔I will also love you 4L & after."
On 15 Nov., Offset followed up with his own Instagram tribute captioned, "Dear Take, doesn't feel real posting you like this….
This still doesn't feel like reality. I've been searching for the right words to say, but there aren't any that will suffice. Until we meet again, Rest In Power. I love you 🙏🏾 🕊️ 🚀."
Listen to Quavo's tribute song on YouTube now and read the song's emotional lyrics ahead.
Quavo's "Without You" Lyrics
INTRO
(What would I do without you?)
Tears rollin' down my eyes
(What would I do without you?)
I just seen an angel fly
(What would I do without you?)
Tell me I'll be fine, oh why (What would I do without you?)
If you hear me say you lie, you a lie, you a lie
You hear me say you lie, you a lie, you a lie
VERSE 1
Tears rollin' down my eyes (Mm-hm)
Can't tell you how many times I cried (Can't tell you how many times I cried)
Days ain't the same without you (No)
I don't know if I'm the same without you (Nah, I'm ain't the same)
Remember the days we smoked big blunts together?
Remember the days we rocked out Coachella? (Them days)
Remember the days we ain't have our sh*t together? (Shit)
On the Nawfside, times were hard, but them days was better (Nawf)
I wish I had a time machine
Just so you can take a ride with me (Skrr-skrrt)
I miss just how you smile at me (Smile)
Unc and Phew until infinity (Infinity)
I wish I had a time machine (Yessir)
So you can take a ride with me (Skrrt)
Wrap my arms around and hold you tight, Phew
So you can never say goodbye to me
CHORUS
Out in the galaxy, up in the stars
Over the universe, it's bigger than Mars
See you in Heaven, see you in Heaven
When I see you in Heaven, I'ma be with my dawg (Yeah)
Out in the galaxy, up in the stars
Over the universe, it's bigger than Mars (It's big)
See you in Heaven, see you in Heaven
When I see you in Heaven, I'ma be with my dawg (Yeah)
VERSE 2
I don't know if I'm the same without you (Yeah, I'm ain't the same)
It ain't no gang without you (No, it ain't no gang, nah)
Birthdays ain't the same without you (No)
Christmas ain't the same without you (No)
I'ma represent your name when it's 'bout you
I wouldn't have got it out the mud without you (Mud)
It's hard to see Mama Love without you (Mama), mama, mama
It's hard to see Mama Love without you (Mama Love, yeah)
CHORUS
Out in the galaxy, up in the stars
Over the universe, it's bigger than Mars
See you in Heaven (Oh), see you in Heaven
When I see you in Heaven, I'ma be with my dawg (Yeah)
Out in the galaxy (Galaxy), up in the stars (Yeah)
Over the universe (Yeah), it's bigger than Mars (Than Mars)
See you in Heaven, see you in Heaven (See you in Heaven)
When I see you in Heaven, I'ma be with my dawg (Oh yeah, I'ma be with my dawg)
OUTRO
(What would I do without you?) Yeah, be with my dawg
(What would I do without you?) Yeah, be with my dawg
(What would I do without you?) I wish I had a time machine (My dawg, yeah)
So you can take a ride with me
(What would I do without you?) But I know it ain't work that way
And I'll see you again someday
(What would I do without you?) Take
Take (What would I do without you?)
Take, I'm sorry
Take, I'm sorry (What would I do without you?)
Take, I'm sorry
Take (What would I do without you?)
(What would I do without you?)
