Thought I Was Dead

About this song

The track was released as the third and final teaser from the album CHROMAKOPIA. A snippet of the song was posted to Tyler's social media on October 26, 2024, and he later confirmed on Instagram that it would be track eleven.

What it's about

The song is a boisterous statement of Tyler's mindset. He calls out culture vultures in hip-hop, doubling down on earlier comments, while placing himself above them.

Summary written with AI, based on the song's page on Genius.

Fun facts

• Samples “War With a Solider by Jonathan Michael Fleming”.
• Sampled in 1 other song, like “BLOOD - SPILL by redseas07”.
• Covered once, including “*Thought I Was Dead* (Parody) by static amour”.
• Written by ScHoolboy Q and Tyler, The Creator.
• Produced by Tyler, The Creator.