More to Life

Track Info

  • Title
    More to Life
  • Released
  • Duration

Original Release

Cover Art for The R-Evolution of Runk

The R-Evolution of Runk

Studio Album

About

More to Life is a collaboration between Robbie Williams and British rapper Mams Taylor, released in 2009 on Taylor’s debut album The R-Evolution of Runk. Issued independently in the United States, the album mixed hip hop, pop and rock elements and featured a number of guest vocalists. Williams’s appearance was noted as one of the project’s highest-profile contributions.

The track was recorded during Taylor’s sessions in Los Angeles in 2008 and early 2009, with Williams providing a melodic chorus against Taylor’s rap verses. The production combined programmed beats with live guitar and a polished pop sheen that aligned with Taylor’s stated aim of blending genres within what he called “runk”.

Lyrically, More to Life contrasts themes of personal struggle in the verses with a more hopeful refrain delivered by Williams. His vocal line supplies the song’s central hook, framing the idea that everyday pressures can be countered by seeking purpose and connection.

I wanted to fuse worlds that do not normally meet, and bringing Robbie in for the hook gave the song that emotional lift.Mams Taylor

Though not released as a major single, the track gained attention among Williams’s fans for its rarity value and for illustrating his occasional forays into cross-genre guest work. It remains a catalogue curiosity that highlights his willingness to collaborate outside mainstream pop.

Lyrics

Yo I wish that you could feel my pain Mams Taylor
Understand my struggle Mams Taylor
Understand the hussle Mams Taylor
Understand a grind Mams Taylor
Like the money in my mind Mams Taylor
But there's way bigger fish to fry Mams Taylor
So homey you can catch me by the pond Mams Taylor
Begs Louis Vuitton for the universal pond Mams Taylor
Is what I'm on and I don't care what the rest say Mams Taylor
You can't see skin colour through an x-ray Mams Taylor

Love is the best way, flexing essays Mams Taylor
Abs and jewels, where should we left the hatred is and tools Mams Taylor
We just smile as jewels, made up from medda Mams Taylor
To tell me why I'm physical, make up Shemida Mams Taylor
And hating on my wealth is like hating on yourself Mams Taylor
I'm the same as you, trying to change my choose Mams Taylor
Your critising the man, the same hand is blessing you Mams Taylor
Take this message from the man who's messing ya Mams Taylor
It's more than life than money causing highs Mams Taylor
Money is nice but I can show you the light Mams Taylor

I can show you the light Mams Taylor
There's way more than life Mams Taylor
I can show you the light Mams Taylor
There's way more than life Mams Taylor
I can show you the light Mams Taylor
There's way more than life Mams Taylor

We buy big material things Mams Taylor
Big homes and bling Mams Taylor
But forget how to tring Mams Taylor
There's way more than life Mams Taylor
Don't you remember your dreams Mams Taylor
Everything is just like it seems Mams Taylor
There's way more than life Mams Taylor
Who says you can't teach love Mams Taylor
A world full of hate this can't be us Mams Taylor
Hollywood is cooked, brains on dust Mams Taylor
And all we do is watch, shame on us Mams Taylor
So a word to you rich you ain't got a heart Mams Taylor
And your family is falling apart Mams Taylor

Wish I could put the whole world on my back Mams Taylor
Kids on crack, moms on meth and dad's at the track Mams Taylor
Betting on a horse, bet to blow a hundred six Mams Taylor
And you can't tell me there's nothing wrong with that Mams Taylor
Everybody's looking for a rush Mams Taylor
Then you rush to your grave Mams Taylor
And that's why we make a fuss Mams Taylor
But it's great to late now Mams Taylor
We're overcome with hate now Mams Taylor
Everybody fake now Mams Taylor
Walking to the rape now Mams Taylor
Nothing else to say now Mams Taylor
I wonder whether'd you pray now Mams Taylor
There's more than life Mams Taylor
Than money causing nice Mams Taylor
Those things are nice Mams Taylor

But I can show you the light Mams Taylor
There's more than life Mams Taylor
I can show you the light Mams Taylor
There's more than life Mams Taylor
There's way more than life Mams Taylor
There's way more than life Mams Taylor

We buy big material things Mams Taylor
Big homes and bling Mams Taylor
But forget how to tring Mams Taylor
There's way more than life Mams Taylor
Don't you remember your dreams Mams Taylor
Everything is just like it seems Mams Taylor
There's way more than life Mams Taylor
Who says you can't teach love Mams Taylor

I wish I didn't have this little tube on my shoulder Robbie Williams
Sometimes I want to end it all, I wish it was over Robbie Williams
Ah-oh, ah-oh, ah-oh, ah-oh Robbie Williams

There's way more than life Mams Taylor
Sometimes you feel you want to cry Mams Taylor
Sometimes you feel you want to hide Mams Taylor
Sometimes you feel you want to die Mams Taylor
Something deep inside is keeping you alive Mams Taylor
I can be your guy, show you where to go Mams Taylor
Introduce you to God, because everyone should know Mams Taylor
And I don't care about race or religion Mams Taylor
Love is the only thing that's keeping us way more alive Mams Taylor
There's more to life Mams Taylor
Than money causing nice Mams Taylor
Those things are nice Mams Taylor

But I can show you the light Mams Taylor
There's more than life Mams Taylor
I can show you the light Mams Taylor
There's more than life Mams Taylor
There's way more than life Mams Taylor
There's way more than life Mams Taylor

We buy big material things Mams Taylor
Big homes and bling Mams Taylor
But forget how to tring Mams Taylor
There's way more than life Mams Taylor
Don't you remember your dreams Mams Taylor
Everything is just like it seems Mams Taylor
There's way more than life Mams Taylor
Who says you can't teach love Mams Taylor

Credits

  • Vocalist

    Robbie Williams, Mams Taylor

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