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May 8, 2015
May 3, 2015
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Oh say can you see, this is the American Dream
Young girl, hustlin'
On the other side of the ocean
You can be anything at all
In America, America
I say, can't see
Just close your eyes and breathe
Young girl, hustlin'
On the other side of the ocean
You can be anything at all
In America, America
I say, can't see
Just close your eyes and breathe
This verse is highlighting the issues with the ways, that labourers were brought to America. They were brought as children, and told all their dreams could become true, on the other side of the ocean. The second last line, indicates that everyone turned their heads away from it, and closed their eyes to the unfairness of these children's situations.
May 3, 2015
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Chasin' this American Dream
We sweat for a nickel and a dime
Turn it into an empire
Breathe in, this feeling
American, American oxygen
We sweat for a nickel and a dime
Turn it into an empire
Breathe in, this feeling
American, American oxygen
She is talking about how slaves who are paid next to nothing, have built everything in America, and they might as well have built the oxygen that everyone else breathes. It could be interpreted as a metaphor, that everyone takes their work for granted and they couldn't really live without it. The American empire was built by low paid labourers and if they never existed, this America, would simply be a dream.
May 3, 2015
May 3, 2015
May 3, 2015
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Now I'm falling asleep
And she's calling a cab
While he's having a smoke
And she's taking a drag
Now they're going to bed
Now my stomach is sick
And it's all in my head
But she's touching his chest now
He takes off her dress, now
Let me go
And she's calling a cab
While he's having a smoke
And she's taking a drag
Now they're going to bed
Now my stomach is sick
And it's all in my head
But she's touching his chest now
He takes off her dress, now
Let me go
These lyrics indicate that he knows it isn't all just one kiss. He knows that when they get out of that cab and they've finished their smoke, they're going to be closer than him and her, ever were. He tries to block it out, but he can't do it, because he knows how he feels about her.
Apr 12, 2015
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And I know dark clouds, will gather me
And I know my way, is rough and steep
And the beautiful fields lie just beyond me
And I know my way, is rough and steep
And the beautiful fields lie just beyond me
The world is close to being better, and people need to just deal with the dark clouds and the steep climb up ahead. He knows that this will eventually bring the world to a place of beauty and kindness.
Apr 12, 2015
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I am a poor, wayfaring Stranger
Traveling through this world alone
There's no sickness, toil or danger
Traveling through this world alone
There's no sickness, toil or danger
He is creating an ideal world, where there is no sickness, danger, or death. He may be poor but he is portraying how much he wants this perfect world, and would trade in all his possessions for peace.
Apr 12, 2015
Apr 10, 2015
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Yo, ayo tonight is the night that I'ma get twisted
Myx Moscato and vodka, I'ma mix it
Roll that spaceship, we about to get lifted
Myx Moscato and vodka, I'ma mix it
Roll that spaceship, we about to get lifted
She is going to get drunk because the night is early. She is intending to get so drunk that she'll hallucinate spaceships. She's going to mix her strong drinks in order to get drunk faster.
Apr 10, 2015
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When the beat drops out
And the people gone
Will you still be there, still be there
For me child
And the people gone
Will you still be there, still be there
For me child
These lyrics mean that, when all is gone, including people, music and sounds, he hopes that the subject of his song will still be there for him. He could possibly be talking to a sibling or young family member, as he addresses them as child.