February

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The first single from eLZhi’s landmark album, Lead Poison, “February” draws a comparison between the frigid winter climate and his prolonged depression. The litany of… Read More

Feb. 21, 20161 viewer10.3K views

February Lyrics

[Verse]
It's February, it's much different from the past year
That was the worst time, the opposite of cashmere
And you know when life kicks you all in your ass rear
When you down to your last blunt while you downing your last beer
Catching your close friends in every lie
Had you wiping your hands clean 'til they were sanitary dry
Then you noticed the snow was standing very high
Because yesterday it fell from the January sky
Now it's February and the world feels a lot colder
You and your girl parted ways so you cannot hold her
She said she wanted to get married back in October
Probably why in the month of May is when you got sober
But in February you felt the teardrops slide
Down your face when your faith began to lopside
This around the same time my nigga pops died
Dress shoes, suit, the tie up at the top's tied
Look at all the drama it brung
This time of year when I was young, snowflakes was on my tongue
We played freeze tag or had a snowball fight
'til the curb on the streetlight would grow all bright
Couldn't ride our bicycles, slippery sidewalks
Icicles cold as a deli sandwich with the sliced pickles
That's when advice trickles down from generation
Like counting all your friends on one hand
Or if you don't stand for anything, you'll fall for everything
Because you wasn't smart, it plays a part in why your heart holds a heavy sting
Oh February, February
You took a friend from me who wasn't just some celeb you buried
He inspired us all musically
You came around and changed things, I want it how it used to be

[Outro]
Man, fuck that nigga Elzhi (think he gon' teach me something)
Talking about he was spitting and shit
That nigga don't be spitting (that's all the fucking, you two)
One more time (can't teach me shit) (I already knew I was spitting before I saw that shit)
Nah, I ain't saying it like that, that's [what] that nigga be saying
One more time (You got a IG?) (How many followers you got?)
All them local niggas? (You got 20?)
Ehh, get something about it, for real! (You are underground)
Nigga and he didn't have me, he ain't shit
(He's underground, he's so underground, man)
I go!
(I don't have time for this shit)

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The first single from eLZhi’s landmark album, Lead Poison, “February” draws a comparison between the frigid winter climate and his prolonged depression. The litany of negative circumstances and events that eLZhi describes in the first movement of this epic verse are conflated into the space of a single month for dramatic and metaphorical effect.

Deeper into the verse, eLZhi shares moments from his childhood, adding a melancholy and nostalgic tone, while juxtaposing his current depression with a happier time.

In the song’s final movement, eLZhi cleverly uses the “advice” that “trickles down from generations” as a ladder to bring the listener back to his more recent memories, ultimately offering a tribute to the late J Dilla, who was born in February ‘74, and died in February ‘06, and played an instrumental role in eLZhi’s career when he featured the young lyricist on his Welcome 2 Detroit album.