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Hopefully she isn’t just another ho. Hopefully there truly is something special.
Maybe she gets his heart beating.
He could also be addressing the reader, saying that between us, he thinks there is something special in this life and even if we don’t understand it yet, it is worth undertaking the journey to search for it.
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'Cause I've got an elastic heart Sia (Ft. Diplo & The Weeknd) – Elastic Heart (Hunger Games Version)
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Sia uses a ‘but’ to shift the tone of the song, from describing her weakness to proclaiming her strength and ability to pull through. If her heart has been broken, the ex will not see her sad and upset. Her elastic heart will come back to its original form without him.
It's hard to lose a chosen one Sia (Ft. Diplo & The Weeknd) – Elastic Heart (Hunger Games Version)
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In his song “Adaptation,” The Weeknd sings about how he’s sacrificed true love to get to where he is now.
There’s an interesting twist here. Is Katniss Everdeen the chosen one? The Weeknd? Sia? We move out of the song’s narrative, to be reminded that these are special people singing about special people.
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I know it's your first
I will try to be gentle
My love.... Childish Gambino – yaphet kotto (freestyle)
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You'll be thinking of it
I got the whole city on my side, tonight, tonight
Watch us rock it out
Watch us leave the ground
After the show is done
You can take me to yours The Weeknd – Gone
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After having a show and a night of heavy partying on the town, The Weeknd is too faded to get home. He “left the ground” at the show and is already high.
Abel has a girl back home that is waiting on his arrival, and he knows that she’ll be concerned for his health and safety. He isn’t worried though, because after his show, he wants to go to his “girl’s show” – a sexual encounter.
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Some of the same people Gambino chilled with here have apparently sent messages to Gambino that he’s only relevant to them because of the money.
Whenever he has something to pay or can’t hook them up, they’re gone. May not be the best of friends…
Gambino may be currently experiencing similar feelings that he described a while ago on “Fuck It All” where people are getting to him, which is hurting him for the worse. (He seems to recover a bit in the next line, however.)
he could also be referring to the feelings of depressed people, who often feel like no one cares about them, contributing to their misery.