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Now I can see it in her eyes, fireworks Drake (Ft. Alicia Keys) – Fireworks
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All I see is fireworks
Every night it's fireworks
Every night it's fireworks
All I see is fireworks
All I see is fireworks
Taking off like fireworks
Taking off like—Oh Drake (Ft. Alicia Keys) – Fireworks
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Drake interprets fireworks to be a symbol of rapid success. Seeing as this song came after Drake dropped a string of successful mixtapes, EPs, and singles, it really must have felt like he was surrounded by fireworks.
I know your thoughts, oh you 'bout it, 'bout it
You're a big girl, and it's your world
And I'ma let you do it how you wanna The Weeknd – The Party & The After Party
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Contemplating, he really doesn’t know…
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BO = Body Odor; Degree = deodorant; need to fix that BO bro!
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Hit & quit = the motto; no care for the women of course…
Also, maybe a reference to the notorious single off of Nicki Minaj’s second studio album.
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The outro and bridge are samples from “You’re Gonna Leave” by Martina Topley-Bird. “Sandpaper kisses” and blissful papercuts have one major thing in common: both are meant to be pleasureful, but end up painful.
Hedonism is explored elsewhere on this project, but these lines sum up The Weeknd’s hedonistic ventures well. Instead of netting more pleasure, Abel’s world typically ends in a painful picture.
In this story, he plays a game leading to him lying and leaving a girl that truly cares about him. Ironically, this has happened to him before. Birds are relatively free animals, and Abel is free as can be, flying toward his meal and then leaving it when he’s done to await the next one. He can’t be controlled or locked up; being “just a bird” is essentially being “just the epitome of freedom.”
“Sandpaper Kisses” instead of “You’re Gonna Leave” by Martina Topley-Bird