Tries to tell me what to think
But I'm wiser than he knows
In one ear and out it goes K'naan – Tomorrow
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Like many people K'naan went to a shrink thinking the shrink could help him sort out his mental issues.
But K'naan realized that only he could fix himself as he understands his own mind better than any shrink could.
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She didn’t show up after school so they could study together like they usually did, because she was murdered.
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Despite all of his money (diamonds) and success he still hasn’t found his soulmate (symbolized by the ring).
This also a play on words because engagement rings are usually inlaid with diamonds
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He has honeys (girls) but he doesn’t have a true soul mate, or queen.
This is also a play on words because bees make honey and have a Queen Bee
Couldn't have those, gotta get to Heaven just to have wine K'naan – Waiting is a Drug
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K'Naan is Muslim and Muslims can’t drink alcohol, so he has to wait until after he dies to drink the wine in heaven.
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African artists used to not be able to make it big but now people like Akon who he mentions later have opened the doors.
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He is contemplating suicide.
Look at all the walls I've built and look at all the guards you've killed K'naan – The Wall
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He is comparing their relationship to the relationship between Palestine and Israel. He puts up (emotional) walls in the same way that Israel put up a wall blocking out Palestinians (her), and she has hurt him (or killed his guards) in the same way the Palestinians kill the soldiers guarding that wall.
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K'naan isn’t thinking about Cars (rims) or money but rather what he can do to change the world for the better. A play on spinning, something rims do.
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Patrice aka Fat Usher is now in the track ready to tear it apart!
