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Cause for all we know
We might be dead by tomorrow Soko (FRA) – We Might Be Dead by Tomorrow
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Soko uses a more somber take on Carpe Diem to get her point across. She wants to go all in for this relationship because life is fleeting and they could die any day without warning.
As Alfred, Lord Tennyson once wrote:
‘Tis better to have loved and lost
Than never to have loved at all.
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Like Noah's Dove
I’d fly the river
To the one I love
Fare thee well, my honey
Fare thee well Bob Dylan – Dink's Song
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While on the Ark, Noah is described in Genesis 8:11
Also he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the waters were abated from off the face of the ground;
This biblical reference calls upon Noah actually faring the dove well and metaphorically leaving difficult times in search of love – as Bob would do if he could fly
But wear that fake smile like a cape
Save yourself first Chance the Rapper (Ft. James Blake) – Save Yourself First
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Chance uses this imagery to inspire the listener to summon heroic strength to “save themselves” from this chaos.
Capes are a common accessory for superheroes because they can be used to conceal their true faces – like a “fake smile” – or just look cool billowing in the wind.
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Chance continues the theme of time by alluding to the final grains of sand dropping in the bottom of an hourglass. He hasn’t seen much good in Chicago “in a minute” and it seems that the time has run out on the good times returning.
CF: Richard, what's happening...
Uh oh... Chris Farley (Ft. David Spade) – Fat Guy in a Little Coat
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As he rips the coat…
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Rocking the classic back-to-back-to-back Chicago Bulls championship shirt from the Michael Jordan days
Vic Mensa Free Wifi hat
Strideline argyle Chicago skyline socks and Air Jordan 16.5’s
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Originally released in 2012 as part of her debut album I Thought I Was an Alien, the song was popularized in 2014 due to being the background music of a viral video of strangers kissing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFO9Sna_eKc
“And I can tell that you didn’t have
To face your mother, losing her love
Without saying goodbye
Without saying goodbye
Cause she didn’t have time”
Soko’s father died in front of her when she was 5, her parents were still together so I think it’s about her father’s death. he died from a ruptured aneurysm so her mom didn’t have time so say goodbye to her lover