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Point in life is getting hollow, can't wait for the exit hole
Give me room the entry wound, let me in and let me go
So I can roam around this wilderness
See it for what it really is, unprepared and filterless
Magnify the youth in me, Lupe Fiasco (Ft. Sarah Green) – Letting Go

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Kids are usually very creative and think out of the box compared to adults. They can also be rebellious.

Lupe is saying he needs to get the right to his creativity back and doesn’t feel like it should be constrained. Through the process of making this album, he has gotten tired of this industrial side of music and he needs to become a fresh, young artist again. That also goes along with the idea that kids at a young age are much more creative. Getting older takes away from that creativity needed to make art.

Moreover, this is also a double meaning. Rather than “Magnify the youth in me,” the line also sounds like, “Magnify the euphony.”

Euphony, or “being pleasing to the ear”, directly relates to Lupe’s message, as well as his recent release of Lasers. Lupe has said that he made Lasers more “popular-sounding” to reach a wider audience with his message.

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Kids are usually very creative and think out of the box [compared to adults](http://time.com/4529444/how-thinking-like-a-kid-can-spur-creativity/). They can also be rebellious.

Lupe is saying he needs to get the right to his creativity back and doesn't feel like it should be constrained. Through the process of making this album, he has gotten [tired of this industrial side of music](https://djbooth.net/features/2017-05-05-lupe-fiasco-atlantic-his-best) and he needs to become a fresh, young artist again. That also goes along with the idea that kids at a young age are much more creative. Getting older takes away from that creativity needed to make art.

Moreover, this is also a double meaning. Rather than "Magnify the youth in me," the line also sounds like, "Magnify the euphony."

Euphony, or "being pleasing to the ear", directly relates to Lupe's message, as well as his recent release of *Lasers*. Lupe has said that he made *Lasers* more "popular-sounding" to reach a wider audience with his message.

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Lupe uses the imagery of the damage that a hollow point bullet causes to illustrate his gripes with his deal with Atlantic. Hollow point bullets are designed to expand on impact, dealing more internal damage than a traditional bullet. Instead of waiting for the bullet to exit through another wound, Lupe asks the listener to enlarge the entry wound in order to be able to remove the bullet and allow Lupe to continue on with his life.

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Door keep telling me to find a reason
Anything to keep me from squeezing
Simplest things, yeah, you really like summer
You really like music, you really like reading
Love! Lupe Fiasco (Ft. Poo Bear) – Beautiful Lasers (2 Ways)

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The door keeps trying to convince him to stay alive by thinking about all that he loves, a common practice by suicide victims in trying to find reasons to live.

It could also be taken that the word “Love” is separate from the previous line. Lupe is referencing his acronym for LASERS (Love Always Shines Everytime Remember 2 Smile), saying that love is the reason to keep going on.

Here, Lupe debates whether or not to “squeeze” the trigger and end it all, presenting himself with reasons to keep living.

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Are they gon' pay us and will they make it rain? Yup Domo Genesis (Ft. Tyler, The Creator) – Rolling Papers

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Referring to the concept of “making it rain” or throwing huge stacks of money in the air in the club.

Also a possible reference to the song Make It Rain by Fat Joe, or Wale’s freestyle titled Make It Rain.

Sidenote: The bills in the Fat Joe video say “For motion picture use only.”

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To have a bitch ready to stab a clit with some glass and shit Tyler, The Creator (Ft. Earl Sweatshirt) – AssMilk

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Would a girl really rather stab herself in her clit than have intercourse with Earl?

Also, Earl is of South-African descent. In Africa and other places the cutting of the clitoris is a fairly common practice

A much less painful explanation of this is that it’s all one line he saying he can make two girls have lesbian sex with a glass dildo.

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in SA genital mutilation is not widespread, so that line is wrong. It’s more common in other African countries like Somalia.

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My nose is filled with coke and my license is revoked Tyler, The Creator – Seven

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Tyler often raps about coke (i.e. the song “Blow”), as well as other drugs and chemicals. Despite what one would believe, Tyler labels himself as “Straight Edge,” meaning that he partakes in no drugs and no alcohol whatsoever.

On his twitter, Tyler stated, “I’m straight-edge, but make songs about doing coke”

The Straight Edge movement was started by the hardcore punk band Minor Threat in the early 1980’s.

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Maharishi kicks and Bape Tee's I really do this Domo Genesis (Ft. Tyler, The Creator) – Rolling Papers

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Maharishi is a company known for their expensive clothing (especially shoes). Bape is short for the clothing company A Bathing Ape, who is very often sported by members of the Hip-Hop community including Odd Future (though not defined as a hip-hop clothing line).

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The Night Striker, I'm riding her, up-tying her Earl Sweatshirt – Blade

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This is a normal violence/rape OF line, but there is a deeper meaning to it.

Night Striker was a mid-80’s Sega game. In the game one would operate a variety of different vehicles, from helicopters, to cars, etc. Thus Earl is referencing the game saying he is riding the girl like he’s playing Night Striker.

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Through the the seven-point chakra system
From my toes to the top of my head
And in between my shoulders B.o.B – Don't Feel So Good

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The chakra system is another eastern philosophy that describes the different energies in your body. The three Chakra points that B.o.B. describes are as follows:
-“My toes” describes the Muiadhara, or Root Chakra point near the feet
-“The top of my head” describes the Sahasrara, or Crown Chakra point at the top of the head.
-“In between my shoulders” describes the Anahata, or Heart Chakra in the chest.

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that it's all in your head Gorillaz (Ft. Del the Funky Homosapien) – Clint Eastwood

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It goes without saying, but yes, the effects of psychedelics are, naturally, all in your head. This will always be so, despite how it all may feel in the user’s present moment.
The drug interpretation is definitely one (popular) side of the coin, but another viewpoint notes something else felt deep within the mind— raw ideas, inspiration, and creativity. The latter, specifically, going nowhere unless made to by the brain it sprung from.
In the context of Gorillaz lore however, this line may be referring to the fact that Del is, at the end of the day, a ghost. He has no presence in a physical sense, any interactions with him would be all in your head.

Additionally, when viewing the music video, this line boasts a particular and notable effect. One channel uses a traditional sound-wave, while the other plays an inverted one. Effectively, when listening on headphones, the sentence is heard clearly. If listening on speakers however, the line is inaudible, due to the waves cancelling each other out. This interesting detail makes it truly all in your head!

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It goes without saying, but yes, the effects of psychedelics are, naturally, all in your head. This will always be so, despite how it all may feel in the user's present moment. 
The drug interpretation is definitely one (popular) side of the coin, but another viewpoint notes something else felt deep within the mind--- raw ideas, inspiration, and creativity. The latter, specifically, going nowhere unless made to by the brain it sprung from.
In the context of Gorillaz lore however, this line may be referring to the fact that Del is, at the end of the day, a ghost. He has no presence in a physical sense, any interactions with him would be *all in your head.*
http://images.genius.com/5d63cfb755000d4d546d76d5edf2e576.800x450x1.png

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Love is a powerful tool but can be broken easy to replace its easy too do💔🖤

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3 years

It only really works if you have a mono speaker, so you might hear it fine on your headphones, in your car, and maybe even your phone. But if you use something like a mono speaker, that’s when the effect works. I think it works because,(correct me if I’m wrong) when using something that is mono, its no longer producing two channels for left and right, it’s only producing one channel from both channels mixed. So if you can still hear the line even when not using headphones, that’s why (I think).

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3 years

Wrong

It’s literally all in your head

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Root

3 years

Oops. The channels actually are phase inverted in the video, but unless your speakers and your ears are positioned perfectly such that the waves and any reverberation from the room all cancel, you’re probably going to hear the line.

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Root

3 years

I’ve checked two different CD releases and the video on YouTube, and none of them have the channels phase inverted during that line.

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4 years

Due to the storyline literally being about a ghost possessing Russel, Del saying ‘That it’s all in your head’ is him referring to Del being inside Russel and soon breaking out of inside his head 2 times (Rock the House + Clint Eastwood) and worth mentioning that in both songs, Del sings the most.
Maybe it is just all in their head :)

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6 years

Are you sure it’s about drugs and marijuana and that? I think you’re overanalysing it a bit. I think that it’s simply the fact that Del is portraying the voices inside of your head, so he shouldn’t be mistaken for a real being.

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Bob Wards

7 years

Del may also be suggesting that the manifestation of inspiration inherently resides in the mind of the listener.

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Joey

7 years

I think they dropped acid and his giving them advice and telling them like hey remember this isn’t real so they don’t freak out

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Off from the standard “Drugs” view on the song Del is haunted by his past and is so traumutized that he latches onto their “personalities” to keep them alive in his head but it’s gotten so bad that he hears their voices in everyday situations. That’s why “No squealin, remember-” is in front of this because he would be put away for saying he hears voices.

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7 years

This line and the one before reiterate that Russel has these voices of his friends in his head and if he goes to get help for it Ego tells him that he will be chastised and labeled unstable. This is literally saying don’t tell or they will put you away.

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9 years

I think he is talking about being brave and standing against what is wrong, no matter what. He might also be saying that we are more than our physical selves. We can survive pain, but also this reality is temporary and not the only one.

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10 years

Worth mentioning that the story line of the song involves a ghost that is literally from Russel’s head. Finally, all of your creativity is coming out of it’s cage.

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No, I'm not no fucking hipster, mister
No, I'm not no fucking Kid Cudi, all my fucking fans love me Tyler, The Creator – Seven

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A few weeks before Tyler’s release of Bastard (December 25, 2009), Kid Cudi punched a fan at a show in Vancouver Canada. This is quite the interesting coincidence, considering the proximity of the fan-punching, and Tyler’s release of Bastard (though the song was recorded well before the incident)

You can read about the “Fan Punching” here

Also, Cudi’s fans don’t like his lack of interaction. He tends to keep to himself and not be involved with his fans. Tyler’s fans love him

It’s also a reference to Cudi’s song “Save My Soul” which contains the lyrics “[You can] call me a hipster, as long as you’re a listener.”

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