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Right hand in yours
Left hand holding the jewels Frank Ocean – Summer Remains
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The person he is with is left genderless (although later on in the song their love is referred to as unnatural, suggesting it’s a man).

The mention of alcohol may portray their relationship as reckless.

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He walks away, the sun goes down
He takes the day, but I'm grown (I'm grown) Amy Winehouse – Tears Dry on Their Own
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Everything comes to an end in the affair because he is finally the one to walk away from her. The sun isn’t shining anymore, because it isn’t shining on her like when they were happy.

Here, the sun is used as a pathetic fallacy to reflect Amy’s sadness as he – the light in her life – has walked out on her.

This song can also be seen as a direct contrast to the song “In My Bed,” taken from her 2003 debut album Frank. In “In My Bed,” Amy is the person cheating on her partner and not wanting to be emotionally attached to him. There is also a line in direct contrast to this line, which reads:

I sleep alone, the sun comes up

This line possibly suggests that she was happy with being single before, and now that the roles have been reversed, she no longer feels that same contentment.

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Sometimes I wonder why I still try The Internet – Love Song - 1
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Syd wonders why she still tries to get back with this girl and why she still loves her.

The use of the personal pronoun “I” also adds to this because it suggests the relationship is very one-sided.

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Don't say it's over The Internet – Love Song - 1
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Syd is begging this girl not to break up with her.

The way this whole song is structured seems to portray Syd as needing this girl more then this girl needs Syd, added to here by Syd’s reluctance to have their relationship end.

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Taio Cruz, I'll send him a fucking dynamite Marvell – Yonkers remix
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A reference to UK singer/song-writer Taio Cruz and his single Dynamite. The single reached the top 10 of the charts in various countries, including being a number one in Canada and the UK, and number 2 on the US Billboard chart.

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Linking to the Pitbull and the Coca-Cola reference. Saying he wants to get rid of the poor musicians and wants to do something unique, get Sprite when everyone’s getting Cola.

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After that I wanna fly on Tinchy Stryder's spaceship Marvell – Yonkers remix
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In reference to the song Spaceship by Tinchy Stryder. The song reached Number one on the UK top 40 R&B singles chart and was on the top 5 of the Top 40 UK singles chart, essentially making it a big hit. In Shocka’s verse he mentions a lot of mainstream artists, mostly from the UK, so it makes sense that Tinchy should be mentioned.

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I'm paying for all my father's sins
So I'mma thank him for you
I'mma thank him for you The Weeknd – Heaven or Las Vegas
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Abel may be referencing Exodus 20:5 which states:

You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the parents to the third and fourth generation of those who reject me…

The Weeknd believes he leads this crazy lifestyle filled with sex and drugs due to a lack of fatherly support at home. This causes him to look for love and validation in other places, like via taking ecstasy and playing girls.

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I woulda put tints on my windows, but what's the difference? Frank Ocean – Swim Good
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It doesn’t make a difference if he tints his windows, since he’s about to drive his car into the ocean. This indifference to life seems reflective of depression, which is a theme in this song. He’s also saying that whether he has tints or not, he won’t be able to hide from the world.

Also, he might feel invisible…like a ghost (see next line).

The car could also be a metaphor for his life, meaning that no matter he tries to shield and protect his experiences and secrets, someone will find out eventually.

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This line ties to his invisibility as a Black man, as previously mentioned when talking about the cops. His feelings of inferiority add to the worsening of his mental state at this point in time. He cannot experience his depression as someone who is outside of a marginalized group thus leading to feelings of being unable to hide his skin color from the world.

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What he means goes back to the “everytime the cops pull me over they dont ever see them”
No one even sees his broken heart so why try to hide it anyway, doesnt make no difference either way.

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Jules Muhawe
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He’s stating that there’s no reason for him tinting his windows since he already feels like a ghost/invisible. (see next line)

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Also he was caught speeding in 2013 and he was found in possession of marijuana, his windows were tinted when that happened

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Ask Mick Foley, I'm not mankind Tinchy Stryder (Ft. Chip, Devlin, Example, Giggs, Professor Green & Tinie Tempah) – Game Over
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A great reference to wrestler Mick Foley who played the character “Mankind” as one of his many on-screen personas. This continues on from the last line as the meaning of the line is that he isn’t human.

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