All our friends will move away
And they're goin' to better places
But our friends will be gone away The Head and the Heart – Rivers and Roads
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In life, friends come and go – everyone goes down their own road, eventually separating themselves from their friends.
The phrase “and they’re going to better places” at first seems like an attempt to mollify the pain of the fact that “friends will move away;” they’re leaving, but it’s okay because they are going on to bigger and better things.
The repetition of the sentiment in the next line, “But our friends will be gone away,” then undermines this attempt at positive thinking, indicating that the feeling of sadness remains even though the sad things are happening for good reasons; the fact remains that friends are leaving.
I don't wanna wait, I don't wanna wait, no more
I don't wanna wait, I don't wanna wait, no more
No more Jeremih & Shlohmo – No More
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Jeremih feels assured about the situation, and with this assurance is coming a corresponding feeling of impatience. He wants to know if this feeling flows both ways. If so, then he’s ready to heat things up. If not, he’s ready to try to move on.
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Given Jay’s history of drug dealing and his general gangster aesthetic (he titled his 2007 album American Gangster), Beyoncé is in a sense a “gangster wife.”
In 2003, Jay and Bey’s collab hit “‘03 Bonnie & Clyde” – itself referring to the archetypal Great Depression gangster couple – portrayed them in a similar light.
They also released a love/crime mini-movie titled “Run” ahead of their 2014 On The Run tour.
'Cause I've never seen so much, never seen so much
Never seen so much, never seen so much
I guess it's over now
Cause I've never seen so much, never seen so much
Never seen so much, never seen so much blood Barenaked Ladies – Tonight Is the Night I Fell Asleep at the Wheel
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The narrator assumes he is dead because of all the blood he can see around him.
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The former Miss Teen USA and MTV show host dated Jeter from 2003 (the year he was named captain) until 2006. She would go on to marry former 98° bad boy Nick Lachey.
Think she made it out of the playboy world of baseball? Think again! Lachey is a part-owner of the Seattle Mariners' AAA affiliate – the Tacoma Rainiers
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TURN DOWN FOR WHAT?!
There’s also a play on words with “too” following the previous line referencing “Bound 2”.
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Best known for her Television role in Friday Night Lights, Kelly was in a relationship with the big Jete from 2008-2012.
During the on and off relationship Jeter won a World Series, made it into the 3000 hit club, and Kelly was named Esquire’s Sexiest Woman Alive in 2010.
This “catch” apparently moved on to Jake Gyllenhaal
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In the fall, trees lose their leaves as the weather gets cold. This leads into the winter when people use salt to help melt the snow on driveways and roads.
He uses this symbolism to describe the temporary relationships he has with people that come and go through his life.
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Cold showers are a common way to wake yourself up in the morning. He uses it to symbolize the alertness and edgy feelings he is receiving from this love.
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