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New kids have to adapt to a new environment. The repetition of the of the last line in both verses shows how unprepared he was for the fast life of New York City.

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These NYC girls' wealth causes them to act high class, a little snobby, and/or uppish even though they’re middle class (bougie). His mom believes they are promiscuous, while other’s believe they are always trying to impress.

Skizzy believes this girl has class because she’s mature, well-mannered, and exudes style and grace. He sees beyond this and defends her, regardless of what others say.

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New York made a bigger impact on him than he did to it. It shaped him into what he is today.

No one knows how the phrase, “biting the big apple” begin, but it means achieving a little bit of success. John J. Fitz Gerald is the reason why New York is called the Big Apple.

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New York never shuts down, it is always alive and full of activity. Some might hear the commotion in the streets as just noise. But in this case it is an appealing melody. Even when when you try to escape from the city, it only opens you up to more endless experiences.

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Track 2 on The Red Balloon Project features the new up-and-comer, Phoebe Ryan, who recently caught recognition for her mashup/cover of Miguel’s “Do You…” and R. Kelly’s “Ignition Remix”.
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Skizzy reflects on his early life and how he’s grown since his school days.

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Skiz can take her all the way to the top, literally and figuratively like his penthouse apartment, while her current man still lives in his parent’s basement.

This Vs This. What would you choose?

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Rosé and André (which Skiz doesn’t drink) are types of champagnes; Dom Pérignon is wine; and Absinthe is a spirit. That’s a lot of alcohol for two people. Tt was widely believed in the 19th century that Absinthe made people go mad, blind and epileptic due to it’s herbal properties. This could correlate with the fact that Skizzy feels like his body is absent or is having an outer body experience.

That’s just the drugs
Don’t they make you feel numb
You can’t feel at all

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G is always on the road, touring and traveling, so she barely sees him and is having second thoughts. She’s not going to sit around, hoping, feeling like a side-chick. It’s either wife me up or someone else will.

Slowly becoming cliche but is the ring the ultimate symbolic proof of love?

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Schools provide an education and the ability to increase learning, at least that’s the idea. Skizzy was smart enough to make a decision that would land him a career and guarantee his future.

I was a junior in high school. May of 2011, I was about to graduate and go to college that fall. I met with a couple labels after I released “Douchebag”. I sent it to 25 blogs. I didn’t even know they were going to like it, but they all were really into it. I released “Profound” after and got a lot of emails after that. I met with a lot of A&Rs, then I went to Atlantic and met with my managers and they said they wanted to manage me. It was all very organic. I first knew I was picking up steam that summer when I released the “Colors” remix, kids were really responding to it. So I decided to skip collegeinterview with Earmilk

He shows how college is contradictory because it can hold people back from their chasing and/or achieving their dreams.

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They’re in contact with one another more during the nightlife than the day time, concluding that the relationship is held together by sex and lust for one another’s bodies as opposed to emotions. He knows that it isn’t good but at the same time they can’t resist the pleasure.

The second line has a double meaning: (1) In the literal sense, after a romantic night, it’s common for the guest to forget something at the host’s house/apartment, in the morning, upon their leave; (2) An emotional sense shows that her feelings of love and care might stick with him even though he’s in the relationship mainly for the intimacy.

He wants what’s best for her and he isn’t sure if the best in the long run is for them to be together, because she cares more than he ever could.

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