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Hammer Pants are a type of loose fitting trouser inspired by harem pants which originated in India, and are often mistakenly called “parachute pants”.
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Dolo is slang for solo, and so this line sets up the theme of the whole song: We are all alone in the world so we must work hard to achieve results, instead of relying on others.
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ANTHM realizes that there are no shortcuts in life and nobody helps you. Everything must be earned. You must realize this and accept it in order to be able to find peace.
Turn to champagne when I survive it ANTHM – Run To
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In this powerful image, tears are symbolic of the hardships ANTHM has been through, and the metaphorical goblet collects all of these experiences. Because of these hardships he is able to appreciate a triumph (surviving). Because of this appreciation, these hardships turn into blessings which is represented by the champagne to celebrate his victory.
Tears also contain salt and thus may be bitter, forming a connection to the adage: “Victory is sweet!
Tasting the apple, breaking the shackle ANTHM – Run To
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Here ANTHM likens his consciousness to a prison, and provides an image where his thoughts have never been able to manifest themselves into the world. This is possibly alluding to the previous lines where ANTHM is slowly realizing that a higher power won’t dictate his actions and their effects. Now that he is aware of this his ideas are finally able to “rise”.
“Tasting the apple” brings about the imagery of the Garden of Eden, where biblical recounts signify the apple as the forbidden fruit. ANTHM had to defy his faith in order to break the metaphorical shackles of living in a conformist world.
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When ANTHM was religious he had a positive outlook on his future. But now that he realizes he’s alone in this world, his optimism joins his hopes in his mind’s cemetery.
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ANTHM used to put his faith in God for positive outcomes in his life, but is slowly realizing that his fate is in his own hands.
Some hopes have died no they won’t survive
Close by them tombstones multiply ANTHM – Run To
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Dope metaphor. ANTHM has a lot of hopes that he never managed to achieve, and these are symbolized by the cemetery in his mind where nothing will come back. Multiplying tombstones suggests that this has been a constant occurrence in his life.
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Actor/Hip-Hop pioneer Fab 5 Freddy starred in the 1983 hip hop film, Wild Style. It also featured many seminal Hip-Hop acts such as Grandmaster Flash, The Cold Crush Brothers, Queen Lisa of Zulu Nation & more.
Aceyalone’s unique and rhythmic delivery gives him a wild rap style.
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Ace is in the party and looking for a cute girl to play with.
