We're killers, we're orphans, we're addicts, we're stealers
We're shooters so kill us (Bah) mgk – See My Tears
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Make it sound like this Spose – Pop Song
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He’s settling into his own lane in hip-hop, similar to how Suburban families have “settled down” into their 9-5 jobs with a family and single family housing. (The American Dream).
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From “Juicy” by The Notorious B.I.G.
Jay’s reenactments give the line two different meanings. The first, exclaimed, conserves the original reminiscent quality. It is a quotation of Biggie’s most well-known line and illustrates that Jay-Z is thinking back at how much this one dream affected him.
The second meaning, less assertively delivered, conveys doubt. As insightful as Biggie’s advice to Hova is and as realistic as the dream felt to Jay-Z, it was still just a dream… Right? This meaning is a theme throughout the song.
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Spose wasn’t very famous when he was an underground rapper.
He is comparing himself to a seed, which begins as a seed before blossoming into an awesome flower.
Hit the office, stole some Tommy Hil' from lost and found Childish Gambino – Hold You Down
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Due to his family’s financial situation, it was hard to find clothes he would prefer, so he relied on his school’s lost and found section, where he found a Tommy Hilfiger jacket from because his mom could not afford a brand new one.
Gambino may also be cleverly referring to Costco; a popular store that is notorious for it’s low prices and is typically associated with those who can’t afford clothes. When he is saying, “cost go,” he is also referencing where he shopped as a child.
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He doesn’t have friends so when he writes something on his wall on Facebook nobody answers him and he is just talking to his self.
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Or "go hang a salami, I'm a lasagna hog." Bo Burnham – I'm Bo Yo (Extended Version)
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A palindrome is a phrase in which the letters create the same words if put backwards (Ex/ Evil Olive).
Bo follows his expression of love for palindromes with a few examples. They don’t really make a lot of sense, but match the theme of silliness throughout the song.
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Triple entendre:
“I’m hi and I’m bye” refers to the way he is with people (women), where he just gets in and gets out no drama
However, it could also be, “I’m high and I’m bye,” as in high and drunk (‘I’m bye’ as in ‘I’m so gone’)
With the recent news of Frank Ocean’s bisexuality this line is a reference to that as well.
After Ocean’s much celebrated Tumblr post, in which he discussed the complicated relationship he had with his first real love (another man), it became clear that Ocean was hinting at his sexuality here.
This line was Frank casually putting one over all of our heads. Most people when they heard that song just thought it was a witty play on words, rather than an allusion to his actual bisexuality. Frank Ocean basically came out in this verse and it went unnoticed because no one really believed that he meant it at the time.
The nice thing is that all of the OF members were very supportive of their brother Frank.
Tyler in particular addressed the issue in typical Tyler the Creator fashion via twitter:
“I’m straight” also has a double meaning, as it could mean someone is heterosexual, or it could mean they’re sober (not high). Therefore, including this after saying “I’m high and I’m bi” leaves ambiguity in which statement is false. He could either mean he’s bi and sober or high and heterosexual.
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This lyric is listed wrong. It should be written out as “I’m hi and I’m bye”. “I’m high and I’m bi” is the second meaning, not the other way around.
That’s not the triple entendre. The triple entendre is
Hi, bye
High, by weight
Bi, wait I mean I’m straight
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he’s hi and bye like a wave
“He could be alluding to that as well”. Tf, he’s BLATANTLY referring to that.