There's no luck here, nobody to trust here J. Cole – Cheer Up
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He feels as if he’ll never be worth anything better, so he won’t even attempt to change. There is no chance of changing. Also a good life lesson here:
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Is life worth living, should I blast myself? J. Cole – Cheer Up
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Despite the mess there's only one thing that has caught his eye
And in the moment of rage, he brutally murders his niece
And dumps her body in the boot of his Mercs in the street Ed Sheeran (Ft. Mikill Pane) – Little Lady
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There's somethin' new in him, he's silent now, that fills you with terror
Get your alibi straight, you could be killed for an error
He towers over you, the six-inch knife catches the sunlight Ed Sheeran (Ft. Mikill Pane) – Little Lady
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He has no respect for her, and boots her in as if she is some sort of object — which she is, because he does believe she belongs to him. He is also silent — a classic sign of rage and he’s not usually silent. Ever.
Therefore, if her lie is not perfected, this could result in her being killed. Shows the brutality of being a victim of sex trafficking. The sun is shining brightly on his weapon, the 6 inch knife to create this effect:
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And goes mad for a couple grams
And she don't wanna go outside, tonight
'Cause, in a pipe, she'll fly to the motherland
And sell love to another man
It's too cold outside
For angels to fly
For angels to fly Ed Sheeran (Ft. Mikill Pane) – Little Lady
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This song’s hook(s) and bridge was reused for Sheeran’s track “The A Team”. You can find the lyrics annotated here.
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The “Little Lady” in the song is revealed to not being a lady, but infact a child. The girl is 13-years-old and a prostitute hooked on heroine, which adds to the seriousness and message of the song which is possibly:
Also, “card” is a double entendre for a birthday card and the phone number card that the cop gave her. Ordinarily it’s a good thing to get a (birthday) card on your birthday, but in this case getting a card (from the police) ended up in her death — the worst way to leave the earth — involuntary, unprovoked, undeserved and murderous, on her own birthday.
heroin* instead of heroine in this context