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Got signed and thought that everything would work out fine,
But now I'm back at my mom's house, oh oh Chester French – Maybe Next Time
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Not a dove, not a lamb, not a slave, or a church mouse The Bullitts (Ft. Jay Electronica, Lucy Liu & Yasiin Bey) – They Die By Dawn
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Jay Electronica’s good friend, Diddy sums up this advice in two words: NO BITCHASSNESS. Don’t be subservient (slave) or sheepish (lamb) just because you’re on trial. Hold yourself accountable, make eye contact, etc.
The “dove” and “lamb” mentions might allude to Jesus’s title, Lamb of God, and his baptism.
Lamb of God (John 1:29):
The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
The dove (Holy Spirit):
16 And Jesus, when he was baptized [by John the Baptist in the River Jordan], went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:
17 And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
Doves are commonly used to symbolize peace, while sheep symbolize innocence and obedience.
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As long as I got my shirt and tie! This is solid advice from his grannie: dress a little formal for the courtroom
Some advice to add to the “Shiny Suit Theory”
That's why I shine like I climbed out the Holy Grail The Bullitts (Ft. Jay Electronica, Lucy Liu & Yasiin Bey) – They Die By Dawn
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Let it burn! After his Saab was torched, he went off to buy a better, less flammable car. The music critic Eric Harvey, one of the smarter critics of Rap Genius, compares it to “You found a sweater on the ocean floor” in Cousins, like digging for symbolism in nothing. Or you could compare the choice of Saab, an Eighties preppy touchstone, to burning the old incarnation of the band. After a brief contretemps with the previous owners of the Saabs, who did not know that the record label was buying the cars in order to immolate them, the band told Pitchfork that Rostam Batmanglij’s parents used to drive a Saab. (His mother talked to the New Yorker about his upbringing for the album release.) Batmanglij grew up in McLean, Virginia, easily the preppiest Washington, D.C. suburb, where Saabs and Volvo sedans were once ubiquitous. This may or may not be true, but editor MoMilli, grew up there too and just says, as does Heems from Das Racist:
https://twitter.com/HIMANSHU/status/330518866180583426
The New York Post reported on the incident, as if was speculated that the burning of the car had violated new regional Clean Air Act restrictions. (They have yet to explain the Steve Buscemi angle.)
In a very Maboo kind of comeback, Ezra Koenig said the video would’ve worked better had the record label paid up for a $600,000 Bugatti instead.
Torching a car can also refer to overtaking or outspeeding it. It may have been torched because it was their getaway car and they were trying to escape the law, as is supported by the lines proceeding these. Her ‘torching the Saab’ represents that she threw away what they had together, but it was his fault too – he’d already started looking for other relationships. Is he waiting to exhale?!
The title, “Diane Young,” is a double entendre; “Diane Young” can also be interpreted as, “Dyin' Young.”
The first verse, like the title itself, also has a double meaning. The first verse can also be interpreted as, “You toss a salad like a pile of leaves, I’m gonna find some better weeds.” This meaning can be expanded on in the final lines of the first verse; the “government agents surround you again” for your weed.
Don’t critcize the practice, don’t murder the romance. Let’s hope the kids stand a chance.
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Maybe it’s the stoner in me but does anyone else catch the weed reference? Specifically how he pronounces “wheels”.
Maybe it’s the stoner in me but does anyone else get the weed references? Specifically how he pronounces “wheels”
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This is the first of many car references throughout this song. They all help to accompany the idea of living fast as in driving.
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I think you probably got the words right, but I thought for the longest time that he said “I’m going to find some better wheels.”