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Pizza man don't come here no more
Too much dope, too many niggas on the porch
So the pizza man don't approach (no, no, no)
Pizza man don't come here no more
Too many niggas on the block, too many niggas getting shot
So the pizza man don't stop (pow, pow, pow)
Pizza man don't come here no more
Too many niggas getting robbed, niggas don't wanna starve
But "Niggas ain't got no jobs, blah blah blah"
Pizza man don't come here no more
Deliver, deliver, deliver Lupe Fiasco – Deliver

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In a manner reminiscent of the last verse in “Hurt Me Soul”, Lupe points out the many ills of the ghetto ranging from drugs to unemployment to violence to hunger. Notice how the hook relates to the song’s cover art showing a pizza man parked outside a shady looking house.

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The literal interpretation of these lyrics describes the risk of a pizza delivery workers being attacked on the job. As a result, some companies won’t deliver in Lupe’s neighbourhood anymore — a topic Lupe discussed on twitter feed in August 2013.

However the hook to “Deliver” also doubles as a homophone for “Peace of Man”:

This double meaning personifies “peace” — alluding to the fact that a lot of neighbourhoods are always in a perpetual state of chaos. It becomes clear that the song title “Deliver” not only refers to the pizza man but to the deliverance, or lack thereof, for people living in the ghetto.

Deliver me from all my transgressions: Make me not the reproach of the foolish.
Psalm 39:8

Furthermore, “Peace of Man” refers to Jesus. Due to all the troubles in the hood, one might say God does not pay attention to it. Lupe is asking for Mother Mary to deliver Baby Jesus to the world and bring peace to the hood.

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In a manner reminiscent of the last verse in ["Hurt Me Soul"](http://rap.genius.com/Lupe-fiasco-hurt-me-soul-lyrics), Lupe points out the many ills of the ghetto ranging from drugs to unemployment to violence to hunger. Notice how the hook relates to the song's cover art showing a pizza man parked outside a shady looking house.

http://images.rapgenius.com/150392feb5b222c2960f81eb9e39eae3.750x750x1.jpg

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The literal interpretation of these lyrics describes the risk of a [pizza delivery workers being attacked  on the job](http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-delivery-driver-died-days-after-northwest-side-shooting-20141112-story.html). As a result, some companies won't deliver in Lupe's neighbourhood anymore --- a [topic Lupe discussed on twitter feed](https://twitter.com/LupeFiasco/status/370634200870711297) in August 2013.

However the hook to ["Deliver"](http://genius.com/4333781) also doubles as a homophone for "Peace of Man":

https://twitter.com/LupeFiasco/status/544201798093770752

This double meaning personifies "peace" --- alluding to the fact that a lot of neighbourhoods are always in a perpetual state of chaos. It becomes clear that the song title "Deliver" not only refers to the pizza man but to the *deliverance*, or lack thereof, for people living in the ghetto.

>**Deliver** me from all my transgressions: Make me not the reproach of the foolish.
[*Psalm 39:8*](http://www.biblestudytools.com/psalms/39-8-compare.html)

**Furthermore**, "Peace of Man" refers to Jesus. Due to all the troubles in the hood, one might say God does not pay attention to it. Lupe is asking for [Mother Mary](http://genius.com/Lupe-fiasco-madonna-and-other-mothers-in-the-hood-lyrics) to **deliver** Baby Jesus to the world and bring peace to the hood.

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3 years

The suggestion that Lupe would evoke Jesus is wrong; he’s Muslim.

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4 years

I’ve just noticed that the way he says “porch” makes it sound like “poach”. The line now becomes “too many n***as on the poach”, which would refer to the amount of killings that take place in ghettos on a daily basis

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Deliver Lupe Fiasco – Deliver

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“Deliver” is the first official single off Tetsuo & Youth. The cover art depicts a fictitious Frank’s Pizza delivery car stopped in front of an ominous-looking house. The straight line through the image is akin to the red circle-with-a-line-through-it “no” symbol.

On the surface, the song’s title & hook relate to certain pizza joints that won’t deliver to neighbourhoods that are considered high-risk. (Interestingly, this topic was the subject of a Twitter conversation with Lupe in August 2013).

However in true Lupe fashion, there’s another level to his lyrics taking the form of a social commentary on deliverance, or lack thereof, for people living in the ghetto.

https://twitter.com/LupeFiasco/status/544201798093770752

Not-so-fun fact: Just 3 days after this track was released a man was shot and killed while delivering a pizza in Chicago’s Northwest Side.

On Dec. 15th Lupe premiered the official video on World Star Hip Hop (watch and see if you can catch the reference to this famous painting by Michelangelo):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R40DFzvbMtE

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"Deliver" is the first official single off *Tetsuo & Youth*. The cover art depicts a fictitious Frank's Pizza delivery car stopped in front of an ominous-looking house. The straight line through the image is akin to the red circle-with-a-line-through-it ["no" symbol](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_symbol).

On the surface, the song's title & hook relate to certain pizza joints that won't deliver to neighbourhoods that are considered high-risk. (*Interestingly, this topic was the subject of a [Twitter conversation](https://twitter.com/LupeFiasco/status/370634200870711297) with Lupe in August 2013*).

However in true Lupe fashion, there's another level to his lyrics taking the form of a social commentary on *[deliverance](http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deliverance)*, or lack thereof, for people living in the ghetto.

https://twitter.com/LupeFiasco/status/544201798093770752

Not-so-fun fact: Just 3 days after this track was released [a man was shot and killed while delivering a pizza in Chicago's Northwest Side](http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-delivery-driver-died-days-after-northwest-side-shooting-20141112-story.html).
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On Dec. 15th Lupe premiered the official video on World Star Hip Hop (watch and see if you can catch the reference to [this famous painting by Michelangelo](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Creation_of_Adam)):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R40DFzvbMtE

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9 years

The pizza man is a symbol of deliverance. he symbolizes people who have tried to help the ghetto out.

Reason: Pizza is brought by a pizza man to help cure hunger in a household. Hence the pizza man in this song represents people who have tried to solve the hunger and poverty of resources and food in the ghetto.

Pizza is basically cheese and dough/bread. Both bread and cheese are symbols for money that are used alot in hiphop. So the “pizza man” was going to bring wealth and resources to the ghetto so that the people in the ghetto will not resort to violence and crime to survive.

However the ghetto is so violent now that it even harms the people who try to help it out. This is why the pizza man (deliverance) doesn’t come nomore.

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9 years

The Pizza Man also symbolizes Lupe Fiasco himself.

Reason: Pizza is food that cures hunger. But there isnt just a hunger for physical food in the ghetto, the is a hunger for mental food. Thats why theres a phrase such as “Food for thought”

Lupe has been trying to feed the minds of people. Lupe Fiasco was very political and out spoken about his beliefs in the time period during “Lasers” and “Food and Liquor 2: The Great American Rap Album”. His music was very conscious, directly addressing all the ills of humanity and the many injustices of the world. During “Lasers” he was specifically trying to start a revolutionary movement “We are LASERS”. He wasn’t addressing these things in his music alone but also in interviews, tv shows and radio shows.

However the same people that he was trying to help did not receive him. He lost his popularity, he was mocked and ridiculed. People felt the need to attack him on anything that he said and did. There are many incidents where Lupe was viewed as public enemy number one, whereas he was only trying to help. He was trying to feed people’s mind by giving them knowledge. But he was not welcomed.

Hence in this song he is saying that he will stop addressing the problems and injustices of society directly. Though he will address them, but he will do it indirectly with flair and finesse like he did in his first two albums. He will still DELIVER, but not as directly as he has been doing on his last two albums. He is going back to the original, Lupe Fiasco.

The Pizza Man also symbolizes Lupe Fiasco himself.

Reason: Pizza is food that cures hunger. But there isnt just a hunger for physical food in the ghetto, the is a hunger for mental food. Thats why theres a phrase such as "Food for thought"

Lupe has been trying to feed the minds of people. Lupe Fiasco was very political and out spoken about his beliefs in the time period during "Lasers" and "Food and Liquor 2: The Great American Rap Album". His music was very conscious, directly addressing all the ills of humanity and the many injustices of the world. During "Lasers" he was specifically trying to start a revolutionary movement "We are LASERS". He wasn't addressing these things in his music alone but also in interviews, tv shows and radio shows.

However the same people that he was trying to help did not receive him. He lost his popularity, he was mocked and ridiculed. People felt the need to attack him on anything that he said and did. There are many incidents where Lupe was viewed as public enemy number one, whereas he was only trying to help. He was trying to feed people's mind by giving them knowledge. But he was not welcomed.

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100

9 years

this shits deep as fuck im 18 and ive been a lupe fan scince i was 11!!! he is also saying hom made bull shit not bull city

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CycleV

8 years

Lupe said pizza man=Peace of man, which is another name for Jesus. God abandoned the ghetto.

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247

4 years

Just like Jesus wanted to help, but was seen as public emeny number one

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I hate the bar, I hate to drink, I hate to smoke
I hate a stranger, hate his boss, I hate his friend Chance the Rapper (Ft. The Social Experiment) – No Better Blues

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Most people who go to bars, drink and/or smoke do so because it’s social and makes them feels good. By now, however, we’re beginning to see that the person Chance is describing is just all around miserable – to them, nothing is appealing, not even going out for a good time.

Beyond the surface, the statement about hating everyone could be reflecting peoples' tendencies to preemptively judge each other based on next to no information (it’s a stranger he’s talking about here – about as little information as you can get). Sounds like this person is probably very, very lonely.

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Triple A coming to give her a jump and her engine construction don't function no more Lupe Fiasco (Ft. PJ) – Mazinger

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AAA (American Automobile Association) offers a range of services to automobile drivers, including roadside assistance & jump starts when a car battery dies. He specifically uses the Triple A metaphor to go along with the previous line about her bending over touching her toe (tow).

Additionally, Lupe could be talking about Monica’s career. For example, Monica’s book deal jumped started her career after the scandal. If Monica is the car then AAA is the equivalent of whatever could boost Monica’s career.

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The primary components of this song’s production include an original piano/keyboard arrangement, credited to Omar Edwards (the musical director for several high profiles artists including Jay Z), a drum sample and a vocal sample.

The drums were lifted from the oft-sampled “50 Ways To Leave Your Lover” by Paul Simon:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=MG-0BWLybIQ

The female vocal harmony that loops throughout the song’s verses is from “She’s Leaving Home” by Syreeta:

http://youtu.be/1R0qqMdDELE?t=1m24s

The sampled lyrics (which don’t appear to have any obvious connection to this song) are:

Father snores as his wife gets into her [dressing gown]

This song is itself a cover of the original by The Beatles – Paul McCartney actually used the same rhythm in their version.

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I hate the car, I hate the bus, I hate the road Chance the Rapper (Ft. The Social Experiment) – No Better Blues

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Chance, again, rapping from the viewpoint of the average person who hates driving and/or taking public transportation (traffic really is the worst though).

In reality, Chance doesn’t hate all modes of transportation – we know he enjoys riding his bike and here he seems to be skating quite happily:

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I hate my bed, I hate my home, I hate my job
I hate the wife, I hate the kids, I hate the dog
I hate the sun, I hate the rain, I hate the clouds
I hate the TV, hate the dinner, hate the couch Chance the Rapper (Ft. The Social Experiment) – No Better Blues

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Chano lists things typical of an average person’s living environment and comments satirically on how people can start to think of these things as monotonous and mundane, even though they should typically bring you happiness.

Chance, himself, isn’t really so cynical. As proof, here’s an adorable picture of Chance sleeping peacefully with his dog and on the couch:
https://instagram.com/p/YLJ_RiHDjv/

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This could suggest that Chance doesn’t want ‘average’ he doesn’t want ‘normal’, he doesn’t want to feel trapped by a common life. Chance wants exceptional, or, at the very least, something more — which he may contradict at the beginning of the next verse (This whole song might just be one big contradiction)

But, truly, “nothing is appealing” to this character, they just “hate” everything.

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[Intro]
It just don't get better
It don't get better
It just don't get no better

[Hook]
It don't get no better
It don't get no
It don't get no better
It just don't get no better Chance the Rapper (Ft. The Social Experiment) – No Better Blues

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This song may seem pessimistic and depressing at first glance, but it’s actually an optimistic song when analyzed more deeply. Chance uses satire to describe society’s generally negative outlook on life – when one hates everything, life can feel like it just doesn’t ever get better.

I was talking with the guys trying to make a song about things that I actually hate, and then it became more of a satirical thing where it was to a point where I was like, “I’m going to write about things I couldn’t possibly hate.” At a certain point I realized the best way to write it would be to attack it from a standpoint where it’s not necessarily obvious satire.

Looking more closely at the things Chance claims to “hate”, almost everything is actually loveable and should be appreciated. Having a positive outlook on life can also make you feel like things can’t get any better, though this is in contrast to the way cynical people think, as described above.

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This song may seem pessimistic and depressing at first glance, but it's actually an optimistic song when analyzed more deeply. Chance uses satire to describe society's generally negative outlook on life -- when one hates everything, life can *feel* like it *just doesn't ever get better.*

>[I was talking with the guys trying to make a song about things that I actually hate, and then it became more of a satirical thing where it was to a point where I was like, "I'm going to write about things I couldn't possibly hate." At a certain point I realized the best way to write it would be to attack it from a standpoint where it's not necessarily obvious satire.](http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6289299/chance-the-rapper-new-album-surf-interview)

Looking more closely at the things Chance claims to "hate", almost everything is actually *loveable* and should be appreciated. Having a *positive* outlook on life can also make you feel like things *can't get any better,* though this is in contrast to the way cynical people think, as described above.

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8 years

When Chance le rapper say “it just don’t get no better” besides the double negative he is trying to say this is the best it gets so if you don’t love it you’ll become as spiteful as his song.

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8 years

It’s a double negative too, “it DON’T get NO better”. He’s trying to say it will get better.

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9 years

Chance is entering into the discursive field of blues music, which is originally developed to encompass multiple – often contradictory – emotions. The overall effect is something like ‘catharsis’ as described by Aristotle.

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9 years

Chance is the next big thing in hip-hop, he should be on top of the world. It doesn’t get much better than where he’s at. But anyone can have a depressing day, where no matter if it’s the good and bad stuff, you just want it to go away.

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Robin Williams died today so you need to hear this the most
Money and fame don't bring no one happiness, that's a quote
Mo' money, mo' problems - you know how that shit go Rapsody (Ft. Heather Victoria) – Forgive Me (I'm Sorry)

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August 11, 2014 – the legendary Academy & Grammy Award winning actor and comedian Robin Williams tragically passed away.

Despite achieving such high levels of fame and success in his career, Williams fought long battles against substance abuse and struggled with mental health problems. His daughter Zelda has even addressed her own concerns over public perception of mental health issues via Twitter:

https://twitter.com/zeldawilliams/status/520688682546630656

Williams death gives tragic evidence to support the well-known saying that “money can’t buy happiness” – a simple statement that formed the basis of Biggie’s classic song “Mo' Money Mo' Problems.”

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Tetsuo & Youth is the fifth studio album by Lupe Fiasco, released on January 20, 2015 through the Atlantic Recording Corporation. Make sure to check out the liner notes as well as our breakdown of the album cover.

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Whole album is quintuple entendre

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Easily conceptually the deepest album ever written + the most lyrical album, and it contains the most lyrical song ever written, Mural.

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