A Song About A Friend

I'm unsure about this song. On the one hand, it does obviously sound like he's talking about a relationship, but knowing how metaphorical Slug is, I've started to think that he's actually talking about rap music and that the woman whom he refers to is actually the success that he craves (or craved) in the rap industry and/or life. It's the chorus that has had me going with this theory, just the whole idea of him being at the bottom of the ladder, with success being at the top, and he's so far down that he can see up "her" dress.

I'm quite sure that there's something more to it.

@ eldorrado57

See that's the thing with Slug though: Although he mentions in interviews that song "x" was about the Bush administration and song "y" was about politics and politicians in general, and person "z" symbolizes mainstream rap, a lot of the songs written weren't initially made with that in mind. It became coincidental and he ran with it. It got people over-analyzing his songs, religiously almost.

one of my favorites. about sixzerotwo's theory on the woman being a double metaphor for mainstream hip hop: i agree. who says he can't be singing about a literal woman and a metaphorical one at the same time, anyways?

here's where i derived the conclusion from: -his headphones remind him that he hasn't made it to the "big time" -the harvest of "September" (another of his nicknames) is the money he makes from his albums -"I'll form the sentences, you try to interpret": he's writing the raps, we're trying to figure them out -"It'd all be so simple if I was rich (But I'm not) But I'm not so I compensate with thought (I got a lot): he doesn't make that much money from his raps, so he pours quality in it instead -"wimmin' in a bottle of imposters": the rap industry is full of illegitimate posers -"Stole the city, I still feel helpless": he won popularity at home, but nationwide it's still somewhat low -"And see if I can get her to need me": he wants the rap industry to need him -"All it takes is a stroll down the street A pro and he greets and he sold the life to me": you have to sell your soul to be pro maybe? -"the hair police have got what you need For you to get over me and move on with Godspeed": critics brutalized his "hair" song ... there's more. just think it over ;)

beautiful song. slug always has so much emotion, anger, and angst.

Fuck you technixflow. Slug said in an interview that the majority of songs on God Loves Ugly were metaphors and that he was using the relationship struggle as a way of expressing how he felt about something completely different. Hence, it is perfectly fair to say that this is an allegory.

lucy: lucy ford. a spin on "lucifer." lucy is referring to the evil in all women.

Once again slug is rapping about LOVE. Only he could make it seem cool. he is trying to make a woman love him, and nothing seems to be working. Great song

poseur69 summed it up haha.

I've got a sickness, it feels like love

She's still in my dreams (She steals all my dreams)

I think the chorus reveals a lot more than anyone is touching on. I think it's about how a lot of women today are walking around knowing their power over men. But Slug's always seen that (whether or not he guards against it) and that's where "I'ma tap her on the shoulder, I'ma give her a clue" comes from.

That's one thing I've always loved about Atmosphere. Slug's lyrics paint a spiteful, manipulative, waste of time woman, and in a lot of ways, that woman is inside nearly everyone I know. Especially myself.

I agree TreeLuvr. I'm not sure, but he could definitely be talking about calling about manipulative women. It's still kind of a mystery for me though. I'd really like to figure out what he means in this.