Good song. Gotta love Lil' Wayne for how "real talk" he is within Rebirth. I've noticed that (at most times) all his "real talk" tracks usually contain "young moolah baby" within them.
Anyways! The whole album to me expresses a side of Wayne he's not too keen on showing to most. The fact he's honestly humble, and a true gentleman (if you've ever actually met him, you know EXACTLY what I mean by this. He's extremely friendly and thankful to meet everyone he meets.)
The meaning to this song however, is obvious. He says the meaning of the song right within the song itself.
"It's like I have it all, but what's it all worth?"
This song is about realizing you have everything you've ever wanted (purchase-wise), but something that can't be bought is still missing from your life. In the end, what you buy is nothing more than material possessions. Meant to fill the void of something missing. Basically, if it isn't truly entertainment, what you buy is nothing more than a distraction to detour you and make you forget about what you infact, can't buy.
In the end, you realize what's missing is still missing. And what's missing, is something that can't be purchased.
True love, itself.
You can talk about how famous and popular you are, all you want. But in the end, if you've got no one beside you...what's it all worth? You've got no one to back you up, tell you you're doing good, nobody to inspire you, to kick you into gear, etc.
This song is a funny way of making me realize that Wayne may no longer be M.O.B. and may have seriously grown up as a person. Afterall, "all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy."
Anyone who criticizes this track or even album for being too soft, too melodic, or too rock just...doesn't get it. And I truly pity them for frontin' and acting like they too have never felt this way before.
Also, as a (maybe) correction, it sounds more like he says "knowledge on my feet" instead of "mileage on my feet." Basically saying, "I may not have the most money in the world, but i'm a grown man and have the smarts to climb up to the top and ignore ignorance and idiocy."
I love this song and the message it conveys. I compltely agree with halod9. I actually love this whole album. It definately does show that Wayne has grown up but I also think he is trying to continue appealing to his audience. He recently said in reply to a question about this album that he is just trying to give his fans what they want. I think he has found a great way of accomplishing this and doing his own thing.
I love this song and the message it conveys. I compltely agree with halod9. I actually love this whole album. It definately does show that Wayne has grown up but I also think he is trying to continue appealing to his audience. He recently said in reply to a question about this album that he is just trying to give his fans what they want. I think he has found a great way of accomplishing this and doing his own thing.
Good song. Gotta love Lil' Wayne for how "real talk" he is within Rebirth. I've noticed that (at most times) all his "real talk" tracks usually contain "young moolah baby" within them.
Anyways! The whole album to me expresses a side of Wayne he's not too keen on showing to most. The fact he's honestly humble, and a true gentleman (if you've ever actually met him, you know EXACTLY what I mean by this. He's extremely friendly and thankful to meet everyone he meets.)
The meaning to this song however, is obvious. He says the meaning of the song right within the song itself.
"It's like I have it all, but what's it all worth?"
This song is about realizing you have everything you've ever wanted (purchase-wise), but something that can't be bought is still missing from your life. In the end, what you buy is nothing more than material possessions. Meant to fill the void of something missing. Basically, if it isn't truly entertainment, what you buy is nothing more than a distraction to detour you and make you forget about what you infact, can't buy.
In the end, you realize what's missing is still missing. And what's missing, is something that can't be purchased.
True love, itself.
You can talk about how famous and popular you are, all you want. But in the end, if you've got no one beside you...what's it all worth? You've got no one to back you up, tell you you're doing good, nobody to inspire you, to kick you into gear, etc.
This song is a funny way of making me realize that Wayne may no longer be M.O.B. and may have seriously grown up as a person. Afterall, "all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy."
Anyone who criticizes this track or even album for being too soft, too melodic, or too rock just...doesn't get it. And I truly pity them for frontin' and acting like they too have never felt this way before.
Also, as a (maybe) correction, it sounds more like he says "knowledge on my feet" instead of "mileage on my feet." Basically saying, "I may not have the most money in the world, but i'm a grown man and have the smarts to climb up to the top and ignore ignorance and idiocy."
I love this song and the message it conveys. I compltely agree with halod9. I actually love this whole album. It definately does show that Wayne has grown up but I also think he is trying to continue appealing to his audience. He recently said in reply to a question about this album that he is just trying to give his fans what they want. I think he has found a great way of accomplishing this and doing his own thing.
I love this song and the message it conveys. I compltely agree with halod9. I actually love this whole album. It definately does show that Wayne has grown up but I also think he is trying to continue appealing to his audience. He recently said in reply to a question about this album that he is just trying to give his fans what they want. I think he has found a great way of accomplishing this and doing his own thing.