| Linkin Park – Step Up Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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Its fairly easy to see how this song differs from other songs calling out rappers "enemies" First off consider Mixed media slang Banging in your boom box verbal violence Lyrical stylist In a time when rock hip hop rhymes are childish He isnt dissing rappers, he is dissing the media culture, in the same way that American Idiot does. Verbal violence means that the hip hop culture is contributing to America's violence problem because rappers are "childish" and dont understand what rap is all about. All after a fast buck and all the tracks suck So how does it stack up? None of it’s real You want to be an emcee you’ve got to study the skill All of these manufactured hits, fake artist collaborations and bad mash ups are just a quick money grab and they take away from emcees who really try to enhance their art. So you pick up a pen and write yourself a new identity But mentally you don’t have the hip hop energy Pretty obvious, you cant just wake up and decide to be a rapper, you have to really be willing to work for it. With a tendency to make up stories Sounding like the only hip hop you’ve heard is top 40 And your record company is completely missing it All the kids are dissing it for not being legitimate People know the difference between real rap and manufactured hits, even if the media doesnt. So in a battle you can't hack it React with whack shit And get smacked with verbal back flips Get your ass kicked by fabulous battle catalysts It's taken decades for emcees to establish this You’re new to hip hop and welcome if your serious But not on the mic Leave that to the experienced The tradition of hip hop, (open mics, rap battles) is being taken down by people who go straight to a big label record deal. If you want to be a rapper: earn it. If you arent willing to work: step down. |
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| Muse – Plug In Baby Lyrics | 19 years ago |
| I think that is indeed his guitar. I originally thought it was about a girl (virtual or real). My interpretation is that he has broken up with a girl and by plugging in his guitar he can escape the world when he is "tired of living" | |
| Muse – Starlight Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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Obviously, she ship is a metaphor for the passage of time, that appears in all kinds of literature and culture. So time is taking him far away from the people who "care if I live or die" Could really be a number of things, but all of them involving some sort of life changing experience, possible a new job or move to a new country. He is chasing a starlight (not exactly sure what he means here). Could be an actual star, could be a girl. Lets conspire to ignite all the souls that would die just to feel alive. Powerful line here, some philosophical elements. He could be talking about inspiring people who have nothing else to live for or just killing them (doubt that) Finally, the hopes and expectations, black holes and revelations line. Maybe he is saying that all of his hopes and expectations ended in "black holes in revelations" (dealing with the biblical book of revelations here) |
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