| Tune-Yards – Gangsta Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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This song is referring to all the people that feel they have something to say or prove, but are too timid to do it. What do you do with the "anger in your heart" when you'll never be a "gangsta". A "gangsta" is someone with the confidence/swag/arrogance to draw attention to themselves aka Drake or Kanye (both having middle to upper class childhoods). So for those timid people from all kinds of backgrounds, how do you express your anger/energy/view and get positive attention for it? Tough question. The chorus could be Merrill referring to herself as a gangsta, because of where she lives (which couldn't be farther from the truth and also proves and says little). But the chorus is definitely empowering, so in a way Merrill or the audience singing this to themselves are just boosting their own ego. Lying or persuading themselves to feel "gangsta" swag/arrogance, just like anyone else who wants to feel powerful. |
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