Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
She had a bad dream in the back seat
The same one as yesterday, the same one as last week
Surrounded by her favorite favorites,
Elmo, Barbie, her purple baby blanket
And that little match box looks just like dads car
Its fast on the lever, pretends its Nascar
It jumps over Elmo cause it can fly that far
With daddy in the front seat frontin' like a rapstar
Hey girl, oh girl daddy's the greatest
He knows the words to everything on the radio playlist
He fakes the accent even makes all the faces
And when he raises his voice it makes him feel like he's famous
Yea papa got his lean on
Weavin' down lake street tryin' to get his scene on
Stop in the whip to say somethin' out the window
Bobbin' his head to the beat on the radio
Good daddy wont smoke no weed
Until the bass cradles her back to sleep
But he can steak his mack while she takes a nap
To the sweet pretty sounds of the gangster rap
The high hats are angels voices
They keep her distracted from the strangest voices
Escape is a paradox, because the childhood is locked in that music box
[Chorus: x2]
Daddy's drive around, mommy's work night shifts
Sweet dreams, sleep little precious
Lay down in that music box, escape in the sound of that music box
Yea, daddy knows people hes important
The guy with the suit and tie they see at the court
And it seems like he ain't tryin' to talk to police
But at the car wash they treat him like the star of the she sees
They like papas big wheels
And the lollipop she gets makes her feel like a big deal
Not allowed to have it yet, gotta sit still
Like the toy that she knows is gonna come with the kids meal
She loves drive-thru food
Health conscious dad, he buys her the juice
A little sip of soda, builds the pride
Go ahead baby girl don't spill those fries
Nuh uh papa cant roll a messy office
Compulsive in the way she laid them napkins all across the seat
Never puts her feet up on the upholstery
Just kicks em side to side to the beat... On the radio
She sings along like dad does
She knows all the words but she leaves out the bad ones
Except bitch, she always sings the word bitch
Cause it makes her daddy laugh, its her magic trick
And when daddy picks mommy up they fight
They fights about money they fight about life
So she concentrates so so hard on the music
And loses herself inside of the bass and the movement
[Chorus: x2]
Turn that Buick off.
The same one as yesterday, the same one as last week
Surrounded by her favorite favorites,
Elmo, Barbie, her purple baby blanket
And that little match box looks just like dads car
Its fast on the lever, pretends its Nascar
It jumps over Elmo cause it can fly that far
With daddy in the front seat frontin' like a rapstar
Hey girl, oh girl daddy's the greatest
He knows the words to everything on the radio playlist
He fakes the accent even makes all the faces
And when he raises his voice it makes him feel like he's famous
Yea papa got his lean on
Weavin' down lake street tryin' to get his scene on
Stop in the whip to say somethin' out the window
Bobbin' his head to the beat on the radio
Good daddy wont smoke no weed
Until the bass cradles her back to sleep
But he can steak his mack while she takes a nap
To the sweet pretty sounds of the gangster rap
The high hats are angels voices
They keep her distracted from the strangest voices
Escape is a paradox, because the childhood is locked in that music box
[Chorus: x2]
Daddy's drive around, mommy's work night shifts
Sweet dreams, sleep little precious
Lay down in that music box, escape in the sound of that music box
Yea, daddy knows people hes important
The guy with the suit and tie they see at the court
And it seems like he ain't tryin' to talk to police
But at the car wash they treat him like the star of the she sees
They like papas big wheels
And the lollipop she gets makes her feel like a big deal
Not allowed to have it yet, gotta sit still
Like the toy that she knows is gonna come with the kids meal
She loves drive-thru food
Health conscious dad, he buys her the juice
A little sip of soda, builds the pride
Go ahead baby girl don't spill those fries
Nuh uh papa cant roll a messy office
Compulsive in the way she laid them napkins all across the seat
Never puts her feet up on the upholstery
Just kicks em side to side to the beat... On the radio
She sings along like dad does
She knows all the words but she leaves out the bad ones
Except bitch, she always sings the word bitch
Cause it makes her daddy laugh, its her magic trick
And when daddy picks mommy up they fight
They fights about money they fight about life
So she concentrates so so hard on the music
And loses herself inside of the bass and the movement
[Chorus: x2]
Turn that Buick off.
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thats what rhymesayers had to say about it. i loove this song
The guy is not necessarily a drug dealer and especially no pimp. He is just your average idiot who drives around all day simply because he has nothing else to do, b/c he has no job b/c his woman is the one doing the working. And this idiot drives around with his girl/kids in the backseat blasting the crap swear infested gangsta rap. I see this idiot everyday of my life. And I always feel so sorry for those kids sitting in the back seat with the shi*ty distorted bass blasing away at their little eardrums. Daddys and Mommies is just a plural because this is not one guy this is thousands of guys doing this and their stories and their lazy lives are all the same.
other than the obvious points this song makes, it really hits home with me because music has always been my "escape" as slug puts it and it keeps me on the up and up every day
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dope. It basically shows how children percieve things, regardless of what's going on around them. This little girl's dad is obviously a drug dealer or something, but the only thing the little girl really focuses on is the music and the treats she gets. I love how Slug referenced how when she says bitch it makes the dad laugh. It's a personal moment right there, it reminds me of my kids
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I always looked at this as the father being a pimp, "Daddys drive around, Mommys work night shift" (notice the plural "Mommies")
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Song is about the relationship between a father and his daughter. The lyrics show a Drug dealing father, well liked within his neighborhood "But at the car wash they treat him like the star that she sees" however he has legal troubles as he is always seen with his Lawyer, combating the Police. " The guy with the suit and tie they see at the court And it seems like he ain't tryin to talk to police"
The evidence towards him being a drug dealer, is the reference to "Daddy's office" meaning he does his income making within the refines of his car, typical of a drug dealer. Matching up with several references to smoking weed.
What the Artists, Slug is trying to convey is that the innocence of a young child under the constant bombardment of a societies view of negativity such as Drug dealing, law suits, unhealthy diet etc, can escape these negative features of life within the music box "Car Radio" she feels safe within the music, lost in her own world and instead of rebelling against the cruel life her father makes her live, Her special treatment of her; " And the lollipop she gets makes her feel like a big deal Not allowed to have it yet, gotta sit still Like the toy that she knows is gonna come with the kids meal She loves drive-thru food Health conscious Dad, he buys her the juice A little sip of soda builds the pride"
In essence, Music can be the sole solver of harships in life, through music she sees her dad as a star, and the main man in her life. Through music she is safe.
Daddy is a drug dealer. "They keep her distracted from the strangers' voices" , "Nu-uh, Papa cant roll a messy office"
"The guy with the suit and tie they see at the court" - obviously his lawyer
This song is about a little girl whose dad is a criminal of some sort ("the man with the suit and tie we see at the court", "the police treat him like the star that she sees", meaning they pay attention to him). To escape from the present, she listens to rap. The music teaches her that "daddies drive around, mommies work night shifts".
"Escape is a paradox because her childhood is a music box" means that she will grow up to be like her mom, working the night shift, fighting with her husband over a daughter neither of them know how to take care of. She's stuck in the lyrics, stuck in her dad's car, learning what she sees and hears.