@[Diderik:33655] "Your a holiday!" Was a popular term used in the 50s/60s to compliment someone on their all around. For example, not only are they beautiful, but they are fun and kind too ... just an all around "holiday".
I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
I don't need, I don't need nobody
Please shut the front door and walk right in
In the land of the man who rock it hard for them
Super Solo Dolo attack, run into that
If you'd like to know, yes, I am on acid
Who could it be? K-I-D
Searching all day in the streets for DMT
Don't sip it, though it couldn't answer
Drip, drip all day bumpin' MGMT, homie
Watch who you hate on, fam', without the facts
Sad niggas back in the hood bumpin' Ratatat
To me it was a dream, a fiend to understand that
You never seen a nigga like me?
I just tell 'em I'm an oxymoron when I open my mouth
Cause people talk shit before knowing what I'm about
But for sure these Cleveland boys is ill
But pretty soon your gutter bitches wildin' for real, it's such a trip
Hoes around the globe, I'm known to have a fet'
I don't do a thing and these bitches lickin' they lips
Me and Chip reflect on all the hate and jibber jabber
Mmm, you almost got me, but sucker I'm not a sucker
Better get on back
You pussy motherfuckers get the Will Smith smack
And I am not a fronter, better look up the facts
The world know what it be
Mr. Rager, Solo Dolo see me and repeat it
Come, come now, last call, who want some?
It's just me, two bitches and dirty drums
Two lips to kiss, 22 other nuns
God blessed my tongue, God need it for life
Awkward like car rides, twiddling my thumbs
Pondering my next accomplishments
It's condescending to say I won
Two lips, you kiss my ass tonight, huh?
I really want it I need it
Break bread or break fast
Before I blast and break legs, ride past
And they scream out "little Johnny is dead!"
You wish me well, I wish you hell
Eternity, no such thing as time will tell
Infirmary, burn like magnetic combustion
Bad credit with me, and paramedics are hustlin'
What's the definition of water?
Sherm sticks, simply got 'em everywhere you caught us
Turn quick, I don't wanna play this for my daughter
And if my son heard it, probably look at you as his father
I'm proud of myself in a bad way
Halfway house, tell that to me halfway
I'm passin' out, ass whoopin'
Your ass lookin' for Michelle Obama 'til I bang on you
They couldn't
Come, come now, last call, who want some?
It's just me, two bitches and dirty drums
Two lips to kiss, 22 other nuns
God blessed my tongue, God need it for life
Awkward like car rides, twiddling my thumbs
Pondering my next accomplishments
It's condescending to say I won
Two lips, you kiss my ass tonight, huh?
Please shut the front door and walk right in
In the land of the man who rock it hard for them
Super Solo Dolo attack, run into that
If you'd like to know, yes, I am on acid
Who could it be? K-I-D
Searching all day in the streets for DMT
Don't sip it, though it couldn't answer
Drip, drip all day bumpin' MGMT, homie
Watch who you hate on, fam', without the facts
Sad niggas back in the hood bumpin' Ratatat
To me it was a dream, a fiend to understand that
You never seen a nigga like me?
I just tell 'em I'm an oxymoron when I open my mouth
Cause people talk shit before knowing what I'm about
But for sure these Cleveland boys is ill
But pretty soon your gutter bitches wildin' for real, it's such a trip
Hoes around the globe, I'm known to have a fet'
I don't do a thing and these bitches lickin' they lips
Me and Chip reflect on all the hate and jibber jabber
Mmm, you almost got me, but sucker I'm not a sucker
Better get on back
You pussy motherfuckers get the Will Smith smack
And I am not a fronter, better look up the facts
The world know what it be
Mr. Rager, Solo Dolo see me and repeat it
Come, come now, last call, who want some?
It's just me, two bitches and dirty drums
Two lips to kiss, 22 other nuns
God blessed my tongue, God need it for life
Awkward like car rides, twiddling my thumbs
Pondering my next accomplishments
It's condescending to say I won
Two lips, you kiss my ass tonight, huh?
I really want it I need it
Break bread or break fast
Before I blast and break legs, ride past
And they scream out "little Johnny is dead!"
You wish me well, I wish you hell
Eternity, no such thing as time will tell
Infirmary, burn like magnetic combustion
Bad credit with me, and paramedics are hustlin'
What's the definition of water?
Sherm sticks, simply got 'em everywhere you caught us
Turn quick, I don't wanna play this for my daughter
And if my son heard it, probably look at you as his father
I'm proud of myself in a bad way
Halfway house, tell that to me halfway
I'm passin' out, ass whoopin'
Your ass lookin' for Michelle Obama 'til I bang on you
They couldn't
Come, come now, last call, who want some?
It's just me, two bitches and dirty drums
Two lips to kiss, 22 other nuns
God blessed my tongue, God need it for life
Awkward like car rides, twiddling my thumbs
Pondering my next accomplishments
It's condescending to say I won
Two lips, you kiss my ass tonight, huh?
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Solo Dolo, Pt. 2 Lyrics as written by Kendrick Lamar Bill Conti
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I do not want to sound like a know it all but I need to stress the fact that this song is NOT all about getting high. Kid cudi is an artist and his masterpiece "solo dolo" contains complexities no other rapper would be able to so artfully convey. The meaning isn't as simple as a blazing session
To better understand this song you must know the context. This song comes from his first album Man On The Moon, and the album is split into 5 different acts (another example of the man's creative genius) for a cinematic experience people can connect with more easily, a journey/oddysey into kid cudi's mind. Solo dolo takes place in act 2 called rise of the night terrors. We are sent to his nightmares and solo dolo is definatelly the darkest song on the album. Cudi creates this character "solo dolo" which represents himself and his insecurities.
Now the rest is just opinion. my 2 cents on what solo dolo is all about Immediatelly met with an eerie hook kid cudi starts by developing a character mr. Solo dolo (represents cudi himself and insecurities) giving him qualities of a loner. "listen good I don't have nobody" "but what I might feel are the sounds of sanity" this line is saying all he has is his music "sounds of sanity" and he is not even sure what he hears is sane (insecurity that he is just crazy and others will not understand him) "hoping what I hear loops itself continuosuly" "than I won't be afraid--no no" explaining that even though he is different he hopes to stay true to himself. For the unique sound he creates to continue because if he is just being himself than why should he fear what others think. "why must it feel so wrong when I try and do right" "soaring through paradise when I'm closing my eyes" "I'm mr solo dolo" why must it feel so wrong or uncomfortable to do right which is being true to himself. Obviously soaring with closed eyes refers to being high but not the essence of the song rather a facet of who cudi is he gets high, among other things, for inspiration. The name solo dolo means the lonely stoner. Another example of cudis fear of being alone. A fear brought out by the death of his dad. The next verse cudi is speaking to the audience asking for an honest response to his music and feelings "Look at me you tell me just what you see" "am I someone whom you may love or enemy" "am I speaking for you and yours or Someone else" "I need some answers yeah yeah" cudi looking for acceptance in his audience although he soon learns (in the last verse) that acceptnce of self is more important than acceptance of others.
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That last thing you said. "a creative revolution" Was GENIUS. Now I undertsand Revofev better!
Firstly I would just like to commend your intuitiveness, comprhension and passion for understanding all in relative to CuDi and his genious ( don't want to seem on cudi's duck or anything bit idk how else to describe his lyrical precision in regards to how they directly relate to the problems of our times in a way "referencing up up and away," isn't wack. However, I would like to add one small thing about his saying of, "'why must it feel so wrong when I try and do right, do right,'" and later , "'why must it feel so right right when I knoe that its wrong, it's wrong, when will I, ever learn from the words in my song'". These lines respectively not only do I believe them to be talking about CuDi and his internal conflict with doing the right thing vs the "cool or wrong thing" because others expect it, but also that the world and all that live in it have fallen into that same trap of just wanting to fit in and he knows how hard it is thus saying when will he ever learn. He's trying to get that point of, and whether it be ppl listening to lil Wayne, whom I liked when he first strted, or drugs for the wrong reasons like fitting in, u have to know what's right and wrong, and that doesn't mean law, it just means wha you want to do, not what others want, expect or try to force you to do. A kid named CuDi what a guy.
hey you need to smoke a relo and come back and really listen to the words so you can re-evaluate your definition of this song. "trippin" is definitely a part of this song but it is a lot more than that.
he is Mr Solo Dolo bc he would rather smoke and get lifted by himself rather than always being outgoing or the life of a party... Bc of this a lot of ppl think he is strange or wrong for living that way, but in the end he doesnt care
I'm a CuDi fan and his songs are really good if you know what he's actually talking about. Scott talks about what he feels and in this song he feels lonely and a little depressed from the passing of his father.
In this "My world turns. Flippin' the bird. To the ones who figure, me. Outcast no not the duo." He was an outcast maybe when younger at school or in general.
He escapes from his fears and reality to his imagination to make him feel better or cope with his life.
like in the lines-
"Soaring through paradise when I'm closing my eyes." or "Floatin' in my mind. No Sail. Ahoy. Ahoy"
and like in the beginning it says "Listen Good. I don't have nobody" he is referring to his dads death.
he is all alone... Mr. Solo Dolo. a very sad song.
i also heard his gf broke up with him after his fathers death because of his mad depression so thats a add on to this song <br />
i really listened to this song when i was high and realized it was about me haha. what he tells himself and what "loops around continuously" is this idea that smoking weed by himself....or just smoking in general is the lifestyle he wants. "Am I, someone whom, you may love, or enemy" this line is meant for the people who judge him. all in all great song about being a lonely stoner, his normal theme. i love it.
Look at me I bet I'm the one you think the feo
Should be, "Look at me, I bet I'm the one you think to fail"
^I fancy this part of the song.<br /> And especially when he says: <br /> "Floatin' In My Mind No Sail, Ahoy" :)
Don't think smoking to tripping is the subject of this song. Think it's about losing his dad and his world turning upside down.
"im mr solo dolo"
i am the one who is alone, noone is with him and he is grieving over the death of his dad.
why msut it feel so wrong when i try to do right" maybe everyone is saying wut he is donig is wrong (such as his lyrics and songs) but he feels liek ti is right
talking about how he is alone
So Im going to try to tackle this from beginning to end of lyrics: Hes alone from society but seems fine with it. His exterior looks seems normal and sane to those viewing him. But inside he's in constant turmoil from his inner thoughts that are never ending. His turmoil seems to comfort him though.- He tends to combat his inner demons that have run his life for years, hence its hard to be good idea.He would like to have peace from his turmoil, not the adjusting peace like he has, but the type in which he blocks himself from outside pressures that cause it. But theres no way to mask who he really is inside which is "solo dolo"- we will get to what that means at the end... -he is not sure who he may be to others. Friend or foe. Either way hes judged and at times a friend can be a foe. hes been double crossed before. And therefore he doesnt know who he really is to people.
this song is about trippin'...soaring through paradise while your eyes are closed