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Dear Old Nicki Lyrics
Maybe you died, cause everybody ask me where you at;
I try to channel you, in hopes that I could steer you back
But it's like every intersection, we just missed each other;
You got your fans waitin' - tell me you ain't six feet under...
And tell me that you comin' back, and you just took a break;
Maybe I blamed you for everything, that was my mistake...
In hindsight, I loved your rawness and I loved your edge,
Cause it was you who talked me down from jumpin' off the ledge...
Your earrings bamboo, your long nails too;
Your BMW every time you came through...
You was the braveheart, you stole Wayne heart;
You never switched it up - you played the same part,
But I needed to grow, and I needed to know
That there were some things inside of me that I needed to show...
So I just deaded you, left you in all black,
But dear old Nicki, please call back.
You told me you'd come when I needed you,
And you said it so sweetly, I believed you...
But I'm standing here calling, I can't see you,
But I am holding you, holding you, holding you to that...
Yo, did I chase the glitz and glamour, money, fame and power?
Cause if so, that will forever go down my lamest hour...
I shoulda kept you with me, gettin' at them nameless cowards;
They was no match for you, couldn't defeat your prowess...
I had to make them changes, I hope you understood;
You see, for every bad, I did a ton of good,
But you was underground, and I was mainstream;
I live the life now that we would daydream...
My only wish is you come enjoy it with me;
Get on them conference calls, go meet them lawyers with me...
The money came, yeah, tripled and quadrupled it,
But I still miss us when we was just on some stupid shit...
And it's still fuck the media;
They ridiculed you, never believed in ya...
They just deaded you, left you in all black;
But dear old Nicki, please call back...
You told me you'd come when I needed you,
And you said it so sweetly, I believed you...
But I'm standing here calling, I can't see you,
But I am holding you, holding you, holding you to that...
And yes, I'm holdin' you, holdin' you, holdin' you,
And yes, I'm holdin' you, holdin' you, holdin' you,
And yes I'm holdin' you, holdin' you, holdin' you to that...
And yes, I'm holdin' you, holdin' you, holdin' you,
And yes, I'm holdin' you, holdin' you, holdin' you,
And yes I'm holdin' you, holdin' you, holdin' you to that...
I try to channel you, in hopes that I could steer you back
But it's like every intersection, we just missed each other;
You got your fans waitin' - tell me you ain't six feet under...
And tell me that you comin' back, and you just took a break;
Maybe I blamed you for everything, that was my mistake...
In hindsight, I loved your rawness and I loved your edge,
Cause it was you who talked me down from jumpin' off the ledge...
Your earrings bamboo, your long nails too;
Your BMW every time you came through...
You was the braveheart, you stole Wayne heart;
You never switched it up - you played the same part,
But I needed to grow, and I needed to know
That there were some things inside of me that I needed to show...
So I just deaded you, left you in all black,
But dear old Nicki, please call back.
And you said it so sweetly, I believed you...
But I'm standing here calling, I can't see you,
But I am holding you, holding you, holding you to that...
Cause if so, that will forever go down my lamest hour...
I shoulda kept you with me, gettin' at them nameless cowards;
They was no match for you, couldn't defeat your prowess...
I had to make them changes, I hope you understood;
You see, for every bad, I did a ton of good,
But you was underground, and I was mainstream;
I live the life now that we would daydream...
My only wish is you come enjoy it with me;
Get on them conference calls, go meet them lawyers with me...
The money came, yeah, tripled and quadrupled it,
But I still miss us when we was just on some stupid shit...
And it's still fuck the media;
They ridiculed you, never believed in ya...
They just deaded you, left you in all black;
But dear old Nicki, please call back...
And you said it so sweetly, I believed you...
But I'm standing here calling, I can't see you,
But I am holding you, holding you, holding you to that...
And yes, I'm holdin' you, holdin' you, holdin' you,
And yes I'm holdin' you, holdin' you, holdin' you to that...
And yes, I'm holdin' you, holdin' you, holdin' you,
And yes I'm holdin' you, holdin' you, holdin' you to that...
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first off i love the song. now i think the meaning is quite clear. a person creates a character to either complement their own self or to hide their true identity. nicki minaj is a character and i honestly don't believe by choice. when nicki minaj first surfaced underground, she was raw, real and rapped hard. i'm guessing someone on her team must have told her, "look your talented that's no question. you have all the skills you need to succeed. but the rapper you are now has been seen before. you need to stand out and switch up your style if you want to be extremely successful. if you want a record deal and fame and to be relevant in other peoples eyes." i believe that's what she did. she became a character just to stand out. if you saw her documentary on mtv, it pretty much coincides with what i''m saying. she's humble. she's afraid of failure. basically she's human. but now i think she's wishing she could go back to her old self. in reality i believe there is no turning back for nicki. the world loves nicki minaj as this character. so pretty much i think she's stuck. so in conclusion, i think the song is pretty much self explanatory. she misses the person she used to be, but that person is dead thanks to success, the media and her fear of failure.
i agree.. good post. But, i do want to throw one thing in there. i do not think she ''created'' characters to Succeed . go pick up the new VIBE Dec/Jan magazine, she has three pages for her, and she talks about how when she was younger she made personalities to deal with her parents abuse she saw. it was her excape, yah know? she also said she always made funny faces and no one but her mom thought she was funny. but i do completey agree about losing her self and she can't go back..i LOVE THE SONG...SAVE ME...
i agree.. good post. But, i do want to throw one thing in there. i do not think she ''created'' characters to Succeed . go pick up the new VIBE Dec/Jan magazine, she has three pages for her, and she talks about how when she was younger she made personalities to deal with her parents abuse she saw. it was her excape, yah know? she also said she always made funny faces and no one but her mom thought she was funny. but i do completey agree about losing her self and she can't go back..i LOVE THE SONG...SAVE ME and when i heard the song my heart broke for her. ''put on my thrown, own my own all these witched''..i think this song is written by Onika too Nicki( character)in the first verse. and second verse is Nicki dedicated to Onika..i love this song, it's so me too, for anyone who has to betray a certain way, and sometimes females do that, sadly we do. I LOVE YOU NICKI!!!!! HATERS YOU CAN KILL YOURSELF!
I think everyone can relate to this... we all change, and sometimes we miss the person we used to be or need the strength we used to have. Its like having it all can make things easier but you can miss the strong person you were when you had to work harder at everything.
I think this song's about Nicki selling her soul for fame and money. There are many allusions to it in the song, but the opening line confirms it for me.
I think the song is about Nicki missing the old her,the person she used to be before she sold her soul to the Illuminatis for fame and money.She misses being the original one who fell in love with Lil Wayne,who was the brave heart.Now she calls her but she can't see her so that's why she says she must tell her she's six feet under
Like why did she sell her soul anyway if she was gonna miss the old her?