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”
They say don't leave the house
Cause the man will arrest you
Don't watch the news
Cause the words will infest you
The rain hit's the roof
Stay alert when the cops come
I'm passing the spliff
Jay's sitting shotgun
Eyo waddup son this pill, I'm bout to pop one
It's getting hot this shit is hotter
Than the wings on hot one's
Steam I'm bout to drop some
I mean I'm gone let it out
It seems like these rappers running mouth
But I got hella doubts
And when they get the clout
They start selling out
All that shit that we don't care about
This shit is bigger than rap
I see the ripple effect
And just like Elliot Ness
I'm here to take down the best
In my mind I play chess
And I can see yo next step
Wrong move or ya snooze
Ya loose, niggas get checked
Heck every little piece of the puzzle connects
You better stop for a sec and take a look at the mess
Hell yes I got my motherfuckin' eye's wide open
The truth is disguised and the lies why it's broken
No doubt yo I'm hoping we see a better future
Caught up in a day dream, Wake Up
Cause the man will arrest you
Don't watch the news
Cause the words will infest you
The rain hit's the roof
Stay alert when the cops come
I'm passing the spliff
Jay's sitting shotgun
Eyo waddup son this pill, I'm bout to pop one
It's getting hot this shit is hotter
Than the wings on hot one's
Steam I'm bout to drop some
I mean I'm gone let it out
It seems like these rappers running mouth
But I got hella doubts
And when they get the clout
They start selling out
All that shit that we don't care about
This shit is bigger than rap
I see the ripple effect
And just like Elliot Ness
I'm here to take down the best
In my mind I play chess
And I can see yo next step
Wrong move or ya snooze
Ya loose, niggas get checked
Heck every little piece of the puzzle connects
You better stop for a sec and take a look at the mess
Hell yes I got my motherfuckin' eye's wide open
The truth is disguised and the lies why it's broken
No doubt yo I'm hoping we see a better future
Caught up in a day dream, Wake Up
Lyrics submitted by thekronic420
Wake Up Lyrics as written by Jannes Lelieveld Frank Boersma
Lyrics © O/B/O DistroKid, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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i love how this song is just slow and then he screams WAKE UP!
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