This is a hauntingly beautiful song about introspection, specifically about looking back at a relationship that started bad and ended so poorly, that the narrator wants to go back to the very beginning and tell himself to not even travel down that road. I believe that the relationship started poorly because of the lines:
"Take me back to the night we met:When the night was full of terrors: And your eyes were filled with tears: When you had not touched me yet"
So, the first night was not a great start, but the narrator pursued the relationship and eventually both overcame the rough start to fall in love with each other:
"I had all and then most of you"
Like many relationships that turn sour, it was not a quick decline, but a gradual one where the narrator and their partner fall out of love and gradually grow apart
"Some and now none of you"
Losing someone who was once everything in your world, who you could confide in, tell your secrets to, share all the most intimate parts of your life, to being strangers with that person is probably one of the most painful experiences a person can go through. So Painful, the narrator wants to go back in time and tell himself to not even pursue the relationship.
This was the perfect song for "13 Reasons Why"
This is David Nevermind
And today's controversy is coming from yet another member
Or should I say members of the hip-hop community (ayo, tell Fab we gon' get Playa)
(Nah, Playa's supposed to be here) Petey Pablo, a new artist signed under Jive
(Ayo, go get my homeboy) and has teamed up with Timbaland out of VA
In a quest to redeem his title (nah, we gonna blow this up)
And bring North Carolina and Virginia to the front of the line (ayo)
(Yo, we gon' do it) we're gonna stand by
This one's for North Carolina, come on and raise up
Take your shirt off, twist it 'round your hand
Spin it like a helicopter
North Carolina, come on and raise up
This one's for you? Uh-uh
This one's for who? Us, us, us, yes sir
North Carolina, come on and raise up
Take your shirt off, twist it 'round your hand
Spin it like a helicopter
North Carolina, come on and raise up
This one's for you? Uh-uh
This one's for who? Us, us, us, yes sir
Who am I? Petey Pab' motherfucker
First to put it down for North Carolina
But guess what (what?), it's been worth it
I'm a superstar, bought me a big ol' car
Four point six (see the car)
Black with the bars from the front to back
And got a button in the middle, make the trunk go "eh-eh"
But it ain't 'bout that
It's about gettin' whatchu gettin' and drivin' all back here
Big fellas (six fellas)
Half of me and Carolina niggas done time together
Polk, Bladen, Marshall, Hoke, Greene County, Tillery, damn
Transfer, Sandy Ridge, Browns over here (greens over here)
Pasqoutank, down on the, Odom East (lemme think)
Johnson County, Franklin, Burgaw, Newport, Warren, Shelby, Kenansville
(Man Currituck) Tarboro, Triangle, Goldsboro, Halifax, Statesville
And all my niggas doin' life behind the wall
This right here, right here, right here's for
This one's for North Carolina, come on and raise up
Take your shirt off, twist it 'round your hand
Spin it like a helicopter
North Carolina, come on and raise up
This one's for you? Uh-uh
This one's for who? Us, us, us, yes sir
North Carolina, come on and raise up
Take your shirt off, twist it 'round your hand
Spin it like a helicopter
North Carolina, come on and raise up
This one's for you? Uh-uh
This one's for who? Us, us, us, yes sir
You remember them days y'all, we used to play, y'all
The radio and put our own lil' part in the song, y'all
We used to (rep our city, rep our city)
Runnin' through the school halls
Just before our basketball pep-rally jumped off
My house, my home, my hood
My brother, my sister, my cous'
My niggas that was there from the beginnin'
Been with me even 'fore they knew what bein' with me was
Y'all niggas just glanced at it, now I got y'all starin' at it
But it's been the same ol' North Carolina it's been bein'
Y'all niggas just gettin' it, oh, it's a shame isn't it?
Oh, you thought we said we were comin' with a whole lotta somethin'
We were bullshitin'
This one's for North Carolina, come on and raise up
Take your shirt off, twist it 'round your hand
Spin it like a helicopter
North Carolina, come on and raise up
This one's for you? Uh-uh
This one's for who? Us, us, us, yes sir
North Carolina, come on and raise up
Take your shirt off, twist it 'round your hand
Spin it like a helicopter
North Carolina, come on and raise up
This one's for you? Uh-uh
This one's for who? Us, us, us, yes sir
Man, I had to do it
Just in case you were one of the ones
Who wanted to come and ask somethin' stupid
(What you think you doin'?) What it look like?
Puttin' it down for my niggas on the south side
North Carolina, South Carolina
And all my little bitty overlooked hick towns
We 'bouta hit y'all asses, ain't nothin' but a T.T. blast
That we got comin' atcha, (beats) slammin, (verses) classic
(Gold for this) what's after platinum?
(Baby, you a walking bomb) and I don't meant to scare y'all
But I'm about to bring it home
And blow these valleys, these hills
These streams in NC out the water
How's it feel to look a motherfucker dead in the grill
And tell 'em, "I told ya"
This one's for North Carolina, come on and raise up
Take your shirt off, twist it 'round your hand
Spin it like a helicopter
North Carolina, come on and raise up
This one's for you? Uh-uh
This one's for who? Us, us, us, yes sir
North Carolina, come on and raise up
Take your shirt off, twist it 'round your hand
Spin it like a helicopter
North Carolina, come on and raise up
This one's for you? Uh-uh
This one's for who? Us, us, us, yes sir
Huh, af-after seeing this
I-I have no other questions, I, I mean I
Hey, look, this is David Nevermind
I'm signing off, but before I'm outta here, remember
If I'm ever caught with anything I'm not supposed to have, it's Nevermind
North Carolina and VA are definitely at the front of the line
You have my vote of support, over and out
Hey, grandaddy, grandaddy
Read, read, read this right here, grandaddy
I can't read that shit
And today's controversy is coming from yet another member
Or should I say members of the hip-hop community (ayo, tell Fab we gon' get Playa)
(Nah, Playa's supposed to be here) Petey Pablo, a new artist signed under Jive
(Ayo, go get my homeboy) and has teamed up with Timbaland out of VA
In a quest to redeem his title (nah, we gonna blow this up)
And bring North Carolina and Virginia to the front of the line (ayo)
(Yo, we gon' do it) we're gonna stand by
This one's for North Carolina, come on and raise up
Take your shirt off, twist it 'round your hand
Spin it like a helicopter
North Carolina, come on and raise up
This one's for you? Uh-uh
This one's for who? Us, us, us, yes sir
North Carolina, come on and raise up
Take your shirt off, twist it 'round your hand
Spin it like a helicopter
North Carolina, come on and raise up
This one's for you? Uh-uh
This one's for who? Us, us, us, yes sir
Who am I? Petey Pab' motherfucker
First to put it down for North Carolina
But guess what (what?), it's been worth it
I'm a superstar, bought me a big ol' car
Four point six (see the car)
Black with the bars from the front to back
And got a button in the middle, make the trunk go "eh-eh"
But it ain't 'bout that
It's about gettin' whatchu gettin' and drivin' all back here
Big fellas (six fellas)
Half of me and Carolina niggas done time together
Polk, Bladen, Marshall, Hoke, Greene County, Tillery, damn
Transfer, Sandy Ridge, Browns over here (greens over here)
Pasqoutank, down on the, Odom East (lemme think)
Johnson County, Franklin, Burgaw, Newport, Warren, Shelby, Kenansville
(Man Currituck) Tarboro, Triangle, Goldsboro, Halifax, Statesville
And all my niggas doin' life behind the wall
This right here, right here, right here's for
This one's for North Carolina, come on and raise up
Take your shirt off, twist it 'round your hand
Spin it like a helicopter
North Carolina, come on and raise up
This one's for you? Uh-uh
This one's for who? Us, us, us, yes sir
North Carolina, come on and raise up
Take your shirt off, twist it 'round your hand
Spin it like a helicopter
North Carolina, come on and raise up
This one's for you? Uh-uh
This one's for who? Us, us, us, yes sir
You remember them days y'all, we used to play, y'all
The radio and put our own lil' part in the song, y'all
We used to (rep our city, rep our city)
Runnin' through the school halls
Just before our basketball pep-rally jumped off
My house, my home, my hood
My brother, my sister, my cous'
My niggas that was there from the beginnin'
Been with me even 'fore they knew what bein' with me was
Y'all niggas just glanced at it, now I got y'all starin' at it
But it's been the same ol' North Carolina it's been bein'
Y'all niggas just gettin' it, oh, it's a shame isn't it?
Oh, you thought we said we were comin' with a whole lotta somethin'
We were bullshitin'
This one's for North Carolina, come on and raise up
Take your shirt off, twist it 'round your hand
Spin it like a helicopter
North Carolina, come on and raise up
This one's for you? Uh-uh
This one's for who? Us, us, us, yes sir
North Carolina, come on and raise up
Take your shirt off, twist it 'round your hand
Spin it like a helicopter
North Carolina, come on and raise up
This one's for you? Uh-uh
This one's for who? Us, us, us, yes sir
Man, I had to do it
Just in case you were one of the ones
Who wanted to come and ask somethin' stupid
(What you think you doin'?) What it look like?
Puttin' it down for my niggas on the south side
North Carolina, South Carolina
And all my little bitty overlooked hick towns
We 'bouta hit y'all asses, ain't nothin' but a T.T. blast
That we got comin' atcha, (beats) slammin, (verses) classic
(Gold for this) what's after platinum?
(Baby, you a walking bomb) and I don't meant to scare y'all
But I'm about to bring it home
And blow these valleys, these hills
These streams in NC out the water
How's it feel to look a motherfucker dead in the grill
And tell 'em, "I told ya"
This one's for North Carolina, come on and raise up
Take your shirt off, twist it 'round your hand
Spin it like a helicopter
North Carolina, come on and raise up
This one's for you? Uh-uh
This one's for who? Us, us, us, yes sir
North Carolina, come on and raise up
Take your shirt off, twist it 'round your hand
Spin it like a helicopter
North Carolina, come on and raise up
This one's for you? Uh-uh
This one's for who? Us, us, us, yes sir
Huh, af-after seeing this
I-I have no other questions, I, I mean I
Hey, look, this is David Nevermind
I'm signing off, but before I'm outta here, remember
If I'm ever caught with anything I'm not supposed to have, it's Nevermind
North Carolina and VA are definitely at the front of the line
You have my vote of support, over and out
Hey, grandaddy, grandaddy
Read, read, read this right here, grandaddy
I can't read that shit
Lyrics submitted by NickyNick323
Raise Up Lyrics as written by Timothy Z. Mosley Moses Barrett Iii
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sentric Music, Songtrust Ave, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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YOU KNOW WHAT FUCK BOTH OF YA'LL THIS SONG FOR WHO NORTH CAROLINA OH NICKYNICK323 IT MAY SAY NEW ORELEANS BUT PETEY DID THIS SONG IN THREE DIFFERENT VERSION ON FOR NORTH CAROLINA THE OTHER FOR WHAT EVER THEY GOT LET SO STOP TRYIN NIGGER (YEAH I WROTE IT) FAACE IT THIS SONG FOR NORTH CAROLINA AND Polk, Bladen, Marshall, Hoke, Greene County, Timbaland, damn Transfer, Santa ria Browns over here (greens over here) Pasqoutank, down on the, Odom East (lemme think) Johnson County, Franklin, Burgaw, Newport, Warren, Shelby, Kenansville (Mt. Canata) Tarboro, TRIANGLE(YEAH BITCHES NOT ONLY DOES IT MENTION MY STATE AND HE MADE A WHOLE OTHER SONG FOR NOTHING BUT NORTH CAROLINA BUT HE MENIONS MY CITY TO AND IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT TRIANGLE IS IT'S HE FUCKING CAPITOL BITCH AND IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THE CAPITOL OF NORTH CAROLINA IS LOOK ON A FUCKING MAP GIVE YOU A HINT IT'S STARTS WITH R AND ENDS IN ALEIGHPUT IT TOGETHER AND WHAT IT SPELL DIP SHIT OH YEAH SINCE I'M FROM THE FUTURE AND YOU LIVE IN NEW ORLEANS I CAN TELL YOU WHATS GOING TO HAPPEN YOU CITY IS GOING TO BE RUINED BY A MASSIVE HURRICANE CALLED HURRICANE KATRINA OH BY THE WAY NORTH CAROLINAS HOCKEY TEAM IS THE HURRICANES IRONIC HUH WERE THE HURRICANES BUT YOUR CITY GETS RUINED BY ON HAHA YOU QUERY BOY RO GIRL SINCE YOU NAME IS NICKYNICK MAYBE YOUR BOTH SO JUST FUCK OFF WITH ALL THAT SHIT AND RELIZE THIS SONG IS FOR YOU OH AND MEDCOB FUCK YOU TO YOU CAN GET KRUMP TO THIS SONG WHY WOULD YOU FEEL THE NEED TO COME HERE AT ALL IF YOU FELT THE NEED TO SAY THAT YOU YOU BITCH MAYBE YOU NEED YOU EYES AND EARS CHECKED OUT YOU NEVER KNOW ASSHOLE KAY SERIOUSLY GOD!!!!!!!!!!!SO JUST BACK THE FUCK UP SERIOUSLY IS YOUR STATE EVEN MENTIONED IN THIS SONG PROBALY NOT AT LEAST NICKYNICK HAD SOMETHING POSSITIVE TO SAY STUPID BUT POSSITIVE I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE FUCK YOUR DOING HERE SCREW YOUR QUERAY LITTLE BRAIN HEY MAYBE YOU AND NICKYNICK CAN GET TOGETHER I'M PRETTY SURE HE'S A DUDE SO THE BOTH OF YOU JUST FUCK THE HELL OFF WHILE YOU GUYS ARE FUCKING EACH OTHER IT MIGHT HURT UT WHO FIVES A FUCK) , Goldsboro, Halifax, Statesville. SERIOUSLY :$ ( THAT SMILE MEANS ZIP IT DIP SHITS) I LUVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVE THIS SONG SO VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY MUCH SEE YAH BIHES OH NICKYNICK IT GOING TO HAPPEN IN THE SUMMER OF 2005 I THINK IN AUGUST AH WELL BYE NIGGERS(YEAH I SPELLED IT)
OK, so what is up with the comment above me? Seriously, what? Anyway. I love this song. When I moved to America my friend gave me that "Now That's What I call Music" CD and this was on it, so I really like it. I was like 9 so I doubt I knew anything about what it was about. I like the part where he says "We used to rip our city (rip our city) just before our basketball pep rally jump yall".
hahahah "exploris is #1" is a freakin idiot. thats the funniest comment ive ever read. one song is made about nc and this dude goes crazy. yeah man, your real hardcore gangsta, u just punked "nickynick323" on songmeanings.net. man i wish i could be as hard as u.