This song is a complex narrative in which Yoni is transported back in time to the days when cLOUDDEAD was passing away (the first line, I think we have all felt the power of rain to inspire memory and the Nosdam reference could hardly be more explicit) and from there he looks forward in time to when he released Oaklandazulasylum.
The instrumentation and the initial line set up a mood of forlorn reminiscence which, in conjunction with the heavy use of antiquated Yoni-isms (the combined imagery of photographs, film, and idiosynchratic fashion, for instance) belie a thoroughly disappointed historical reverie.
I think the final line of the verse is the most telling; "I only played chess once in my life and I lost" is clearly referring to his sole solo artist outing, and likening Oaklandazulasylum to chess is remarkably adept. The implicit elements of this song are a validation of what he was before and a disappointment with what he has become, starting with Oaklandazulasylum.
This song exhibits Yoni's subconscious disgust with the direction he has taken since the disbursment of cLOUDDEAD
This song is a complex narrative in which Yoni is transported back in time to the days when cLOUDDEAD was passing away (the first line, I think we have all felt the power of rain to inspire memory and the Nosdam reference could hardly be more explicit) and from there he looks forward in time to when he released Oaklandazulasylum.
The instrumentation and the initial line set up a mood of forlorn reminiscence which, in conjunction with the heavy use of antiquated Yoni-isms (the combined imagery of photographs, film, and idiosynchratic fashion, for instance) belie a thoroughly disappointed historical reverie.
I think the final line of the verse is the most telling; "I only played chess once in my life and I lost" is clearly referring to his sole solo artist outing, and likening Oaklandazulasylum to chess is remarkably adept. The implicit elements of this song are a validation of what he was before and a disappointment with what he has become, starting with Oaklandazulasylum.
This song exhibits Yoni's subconscious disgust with the direction he has taken since the disbursment of cLOUDDEAD