To me, this song is about her striving for musical success. it's stupid, but no matter where you go, in the black community there will always be a few misfits in the crowd who decide to break the mold, and for this they aren't respected as much.
"I can say I hope it will be worth what I give up
If I could stand up mean for all the things that I believe"
she gives up her respect for everything she holds true.
"I left my home to disappear is all
I'm here for myself"
she's left the lower east side because she didn't feel she needed to be there anymore; it was her decision, and no one elses.
and finally,
"Change, change, change,
I want to get up out of my skin
tell you what
if I can shake it
I'm 'a make this
something worth dreaming of"
she demands change. change in musical standards and the opinions of her earlier day peers. she'd like the view of the Modern Black artist to change from the standard hip hop to whatever the person decides. she wants to make her music and the career of creating music open to whoever wants to try. she is disvaluing herself by doing this, of course, but she'd want it. so do i, i suppose.
maybe i just saw this and related it to my own life, i dunno. i'm mixed, i've always gotten picked on for that, but when you listen to a different genre of music than everyone else, and wear all the different clothes and even speak diferent than your neighbors do, it's easy to become disliked, but it doesn't matter, by that time you've realized that not letting it get to you, you're a better person. but in the back of your head, you want to prove to them that you're better, and make them wish that they'd never treated you the way they did, and you separate your wolrd from theirs.
"to tell it straight, I'm tryin to build a wall
Walking by myself
down avenues that reek of time to kill
If you see me keep going
be a pass by waver
Build me up, bring me down
just leave me out you name dropper
Stop tryin to catch my eye
I see you good you forced faker
Just make it easy
You're my enemy you fast talker"
Yah I have to agree with most of what you have said.
Yah I have to agree with most of what you have said.
For me this song is about transcendence, in this case above the wealth and fame that goes with being an artist for most in search of more lofty ideals.
For me this song is about transcendence, in this case above the wealth and fame that goes with being an artist for most in search of more lofty ideals.
From the chorus it would seem that Santi might have only become a musician for this very reason and may even regret becoming a famous artist (as she is giving up her previous anonymity, at to some extent the freedom that goes with it) but hopes it was worth it to stand up for what she believes.
From the chorus it would seem that Santi might have only become a musician for this very reason and may even regret becoming a famous artist (as she is giving up her previous anonymity, at to some extent the freedom that goes with it) but hopes it was worth it to stand up for what she believes.
"I can...
"I can say I hope it will be worth what I give up
If I could stand up mean for all the things that I believe"
To me, this song is about her striving for musical success. it's stupid, but no matter where you go, in the black community there will always be a few misfits in the crowd who decide to break the mold, and for this they aren't respected as much.
"I can say I hope it will be worth what I give up If I could stand up mean for all the things that I believe" she gives up her respect for everything she holds true.
"I left my home to disappear is all I'm here for myself" she's left the lower east side because she didn't feel she needed to be there anymore; it was her decision, and no one elses.
and finally, "Change, change, change, I want to get up out of my skin tell you what if I can shake it I'm 'a make this something worth dreaming of"
she demands change. change in musical standards and the opinions of her earlier day peers. she'd like the view of the Modern Black artist to change from the standard hip hop to whatever the person decides. she wants to make her music and the career of creating music open to whoever wants to try. she is disvaluing herself by doing this, of course, but she'd want it. so do i, i suppose.
maybe i just saw this and related it to my own life, i dunno. i'm mixed, i've always gotten picked on for that, but when you listen to a different genre of music than everyone else, and wear all the different clothes and even speak diferent than your neighbors do, it's easy to become disliked, but it doesn't matter, by that time you've realized that not letting it get to you, you're a better person. but in the back of your head, you want to prove to them that you're better, and make them wish that they'd never treated you the way they did, and you separate your wolrd from theirs.
"to tell it straight, I'm tryin to build a wall Walking by myself down avenues that reek of time to kill If you see me keep going be a pass by waver Build me up, bring me down just leave me out you name dropper Stop tryin to catch my eye I see you good you forced faker Just make it easy You're my enemy you fast talker"
Yah I have to agree with most of what you have said.
Yah I have to agree with most of what you have said.
For me this song is about transcendence, in this case above the wealth and fame that goes with being an artist for most in search of more lofty ideals.
For me this song is about transcendence, in this case above the wealth and fame that goes with being an artist for most in search of more lofty ideals.
From the chorus it would seem that Santi might have only become a musician for this very reason and may even regret becoming a famous artist (as she is giving up her previous anonymity, at to some extent the freedom that goes with it) but hopes it was worth it to stand up for what she believes.
From the chorus it would seem that Santi might have only become a musician for this very reason and may even regret becoming a famous artist (as she is giving up her previous anonymity, at to some extent the freedom that goes with it) but hopes it was worth it to stand up for what she believes.
"I can...
"I can say I hope it will be worth what I give up If I could stand up mean for all the things that I believe"