instantly noticeable and noteworthy: the relationship between the lyrics and the musical tone. Normally a song with the subject matter of "Successful"s hook would have a danceable club beat -- something to get amped up to -- but here, both the beat and the melody are mournful, as are the vocal deliveries. And normally, the approach to the material-success driven rap/hiphop/r&b is "fake it til you make it" -- if you ain't already got it, rent out a yacht, a big house, some flashy cars, and pretend you do. but this song doesn't talk about what they do have, or even what they're going to have, but what they "wanna" have, what they wish they had. even weezy's verse expresses dissatisfaction: "i'm on the other side, but it's a short gate". could that gate be hopped? could it all be taken from him, just like that? "I want the glory" implies he still doesn't feel the glory, despite all his money and fame; "I'm tired of the bullshit", he's getting fed up.
This is a dirge, a death of the dream -- we've wanted these things for so long, we don't know how to not want them. will they even satisfy, if grasped? what do we do now?
forgot one thing: the "i suppose" at the end of the first time through the hook displays the same lack of passion for this endless, empty dream. he's goin through the motions, but at the same time, he's not even sure.
forgot one thing: the "i suppose" at the end of the first time through the hook displays the same lack of passion for this endless, empty dream. he's goin through the motions, but at the same time, he's not even sure.
My friends and I have had many arguments about the meaning of this song .
I believe he is trying to say yes he has the money, the cars, the nice things and the "hos" but all he really wants to be is sucessful. He is trying to let people know that he has the material things but all he really wanted out of this life was for people to know his name and make something sucessful out of his .
My friends and I have had many arguments about the meaning of this song .
I believe he is trying to say yes he has the money, the cars, the nice things and the "hos" but all he really wants to be is sucessful. He is trying to let people know that he has the material things but all he really wanted out of this life was for people to know his name and make something sucessful out of his .
Though, my friends tend to think that he is trying to say your not going to make it in...
Though, my friends tend to think that he is trying to say your not going to make it in life without all the things he talks about. They think he is sending the message saying if you don't have the money, the cars, the clothes, the hoes then you are not successful.
By listening to the song you can see both point of views but its just the complicted fact of whose wrong and whose right . Do you think you can help me out with this argument ?
instantly noticeable and noteworthy: the relationship between the lyrics and the musical tone. Normally a song with the subject matter of "Successful"s hook would have a danceable club beat -- something to get amped up to -- but here, both the beat and the melody are mournful, as are the vocal deliveries. And normally, the approach to the material-success driven rap/hiphop/r&b is "fake it til you make it" -- if you ain't already got it, rent out a yacht, a big house, some flashy cars, and pretend you do. but this song doesn't talk about what they do have, or even what they're going to have, but what they "wanna" have, what they wish they had. even weezy's verse expresses dissatisfaction: "i'm on the other side, but it's a short gate". could that gate be hopped? could it all be taken from him, just like that? "I want the glory" implies he still doesn't feel the glory, despite all his money and fame; "I'm tired of the bullshit", he's getting fed up.
This is a dirge, a death of the dream -- we've wanted these things for so long, we don't know how to not want them. will they even satisfy, if grasped? what do we do now?
forgot one thing: the "i suppose" at the end of the first time through the hook displays the same lack of passion for this endless, empty dream. he's goin through the motions, but at the same time, he's not even sure.
forgot one thing: the "i suppose" at the end of the first time through the hook displays the same lack of passion for this endless, empty dream. he's goin through the motions, but at the same time, he's not even sure.
My friends and I have had many arguments about the meaning of this song . I believe he is trying to say yes he has the money, the cars, the nice things and the "hos" but all he really wants to be is sucessful. He is trying to let people know that he has the material things but all he really wanted out of this life was for people to know his name and make something sucessful out of his .
My friends and I have had many arguments about the meaning of this song . I believe he is trying to say yes he has the money, the cars, the nice things and the "hos" but all he really wants to be is sucessful. He is trying to let people know that he has the material things but all he really wanted out of this life was for people to know his name and make something sucessful out of his .
Though, my friends tend to think that he is trying to say your not going to make it in...
Though, my friends tend to think that he is trying to say your not going to make it in life without all the things he talks about. They think he is sending the message saying if you don't have the money, the cars, the clothes, the hoes then you are not successful.
By listening to the song you can see both point of views but its just the complicted fact of whose wrong and whose right . Do you think you can help me out with this argument ?