Chapter 2 - Free Write
Write down your favorite song lyric that contains imagery as a story telling device.
Images - American History Looks for Light - A Prayer for the Survival of Barack Obama by Roger Bonair - Agard
American History Looks for Light - A Prayer for the Survival of Barack Obama by Roger Bonair - Agard Discussion Questions: Identify the images used in this poem. You may refer to chapter 2 of Imaginative Writing and your class partner (s) for assistance. Consider how to the images in this poem appeal to the senses of the reader. Identify at least two concrete, significant details. Identify one figure of speech that enhances the ways this poet used images. Be "Reader of a Writerly Kind" In the comments box below, write about one of your favorite images in the poem and why it appealed to you as "a reader of a writerly kind". This answer should only be 2-3 sentences. Best practices include drafting the statement using word software and posting the revised answer into the comments box below.
The lyrics I chose today are from the artist NoCap. “Flyer than a hornet, but I’m as real as I can be yeah”! This is my song lyric because you can imagine how fly and good looking he thinks he is
ReplyDeleteMy song lyric I chose was “cause god gave me you for the ups and downs” from the song God game you by Blake Shelton. My favorite genre of music is country and I love the lyrics because they are meaningful and I can relate to it. This lyric I like especially because it demonstrates my life and fave me the people in my life for a reason.
ReplyDeleteThis lyric is from a Bruno Mars song. “There’s so much love we could be making, I’m talking kissing, cuddling, rose petals in the bathtub, girl let’s jump in, it’s bubblin’.” This song gives the perfect example of an “At-home” date. I love Bruno Mars and how he uses his words to really paint stories.
ReplyDeleteOne of my favorite songs lyrics is from NF " Its the rainy days that give you love for the sun."
ReplyDeleteOne of my favorite lyrics is by Luke Bryan and it says “ I believe this world ain’t half as bad as it looks, I believe most people are good.” I like this because I really believe most people in this world are good. It’s a really nice song trying to create some sort of unity.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite song lyric is “If you start to cry, look up to the sky / Something’s coming up ahead / to turn your tears to dew instead / … your sunny someday will come one day soon to you” and it’s from Hang on Little Tomato by Pink Martini and I love the imagery and lyricality of it because it soothes me when I’m upset and reminds me that the sun will still rise no matter what type of horrible day I’m having.
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"caught in a landslide no escape from reality" - Bohemian rhapsody
ReplyDelete"I rather have loyalty than love, cause love really don't mean jack" I picked this lyric by 21 Savage because it means I would rather have someone loyal to me than loving because you can fake your "love" to someone but loyalty goes deeper than that.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite song that includes imagery is “Fly Me to the Moon”. It goes like, “Fly me to the moon, let me play among the stars.” It uses a hyperbole because he mentions he wants to play with the stars. That is how he includes imagery in his lyrics.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite song lyric is “ maybe I'm a dreamer “ in the song “share my life “ by ken. It is my favorite because it makes it ok to have dreams and I also just love the way he sings that part of the song.
ReplyDeleteoh, i'm a lucky man to count on both hands the ones I love. Some folks they have one, others they got none. Pearl Jam Just Breathe. This song is really good to remind me to be thankful for my loved ones.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite song lyric with imagery as a story telling device is from a song by Taylor swift called cardigan. The lyric is “when I felt like I was an old cardigan under someone’s bed, you put me on and said I was your favorite.” I like this because she uses a really creative comparison/image to explain her emotions towards someone.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite song lyric is from Ordinary Life by the weekend, the lyric being "This ain't an ordinary life, this ain't ordinary life''. This song lyric is my favorite is because it talks about how you shouldn't settle for an ordinary life, instead, you should live your life the way you want. Instead of living just a normal life, and how you want to be different in your own life.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite song lyric is from Ordinary Life by the weekend, the lyric being "This ain't an ordinary life, this ain't ordinary life''. This song lyric is my favorite is because it talks about how you shouldn't settle for an ordinary life, instead, you should live your life the way you want. Instead of living just a normal life, and how you want to be different in your own life.
Delete^^ My favorite song that includes imagery is “Fly Me to the Moon”. It goes like, “Fly me to the moon, let me play among the stars.” It uses a hyperbole because he mentions he wants to play with the stars. That is how he includes imagery in his lyrics
ReplyDelete“Just like the clouds my eyes will do the same” I think this contains imagery because he is telling us how clouds get foggy and his eyes are going to do the same by raining and being sad and cloudy. It really shows us his true emotions and makes us imagine the feeling he has.
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Delete"now you're tire tracks and one pair of shoes" stick season. This metaphor compares someone leaving to the things left behind by said person. The person is no longer there, but remnants of them are still there.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite song lyric is any that creates an image in your mind and is inspirational, "Reach for the stars so if you fall you land on the clouds". This lyric is good advice telling you to follow your dreams, while also creating a visual in your head.
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ReplyDeleteBird of a feather, flock together, gang in goose coats, I was lil dawg now my pape like Manute Bol
I would say that my favorite lyric comes from one of my favorite songs. It's called "woah(mind in awe)." The lyric I chose says "won't let you cloud my my mind." There's a lot of people who will try to be distractions in life. You can't let people cause you to get off the right path. Stay focused on your goals. If people are trying to get you down, it is likely because they are insecure about their own journey. That being said, when I hear this song, it is a reminder to stay the course and keep pushing through in life.
ReplyDeleteOne of my favorite songs is All Too Well by Taylor Swift. The entire song uses imagery and metaphors to describe Taylor's journey through love and heartbreak at a young age. One of my favorite lyrics goes, "and you call me up again just to break me like a promise, so casually and cruel in the name of being honest, I'm a crumpled up piece of paper lying here, cause I remember it all too well". This lyric describes how easy it seems to be heatbroken/used, while comparing feeling heartbreak to a crumpled up piece of paper.
ReplyDelete"But everyday above ground is a great day, remember", from the song Time of our Lives by Pit-bull. Some days are bad but being present and here is great.
ReplyDelete"God made coal for the men who sold their lives to West Van Lear
ReplyDeleteAnd you keep on digging 'til you get down there
Where it's darker than your darkest fears" is from the song Coal by Tyler Childers. I like the lyric and song because he describes the reality of coal mining and life in Eastern Kentucky, which is where he is from.
“I can’t do this anymore, trying not top be ignored, put my pedal to the floor , i spread my wings, I let them soar!” - trippie redd
ReplyDeleteI feel that this song lyric paints a picture of struggle but through that struggle comes something better after. These words are being used to paint the feelings of Trippie Redd himself but also reaches out to those who may be feeling the same. I also like this this for imagery because the image of imagery at the end about just going all out through the struggle to fly or succeed.
Jackson Klein
My favorite song lyric is “I believe that says go slow and years go fast, and everyday is a gift the first one to the last”. I chose this lyric because even when I am down and upset about something, there is always something to be grateful for, and that is being alive and waking up this morning. I completely see what Luke Bryan is saying when he says that days go slow and years go fast.
ReplyDelete“She’s just a girl and she’s on fire.” -Alicia Keys. I love the use of fire metaphorically. It provides you with an image of a girl who’s strong, motivated, confident, bold, intelligent, amongst other things. Fire shows her layers of power while keeping the lyric concise and beautiful.
ReplyDelete"God made her so I will make sure
ReplyDeleteHe didn't waste an angel on me
When he made five foot nine, brown eyes, and a sundress
Loves Tim McGraw and a small town accent" - tyler hubbard
Tyler can help the listener visualize a small town girl that loves country music
- anthony nguyen
Lyric - something in the orange
ReplyDeleteIn this song Zach Bryan uses the lyrics something in the orange to represent a sunset. He talks about the orange colors dancing in her eyes, and it gives him hope that they will be together. Sunsets are something him and his love in the song share and he uses imagery to represent a sign of beauty in their love.
Haley Kolinski:
ReplyDeleteMy favorite song lyrics are from the song ¨Ghost Town¨ by Kanye West. The lyrics are ¨and nothing hurts anymore. I feel kind of free, we’re still the kids we used to be.¨ I love these lyrics because it is almost like a release. As we grow towards adulthood we develop a different kind of stress. We have to deal with the things that we never had to as children. This stress can develop so deeply that it hurts. Therefore becoming a kid again would feel like a newfound freedom.
"All the old containers that I fill with my past, You can find them on the second floor under my bed"
ReplyDeleteThis lyric is from the song Out of Tune by The Backseat Lovers. I think this is a lyric that really paints a picture that most people can relate to especially in this point in our lives as we left for college. Our pasts are all sitting back in our homes and we came leaving things behind.
" I guess, be careful what you wish for, is all I meant when I said what you see is what you get." This is a song lyric from the song What You See Is What You Get by Luke Combs. I think that he does an amazing job at being proud of who he is and he words allow his audience to feel inspired by his words and very motivational with their own self confidence.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite song lyric is, "the sun is hot and that ole clock is moving slow, and so am I". This reminds me of when I was working in the summer. At my job, I was stuck in an office waiting for my shift to be over, despite it being perfect pool weather outside. The suspense of waiting for the workday to end built up throughout the day. I could not wait to get outside to the hot sun.
ReplyDelete"And when I felt like I was an old cardigan under someone's bed You put me on and said I was your favorite" is my favorite lyric from Taylor Swifts song Cardigan. I like the imagery in this lyric how she makes you think of an old cardigan or one of your old pieces of clothing and when you put on an old piece of clothing and remember how much you love it, and relates it to how you feel when you see and old significant other.
ReplyDeleteIt would have to be from my favorite song of all time, Heroes by David Bowie. This song speaks to me in so many ways because it deals with Bowies’ time in Berlin, it specifically portrays the period of the Berlin Wall. My favorite line come in about two-thirds into the song, “I can remember standing by the wall and the guns shot above our heads and we kissed as though nothing could fall.” It’s such a pivotal moment in history and such a intimate moment between lovers and something so sacred as being reunited.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite song lyric would have to be “Nobody’s perfect, I gotta work it, again and again to make it right, nobody’s perfect.” This lyric is a perfect representation of life. Nobody was put on this earth to be perfect. We are meant to make mistakes because it makes us better people and without our mistakes we would not know how to improve within ourselves. Working hard to make things right and to set goals for ourselves is so important and it allows so much growth for any individual. Nobody is perfect and that is what makes us unique!
ReplyDelete“ Devil, just come on back if you ever wanna try again
ReplyDeleteI done told you once you son of a *****, I'm the best that's ever been" Charlie daniels
The song lyrics I chose are, "no one's ever gonna love you more than God, your mama, and me." I chose these because my mom is my best friend and no one is a better supporter than she is. Along with that I grew up in the Catholic church and my mom is the one who is especially close with God and reminds me to look to him for support as well. The singer is saying that he will love the girl as much as his mom and God, which to me means that he loves her more than anyone else in the world. He is her biggest supporter and to me it would be important for someone to support as much as my mom and God do.
ReplyDeleteTil’ your love brought on the spring now the mountains are a blushin’
ReplyDeleteThis song is called lady may by Tyler Childers. This song has a lot of figurative language, the lyrics I chose reminds me of when you see a person you love and the colors are all just a little brighter, the weather is nicer, and you feel like everything is just right at that exact moment.
Deletethe lyrics I chose is "she's a hurricane raining holy water" from Jason aldean. I really like it because its referring to a girl who is sweet and good but also brings a lot to the table.
ReplyDeletePink Skies- Wiley from Atlanta
ReplyDelete"Jesus Christ watching' me, he probably sipping' Hennessy on ice, top it twice, neon lights flashing' on the pearly gates of Heaven got a couple shows tonight, finna wait in line for a chance to see Prince, hopin' on a second chance at life just in case the one I'm livin' in never do me right"
Sorry I forgot to put my name in, its Morgan Schneider
DeleteStubborn Love by The Lumineers “it’s better to feel pain, than nothing at all, the opposite of love’s indifference” This is my favorite song lyric and it has been for a long time. To me it sounds more like a meaningful quote, they’re saying that all feelings matter and it’s always best to feel than be numb.
ReplyDelete"Comfortable silence is so overrated". I can picture two people, stuck in a room who are currently unable to speak to one another because they're too afraid of hurting the others feelings but they're so used to holding in how they feel to the point it’s comfortable.
ReplyDelete"Fly me to the moon. Let me play among the stars. Let me see what spring is like on A-jupiter and Mars..." Fly me to the moon by Frank Sinatra I enjoy this imagery because space, stars, and planets intrigue me greatly.
ReplyDeleteI choose the song Speak Now by Taylor Swift. The lyric is "Speak now or forever hold your peace". This to me is saying to say what you really want to, before you regret not doing it.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite song lyric from the song "Here Comes the Sun" by the Beatles. It says "Little darlin', the smile's returning to their faces." This is imagery because you can imagine smiles on people's faces as the "sun" (whether that be a literal sun or a good thing coming into their life) rises again.
ReplyDeleteAlicia Keys, in her song, "No One" says, “I know some people search the world to find something like what we have.” I think, without even knowing her history, you can tell that she was in a relationship and she cherished it heavily. You can sense, through the devices she uses, the passion and the love she has for whatever memory she is describing.
ReplyDeleteOne of my favorite lyrics from a song from morgan wallen is "I thought you should know that all those prayers you thought you wasted on me, Must've finally made their way on through". He made this song a few days before mothers days and it was meant for all the mothers that think their prayers sometimes aren't heard for there kids. But little do they know their prayers get to their kids eventually even if takes a little bit of time
ReplyDelete"I look outside and all the clouds are gray I need your hands to take me miles away." -J.Cole
ReplyDeleteJ.Cole is an amazing artist (I feel like) that portrays so much realistic imagery through his music based on personal and world issues or situations
My favorite song includes the lyric "How can a person know everything at eighteen but nothing at twenty-two?" by Taylor Swift. This line really makes you think that we really have a lot more to learn. When I look back at my life 2 years ago, I really thought I knew how things worked. However, looking back I really did not know anything at all then and there is a lot I don't know now.
ReplyDelete"if you leave today, ill just stare at the way the orange touches all things around. the grass trees and dew how I just hate you please turn those headlights around."
ReplyDeleteSomething in the orange- Zach Bryan
I like how he uses the concept of sunsets throughout the song. He talks about how they aren't done and although like a sunset it seems like an ending, the sun will rise again.
My favorite lyric comes from a song called "Stubborn Love" by the Lumineers. The Lyric goes, "It's better to feel pain, than nothing at all. The opposite of love's indifference." I love the truth behind these words and the way that they remind someone in pain that feeling emotions, whether good or bad, is a beautiful thing. It is an amazing thing to care about someone or something, and this can result in heartache. Heartache and pain are a part of life. It is inevitable and it means that you're living. This lyric has become very popular on social media and many people have been able to relate to the lyric in their own way which I also love.
ReplyDelete“There’s always gonna be another mountain, I’m always gonna wanna make it move, Always gonna be an uphill battle”
ReplyDeleteShows there is always gonna to be challenges but we can always overcome them.
DeleteMy favorite song lyric is, “ Put a price on emotion/I’m looking for something to buy”. I feel like it’s very relatable and tells the story of not feeling like you can truly express yourself. In this song the artist is upset and wants to be vulnerable but is in a spot where they’ve accepted the circumstance. However, they think like they should be feeling a different way, and be showing an emotion that they don’t currently have which is why they’re saying they are looking to buy one.
ReplyDeleteMy song lyric that i chose is "Our coming of age has come and gone" from Taylor Swift. I chose this song lyric because i believe that it connects to me and my life right now.
ReplyDeleteStunning light hits straight, my face
ReplyDeleteMakes me miss out what you say
For what would I lie? I swear it’s true
Why you staring at the floor?
Makes me worried for reply
These lyrics are from Demian’s song “Yes”. The whole song makes me feel as if I’m in a slow moving party where there is some tension between the singer and the person they’re talking about. The way Demian uses his soothing voice combined with his lyrics really puts me in the space he’s creating.
My favorite lyric is from All Too Well by Taylor Swift. "Im a crumpled up piece of paper lying here...". It shows the despair she's in from being used and abandoned and she feels broken and all torn up from this relationship.
ReplyDelete“My dear we’re slow dancing in a burning room”. These lyrics from the song Slow Dancing in a Burning Room by John Mayer represents two people in a relationship who know they shouldn’t be together because they're in different stages in their lives but they share a love for each other and want to stay together as long as possible. I believe this represents the saying, right person at the wrong time, because the imagery shows a couple slow-dancing in a room that is burning. The burning represents the relationship coming to an end while the dancing represents the love they still share with each other.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite song lyric is from a song called Cat's in the Cradle by Harry Chapin, specifically when in the song he has a repeated lyric of "and the cat's in the cradle and the silver spoon Little boy blue and the man in the moon "when are you coming home dad" "I don't know when" But we'll get together again. I chose this because I think it uses imagery with the classic children's rhyme to demonstrate the songs hidden message that parents often live their lives in such a rush they often miss their own children growing up which is shown when the child asks the father when he will be coming home only to get the response of "I don't know when", "but we'll get together then".
ReplyDelete"You look down on where you came from sometimes
ReplyDeleteBut you'll have this place to call home, always
This love will keep us through blinding of the eyes"
"Godspeed "by Frank Ocean.
These lyrics mean a lot to me because it talks about home and how we should always remember where we came from and how that's part of our memories and good moments
My favorite song lyric is “my house is not much to talk about but its filled with love that’s grown in southern ground”. This lyric speaks to me because it describes the most important thing one can have and that’s love. As long as you are surrounded by those you love you have all that you need.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite song lyric is "were slow dancing in a burning room" In the song Slow Dancing in a Burning Room by John Mayer. These lyrics really speak to me because it represents a relationship that is slipping through, despite all of the negative things that might be going on, you chose to ignore them carry on. I love these lyrics because I have a lot of personal experience that goes along with those words. And I know that situations like this can be extremely tough. Especially recently, it brings out a lot of emotions for me.
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DeleteMy favorite song lyric “But my hearts of gold I had to run away high so I wouldn’t come home low just when things went right it doesn’t mean they were always wrong.” Which comes from Home Sweet Home by Motley Crue. This lyric means a lot to me because it shows that in life you have to do what makes you happy before you regret not taking that chance.
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Delete"First thing's first, rest in peace uncle Phil- forreal. You're the only father I ever knew. Get my b**** pregnant, be a better you."
ReplyDeleteThese lyrics from J. Cole speak out to me because i never had a father growing up, just father figures. All of them showed me different things in life, but they all wanted me to be better than they were. These lyrics are a compliment to "Uncle Phil" as he showed on screen that it doesn't have to be my child for me to raise it with the love and encouragement they need to be successful, creative individuals themselves.
BRANDON FIGUEROA
ReplyDeleteThe song lyric with the most imagery that I can think of right now is frank sinatra’s thats life. “Ive been a puppet, a pauper, a pirate, a poet, a pawn and a King. Ive been up and down and over and out, and i know one thing.” Frank’s self comparisons to the different versions of himself are made explicable, in a manner where you can tell that he’s been each and every one of those things at one point in life, and as he states: “that’s life”, almost as if there is no other way to live but through the various manifestations of your own self.
I chose I Was on a Boat That Day by Old Dominion and the lyric, “the river was rolling I was getting my float on She was telling me so long I was already so long gone”. It reminds me of summer spending my days on my boat in Montana and describes the river flowing and relaxing all day long.
ReplyDeleteA lyric that means a lot to me is “You promise me each time you leave, you haven’t seen the last of me, it’s just I’ll never have enough of you, feed me any line, just tell me this won’t be the last time” from Adam Melchior’s “Last Time.” As a military kid I’ve moved a lot and one of the scariest parts has always been the idea that I would never see the people that mean the most to me again. I found this song when I was a junior in high school and about to move 600 miles away for my senior year. Two years later as a freshman in college, these lyrics are still relate.
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Delete“And for the first time, what’s past is past.” This is a lyric from Taylor Swift’s ‘Begin Again’. I like this song because it represents hope as she’s describing her past relationship compared to a new love interest and how all the little things this person does are so important to her because she’s been deprived of those things.
ReplyDelete“Always stay humble and kind”
ReplyDeleteTim McGraw reminds us all how simple it is to be kind to everyone and how much nicer the entire world would be if everyone came together and was always humble and kind.
"I'm a shooting star, leaping through the sky like a tiger
ReplyDeleteDefying the laws of gravity"
This lyric is from the song "Don't Stop Me Now" by Queen.
It shows how energetic and alive he is by comparing himself to a shooting star and a tiger.
all Your'n by Tyler Childers
ReplyDelete"so ill love you 'til my lungs give out I aint lyin'" this line reminds me of family and how I will love and cherish them until I am not breathing. it is a light beautiful song with deep meaning that reminds me of family and unconditional love.
"Oh nothings changed, you're still sweet as the mornin' rain..." Marvin Gaye "Come Get To This."
ReplyDeleteGaye conveys his feelings about his lover through the use of lighthearted imagery. This lyric stands out to me because I've experienced the relaxing sensation of early mornings/early morning dew. Early mornings are peaceful and allow you to feel a sense of calm and clarity. Love can feel calm and steady, and I think that Marvin Gaye does a great job in using imagery to portray his affection that he feels for his lover.
“Isn’t it lovely all alone, heart made of glass my mind of stone, tear me to pieces skin and bone”
ReplyDelete- lovely by Billie Eillish and Khalid
It isn’t really my favorite lyrics but when I think of imagery I think of this verse, its not literal or functional imagery but the figurative imagery is so detailed. I still remember the first time I read it I felt it all the way to my soul. when it mentions heart made of glass, you feel that delicate state its in because glass can shatter into a million pieces and then comparing the mind to stone which almost contradicts the glass but adds to the tone of the song. Then it says tear me to pieces which at first I imagined just blocks with clean cuts but adding the skin and bone made it seem a little more violent. And then if that wasn’t enough the next verse is hello welcome home. I can’t really say I know what the lyrics were supposed to mean but to me this is kind of saying ‘oh this is what the person has to face everyday, this is what they have to live with, they can’t escape it so they made it their home’.
"Last night I dreamt that somebody loved me / No hope but no harm / Just another false alarm."
ReplyDeleteI picked it because I really like the smiths and I've always like the false alarm imagery and think it creates an interesting mental picture.
My lyric is "Death doesn't just happen to you, It happens to your family and your friends" from the song I Always Want to Die (Sometimes) by The 1975. I chose this lyric because it exemplifies what would happen to your friends and family if you were to commit suicide. It was a song written during the peak of suicide for young teens to help them realize they are not alone and that they can persevere through the hard time they are going through. As a person who struggles with mental health, this lyric really speaks to me because it is true. You affect everyone with your decisions and there is no way to take back the damage of suicide.
ReplyDeleteThe better part, the human heart, you love ’em or dissect ’em (Pride by Kendrick Lamar). I love this lyric because if you haven’t heard the full song, it’s a very emotional yet beautiful one. This lyric stuck out to me because it shows the duality of the world, how you van find people that love you for who you are, and there’s going to be people that use you for their advantage.
ReplyDelete" I pop the pain away; I slide the pain away. I picked you up when you fell and cut your knee. I told you not to cry and held you close to me" ~ Kendrick Lamar. I chose this song lyric from Kendrick Lamar's song "Die Hard" because it shows how vulnerable a person is willing to be while in a relationship and during hardships.
ReplyDeleteI chose the song lyrics "something in the orange tells me were not done" by zach bryan. I really like these lyrics because theyre talking about more than just a sunset or sunrise. I really gets you thinking about the meaning behind the words.
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One song I love that uses good imagery to tell a story is from Lil Dicky’s “Russell Westbrook on a Farm”. While it is a little goofy, it contains some of the best writing I have heard in music and serves as a metaphor for Lil Dicky’s self prophesied rise to greatness. The story of Russell Westbrook growing up on a farm but finding his way to a basketball court mirrors Lil Dicky’s childhood in an upper middle class neighborhood and finding his way into rap music. In a later verse he raps, Feelin' weird, lemme think of an analogy, just imagine for a second what if Russell Westbrook never knew his own mentality. Grew up on a farm where the biggest commonality was people that conform to the ruralest localities. To Russell though it was nuffin' but normality And he really nice up on the plow in actuality.” While the song is nearly nine minutes long with no choruses, this one small line perfectly invites us to imagine this fictional scenario Lil Dicky has created for the audience.
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