Purest Love
Journey of Resilience: Embracing Life's Trials in Blackalicious' Purest Love
Lyrics
One precious love so good to me
Expresses gratitude for a singular, valuable love in the speaker's life.
One precious love the purest thing
Emphasizes the exceptional purity of the mentioned love.
One precious love so good to me
Reiterates the goodness and significance of the aforementioned love.
One precious love the purest thing
Re-emphasizes the exceptional purity of the mentioned love.
Was born in a small town (?), California
Describes the speaker's birthplace in a small town in California.
Where them gangstas bang ghetto life thuggin on the corner
Portrays a challenging environment influenced by gang activities and street life.
Youngest child of six
Highlights the speaker being the youngest of six siblings.
When I came pops split with momma
Recounts the separation of the speaker's parents.
Used to visit on the weekends
Describes visitation patterns with the father after separation.
Till he moved to the north side of Cali
Details the father's relocation and reduced contact thereafter.
14 he died, 15 my moms died
Mentions the father's death at 14 and the subsequent death of the speaker's mother at 15.
Alcoholic diabetic forces were my life too
References personal struggles with alcoholism and diabetes, likely inherited.
Moved with my older brother taught me discipline
Relocation to live with an older brother who imparted discipline.
But I wasn't ready though still shocked and holding pain in
Expresses the speaker's unreadiness to cope with the losses and ensuing emotional pain.
So I skipped school got F's got the posters on my wall
Indicates academic disengagement, opting for distractions like decorating walls.
takin down no TV times I felt like ya'll ain't want me around
Feelings of isolation and a sense of being unwanted by others.
Set up in my room developing the mind of a loner
Retreating into solitude and developing a self-isolating mindset.
Writin rhymes rappin out my days instead of homework
Choosing creative expression (writing rhymes) over conventional studies.
Through it all my three sisters placed the place like one time
Recognizing the support and role of the speaker's sisters during tough times.
As I was like this rap thing is gonna pay I know that I was triflin
Acknowledges a realization that pursuing rap might offer a way out despite feeling irresponsible.
But still set in my ways livin for better days
Asserts determination to pursue a better future despite current circumstances.
Until I die I'm startin if I'm broke or with that cheddar check
Expresses a commitment to strive for success whether financially stable or not.
One precious love so good to me
Repetition emphasizing the invaluable nature and purity of love.
One precious love the purest thing
-One precious love so good to me
-One precious love the purest thing
-purest purest
Repetition emphasizing the concept of purity.
purest purest
-purest purest purest purest!
-Love
Single word expressing the central theme of the song: love.
The two realest cats I know? My two older brothers
Highlighting the speaker's admiration and appreciation for family members and a current love interest.
The most beautiful woman in the galaxy? My mother
-The strongest black women raising kids alone? My sisters
-The best part of my future is my present love interest
-The most important time? Right now and ever after
Emphasizes the importance of living in the present moment.
The greatest expression is love, happiness, and laughter
Identifies love, happiness, and laughter as profound expressions in life.
See life is a book and this song is just another chapter
Compares life to a book and the song as a chapter, portraying a continuous journey.
I'll stay down to earth and real if you speak I'll speak back
Commits to remaining genuine and approachable to others.
I'm not a preacher or a scholar I'm merely just a rapper
Asserts the speaker's identity as a rapper without pretense or agenda beyond that.
I probably don't fit in to the current state of -
Addresses perceptions of fitting into societal expectations within the rap genre.
- what you consider that to be So you ask how can I rap
-if I ain't thugged out, pimpin, flossin my ice, packin a gat
-Man if this is what I got, I want dough I can't lie
Expresses desire for financial success but vows not to compromise integrity or authenticity.
But never sell my soul 'n front inside mainstream's eyes
-The purest love is how I'm driven, sent, and reach for my goals
Highlights the driving force behind the speaker's aspirations and the desire to leave a meaningful legacy through heartfelt music.
If nothing else I'll leave the world some songs that speak from the soul
-One precious love so good to me
Reiteration of the significance and purity of the mentioned love.
One precious love the purest thing
-One precious love so good to me
-One precious love the purest thing
-One precious love so good to me
-One precious love the purest thing
-One precious love so good to me
-One precious love the purest thing
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