Redbone
Stay Woke: Unveiling the Scandalous Truth in Childish Gambino's Redbone
Lyrics
Daylight
Opening with "Daylight" suggests a new beginning or awakening.
I wake up feeling like you won't play right
Expressing suspicion that someone is not playing fair or honest.
I used to know, but now that shit don't feel right
Reflecting on a loss of understanding or familiarity.
It made me put away my pride
Acknowledging the impact of a negative experience on one's ego.
So long
Expressing a sense of time passing.
You made a nigga wait for some, so long
Impatience and frustration due to waiting for something.
You make it hard for boy like that to go on
Highlighting challenges in moving forward.
I'm wishing I could make this mine, oh
Expressing desire and longing for something.
If you want it, yeah
Offering what is desired but with a cautionary tone.
You can have it, oh, oh, oh
-If you need it, ooh
-We can make it, oh
-If you want it
-You can have it
-But stay woke
Encouraging awareness and vigilance due to potential threats.
Niggas creepin'
-They gon' find you
-Gon' catch you sleepin' (oh)
-Now stay woke
-Niggas creepin'
-Now don't you close your eyes
-Too late
Feeling regret for missed opportunities and emphasizing the need to be mindful of time.
You wanna make it right, but now it's too late
-My peanut butter chocolate cake with Kool-Aid
-I'm trying not to waste my time
-If you want it, oh
Reiterating the offer with a sense of urgency and belief in achieving something.
You can have it (you can have it)
-If you need it (you better believe in something)
-We can make it, oh
-If you want it
-You can have it, ah!
-But stay woke (stay woke)
Repeating the warning to stay awake and vigilant against lurking dangers.
Niggas creepin' (they be creepin')
-They gon' find you (they gon' find you)
-Gon' catch you sleepin' (gon' catch you sleepin', put your hands up on me)
-Now stay woke
-Niggas creepin'
-Now don't you close your eyes
-But stay woke (ooh, ah)
Continuing the theme of staying awake and cautious.
Niggas creepin'
-They gon' find you (they gon' find you)
-Gon' catch you sleepin' (gon' catch you, gon' catch you, ooh)
-Now stay woke
-Niggas creepin'
-Now don't you close your eyes
-How'd it get so scandalous?
Pondering on the scandalous nature of the situation without providing specific details.
Oh, how'd it get so scandalous?
-Oh, oh, how'd it get, how'd it get
-How'd it get so scandalous?
-How'd it get so scandalous?
-How'd it get so scandalous?
-But stay woke
-But stay woke
Reiterating the importance of staying awake and aware.
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