Lyrics
Been a long night I’ma call Uber
The repetition emphasizes the exhaustion and the decision to call an Uber after a prolonged, possibly challenging night.
Been a long night I’ma call Uber
-Been a long night I’m a call me a Uber
-Been a long night
Reiteration of the weariness felt after a long night.
I been out
The narrator has been out and is now dealing with a talkative Uber driver.
I been dealing with a driver who’s sorry for my lot
The driver sympathizes or empathizes with the narrator's situation, possibly due to societal issues or racial tensions ("mixing our blood").
‘Cause my country got us mixing our blood
References the racial or cultural tensions in the country that affect both the driver and the narrator.
And it’s boiling his blood
The tension and frustration between the driver and the narrator are escalating.
And that’s boiling my blood
-He wont shut the fuck up
The driver is talking incessantly despite the narrator's annoyance.
Tell you I don’t give a fuck if the world turns brown
Expresses indifference towards the racial or cultural changes happening in society.
Tell you I don't give a fuck you pull over right now
The narrator demands the driver to stop immediately, showing the intensity of their frustration.
Tell me how the fuck you’re not afraid to say that kinda shit
Challenges the driver's audacity to speak such offensive things.
Tell me how you feel safe
Questions the driver's sense of safety despite making controversial statements.
Tell me how you do it
Repetition emphasizing a request for an explanation or justification for the driver's behavior.
Tell me how you do it
-Are we really doing this
Questioning the reality of the situation and its implications.
State of the union
Reflects on the current state of affairs and the emotional turmoil faced by the narrator and society at large.
Just what are we going through tonight
-State of this place
Questions the chaotic and confusing nature of the environment or situation.
What the fuck are we doing
-Been a long night I’ma call Uber
-Been a long night
-I been out, driver babbling…
-‘’Five girls came riding
Describes additional passengers in the Uber who are excited, setting the scene.
They were all getting all excited’’
-Oh so tell me more
The narrator prompts the driver to continue speaking or sharing their thoughts.
Talk motherfucker go on tell me more
-‘’What you think ‘bout they filmed me on their videos
Highlights offensive and prejudiced comments made by the driver about religion and ethnicity.
What you think of that muslim religion’’
-What you think about me calling the police
-‘Cause you told me Islam a disease
-How you do it
Questions the chaotic and confusing nature of the environment or situation.
Tell me how you do it
-Are we really doing this
-State of the union
-Just what are we going through tonight
-State of this place
-What the fuck are we doing
-Been a long night I’ma call Uber
Repeats the confusion and frustration about the current situation and societal state.
Been a long night I’ma call Uber
-Been a long night I’m a call me a Uber
-What the fuck are we doing
-State of this place
-What the fuck are we doing
-Been a long night I’ma call Uber
The repetition emphasizes the exhaustion and the decision to call an Uber after a prolonged, possibly challenging night.
Been a long night I’ma call Uber
-Been a long night I’m a call me a Uber
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