Mates' Rates
Mates' Rates: A Musical Odyssey of Friendship and Financial Folly
Lyrics
How much longer do I wait on the street until you pick up?
Expressing impatience, waiting for someone to answer a call or pick up.
(Until you pick up?)
A repetition emphasizing the waiting for the person to pick up.
How much longer do you think that you need until you get your ass to show up?
Questioning the delay in the person's arrival, using a colloquial expression.
Calling and calling off the grid you keep falling
Describing persistent attempts to contact, despite the person being unreachable.
But a friend shouldn't treat me this rough
Expressing dissatisfaction with the rough treatment from a supposed friend.
I've half a mind to go and call me a cab and head to the party myself
Contemplating calling a cab and attending the party alone due to frustration.
But life's so much harder without friends like yourself
Reflecting on the challenges of life without supportive friends.
I got my head on your shoulder while my brain's spinning out
Metaphorically describing a situation where emotional support is needed.
You pull through without a doubt
Acknowledging the friend's reliability and ability to come through.
You'll be late to your funeral so let's cheers to your health
Playfully suggesting the friend's tendency to be late, even to their own funeral.
I know we're brothers so stop picking my pockets, try your parents
Addressing a sense of betrayal or exploitation within a brotherly relationship.
(Try your parents)
A repetition emphasizing the call to consider one's parents for support.
I'll lend a dollar but it's hurting my wallet when you give back phorty percent
Expressing discomfort in lending money when only a fraction is returned.
Spinning your stories singing morning glory
Describing the friend's tendency to exaggerate or fabricate stories.
From the front seat back to the end
Referencing shared experiences and memories from the front seat to the end.
My temper's patient but there's no way I'm wasting through this broken record again
Expressing frustration with a recurring and tiresome situation.
But life's so much harder without friends like yourself
Reiterating the challenges of life without supportive friends.
I got my head on your shoulder while my brain's spinning out
Repeating the metaphor of seeking emotional support from a friend.
You pull through without a doubt
Acknowledging the friend's reliability and ability to come through.
You'll be late to your funeral so let's cheers to your health
Playfully suggesting the friend's tendency to be late, even to their own funeral.
You're my friend, to the very end
Affirming the friendship despite financial disagreements.
But it's my money that you're trying to spend
Highlighting a tension in the friendship related to money matters.
That's alright, we're still tight
Accepting the imperfections but emphasizing the strength of the friendship.
On and on and on
Repetition indicating the continuity of the situation or relationship.
On and on and on
Continuation of the repetitive theme, suggesting an ongoing struggle.
On and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on
Reinforcing the idea of persistence or enduring difficulties in the relationship.
On and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on
-On and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on
-On and on and on and on and on and on and on
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