BEEN SO HI
Rising from the Depths: Embracing Highs and Lows with Knock the Vandal
Lyrics
Let us out let us out let us out let us out
Expressing a desire or plea to be released or freed.
Go outside we outside come outside
Encouraging others to go outside and join them.
Go outside let us out let us out let us out
Repetition of the plea to be let out and a call to go outside.
Go outside come outside we outside we outside
Reiteration of the call to go outside, emphasizing their presence outdoors.
What I'm 'posed to do in a time like this
Reflecting on the challenge of navigating the current difficult circumstances.
Got me on lock it's like I can't live
Feeling restricted or confined, making life seem difficult.
Been so long forgot what life is
Expressing a long period of time passing, leading to a forgetfulness of what life is like.
Sittin here lookin around at my shit
Observing and contemplating one's surroundings and possessions.
Quite glib, I might leave my crib
Feeling nonchalant or indifferent, considering leaving home.
Thinkin bout how sick I might get
Contemplating the possibility of falling ill and the associated anxiety.
Flipped on my chick and my kids
Reflecting on strained relationships with partner and children.
Even though they keep my light lit
Despite the challenges, acknowledging the support and positivity from loved ones.
One more firework just might flip
Suggesting a potential burst of emotions or reactions, likened to a firework.
Hit my click we gonna fight pigs
Committing to resist against oppressive forces, possibly referring to social or political issues.
Lift up my fist just like this
Repeatedly emphasizing the symbolic act of raising a fist in solidarity or resistance.
Lift up my fist just like this
-Shit, on that ride at night shit
-Bitch, on that wild at night shit
-Lift up my fist just like this
-Lift up my fist just like this
-I been so hi cause I been so low
Expressing a state of being high due to prior lows and anticipating a gradual change.
And I can feel it coming on slow
-I been so hi cause I been so low
-And I can feel it coming on slow
-I been so hi cause I been so low
-And I can feel it coming on slow
-I been so hi cause I been so low
-And I can feel it coming on slow
-(I think imma go, I think imma go, I think imma go out)
Contemplating going out, possibly seeking a change in environment or mindset.
I been so hi cause I been so low
-And I can feel it coming on slow
-(I think imma go I think imma go I think imma go out)
-I been so hi cause I been so low
-And I can feel it coming on slow
-(I think imma go I think imma go I think imma go out...)
-Cause we run the streets, we own the night
Claiming authority and ownership of the streets and the night.
Cause we run the streets, we own the night
-Cause we run the streets, we own the night
-Cause we run the streets, we own the night
-Too late to be running for cover
Conveying a sense of urgency and the challenging nature of the current situation.
This orange is a horrible color
-Make lovers outta the others
-if we wanna fighting chance
-Cause we run the streets, we own the night
Reiterating ownership of the streets and emphasizing the freedom to dance and love the fight.
We dancing free, we love the fight
-We make the beats, we hold the light
-For this life we live, for this life we die
-I been so hi cause I been so low
Repeating the theme of being high due to previous lows and anticipating a slow change.
And I can feel it coming on slow
-I been so hi cause I been so low
-And I can feel it coming on slow
-I been so hi cause I been so low
-And I can feel it coming on slow
-I been so hi cause I been so low
-And I can feel it coming on slow
-(I think imma go, I think imma go, I think imma go out)
Revisiting the contemplation of going out, suggesting an internal struggle or decision-making process.
I been so hi cause I been so low
-And I can feel it coming on slow
-(I think imma go I think imma go I think imma go out)
-I been so hi cause I been so low
-And I can feel it coming on slow
-(I think imma go I think imma go I think imma go out...)
-Cause we run the streets, we own the night
Restating the claim of owning the streets and expressing commitment to the experiences of life and death.
We dancing free, we love the fight
-We make the beats, we hold the light
-For this life we live, for this life we die
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