Grandma
Rebellion in Ink: LilStevoDieYoung's Ode to Freedom and Irony
Lyrics
Grandma, grandma
Expressing a connection or addressing the grandmother
I know I make you sad
Acknowledging causing sadness to the grandmother
I bleached my hair and I dyed my nails black
Describing personal changes: bleached hair, black nails
Grandma, I get drunk way too often Grandma, look at me, I pierced my nostril
Listing rebellious actions: getting drunk, nostril piercing
Grandma, there are too many drugs that I'm taking
Admitting involvement with excessive drugs
Grandma, all these tattoos, I cannot
Mentioning numerous tattoos as a permanent decision
Erase them
Expressing difficulty in removing tattoos
I know you don't want me to be who I be, but at least
Acknowledging grandmother's disapproval but valuing freedom
I am free
Asserting personal freedom despite conflicting expectations
Suicidal thoughts, this music is my diary
Describing the music as an outlet for suicidal thoughts
And if I die young, grandma, please don't cry for me
Pleading with the grandmother not to mourn if death occurs
I'm feeling wrong, I'm not part of the society
Feeling disconnected from societal norms
I want neither live or die, that's the irony
Expressing ambivalence towards living or dying
Suicidal thoughts, this music is my diary
Reiteration of music as an outlet for suicidal thoughts
And if I die young, grandma, please don't cry for me
Repeating the plea for the grandmother not to cry in case of death
I'm feeling wrong, I'm not part of the society
Reiterating the feeling of not fitting into society
I want neither live or die, that's the irony
Repeating ambivalence towards living or dying
That's the irony
Emphasizing the irony in the desire neither to live nor die
Grandma, grandma, I know I make you sad I bleached my hair and I dyed my nails black
Repeating acknowledgment of causing sadness with specific changes
Grandma, I get drunk way too often Grandma, look at me, I pierced my nostril
Reiterating rebellious actions and physical changes
Grandma, there are too many drugs that I'm taking
Repeating involvement with excessive drugs
Grandma, all these tattoos, I cannot
Reiterating the permanence of numerous tattoos
Erase them I know you don't want me to be who I be but at least
Reiterating grandmother's disapproval but highlighting freedom
I am free
Reiterating assertion of personal freedom
Grandma, grandma, I know I make you sad
Repeating acknowledgment of causing sadness
I bleached my hair and I dyed my nails black
Reiterating specific personal changes: hair and nails
Grandma, I get drunk way too often Grandma, look at me, I pierced my nostril
Repeating rebellious actions: getting drunk, nostril piercing
Grandma, grandma, I know I make you sad
Repeating acknowledgment of causing sadness
I bleached my hair and I dyed my nails black
Reiterating specific personal changes: hair and nails
Grandma, I get drunk way too often Grandma, look at me, I pierced my nostril
Repeating rebellious actions: getting drunk, nostril piercing
Grandma, there are too many drugs that I'm taking
Repeating involvement with excessive drugs
Grandma, all these tattoos, I cannot erase them
Reiterating the permanence of numerous tattoos
I know you don't want me to be who I be But at least
Reiterating grandmother's disapproval but highlighting freedom
I am free
Reiterating assertion of personal freedom
Love you, Grandma
Expressing love towards the grandmother despite differences
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