Yo mama
Rock Dreams: Yo Mama's Journey to Stardom
Lyrics
Yo mama
Expression addressing someone's mother
Chorus:
Beginning of the song's repeated chorus
Yo mama is trying to be a rock star and she´s down with it, so down so down with it, she wanna be lit
Describing how the mother aspires to be a rock star, enthusiastic about it, and desires to be trendy and popular ("lit")
yo mama won´t quit
Emphasizing that the mother is persistent and won't give up on her aspirations
Verse 1:
Start of the first verse
Sitting in your room tryin to do your homework
Depicting a scenario of a person trying to concentrate on homework in a room
close the door, making sure no one disturbs
Creating a setting where the person ensures privacy while studying
al of a sudden you hear the music pump up
Transitioning to the intrusion of loud music, hinting at the mother's musical activities
and of course you already know what is up
Implies that the person is familiar with the mother's musical interests
you hear the feedback from the guitar amp
Noticing the sound from a guitar amplifier, indicating the loudness of the music
put on your headphones and tryin to bock out
Attempting to block out the noise by using headphones
it´s not helping, it´s not working out
Expressing frustration that the headphones are ineffective in cancelling the sound
not working working out
Reiterating the lack of success in silencing the noise
Bridge:
Transitioning to the bridge section
Hair like glam rock
Describing the mother's hairstyle resembling the glam rock era
clothes like a space walk
Portraying the mother's clothing style as futuristic, possibly resembling an astronaut's outfit
dreams of woodstock
Referring to the mother's aspirations, dreaming of experiences similar to Woodstock (a famous music festival)
Yo mama is trying to be a rock star and she´s down with it, so down so down with it, she wanna be lit
Repetition of the chorus emphasizing the mother's desire to become a rock star and her persistence
Yo mama is trying to be a rock star and she´s down with it, so down so down with it, she wanna be lit
-yo mama won´t quit
-Verse 2:
Beginning of the second verse
Driving in town with the windows down
Depicting a scene of the mother driving with loud music, making the listener uncomfortable
volume up, singing loud, you wanna hide
Expressing the desire to avoid being noticed while the mother sings loudly with the windows down
you don´t really know whats in her mind
Expressing uncertainty about the mother's thoughts and actions
your mama´s out of her mind
Implying that the mother's behavior seems irrational or unexpected
you hear the feedback from the guitar amp
Reiteration of the sound from the guitar amplifier, signaling the persistence of loud music
put on your headphones and tryin to bock out
Attempting to block out the noise again with headphones
it´s not helping, it´s not working out
Expressing frustration that the headphones are not effective in cancelling the sound
not working working out
Reiterating the lack of success in silencing the noise
Bridge:
Repetition of the bridge, emphasizing the mother's style and aspirations
Hair like glam rock
-clothes like a space walk
-dreams of woodstock
-Hair like glam rock
-clothes like a space walk
-dreams of woodstock
-Yo mama is trying to be a rock star and she´s down with it, so down so down with it, she wanna be lit
Continued repetition of the chorus, stressing the mother's pursuit of being a rock star and her determination
Yo mama is trying to be a rock star
-Yo mama is trying to be a rock star
-yo mama won´t quit
-Yo mama is trying to be a rock star
Final repetition of the chorus, underlining the persistence of the mother's ambitions
Yo mama is trying to be a rock star
-yo mama won´t quit
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