Kino
Revelations of Inner Struggle: MONEYPHONE's Intimate Reflections
Lyrics
A lot of people try to take it from me, man
A lot of people are attempting to take something valuable from the speaker, but he doesn't pay attention to their actions.
I don't listen what they do now
The speaker is indifferent to what others are currently doing.
And I feel like people owe me something, man
The speaker feels that people owe him something, but he is uncertain about what to do in this situation.
But what am I to do now?
Expressing confusion and uncertainty about how to deal with the feeling of being owed something.
A lot of people try to take it from me, man
Repetition of the theme of people trying to take something from the speaker and his sense of being owed, with a continued sense of confusion about how to respond.
I don't listen what they do now
-And I feel like people owe me something, man
-But what am I to do now?
-A lot of people try to take it from me, man
-I don't listen what they do now
-And I feel like people owe me something, man
-But what am I to do now?
-A lot of people try to take it from me, man
-I don't listen what they do now
-And I feel like people owe me something, man
-But what am I to do now?
-A lot of people try to take it from me, man
-I don't listen what they do now
-And I feel like people owe me something, man
-But what am I to do now?
-A lot of people try to take it from me, man
-I don't listen what they do now
-And I feel like people owe me something, man
-But what am I to do now?
-There's also something very intimate and admirable about penance
Introducing the theme of penance, suggesting something intimate and admirable about it.
I don't got a problem, I got nothing at all
The speaker claims to have no problems, worries, or faults, portraying a carefree attitude.
I don't got no worries in the land of the salt
-How can I be pressed when nothing's ever my fault?
-Living life as pillars, then I wait 'til I fall
-How can I be worried when there's nothing to wait for?
The speaker questions the need for worry when there is nothing to wait or pray for.
How can I be worried when there's nothing to pray for?
-Treat the life like the kino
Comparing life to "kino" (cinema), watching visions without sound, and feeling pressure akin to El Nino, suggesting internal struggles.
Watching visions wit no sound when the pressure got me El Nino
-Young Eno, speak truth and duck heroes
Encouraging honesty and earning through legitimate means, with a mention of brotherhood and a testament of holy presence.
Live honest, get paid off Ebonics
-With my brothers, testament of holy presence
-I'm indebted 'cause who the fuck could really guess it?
Expressing a sense of indebtedness and uncertainty, questioning who could truly understand the speaker's situation.
Who the fuck could really guess it?
-I'm indebted 'cause who the fuck could really guess it?
-I'm indebted 'cause who the fuck could really guess it?
-I'm indebted 'cause who the fuck could really guess it?
-Who the fuck could? Who the fuck could?
-It feels like the light's comin' 'round now
A shift in mood, indicating a positive change as it feels like the light is returning and it feels like home.
It feels like home
-Never stuck, fuck waiting for the right time
Rejecting the idea of being stuck and waiting for the right time, suggesting a proactive approach.
If I'm coming will you let me know?
Asking if the listener will acknowledge the speaker's arrival or presence.
Are you sure? Did you find it?
Continuing the inquiry about certainty and finding what one is looking for.
Did you find what you were looking for?
A question about the outcome when the lights go out and heading home.
And when lights go out and we head home
Asking if the listener can confirm genuine happiness when the lights go out and returning home.
Can you tell me that you're really happy?
-Can you tell me that you're really happy?
Repeating the question about true happiness, emphasizing its importance.
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