Southside
Saving Souls, Finding Home
Lyrics
Southside girl, but she hangin' in the East
Refers to a girl from the Southside who associates with the East.
Switch my tone, yeah, I'm watching how I speak
Being cautious with speech, possibly adapting communication for a specific audience.
No more words, I'm just tryna keep the peace
Choosing silence to maintain peace in a situation.
Move so slow when she flexin' on the D
Describing a slow and deliberate movement when showing off or impressing someone.
Things I know I just cannot repeat
There are things known but not to be shared or repeated.
The way I flow, how can my mans sleep?
Confident expression about the uniqueness of the speaker's flow.
They don't know, days when I don't eat
Referencing challenging times when the speaker went without food.
They gon' go places that I been
Others will experience places the speaker has been.
Gon' save her
Expressing an intention to save or help someone.
'Cause she ain't ever been saved before
Emphasizing the unfamiliarity of being saved and feeling safe for the person mentioned.
Yeah, she ain't ever felt safe before
-I'm gon' save her (Oh, oh)
-'Cause she ain't ever been saved before
-Yeah, she ain't ever felt safe before
-Running from my past right now
Describing the speaker's current struggle, possibly with relationships and the demands of life.
Tryna make this work somehow
-Baby want me home right now
-Wanna see me fold right now
-Sorry, on the road right now
-Gotta go right now, yeah
-Weak shit
Expressing regret or apology for a mistake, possibly in a relationship.
Broke it, now you picking up the pieces
-Text you, all you ever do it read it
-Taking time off just to feel shit
-Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
-Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
-Gon' save her
Reiteration of the speaker's intention to save and provide safety.
She ain't ever been saved before
-She ain't ever felt safe before (Oh)
-Gon' save her
-'Cause she ain't ever felt safe before
-She ain't ever been saved before
Re-emphasizing the unfamiliarity of being saved and feeling safe for the person mentioned.
Two eyes forward, I'm focused
Describing the speaker's focus, distancing from certain relationships, and determination to progress.
You can't say that you didn't notice
-Not my brother, don't know him
-Yeah, not my mother, don't go there (Yeah)
-These days I rather be smoking
-Yeah, all I wanna do is progress
-But they can't fathom my speed
-They can't catch up my lead
-Yeah, they can't come around here
-Ink my heart on my sleeve (Yeah, yeah)
Symbolic reference to commitment and vulnerability.
She's a Southside girl, but she hangin' on the East side
Reiterating the duality of the girl's association with Southside and Eastside, and a provocative invitation.
She say, "baby, won't you take me to the seaside?"
-Kill the pussy ain't gon' be no revive (Woah-oh)
-Ain't gon be no revive (Yeah, yeah)
-Gon' save her
Continued expression of the speaker's commitment to saving and providing safety.
'Cause she ain't ever been saved before
-She ain't ever felt safe before
-Gon' save her
-'Cause she ain't ever felt safe before
-She ain't ever been saved before
-She ain't ever been saved
-Oh, woah
-Oh, woah
-Oh, woah
-Oh, oh
Ending with a repeated affirmation of the girl never having been saved before.
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