NARDWUAR
Fading Echoes: Navigating Chaos and Desire in Tommy Fushi's Nardwuar
Lyrics
With a waterlogged chest you been holding your breath
Expressing the burden of emotional weight with a metaphor of a waterlogged chest and prolonged breath-holding.
Know I go a lil stressed getting off of my meds
Acknowledging personal stress while dealing with the challenges of discontinuing medication.
Know I'm doing my best while you holding the rain
Asserting effort and resilience while someone else is enduring difficulty.
But now you're swimming out here
Highlighting that the person is now in a situation beyond their capabilities or understanding.
Way outa ya depth
Emphasizing the depth of the challenging situation the person is currently facing.
Hand to hand I'm patty caking when I dap you up
Using a playful image of patty cake during a handshake, possibly reflecting superficial interactions.
One in oven cuz she didn't wanna lap you up
Referencing a rejected advance, using lap as a metaphor.
Cycle missing cuz she don't know how to handle bars
Suggesting a lack of control or direction in life, comparing it to riding a bike without handlebars.
Memory spotty then it bite you like a jaguar
Describing a sporadic memory that can surprise or impact like a jaguar's sudden attack.
Trappin' like a barbed wire
Engaging in risky activities comparable to navigating through barbed wire.
No filter like a pack of wides
Highlighting a lack of restraint or censorship, drawing a parallel to unfiltered cigarettes.
Eye for eye, I seen 'em die off the Fetty Wap
Recalling a past event involving retaliation, potentially related to Fetty Wap, a rapper known for eye-related issues.
This is not a war
Denying the existence of a conventional war, using wordplay with "war" and "Nardwuar," a Canadian interviewer.
Fitty proper, Nardwuar
Asserting uniqueness and correctness, akin to Nardwuar's interviewing style.
Red mangos on the counter top
Depicting a scene with red mangos on a counter, creating a vivid image.
Cocaine still on ya Otterbox
Referencing remnants of drug use on a phone case, suggesting lingering consequences.
And I been faded, but got no barbershop
Admitting to being intoxicated without access to a barber, indicating a disheveled state.
Out here, she a Lil Weezy from my lolipop
Describing a woman's behavior as reminiscent of Lil Wayne and using a metaphor involving a lolipop.
Two hoes on my cellular phone, but I'm
Acknowledging communication from multiple romantic interests.
Too stoned so I'm lying alone
Choosing solitude due to being under the influence and unable to engage.
And these poems gonna carry me home
Expressing reliance on poetry as a source of comfort or escape.
Utah (you talk) all that Jazz like you Karl Malone
Making a wordplay reference to the Utah Jazz basketball team and Karl Malone, linking to talking or boasting.
I know that you bad
Acknowledging awareness of someone's negative traits or behavior.
(Yeah I know that you bad)
Reiterating the acknowledgment of the person's undesirable qualities.
I know that you bad for me
Acknowledging the recognition that the person is not good for one's well-being.
I know that you bad
Repeating the acknowledgment of the person's negative impact while expressing desire.
(But I want you so bad, why do I want you still?)
Expressing a conflicting desire for someone despite knowing the negative consequences.
I know that you bad
Reiterating the recognition of the person's detrimental influence.
(Yeah I know that you bad)
Repeating the acknowledgment of the person's negative qualities.
I know that you bad for me
Reiterating the recognition that the person is not beneficial while expressing desire.
I know that you bad
Repeating the acknowledgment of the person's undesirable impact.
(But I want you so bad, why do I want you still?)
Expressing the ongoing internal conflict of wanting someone despite knowing it's not in one's best interest.
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