Lingering
Lingering Essence: A Musical Odyssey Through Identity and Empowerment
Lyrics
Three, two, one
Countdown, anticipation
Yay
Expression of excitement
MusicMan?
Reference to MusicMan
Nah, Mad Hatter
Identifying as Mad Hatter
If you love it enough to tattoo it up on your body
Skepticism about tattoo symbolism
Then you're probably just poking yourself to feel something
Suggesting self-infliction for sensation
My crown aesthetic, yours anaesthetically removed, that means you gotta go
Claiming superiority, rejecting others
Under Pressure, Freddie Mercury in his retrograde
Referencing Freddie Mercury and pressure
He's retro gay, got his testicles tied up in a David Bowie
Playful comment on Freddie Mercury
I'm feeling blowy, up in these hills and valleys
Enjoying the highs and lows of life
And when I say I'm feeling Chloe, I mean where's my Halle?
Play on words, searching for someone
Did I say blowy, I meant I'm up to speed
Clarification on feeling
Eyes on me, attention please, go on and pop an addy
Requesting attention with a stimulant
Not Liv & Maddie, I mean I wash those hoes like I was Dove
Comparing self to Dove, washing away
Cameron Stadium, they bout to go and take a dub
Reference to achieving victory
Get a scrub, I really leveled up, give him his IVs
Personal growth and accomplishment
This album ain't my IV, yet I'm me times three
Asserting identity in the album
Hypothermia, till you see what's up my sleeve
Mysterious reference to hidden talents
No really
Confirmation or emphasis
Cocaina heroina marijuana that you need uh
Listing substances with a sarcastic tone
That you snort, inhale and smoke because you think it's medicina
Mocking the misuse of substances as medicine
Sawayama, I'm your mama, and your papa, I'm your Rina
Claiming a parental and authoritative role
Hear my name, you shake and tremor, gotta culture your urina
Evoking fear and respect
My name is on your tongue, I'm on your mind, I'm lingering
Stating a lingering presence in thoughts
My name is on your tongue, I'm on your mind, I'm lingering
Reiteration of lingering impact
It's easy, to tell the truth it's really fucking easy
Claiming honesty is easy
To make it seem like my Achilles Heel is sexually
Playing on vulnerability related to sexuality
Actually, sexually, actuality, what I'm really tryna say is sexuality
Exploring the complexity of sexuality
I'm making art, take the brush and stroke the canvas
Creating art, encouraging participation
This path is yellow bricked up, my dude is out in Kansas
Reference to "The Wizard of Oz" and location
Life is chaotic enough, no need to cyclone it rough
Advocating for a calm life
I'm baking bread for the ducks, before y'all fly south, eat up
Symbolic act of kindness
It's cause you gloated
Explaining a reaction due to gloating
Dinner time, I'm highly toasted
Indulging in dinner while intoxicated
I was young and I was roasted
Recalling being young and teased
So the chickens know I'm goated
Asserting dominance over others
You should pray, I'm so devoted
Expressing dedication to a higher power
To the highest power, voted
Self-empowerment through acknowledgment
I'm that bitch I'm glad you noticed
Confident self-recognition
Till the tea runs dry, you're hopeless
Suggesting prolonged difficulties
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