This week, I will analyze a song by one of my favorite artists, Kid Cudi. No matter the track, Cudi never disappointing with his deep, mellow lyrics that resonate with beats filled with bass and synths. Cudi is not only a talented musical genius, but manages to always gives his listeners words of advice to abide by. I hope that you enjoy REVOFEV.
Lyrics:
(Hook)Let go life does get tough
No need to stress
Hold you back too much
Let’s go I heard they found the solution
Where will you be for the revolution?
(V1)Wake up, things might get rough
No need to stress
Keeps you down to much
Wake up, I heard they found a solution
Where will you be for the revolution?
Yea I’m so high and so high and I like it, hey
I am so high and so high and I like it hey
(Bridge)I am happy today
This not like other days
Somehow I feel OK
Somehow I feel OK
(Interlude)Oh whoa oh
I am your big brother
I am your big brother
Song Analysis:
Cudi opens the song by telling everyone that life does get tough but we should not stress about it too much because it makes us the more counterproductive. When Cudi is referring to a “solution” he is implying that music can help with stress or any situation that you are going through.
In the bridge, Cudi implies that he has reached a nirvana. After stressing for so long and eventually overcoming that problem he is happy, feeling okay and “high up.”
Personal Reflection:
This is one of my favorite Cudi tracks because it is very uplifting and can make you feel better about anything that is happening. Now that we are in summer bridge taking rigorous classes with a lot of homework, it comes to no surprise that we may be stressed out sometimes. Cudi essentially connected to me when he says not to stress too much, because it will hold me back.
I have always looked up to Cudi musically so when he said, “I am your big brother” I instantaneously felt that Cudi was related to me in some shape or form. I have never had a big brother (only have a younger sister) but I remember growing up, I have always wanted someone other than my dad to look up to or to seek guidance from. In a way, Cudi through his music gave me the guidance through his albums, ideas and interviews. If you listen and get to know him better, in a way you understand his struggle, where he came from and how he turned all of that around to become on of the top Hip Hop artists in the industry right now.
A theme that Cudi pushes in his music is the idea of being different. Not in a bad way, but Cudi is telling his listeners that you do not have to always follow the crowd. I noticed this when I first heard Cudi and listened to a couple of projects that he released. I eventually realized that his music is different from majority of the music that you heard at the radio during that era. So when he says, “Where will you be for the revolution?” I am pretty sure that he is implying that one day any and every type of music will be supported.
Give REVOFEV a listen in the video below.