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the down the Nile to the ocean shore, where he meets Bianti, replace Simba Spear Guide. From here we watched symbols, life unfold in both the physical and spiritual robes and bigger symbol learn his divine significance and whale lineage, as he was anointed by a priest and the physical realm envy I'd, say in spiritual on find your way back. Symbols father boss had taught him to look up at the stars in the physical realm, define guidance from his ancestors and spiritual round. This interplay between robes continues as Sybil leaves the safety of his home and ventures out into the world. We see in real view. Over a present day, african neighbourhood filled with dilapidated buildings. While we hear the voice of scar publishing this as his territory. go back to your dens. I dont babies

active scar refuses to babysit Simba suggests that you'll be left alone to play without any adored supervision, as he embarks out into the world for the first time on his own fittingly. We next see symbol by himself running up to a building. He stops outside the building and bent over to catch his breath. The shot seems too straight the line. I got big enough to run around daddy left me outside from find your way back. These lurk suggested symbols. Father is granted him the freedom to play outside the big world, under the assumption that Simba has learned what he needs to find his way back home, We also notice that symbols wearing the same white pants he wore on the beach with beyond, say during bigger and still more with the same white paint on his face embody. Given this fact unclear whether were now in the real world, if we're still the spiritual room or perhaps unblurred version of both simultaneous. We were symbolically, is used to represent deeper significance of events taking place in the physical round. The first

we see. As a cap, you should monkey standing in for the building and waving at Simba within here, a voice over from Bianti Life. His assent of choices led will be led astray while beyond Say nereids. The choice that's been set before Simba the Monkey walks HU, a doorway into a dark warehouse symbol. Watson to the doorway and seemingly contemplates whether he should follow that monkey into the warehouse. We then hear another voice over from yacht say follow your life were losing beyond safe use of the word light is likely a reference to the scene from the lion king in which will foster, show Simba the view from the top of pride rock and says everything a light touches. Is our kingdom,

later on in their dialogue, will foster specifically forbid Simba from going the land, beyond the shadows, it seems likely that the dark warehouse in black is king is the spiritual equivalent of the land of the shadows in the lion. King So Simba should know that he's forbidden to enter the warehouse, but just as answer says, follow your light or lose it symbol, as the monkey into the dark warehouse once I'd we see a number of children who remained still and silent. Assemble walks by Simba notices, a man walking toward him wearing a white suit gold jury and an albino burmese python draped over his shoulders. This into leading character, is played by Gandhi and musician and songwriter. Lord Africana, who appears to be put,

the ringleader of the children in the warehouse. He stops in front a Simba leans over to look him in the eyes and speaks young boy this is because it is what are you afraid of? What do you get off? due to uncertainty or fear symbols unable to say who he is what he wants, and what he's capable of most important, they said perceived to be shying away from its identity as the future king having strayed from his father's protection, those now vulnerable to negative influences that seek to distort Simba sense of identity

Yet, even while symbols Father is not present, the next shot reveals that, beyond standing in a large, open door of the warehouse. he's wearing the same white gown. We saw her wearing and bigger where she was first stab Lucia Symbols guiding Spirit, she's now lit from behind. In this bit of light shining into the dark warehouse seems to recall the visuals for find your way back. Was there that, beyond a dance for the stars ass, she sang daddy's. To tell me look about the stars. It's been a long time, but remember who you are, and so it seems beyond these parents at the door in this moment suggests that Simba could reclaim his identity and find his way back if you would just walk out the open door that his guardian Spirit is trying to show him However, Simba never looks imbalances direction his eyes in transfixed on the snake man, as as bodies entranced by the rhythm of the films next song, dont jealous me,

You never did he never. Who can you know me another pretend that our dead, though he cannot dont jealous me was produced by beyond sate and nigerian producer p d J. In addition, to the Gunny Inborn Lord Africana. The song also feed three nigerian artists. Techno Mr Easy and yet MIA Laddie. The mature any of the music in black is king, can be classified under the wide umbrellas of afro beats. Attributes is a blanket term used to describe a multitude of work in sub genre that emerge in Nigeria and Ghana, beginning in the mid two thousands afro beats, represents the fusion of numerous stylistic elements, including Hiphop British House, Dance hall, soaker, Judy Music, high life, known Bolo, Niger, beads ATO and Pa Mine music. What most of these efforts

in Sub generous have in common is their emphasis on rhythm of feature that can be traced back to rhythm being an integral part of many african cultures. Many african languages actually dont have a read for rhythm or even music for that matter as its viewed as something that exists outside of life and movement itself. Rhythm is everywhere in our spoken languages in our footsteps. In our day, and in the sustained silences between the actions to quote fame Darien Drummer Bubba Tune Day. Latin g rhythm is the soul of life. The whole universe, revolves and rhythm everything, and every human action revolves and rhythm. Resembling the complexities and unpredictability of the movements of life in the universe african musical traditions are rich with Polly rhythmic textures me

two or more rhythms plank simultaneously an syncopation the EC situations of unexpected offbeat. These rhythmic traditions were brought to the rebellion and America's by enslave survivors of the Trans Atlantic slave trade and elements of these rhythms, particularly simplified aspects of Polly rhythms and seek a patient. Have been used to form some of the structural foundations of genres like jazz, Reggae rocket role, among others. We're going to use it. jealous me to exemplify how these types of Britain patterns or use and attributes specifically going to home in on two key elements, beginning with the songs kick drunk you know me another thought that over the weekend, we have with commonly referred to as a foreign the floor pattern, meaning the base dreamt place all four downbeat in a measure. I'm going to count these down beats now

I want you to notice how the kick drum lands on every beat strictly one thousand two hundred and thirty, four one thousand two hundred and thirty four. This, for The floor pattern is commonly used in many dance shot across the world, as it provides a persistent, extremely steady pulse, mimicking the human harpy in many western genres. This pattern is typically, shared with a snare job that lands on the down, be of counts too, and for one two three four point: two three: four: You ve heard this pattern use thousands of times, it's extremely common sense: Gillian Western electronic dance music, though very effective, it's also, technically speaking, extremely basic as each snare hit falls on the down be, but in don't jealous me, we get. It

think it painted rhythm, which subverts or western inclination to accept the down be here we get with caught a clovy rhythm. It begins on the down. Beat of one then hits the offbeat just before the downside of two, then another offbeat between two and three five we get a hit just before the downbeat a before and then the down downbeat before another problem. like a foreign language to most of you, but as I play the passage again, wants you to notice how this rhythm, Bob's and wheeze around the downbeat around my fork out. One two, three four one: two three four one, two three four So we get that strong, steady poles of the kicked rum and that more complex clovy rhythm stacked, on top of it

Creating an extremely infectious dancer pollute additional percussion instruments are added to this foundation, all of which add to the Singapore. The complexity of the beat We're going to find this technique of four in the floor pair with a syncopated rhythm and many of the songs on black is king, which includes the previous track, find your way back. Let's quickly back up and hear a bit of that song again and see. If you can spot that four in the floor, based rub and a c, it'd rhythm, on top of it, but just then and now again that same rhythmic technique on don't jealous me did a weekend

foods were glad to get them. I don't want to get in. anyways dont jealous me is the perfect example of how african music can amplify the heartbeat of a listener and stimulus their body to dance along with the rhythms of their environment. In her making the if documentary beyond Say space, quickly highlighted how dont jealous me was inspired by african dance culture. We wanted to make sure we really captured the essence of the dance culture and Africa. There's a freedom to the way you dance when you hear don't jealous me as beyond, say no The rhythm of dont jealous me evokes a sense of freedom is the kind of freedom that young people all over the world experience when they flocked to dance halls, night clubs and warehouses where they can dance them. Away. Freedom is clearly something that beyond say. Wants us to celebrate at this

in time, any of us who has grown up has had to learn that with greater freedom, a greater need for responsibility somebody. Simba has yet to learn the importance of this lesson and, as a result, Simba sense of responsibility seems to be eroding under the influence of Lord Africanus character, want to get there nay, Goslin baby. I can't afford to La Mancha drier snake. Does when do I get a bullet through law got too much golden Laura every kind of things she d What lion snake don't swing with monkey within these lyrics lions. Enlarge snakes seem to be related, as both are apex predators, strong enough to dominate and ecosystem. In contrast, sheep and monk are weaker animals who have historically been pray for lions and snakes. Moreover,

then standard english idioms, the phrase like sheep and the free Is monkey see monkey do both referred of people who follow, Someone else's actions without critical thought. This dichotomy between leaders and followers echoes the words that Bianti spoke when Simba first arrived outside the warehouse life is a set of choices, lead or be led astray. After being produced. This dichotomy choice. We then watch Simba be led by a monkey into the warehouse. Then, in the warehouse Simba met Lord Africanist Character, who had a large snake draped over him its clear now But the snake is a symbol that marks Lord Africana as a leader, while the monkey Simba as one who is vulnerable to the influences of his surroundings. fittingly over the course of don't jealous me a progression of shots to pick Simba gradually being led astray.

First, we see Simba walk to a shiny bicycle that has the python draped over it. For the time, Simba begins to curiously inspect the bike, the I thought, has suddenly vanished. Next, we see Emma join a group of men, gambling with street dies. The men encourage similar RO the dice and celebrate when simmer wins, a stack of money. Simba throws the money up and The air ass, if he's making it rain of a Strip club, Finally, we see Simba sitting in a chair wearing a suit, a version of the white suit that Lord Africanus character is wearing. How instead of a snake, Simba has he's sitting next to him. This sequence. Shows how similar unchecked curiosity has turned from a snake who can lead to a monkey who has led his so interesting to note that throughout the visuals for don't jealous me, Bianti appears inside the warehouse wearing a shiny dress and holding the python, this image see to suggest that even was Simba has lost himself in the darkness of the warehouse. Sybil guardian spirit continues to be a source of light.

And a reminder that symbol is meant to be a leader who embodies the snake rather than the monkey. Lord Africa goes on to sing. I can't talk for too long got too much gold to trial these are show her. Lord Africanus character is so focused on amassing wealth that is unwilling to listen to the thoughts and concerns of others self centered way of life stands in direct contrast to what my father taught Simba. When he asked about going to land beyond the shadows. You must not, go there are similar, but about a king can do whatever you want, take any territory while others such before they can take a true key, such as well. You can view while Lord Africana wraps about ignoring others. While he looks to adorn himself with more gold Mfa taught that a true king looks for what he can give to

earth, and while Lord Africana focuses on differences between predators and pray, move faster focuses on equality of all creatures. Everything you should exist together in a delicate balance. You need to understand those who spoke each is crawling with us here exposes the traditional african perspective that each member in the community plays an replaceable role in bringing a balance to the social ecosystem. If everyone fulfils their role, entire ecosystem can thrive, If the leaders of the society begin to take more than they can give, other members will become dissatisfied with the rules.

These dissatisfied members will then become jealous of those with greater wealth status that here in the chorus. Lord Africanus character absurd, that others are jealous of his wealth and status, though this awareness does not persuade him to moderators lifestyle instead, Lord F, caught. A warns jealous individuals by saying: don't you come for me, this prohibitive command scene to imply that Lord Africana will use violence to dominate anyone who tries to take his money or his role as the leader. This theme of dominant leaders is further highlighted by the second verse of don't jealous Poor dog minnetaki ability then be called agenda

Oh yeah, the second versus perform by nigerian artists yummy a laddie yuppies verse displays the diversity of nigerian culture is by utilizing at least five different languages, tied together by the motif of dominant leaders. She begins by saying o dog, who I beg, make them talk. go, give them action or Togo is a word. That means great man in the language of the evil people of South eastern Nigeria and its typically, you

as a title for someone who has accomplished something extraordinary the lines I beg make them talk. We go give them. The action are spoken in nigerian, pigeon, English and roughly translate to please let them talk. We will take action against them coming after the reference of a dog who these lines seemed to imply that truly great men will use force will actions to silence anyone who talks negatively about them later in the verse. Yummy goes onto list several terms for leaders in Africa, including o timber which signifies the kings right hand, man in the Euro by language and Olga, which means boss in Europe by she then says society which means master in the language of the house of people. northern Nigeria. Next, she sites Mancha, as in months Musa, a title for the emperor of the Molly Empire the most famous Martha, was monster. Musa whose now

to a mass, so much gold that some historians believe he was the richest person who ever lived after referencing. All these african leaders, Jemmy says yarrow, clear road euro means young boy in the house. A language. Meanwhile clear road if used to mean get out of the way yummy seems to be suggesting that true african leaders are too important to be inconvenienced by small children or any one else. You might get in the way this Thoughtless and domineering. Attitude express to a young boy seems to echo the way in which Lord Africanus character has been treating the children in the warehouse. The prevalence of such leadership serves to further highlight the importance for young people to heed beyond these early warning, to lead or be led astray, In addition to the lyrics Jemmy sings, we also noticed the red she wears throughout most of our performance, which is in line with Ray, being the dominant color in the video as a whole. For instance, some may enter the warehouse through a curtain with a red stripe running down the middle later, Lord Africana holds a red bandanna.

standing in a room with red walls. The group of men who taught Simitar place, you guys are all wearing red and, as similar rules, the dice the camera pants down to reveal that symbol is wearing red shoes. Given that the color red often used to symbolise danger its use, your seat, to highlight that the influences leading Simba Stray are steering him into real trouble that dog, the impending danger becomes more apparent during the first course of don't jealous me. The film cuts to us of scar wearing a red and lecture with a red and white jacket. He walks along I too, men also dressed in red, then, during the second course the film cuts to a shot of scar sitting on my father's thrown on scars left. They are to motorcycles with red horns which raised will the same words on the drum we saw scar play earlier as a camera jump cuts to a closer zoom scar opened his mouth wide as it.

letting out a roar as dont jealous me, ends symbol walks down a dark hallway, The white paints Simba had on his face and body, is now reduced to a faint layer of white residue, suggesting that he's nearly lost. The spiritual awareness of his identity as the anointed king symbol looks increasingly frightened ass. He turns to leave the hallway the film cuts to a shot of a group of recycles turning on their headlights in the night. are the same red motorcycles with Fred horns. We saw scar with earlier and are being written, I men wearing all read just like the men who were walking with scar earlier. The mode cycles drive into the Zulu village that we last saw just before the beginning of the warehouse. Seen as we an earlier. The Zulu

It seems to be a place in the physical room of the film, while the warehouse seems to be a place. Spiritual round fittingly the next year, shows that symbol is no longer dressed in the white pants of the spiritual room, but instead wearing the royal leopard pelts he wore when he was anointed with the white paint in the physical round sum. Looks on wonder, as he watches one of the motorcycles fly through. The air and see Simba walk over to touch the headline of one of the motorcycles, this image of, following someone else's light contrasts of beyond seas. earlier warning to follow your light or lose it at the same time. The image of Emma being drawn to touch the motorcycle to mirror earlier shot in the warehouse were simple was drawn to touch a bicycle that as snake draped over this parallelism. to confirm our interpretation that the events depicted in the warehouse are meant to reveal the deeper significance of events happening in the physical world. This pair

well ism continues. As the next shot shows. The group of men in red suits teaching similar to write a motorcycle similar to the group. and read, suits you taught. Simba gamble with the street dies a symbol sit on the motorcycle laughs. We hear dialogue tween Simba and his friend knowledge from the linking fell down This dialogue comes from the scene in which Simba and knowledge go to explore. The elephant graveyard recall that scar strategic We mention the graveyard in order to draw Simba into the jaws of the hyenas when the Platte failed scars up another trap in which two hyenas drove a herd of wild beasts towards Simba in the hope of killing Simba an move faster, fittingly the next shot in black is king. Shows the men writing their motorcycles in a circle. Around Simba assemble

at the motorcycles. His smile slowly drops into a look of concern. The film cuts to a shot of move faster, who seems to have come to protect Simba from danger. When we see one of the motorcycles driving directly at some by move faster, will foster pushes symbol out of the way and holds up his hand and attempt to stop the motorcycle We see a flash of light and smoke as the motorcycle runs over move faster, the film cuts to shot a symbol screaming in shock in despair, symbol, scream simultaneously signals the beginning of black is kings. Next, song scar

in a jungle in the Bible, shows on Showtime show no fear boy versus spinal razorback, going to be everything you couldn't be for my survival item get my trials on my face red potato from scar. We hear most prominently in black as king is wrapped by canadian singer. Songwriter Jesse raises in the film Jesse, performs her first in a dark forest wearing black pants and a black cape throughout. seeing Jesse runs through the forest, with two men and black pants who perform a dance with extreme body contortions. These body contortions could be as an artistic representation of the psychological contortions that twisted scar into a jealous, murderer, Jesse further

for scars perspective. I should raps in the jungle, ain't, no Bible, Showtime Showtime. No recital show no fear boy. Where is your spinal? Where is your backbone? Where's? Your pyro? I had to be everything you couldn't be for my survival. My own idle skipped. My trial Jesse here to pick scar as someone who's environment, has convinced him that he cannot rely on any one that must rely on its own strength in order to survive most. but the line in the jungle. Ain't, no Bible, Sir, was to be asserting that relying on God of the Bible is futile, since God will not protect any one in the savage world at the jungle rather than the rely on God, scar resolve to be his own idle, which, in the context of the Bible, refers to a statue that a person warships in the place of God, particularly when that person is seeking prosperity and protection. The reference to the Bible could also be pointing to the common good. But motif in which someone tries to kill their brother after being overcome with envy and anger does motif was first step.

pushed in the story of the first two prototypical brothers, able and cane, whose name means possession in that story able receives favor from God, because able or willing to offer the best of his possessions to God, meanwhile Kay does not receive gods favour because he keeps the best of his possessions for itself after being come with. Envy and anger came Louis able into a field where he proceeds to kill his brother. Like can enable sky we face our archetypes, each of them symbolic We represent universal attributes of human nature scars symbolise envy, which is the human desire to take what others have in contrast, Father seemed to symbolise altruism, which is the practice of seeking the well being of others after by giving away what one has just like the name: Kane foreshadows the characters, inclination to hold onto his possessions, the name scar hints at the characters marketable function in the story. The word scar can be used to refer to a defect cause by fear.

go or psychological trauma that did not fully he'll fittingly the linking depicts the character scar, whose eyes are green. The color of envy, with a pronounced defect that runs from his fitness over his left eye down to his cheek this defect or scar, was presumably caused by an unexplained physical injury and scars past, but also points to a deeper psychological defect caused by Past, hurt that scars yet to confront or overcome eventually scar. Psychological defect twisted his character into someone who is filled with envy and anger in an interview for her making the gift documentary Bianca specifically mentioned how writing this song inspired her to dive into darker aspects of scar. Psychology want discards, I, like you, know, outside of the traditional score, that jealousy Indeed, in darkness, tat struggle and just dive in deep into the psychology of scar and how he ended up being so angry and so bitter, and also feeling,

compassion for someone so dark in so angry, respecting each character. understanding. Then they all have a place and is, the part of the circle of life and in understanding how all of those like messages of plots of my life in all of our lives it s. What we ought to hear shows the Ellen an uncommon degree of empathy. We hear beyond, say trying to understand, scars thoughts and feelings ass. She attempts to imagine what events could have led him to become such an angry and bitter care We even here beyond, say trying to relate the scar by recognising his thoughts and feelings or something that she has personally experienced, rather than dismissing scar as a villain or a monster. Fiance recognizes that scar store reveals universal lessons that she needs to apply in her own life, because he thus provides a real life example for each of us can improve ourselves in the world by practising empathy. Likewise, within the context,

black is king beyond its role as symbols. Spirit Guide means that beyond say will help him choose how he'll respond to the psychological trauma of losing his father in this new dichotomy. Symbol could become like move faster or become like scar that is Simba could find healing by adopt. who fighters altruistic understanding of the circle of Life He can remain scarred if he chooses to run from his pain without ever confronting the source of his trauma. Return

song ends. We see scar stand up in places jacket on the throne, as if he's marking as his territory, scar than climbs onto the table in front the throne and crawls menacingly toward the camera on all fours, as if he's a lion, a scar approaches and opened his mouth to roar. We hear dialogue from the corresponding scene in the linking scar, falsely accused the symbol of killing me Fatah and advisers, similar to run away and never return here and black is king. We He Simba run into the darkness, as the screamed face to white. Ever once again, and supported into the spiritual room. That's right after the break this episode is brought to you by the twenty twenty one gram. Your words this Sunday the one and only Grammy's live on CBS Trevor. No is hosting with, even

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the white screen that ended. The previous seen turns out to be a white floor. Shot from above this camera positioning becomes apparent when we see the top of the agencies ass she walked slowly into the shop falling behind. Her is a large white casket, that's carried by six pallbearers. Each of the pallbearers is wearing white, pants and white body paint that cover their entire upper body and face Dantes presents alongside the all white cast, Wardrobe suggests that this scene is depicting with fossil funeral procession and spiritual well, while in western culture funeral these typically wear black at the sight of morning. This is not a universal practice friend since in Europe's regions in West Africa, followers of the ethos, Jill tradition, typically, where all white to funerals and our previous up, sir, we noted how everyone in the spiritual round more white for symbols, birth and initiation rituals and noted how why is associated with life renewal and a connection

spiritual realm and if our tradition, the use of white and funerals, thus points to the belief that life does not end for those who pass away. Rather, life is renewed as the ancestor passes into the spiritual realm and as new descent. Are born into the physical world, this tradition. Understanding of ancestors returning to earth through their descendants, is also expressed through long standing naming practices within the larger european culture when the first grandson is born after the death of the Grandfather The grandson will traditionally be named barber today, which means the Father has returned. Similarly, the first granddaughter born after the death of a grandmother, while traditionally be named yea tuned day, which means the mother has returned these ideas of life for a normal rebirth and return seem to be the significance of the White Funeral procession, which continues as we hear. Beata speak no true king every does

ancestors hold us from within our own bodies guiding us through our flax, light refracted. beyond say, says no true, king ever dies our ancestors hold us with in our bodies. These words again reinforce the traditional idea that african ancestors continue to uphold their descendants even after the ancestors have passed away from this statement. We might also conclude that the pallbearers represent the subconscious of move fast as ancestor who are holding him up in the casket fittingly the film cuts to an outdoor shot of the man in blue body paint who represents Simba subconscious,

The blue man is sitting in a patch of flowers on a hillside, while pensively looking off into the distance, as the blue man looked up at the light, from the sun reflecting off the moon beyond Say, says that the ancestors are quote guiding us through our reflections light refracted. This idea of ancestors and the bodies under descendants providing guidance to the reflections seems to be echoing the words atrophy spoke December in their original. Linking that's not my father. Just my reflection look. Ah you see. he lives in this scene. Refugee found some after he ran away from home refugee, then told Simba to look at his reflection in the water to see that his father lives inside him fittingly. The next shot black his king, looks down on a small body of water were beyond

sitting in a small boat full of flowers, the boat reminiscent of the boat graves that Vikings historically used for funerals this image of a grave floating on water What again emphasise how black people have found ways to make life beautiful, even as they ve been forced to endure a deadly journey over treacherous waters, was received, members, blue subconscious, sitting on the hillside, and then we see beyond standing on the same hillside. She sings hey little Buddy, where you go in a line that seems directed December subconscious. Assembler runs away from beyond, say then, seemingly convey Simba subconscious response, as she sings, I'm not sure, but I I'm still in motion the saint regular. I seen regular. The streams may take me out to the ocean.

the trauma that some experience with the sudden death of his father has left him unsure. Where he's going in life, the lyrics to pick some bears some is unable or unwilling to find his direction as he aimlessly floats downhill dream that may or may not lead to the ocean as will see later in the film symbolism. national instability after the death of his father leaves and vulnerable to outside influences in temptation. The destructive, effective fatherless is something that wrapper Kendrick Amar, famously Lord, on his twenty seventeen album dam and continues to explore Mercier O Neil I myself would outweigh gosh you never lounging, now, name in it and I'm exhausted in time lag waistline or forty cynicism. Forty nine years for me here Kendrick imagines diving into the now river, with out wearing a life jacket where he'll swim until he's

type lacking a sling way to say that one is completely deficient in some aspect of life. Type lacking can be taken literally as a deficiency in the physical strength needed to keep swimming but metaphorically, at sea to point to the lack of moral strength needed to resist succumbing to the self destructive behaviors. In the aftermath of trauma, these self destructive behaviors are clear, alluded to in the multiple layers contained in these lines as they referred to both the vices of sex and alcohol, simultaneously live it is slang for a condom and dive in it is slang for sex diving in it. Without a life, jacket could also refer to drinking large amount of alcohol without precaution which leads us to the next lines. Waistline on for deep senses on forty feel like theirs. For me, on the surface,

waistline on for deep refers to a person being up to their waste in water. That's four feet deep, but for deep is also slang for the state of persons and after taking four shots of alcohol, The phrase senses are forty seems to be derived from the phrase on a hundred would just slang for some, operating at a hundred per cent of its potential, if one senses are forty. It would seem that the four shots of alcohol have them operating at only forty percent. Forty is also slang for forty ounce bottle of money. Occur. Such excessive drinking has Kendrick feeling like theirs. For me, which appears to be an exact the experience of double vision. This lack of self clarity conveys how self destructive behaviour can cause you to lose focus of your true identity,

One time I d, the women in white lies, went nowhere in turn around man eyes with me. Relax when I gave them never really like three business to London, away Lisbon bodies, own holidays, Curs might cause me mother. What danger fire me photos with animals ahead and Mr Lavish fasten got Kendrick continues with the theme of diving into water as he sings the course. One time I took a swimming Nile. I swam the whole way. I didn't turn around man. I swear it, made me relax. When I came down, I felt liberated like free birds, I'm stimulated now the Freedom Kendrick experience, when floating aimlessly down the Nile River coms as troubled nerves. At the same time, Kendrick continues build on the layers of using vices from the verse as new. every line can also be interpreted as a reference to sex or alcohol for it.

Since by saying that he swam the whole way he could be referring to the phrase going all the way, was saying he stimulated, could refer to the stimulation of sex or the rushing effects of alcohol, as, of course goes on. These untie just become even more blatant, as Kendrick wraps, plunging away My bodies on top all these currents might cost me my life right now. We're danger finds me. It follows with ties many miles ahead of me still, I'm in stride, Kendrick your notably addresses the risks of pursuing vices as a way to deny or cope with trauma. One can vary, easily drown themselves in these vices, be a promiscuous unprotected. or excessive amounts of drugs and alcohol. When used as a coping mechanism, these vices put one mental and physical health in real danger, as will come to see Kendrick spur

and coarse and interwoven nature of trauma. Advice will foreshadow the adult symbols decision to avoid the trauma of his father's death and his responsibility as king by partying. In pursuing simple pleasures. Kendrick ties are clever bow in the chorus by ending on the ambiguous phrase that I'm good were left to guess what some good is supposed to describe, but given The subtle double allusions to drugs and sex is likely. He means both that some good shit, a common slang phrase describing high quality, eggs or the more explicit that some good pussy, a common slang for describing highquality sex. Got my daddy got much natural and slow exerting very sweet says that these clauses casting rambled mounted.

Something on drown in miles final verse beyond say, begins got the now running through my body here, introduces yet another way the song uses now as a metaphor, this time for the african blood that runs through black women Bianti continues this threat by saying look at my natural, I'm so exotic dark the berry sweeter, the fruit deeper, the wounded deepening roots here, she seems to refer to the features that make black women distinctly african, including there actual hair and dark skin beyond, say also to highlight how the wounds left by traumatic events can actually become openings for persons routes to grow deeper into the soil of the african continent. When a plant roots grow deeper, its able to increase its access to water and nutrients, which allows its fruit,

It becomes sweeter. The word fruit can also be seen as a reference to the term fruit of the one which has been historically used to talk about the children that come from a woman's body. and so be answer, seems to be saying that when black women respond to their emotional wounds by digging into their ancestral routes in Africa, they'll be able to bear children. who have sweet disposition and are free from bitterness beyond continues to celebrate brown skin ass. She sings newbie and downstream Brown, I'm lounging in it. Nubian here refers to an ancient ethnic group of brown skin. cancel originated in the central now Valley, more than mine Thousand years ago, the ancient Nubians developed a high. We advanced civilization that rivalled Egypt at one point a new, the kingdom made its way down the now river and establish rule over the egyptian Pharaoh's for almost a hundred years. This

history reminds us of Moses becoming royalty after floating down the now river towards Pharaoh's daughter that biblical reference highlighted the duality between the now's potential to cause death or bring about renewed life because it continues to explore this duality. As she says. Fountain of youth, I said I'm drowning in it, the fountain of youth There are various mythical waters that can reverse aging and cure the illnesses of anyone who drinks from or base in the water. By associating the fountain of youth with Africa and the Nile River running through the bodies of black women Bianti, again asserting that kings and queens who are born from black women never really die at the same time. Saying that she's drowning in the fountain of youth, there seems to be suggesting that those who remain stuck in the mentality of youth will never grew up to become responsible adults. This inability to face the harsh realities of life, thus sets up the songs. Altruism,

both can It can be anti saying I'm in the Nile deep in denial. The an internal Multi Syllabic, nearly identical rights between the words, the Nile and the word denial within the whirl of psyche Reggie Denial is defined as a coping mechanism in which a person avoids confronting a problem by denying the existence of the problem Denial is also seen as a natural first step in coping with trauma, but somebody both can remain stuck in denial, leaving them unable to grow and various aspects of the law. lives this emotionally stunted state of being is something that the older Simba risk falling into an foreshadows. Self centered lifestyle he's headed toward after losing his father and running away from home. His family and his responsibility is king.

As the song now conclude, we see one last shot of the men in white body, pain, carrying beyond, say up to a raised white marble platform with a structure that resembles a royal throne or sacred alter. The film then cuts shot a for black women dressed in all. Why, on a smaller white marble platform? The combination of these two seems to remind us that, while Simba has lost his physical connection to his father, he can, ill rely on beyond, say and a community of women to guide him towards becoming a man, the potential of women to God, boys into manhood then seems to highlight that somebody now faces a dichotomy choice and how he will think about women if he follows his inclination to use sex as a coping mechanism

Symbol will begin to see women in their bodies as objects for his sexual gratification. However, if he recognizes the significance of being born from the body of a black woman, he can look to black women to provide the guidance he desperately needs to heal and recover his royal identity. When it's all said and done, I don't even know my own native tongue, and if I can speak myself, I can think myself. If I get big myself, I gotta be myself, but if I can't be myself, I will never know me. So I can say on this if I will never know me, how can you, as we see the final two shots of the procession and a group of women we here, an audio clip of a spoken word palm titled Uncle SAM, the palm.

written by a nigerian American named Joshua ABBA, the longer form of the palm recounts. How Joshua was born in America after his parents emigrated from Nigeria from the time that he was born, the pressure to succeed in America forced his parents to focus on teaching him English, rather than their native language, from the dome, a tribe of the lower western region of Ben who state as Joshua got older. He began to lament how miracle culture and academic knowledge had displaced his connection to his family and culture from the african motherland, along with the loss of connection to family and culture, Joshua realised that he was losing his connection to his true identity. The realism is summed up in the final lines of the palm were Joshua says that if he never learns to speak his native language, he will never know himself, and if he never knows himself, America will never really know him. Joshua's poem perfectly captures the expense,

and of a growing number of children who were born to african immigrants living in America by including this p in black is King Bianca is connecting this lived experience to the experience that symbol is going through as he's forced away from his family culture and identity by the unjust actions of his uncle scar. Fittingly Joshua's poem is also addressed to an uncle Uncle SAM, a name into the personified embodiment of America's government and institutions Uncle SAM, actually played a significant role in the narrative of Kendrick Mars, Album to pick a butterfly here's Kendrick wrapping from uncle sense perspective on the opening track. we fear anything to my name S uncle SAM Motherfucker. You can laugh at him. I know it Wesley Uncle SAM played the role of a satanic character who tempts Kendrick to buy expensive houses, cars and clothing and risk free

into financial and moral bankruptcy? Ultimately, Uncle SAM hopes that by trapping Kendrick and self centered pursuits of happiness. He will eventually loses connection to his heavenly father. Similarly, as black is king continues, was uncle scar, tempting Simba to lose its connection with himself and his ancestors in the Heavens, as he pursued is the american dream Gus, album Mamma Mamma will fall, Simba as it continues to live, deepen denial, dreams of opulence and her koona matter? this is life away. Next time, and I said, Today's up

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