John River - Intro [tekst, tłumaczenie i interpretacja piosenki]

“So, uh, her name’s Kennedy, she’s 14-years-old, she lost both her parents two years ago. Uh, her brother is currently incarcerated, and uh, oh by the way, uh, my condolences to your family for the loss of your cousin. I read that in the Toronto Star. Have they found out, uh, who the guy is?” “They said his name’s, like, Tremaine Matthew William, some shit like that, so it is what it is.” “Good to hear, good to hear, so you, uh, ready to go read? Okay, perfect. Follow me. Okay John, this is Kennedy, Kennedy this is John.”

“Hi, I’m John Ri-“ “I know who you are.” “Um, I’m going to be reading to you.” “I know what you’re going to be doing today.” “Um, by the way I’m sorry about your loss.” “Listen, you need volunteer hours, I need to be read to, apparently, so just read the story and let’s get this over with.” “Okay, um, well in this story-“ “Is this your first time doing this? Does this story have a name? Everyone knows a story has to have a name.” “Yeah, well this story is called ‘The Calm’.”)

Mom, dad, hope you proud
Member’ when they used to say I spoke too loud
Laughed too loud and talked too black
Now fans clap ‘cause I got new tracks
And got new raps and that make you smile
Still miss Jazze, it’s been a while
Me and Ryan used to go and get head by the creek
Now I’m screaming “fuck the feds” niggas dead every week
Getting bread in the streets, cause there’s war on the roads
My niggas never speak, we swore to a code
Showed ‘em how I feel, a hardly taken route
Told my niggas on the real “it’s hard to make it out”
Told my brother I’mma get it
I motherfuckin’ did
Told my niggas on the block, I’mma take them off of Ridge
Told Marissa that I loved her, we gon’ have a couple kids
Told the world that I’m John, the motherfuckin’ shit
You ain’t get it then you now know
The cities fucking Alpo
Swear I die before I see my niggas throw a towel
You ain’t smiling then you scowl
You ain’t Simon then you Cowell
If you trippin’ then you slippin’
You wildin’, that’s a foul
Show you what this life like
Guns, drugs, night life
Just a young nigga
Painting pictures in a nice light
Don’t know how to feel
Still show what is real
Its on

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