Dumbfoundead- Love Psycle

Intro:

First you find it so intriguing, your heart is beating its so misleading, the want grows into god I need it,  then you find it slowly leaving, you look for something just the same, so you can feel it once again, you go through strangers but its strange, and go  back to salvage what remains,

Verse1

drunken advances, multiple chances, rookie romantics in need of practice, we’re students of love, in and out of classes, go for the ride until it crashes, Ive been through enough to have learned my lessons, from puppy love throughout my adolescence, we’re friends and enemies, the same identity, you’re a source of strength but a waste of energy, we play that game that some aren’t built for, feel that pain that some would kill for, we drank we smoke, we’ve taken the pillform, got high with you even as your mentor, what we had seemed irreplaceable, till I ran and got a taste of new, but my drive was just a waste of fuel,  shoulda just used it all on my race to you,

Hook:

I'm naked, I'm numb, I'm stupid, I'm staying

And if Cupid's got a gun, then he's shootin'

Lights black, Heads bang, You're my drug, We live it

You're drunk, you need it, Real love, I'll give it

So we're bound to linger on

We drink the fatal drop

Then love until we bleed

Then fall apart in parts

Verse 2:

when im in im in, put my chips on black, your kiss burned my lips like I just hit crack, turn the lights off we get it crackin, turn the lights on and we lose the passion, we try new things by lying and cheating, a constant cycle of goodbyes and greetings, act like love has a higher meaning, we’re afraid to let loose of are tied up demons, time consuming, mind confusion, im trying theres gotta be a science to it, is it worth the effort, im not an expert, once a heckler before the pressure, a constant  battle with no winner at the end, a simple breakdown from lover to a friend, friend to an enemy than lover once again, it comes and goes as subtle as the wind,

it comes and goes as subtle as the wind,

subtle as the wind,

           About 80% of existing songs are based on love. romance. relationship. break-up, etc. This song isn’t an exception to the typical, however. But it catches my attention not just by the fancy mixtape but its lyrics degrading the common characteristics of love affairs. The rapper articulates the stories and situations with just couple of words; the phrases are direct and concise, sometimes used with hidden meanings. I’m pretty sure all of us who went through relationships experienced at least one of the issues mentioned in the song…whether it was ‘puppy love’, or have been late or have cut classes to see them, argued with eachother, fought, or made up and became friends.

           Currently in this society, with the constant social interaction and individual freedom, love is often taken for granted. They are just considered "chances" that will come back again and again, when the reality is that we will rarely find the ones that we truly seek. The bitter words of the song criticizes the shallow development of two lovers for benefits.

           Among all the lines "you're a source of strength but a waste of energy" stands out to me. It basically conveys "you were dependable but overall a waste of time". As the verse continues, he describes the positive aspects of dating then examples of disputes or conflicts which lead to the theme of the chorus. The chorus suggests the constant love cycle was based on stupidity: “I’m naked, I’m numb, I’m stupid”. It’s as if we regretted the times we were blinded by love, blaming ourselves for the unrighteous acts and immaturity: “if Cupid's got a gun, then he's shootin’ ; Every single time we fall in, not caring at all about the consequences: ”You're my drug, We live it. You're drunk, you need it, Real love, I'll give it”. Then good-byes take place, turning to ‘friends then enemies, then lovers once again'.