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Alright - Kendrick Lamar
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Song Analysis
Alright-Kendrick lamar
What is the song about
What is the song about
In alright Kendrick Lamar makes a political statement about the state of race relations in the united states and how he believes that the african american community will one day be "alright"
more about the song
more about the song
many people say that this song is kendricks optimism about life getting better for the african american community and general improvement of life through his faith in god
Video (explicit content)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-48u_uWMHY
Video (explicit content)
About the video
About the video
Video was shot in Los Angeles California
Kendricks home town
poetic devices
Kendrick utilizes various forms of poetic devices to help further his message and support the song
poetic devices
repeititon
repeititon
"we gon' be alright
N***a, we gon' be alright
We gon' be alright"
Repeition is used to emphasize that even though hard times are upon kendrick and others they will be "alright"
Symbolism
What you want, you a house you a car
40 acres and a mule, a piano a guitar
Anything, see my name is Lucy, I'm your dog
M*********** you can live at the mall
Symbolism
in this verse kendrick poses as "lucy" short for lucifer and he represents all the temptation in life and how the temptation/devil tried to control him through material things
metaphor
"Painkillers only put me in the twilight"
This line is saying that Kendrick has to use drugs to make him feel better and he compares the use ...
This line is saying that Kendrick has to use drugs to make him feel better and he compares the use of drugs to being in the twilight
Hyperbole
"Tell the world I know it's too late"
Hyperbole
Kendrick states in this line that he understands its too late to take back what he has done in his life and accepts his fate
Overall meaning
Overall meaning
I believe that this song is about hope , kendrick talks all about how it may be too late to save himself but he hopes to help others and make sure they dont fall into the traps that he once did