But you can't predict the weather, Ms. Jackson
Since they don't know the weather they probably can't have a picnic. Also him saying Ms. Jackson seems like he has been talking to the girl momma this whole time.
But you can't predict the weather, Ms. Jackson
Since they don't know the weather they probably can't have a picnic. Also him saying Ms. Jackson seems like he has been talking to the girl momma this whole time.
You can plan a pretty picnic
She can plan a cute date for them.
Hope that we feel this, feel this way forever
He wants this feeling with her that he has now to last forever.
We say it's full grown
They have probably grown up together in the relationship.
You say it's puppy love
Puppy love is a romantic love with someone so that's probably how he describes it.
(We got a special kind of thing going on)
The relationship is special to him.
Me and yo' daughter, got's this thing going on
Him and the baby mama are having a relationship.
All you, do is defend that lady when I call you, yeah
The kids or the mama momma doesn't believe a word that he is saying to them when he calls.
Despite it, I show her the utmost respect when I fall through
Even though she has put him through hell and back, he still respects her though.
She had fish fries and cookouts for my child's birthday I ain't invited
He never got to celebrate his children birthday with them.
Shit you never got a chance to hear my side of the story we was divided
The kids never got to hear about what happened to the dad instead the momma probably told the kids bad things about him.
She wanna rib you up to start a custody war, my lawyers stay down
The momma is trying to get full custody of the kids and the father was not having that.
I love your mom and everything, but see I ain't the one who laid down
He does love her because of their kids but he isn't the one who ended the relationship.
Private school, daycare, shit medical bills I pay that
He does a lot of stuff for his kids and they probably don't know.
And let her know her grandchild is a baby, and not a paycheck
He probably pays child support for his children and maybe the momma is taking the money to spend on herself.
That's my house, I'll disconnect the cable and turn the lights out
He pays the bills wherever he stays.
She need to get a, piece of the american pie and take her bite out
"American pie" is clearly not talking about an actually pie it could be talking about the place America and that she needs to leave because he said "take her bite out".
To the studio trying to fight me
The boys are coming to the place where he work to try and fight him.
She be doing things like having them boys come from her neighborhood
The baby mama is trying to get the father jump by people she know in her neighborhood, but why?
My baby's drama mama, don't like me
The person who is rapping could be a father of children and him and the baby mama are split up.
I apologize a trillion times
He has apologize to Ms. Jackson about doing stuff to the daughter over and over again and they are maybe tired of apologizing.
Never meant to make your daughter cry
They probably said some hurtful words to the daughter that made her cry.
I'm sorry Ms. Jackson (oh), I am for real
Ms. Jackson could probably be the parent of the mama that they are talking about and something might've happened if they are apologizing.
Yeah, go like this
He is beginning to start the song.
Mamas, mamas, baby mamas, mamas
Since he is repeating "mamas" its probably not to a specific person maybe its just to anybody.
Yeah this one right here goes out to all the baby's mamas, mamas
This song is dedicated to baby mamas and mamas and when they say that it could be directed to someone.
for you.
She did a lot for this man in the past but now she's probably tired of doing to much so she slowed down and got him something sweet to maybe start over.
to gather sweet crocuses and jonquils
She stopped to grab the man some flowers.
in this gray, gray sunrise
Gray in literature could mean balance or it could mean something negative so to me I think she mean balance because she wants to take things slow.
I’ve parked my horse
She wants to go slow with things so she parked the horse because she was going to fast.
My darling, please, don’t be sad.
She doesn't want him to be sad that maybe she loves something more than him like the city not a person.
with the man I love.
Enjoying the time with the person she loves.
a stroll through the Tenderloin
She could be talking about how she loves walking in the city.
persimmons from Chinatown,
This could be referring to the last line about things she finds beautiful and one of them could be persimmons.
Oh, the small delectables of day:
Even the small things are still beautiful to them.
the talent, the courage, the wherewithal.”
The immigrants could've had most of these things if they had wherewithal(money).
we could’ve had everything:
This could be talking about how the immigrants could of have everything they wanted if they probably did something right.
you cry, “Mei Ling, Mei Ling, once
She could be crying about how beautiful something is to her.
A quick fix in your veins; a white rush in my mind—
" Quick fix" could mean a type of drug that the immigrants take before actually getting to their destination.
it suspends where no prophet can touch.
This place is a place where people cannot get to or reach not even the prophet.
is a three-tiered freeway. Look up:
The immigrants could've found more paths to freedom.
the path through the “Golden Mountains”
The immigrants could've taken the "Golden Mountains" path to get where they are now.
Hong Kong, San Francisco, San Jose
Many immigrants come from here so she could still be questioning them on where they originally came from.
the Yangtze, the Pearl?
She is listing places on where they could've came from.
Where is your birthplace,
Since the people are confused on where they are at they probably don't know where they were born.
Where is the Yellow Emperor who nurtured you?
The yellow emperor who cared for the people is nowhere to be found.
on the land of your displacement.
The pellicles are falling onto the place that did that to them or the place where the oxygen is just killing them.
One pellicle, another, falls
Maybe because the oxygen is so bad it could be affecting the gingko trees and that they are slowly dying and the pellicles are falling off one by one.
your gentle bark can’t protect you now.
If people are acting gently that protection of "bark" they have will not protect them for long.
city’s oxygen, small men’s shadow,
The trees probably help the "city's oxygen" not be so bad. In that city the men are probably smaller than usually.
Gingko, vomit-eater of the metropolis,
A gingko is a tree that eats or takes out the the bad things.
n the comfort of night.
Night in literature can either mean sadness or peacefulness and in this poem since she is in comfort of night, night symbolizes peacefulness.
don’t fall as civilizations fall
She doesn't want the building to fall apart just like the civilizations that fall apart from each other.
and we pay the rent. So, please
They pay the rent to where ever they stay at and it looks like they are begging for help.
You arrange the amenities
They are moving important stuff around for the building.
like a thin-hipped dowager
They are comparing elderly women to the squats in the sinking sink.
squats in the sinking earth
Whatever they are building can be going into the ground very deep.
refuses to bend in the wind,
Since bamboo is really strong and sturdy it would be hard for the wind to bend it or break it.
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They are maybe building something with using bamboo because bamboo is very strong.
Style
"Style" could mean she likes the way he carries himself or how he treats her.
Yeah just take me home, oh
Her saying "yeah" she has given up on him and just ready to leave. She is now done with him.
Just take me home
By her saying "just" she is stating the line "take me home" more seriously and she is actually ready to leave him.
Take me home
She is now realizing her worth and now knowing that he is not the one and he has been playing her, so now she wants to go home.
I said "I've been there too a few times"
She knows that he says that all the time because she's been there before with him and now she is just getting tired of it.
Can't stop thinking about you" and I
He know he messed up but it seems like he wants her but most boys say that and they just wanna use you for your body but you never know until they actually show you they want you.
He says "What you've heard is true but I
All what she said is true and he is saying it is. She maybe heard it from the girls he has been with or a group of mean girls.
I say "I've heard that you've been out and about with some other girl, some other girl"
She is telling him that she knows that he has been cheating on her and she is finally telling him.
Takes me home, lights are off he's taking off his coat (Hm yeah)
He is driving her home after they been together. Since his lights are off they are being sneaky or he is sneaking into her house to do things that are not good.
So it goes, he can't keep his wild eyes on the road
He is probably mesmerized by her looks if he can't keep his eyes on the road or maybe something is going through his mind that doesn't make him focus.
And I got that good girl faith and a tight little skirt
She has the innocent look because of her skirt and how she has a good faith.
You've got that long hair slick back, white t-shirt
Usually in movies bad boys are usually dressed like that, so she could be describing his looks as a bad boy.
'Cause we never go out of style, we never go out of style
She could be talking about how their relationship never gets boring with each other.
And when we go crashing down, we come back every time
When she says that she probably mean that when their relationship hits rock bottom or their just arguing a lot and its not going well they always come back and fix it.
And I got that red lip, classic thing that you like
She is wearing red lip stick and he likes it on her.
You got that James Dean daydream look in your eye
She is saying that the boy is very dangerous but once you look at him you see all the good things about him.
Watch it go round and round each time
Every time she finds a new boy there is always the same cycle where they fall in love with each other and then everything just goes down hill and she's all lonely again.
Know exactly where it leads but I
She already knows how things go down or lead to when they are with each other.
And I should just tell you to leave 'cause I
She knows that if they get back together everything is going to go down hill again and she just wants him to leave before it can even happen.
(Heard from you)
She is probably repeating it again because she's confused on why she hasn't heard from him.
It's been a while since I have even heard from you
The boy probably had cut her off in the past and now suddenly he just pops up at her house and wants to talk to her again because he maybe messed up in the past.
Fade into view, oh,
Maybe when she's with him everything that he has probably done bad to her or things that goes on in her life that stresses her out just fades away when they are together.
Long drive, could end in burning flames or paradise
If she gets caught hanging out with a boy in his car she knows that she will get in big trouble and all of her fun will come to an end.
Midnight, you come and pick me up, no headlights
A boy came and pick her up at midnight and their headlights were off and that could mean that they are trying to keep things secret or she doesn't want to get caught by her parents.
floating perfectly through the net.
The ball had successfully went through the net and the team had perfectly executed the shot even though the player had fallen it still went in.
and swiveling back to see an orange blur
He could be swiveling his body back up to get on his feet while seeing the ball in the air even though it was a blur.
for the game he loved like a country
He loved playing basketball as much as someone loves their country or the civilizations in their country.
with a wild, headlong motion
Since the play was really fast his body could probably be moving really fast while falling to the floor.
inexplicably falling, hitting the floor
By him losing his balance it made him fall and hit the floor really hard.
but losing his balance in the process,
As he was throwing the ball up to the glass he maybe went to high or jumped of the wrong foot making him lose balance.
against the glass for a lay-up,
The backboard is the glass and for a lay-up you would have to hit the glass in order for it to be a lay-up.
by himself now and laying it gently
There is no defense around the player and he is throwing it up gently against the backboard to make the shot.
in a fury, taking the ball into the air
By them saying fury they could be going really fast while they throw the ball up to the goal.
while the power-forward explodes past them
The player went past them, heading to the goal.
and commits to the wrong man
The guard went to the wrong man which left an open space for that player to get to the goal.
until the guard finally lunges out
The guard probably wasn't paying attention or the other team was just going to fast for them which made it hard for the other team to play defense.
a single bounce hitting the hardwood
The ball doesn't touch the floor not once.
between them without a dribble, without
Maybe every time they catch the ball as soon as they get it they don't dribble it they just past it which makes it a "fast break".
together as brothers passing the ball
"Together as brother[…]" what that means to me is that they have a type of love for each other like brothers and that helps them work as a team when passing the ball.
and filling the lanes in tandem, moving
They both probably have an opportunity to make a shot which means they are on the same lanes.
the way that forwards should, fanning out
The forwards are maybe keeping good space in between them.
both forwards racing down the court
The defender and the player with the ball are both racing down the court, the player is trying to get a point while the defender is trying to steal the ball.
like a coach’s drawing on the blackboard,
When the coach's draw on the blackboard they are drawing out a play for the team to do at the game.
in slow motion, almost exactly
The players are probably executing the play the coach made really well.
letting the play develop in front of him
By saying that they are letting the play develop in front of him is probably meaning that they are just letting the game unravel and just giving up.
of a high, gliding dribble and a man
The defender is just watching the ball glide on the floor to the end of the court.
in the wrong direction, trying to catch sight
The defender was so stunned that he wasn't even paying attention to the direction the other player was in so that he could play defense.
who looks stunned and nailed to the floor
The scissoring pass was so good that the defender was probably stunned by it or amazed and that had them shocked.
scissoring past a flat-footed defender
Scissoring pass could mean that their legs are spread apart which looks like scissors and that can help them get more distant away from the other player who is guarding them flat-footed.
an underhand pass toward the other guard
An underhand pass is throwing the ball low(underhand) to their other teammate(guard).
to the outlet who is already shoveling
The outlet could have been the person already up the court and near the goal so the person with the ball can give it to them.
and spinning around to throw a strike
The player is probably trying to get around their player by spinning around them so they can make the shot.
from the air like a cherished possession
They had caught it from the air so it could've been a pass that was high and they caught it and kept it as their possession.
perfectly, gathering the orange leather
The orange leather is a basketball so they could be saying whoever they passed the ball to perfectly caught the ball.
boxes out his man and times his jump
By them boxing his man out is probably talking about them guarding their man and getting ready to catch the rebound by timing his jump with theirs.
and for once our gangly starting center
What gangly had meant was thin, tall, and lanky so their center play could of had those features.
hangs there, helplessly, but doesn’t drop,
The ball is maybe just bouncing around on the rim and is taking forever for it to go in.
A hook shot kisses the rim and
The type of shot they were doing could have made them kissed the rim or the shot was just very smooth.
In Memory of Dennis Turner, 1946-1984
This poem is about the remembrance of Dennis Turner about something he use to love doing.
Itʹs full as Opera ‑
What this line mean is that the dance also incorporates opera singers.
Nor any Placard boast me ‑
Nobody gave them the support they wanted from others.
I mention ‑ easy ‑ Here ‑
It is easy for them their because they are maybe well talented.
Nor any know I know the Art
They know the art of dance and the history behind it.
The House encore me so ‑
The “house” applaud them for doing something good.
Till I was out of sight, in sound,
Till they was gone and no one can hear or see them anymore.
Nor rolled on wheels of snow
What this line mean is that it is hard for wheels to go through the snow without getting it stuck and having to push it so it can get out. So they can probably relate to them not being able to push themselves really hard to get a dance move anymore because they aren’t dancing right now.
Nor tossed my shape in Eider Balls,
They didn’t get to do a certain move in the dance that they wanted to do.
One Claw opon the air ‑
What this line mean is that they are maybe one close step to something they want to reach.
Nor hopped for Audiences ‑ like Birds ‑
They are imagining them doing leaps in the dance because they aren’t doing it.
No Ringlet, to my Hair,
They didn’t have their hair tied up or in a ballet bun.
And though I had no Gown of Gauze ‑
They didn’t have an outfit for the dance.
Or lay a Prima, mad,
The dancer had the biggest role or the leading part.
In Pirouette to blanch a Troupe ‑
Pirouette is a type of turn and troupe is a group of dancers. So this line would mean, a group of dancers turning somewhere.
Would put itself abroad
What this line means is that they would put herself in front of anything.
That had I Ballet Knowledge
The person had the knowledge of a ballet dancer and know the dances and words of it.
A Glee possesseth me,
What this line mean is that the person doesn’t posses the ability to do something(maybe dancing).
But oftentimes, among my mind,
“among my mind” meaning that they are thinking outside of the box and trying to surpass their usually thoughts.
No Man instructed me ‑
What this line mean to me is that no man controls them and they don’t listen to what their saying.
I cannot dance opon my Toes ‑
What this line means to me is that the person cannot do things by herself and they need someone to help them stand on their toes.
Even if it's just in your (Just pretend, just pretend)
Her saying pretend again means that she knows that they will probably not see each other again even if its just in your...
Even if it's just pretend
She is saying that even if its not real she still wants him to at least pretend to see her again some day.
Follow you around
By her saying "follow you around" she could be referring to the last line "I bet these memories" the memories of them together will follow him around everywhere.
I bet these memories
She could be talking about the memories they had together.
Someday when you leave me
She is saying this before their relationship even ended that he will still leave her all by herself.
Burnin' it down
By her saying "Burnin' it down" could mean that she is burning all the memories they had together so she can get over him.
Tangled up with you all night
Remembering the nights they had together and he will see all the memories in hindsight.
You'll see me in hindsight
She is saying that he will remember all the memories they had before it ended and he will see her in them.
My last request is
This is the last thing that she wants from him before everything ends.
And when we've had our very last kiss
She knows that the relationship is ending now and she wants to know and remember their last kiss.
Nothing lasts forever but this is getting good now
She is repeating nothing lasts forever again to make it known that nothing will last forever but she wants them to be together forever.
And his voice is a familiar sound
She makes it seems like she has heard him before so that means they maybe seen each other before or she could of just heard him in her dreams.
He's so tall and handsome as hell
she is looking at his appearance by using tall and handsome and using the word "hell" to make the words stand out.
Don't say I didn't say, I didn't warn ya
She doesn't want him going around saying "she is the worst "and "she has cause a lot of pain on me" becasue she told him earlier her list of ex-lovers told her and others that she is insane.
Boys only want love if it's torture
She is saying boys only wants girls that makes them go through a lot of bad mental states just to get with her. They probably don't like "easy" girls.
'Cause, darling, I'm a nightmare dressed like a daydream
She is beautiful on the outside which makes her look like a daydream, but once you get to know her and get on her bad side she can become your worst nightmare. She is very scary on the inside.
But you'll come back each time you leave
She has made this boy physically attached to her even though she has put a lot of trauma on him their is something about her that will make him come back every time.
I get drunk on jealousy
The jealousy that she has gotten from this relationship has made her feel "drunk" because its so much that she has taken in.
"Oh, my God, who is she?"
He is probably saying this because he has never seen this side of Taylor and he is surprised by it.
Keep you second guessing like
She's going to make him keep guessing on what her next move is on him for hurting her. He is now going to start thinking she is insane.
Rose garden filled with thorns
The most beautiful things can also be the most hurtful things.
I can make all the tables turn
She knows that she can control whether this relationship ends bad or good. She can make him regret everything he has done to her.
Screaming, crying, perfect storms
Taylor is the "perfect storm" because she is now letting all of her anger out by crying and screaming just like in a storm where there is thunder that comes first which is really loud and then a big strike of lightning comes.
Wait, the worst is yet to come, oh, no
The worst that the relationship has been in is coming soon because of things he did and now things she's about to do.
Be that girl for a month
She is giving him an estimated time on how long she will be the girl he wants because the relationship will probably be over by then.
Find out what you want
She is going to try and act like the dream girl he always wanted, but that would put a lot of damage on her because he might say something totally different and it won't even look like Taylor it will just look like another girl. But she is willing to do that for him.
You're the King, baby, I'm your Queen
She wants him to be her king forever while she is his queen forever.
Stolen kisses, pretty lies
She knows that he isn't a good guy and he would just be using her and that's probably why she says "stolen kisses". He could be also lying about a lot of things and he can be doing it "pretty" well.
I could show you incredible things
She said this earlier when they were talking and she still is keeping her word about showing him incredible things.
Cherry lips, crystal skies
Her lips are a very bright red color and her saying "crystal skies" makes me think she is somewhere that is very pretty maybe her imagination.
And I'll write your name
She will write his name down on the list because he will probably leave her and leave a scar on her heart.
But I've got a blank space, baby
She has a blank space on her list of ex-lovers because she knows that this relationship will just go up in flames.
They'll tell you I'm insane
Her ex-lovers will just keep telling people about how bad she is or was to them.
Got a long list of ex-lovers
She repeating her long list of ex-lovers because they probably left damage on her.
Or with a nasty scar
It would probably leave a scar on his "heart" because of how bad the relationship hurt him.
It'll leave you breathless
This relationship might put to much stress on a person and it would make them tired mentally and physically.
We'll take this way too far
They probably will not be thinking about what they're doing and end up just going way to far than usually.
'Cause we're young and we're reckless
They are young children right now and at younger ages people don't really think before acting so they do a lot of reckless things.
And you love the game
She thinks that they boy is like the rest and will play her like a "game" and then just leave her.
'Cause you know I love the players
She likes how all the people at least tried to stay with her as long as they can.
They'll tell you I'm insane
The long list of ex-lovers would try to tell people that she did horrible things so that's they reason why I left her and she may or may not did something really crazy to them.
Got a long list of ex-lovers
She has been through a lot of relationships where they have probably been through the same thing as the guy right now.
If the high was worth the pain
She is starting to rethink the decision of being with him and asking herself "is it really worth the pain".
You can tell me when it's over, mmh
She doesn't want to be the one to end the relationship she wants him to do it because she wants the relationship forever.
Or it's gonna go down in flames
This relationship could be the best she ever had but you never know if it would just all go down in flames and end.
So it's gonna be forever
She wants this relationship to last forever with him.
I can make the bad guys good for a weekend
She knows that on the outside he is a bad guy to people and her but he also has a soft spot for her that only she can get to.
Grab your passport and my hand
She want's to go on a long vacation with him because she probably doesn't want things to end and she wants to be away from drama.
I'm dying to see how this one ends
She knows that this relationship will not last long, so she isn't that excited anymore to be friends.
So hey, let's be friends
He probably heard almost everything about her so she thinks that instead of being enemies they can be good friends because he knows so much about her
And I know you heard about me
She knows that he probably started spreading these rumors around, that's why she can't trust him.
Ain't it funny rumors fly
Other people have said bad things about her or know about her past and she thinks its funny because she hears rumors about herself that may or may not be true.
I can read you like a magazine
She thinks that she can read him from inside and out just because of how he carry's himself.
New money, suit and tie
She is still only looking at his clothing and his face but not his personality.
Love's a game, wanna play?" Ay
She is taking love as a joke and probably most of her relationships weren't actually real.
You look like my next mistake
just because he might have a nice face or something his vibes and maybe his personality is just telling her that he would be a mistake.
"Oh, my God, look at that face
she is only focusing on his face like something is wrong with it or his face is just really nice to look at.
Saw you there and I thought
as soon as she saw him, she has so many things running through head about him just by the first glanced.
Magic, madness, heaven, sin
these are probably the things that she could show him when they are together. maybe they could be bad things or good things.
I could show you incredible things
she is maybe saying that she can show you things that no other girl has before.
Nice to meet you, where you been?
she is greeting someone that she hasn't seen in awhile and she could be surprised that they are finlly seeing eachother.
Blank Space
It seems like their has been something missing from her life and that could be a person or a thing.