My Interpretation Of To Pimp A Butterfly song by Steven Frölke from Primary Album Album not found. The music is composed and produced by Joel. Genre is Poetry, Rap music. The Record company is unknown. Released on March 20, 2015.
My Interpretation Of To Pimp A Butterfly Meaning
| [1. Before we start Important for interpretation is to determine the meaning of the caterpillar, butterfly and the cocoon. This becomes clear in the second poem on “Mortal Man”, and is explained later on this page. Scroll down the page, and you will find both poems annotated Caterpillar: in the hood (or Compton) there are a lot of caterpillars; people like Kendrick when he was younger: someone who hasn’t found his talents yet, and does nothing but “surviving” in the hood Butterfly: when caterpillars dig deep, and search in themselves, they can find the beautiful things, or their talents. Kendrick has become a butterfly when he learned what it is to be Real. A butterfly loves himself. A butterfly is a caterpillar broken out of it’s cocoon (Compton) However, a butterfly can still be “pimped”: money, success and fame can still bring him down It’s important to note: the caterpillar and butterfly are one and the same person! This is important for the final conclusion of the album 2. Connection songs to the poem All lines of the poem are written in Italics Every new line added to the poem is written in bold 1. Wesley’s Theory ft. George Clinton and Thundercat 2. For Free? (Interlude) 3. King Kunta , I remember you was conflicted Misusing your influence 4. Institutionalized ft. Bilal, Anna Wise, and Snoop Dogg I remember you was conflicted Misusing your influence Sometimes I did the same 5. These Walls ft. Bilal, Anna Wise, and Thundercat I remember you was conflicted Misusing your influence Sometimes I did the same Abusing my power full of resentment Resentment that turned into a deep depression Found myself screaming in a hotel room 6. u 7. Alright I remember you was conflicted Misusing your influence Sometimes I did the same Abusing my power full of resentment Resentment that turned into a deep depression Found myself screaming in a hotel room I didn’t wanna self destruct The evils of Lucy was all around me So I went runnin’ for answers , 8. For Sale? (Interlude) I remembered you was conflicted Misusing your influence, sometimes I did the same Abusing my power full of resentment Resentment that turned into a deep depression Found myself screamin’ in the hotel room I didn’t wanna self destruct The evils of Lucy was all around me So I went runnin’ for answers Until I came home 9. Momma 10. Hood Politics I remembered you was conflicted Misusing your influence, sometimes I did the same Abusing my power full of resentment Resentment that turned into a deep depression Found myself screamin’ in the hotel room I didn’t wanna self destruct The evils of Lucy was all around me So I went runnin’ for answers Until I came home But that didn’t stop survivors guilt Going back and forth Trying to convince my self the stripes I earned Or maybe how A-1 my foundation was But while my loved ones was fighting A continuous war back in the city I was entering a new one , 11. How Much A Dollar Cost ft. James Fauntleroy and Ronald Isley 12. Complexion ft. Rapsody 13. The Blacker the Berry ft. Assassin 14. You Ain’t Gotta Lie (Momma Said) 15. i 16. Mortal Man I remember you was conflicted Misusing your influence Sometimes I did the same Abusing my power, full of resentment Resentment that turned into a deep depression Found myself screaming in the hotel room I didn’t wanna self destruct The evils of Lucy was all around me So I went running for answers Until I came home But that didn’t stop survivor’s guilt Going back and forth trying to convince myself the stripes I earned Or maybe how A-1 my foundation was But while my loved ones was fighting the continuous war back in the city, I was entering a new one A war that was based on apartheid and discrimination Made me wanna go back to the city and tell the homies what I learned The word was respect Just because you wore a different gang colour than mine’s Doesn’t mean I can’t respect you as a black man Forgetting all the pain and hurt we caused each other in these streets If I respect you, we unify and stop the enemy from killing us But I don’t know, I’m no mortal man, maybe I’m just another nigga 3. “The Caterpillar and the Butterfly” The caterpillar is a prisoner to the streets that conceived it Its only job is to eat or consume everything around it , in order to protect itself from this mad city While consuming its environment the caterpillar begins to notice ways to survive One thing it noticed is how much the world shuns him, but praises the butterfly The butterfly represents the talent, the thoughtfulness, and the beauty within the caterpillar But having a harsh outlook on life the caterpillar sees the butterfly as weak and figures out a way to pimp it to his own benefits Already surrounded by this mad city the caterpillar goes to work on the cocoon which institutionalizes him He can no longer see past his own thoughts He’s trapped When trapped inside these walls certain ideas start to take roots, such as going home, and bringing back new concepts to this mad city The result? Wings begin to emerge, breaking the cycle of feeling stagnant Finally free, the butterfly sheds light on situations that the caterpillar never considered, ending the eternal struggle Although the butterfly and caterpillar are completely different, they are one and the same 4. Conclusion and message of To Pimp A Butterfly To me, the most important quote of the album is the very final line of the final poem: Although the butterfly and caterpillar are completely different, they are one and the same Like I explained earlier on this page, because every butterfly used to be a caterpillar, a caterpillar is the same person as a butterfly. A butterfly is nothing but a caterpillar who has developed himself in a good way. Any caterpillar can become a butterfly. However, a big part of America doesn’t see it this way: One thing it noticed is how much the world shuns him, but praises the butterfly Because a butterfly and a caterpillar are the same person, they deserve to respected and loved equally. This message comes early in the album as “King Kunta” and “For Free? (Interlude)” come on. Black people are treated wrongly, unless they are capable of something special (becoming a musician, NBA player, etc.). Kendrick wonders where all the attention for him was when he had yet to make it big as a rapper. And what if things in his career go downwards from here for Kendrick? Will the world still love him equally? It has to be said that the album’s message doesn’t just focus on white on black racism, though. The comments Kendrick made in his Billboard Cover Story were received badly, since they seemed to pin the blame of police violence on the victims. In this album, Kendrick further explains his comments. The album emphasizes the fact that black on black violence is just as ridiculous as any other form of violence, and that change has to start within Shit don’t change until you get up and wash your ass nigga In To Pimp A Butterfly, Kendrick pleads for mutual respect. We have to stop thinking in “us” against “them”, and every man has to be given the same amount of respect, and opportunities. He words it beautifully in the poem, before ending the album with a surprisingly natural and beautiful conversation with the late rapper 2Pac But while my loved ones was fighting the continuous war back in the city, I was entering a new one A war that was based on apartheid and discrimination Made me wanna go back to the city and tell the homies what I learned The word was respect Just because you wore a different gang colour than mine’s Doesn’t mean I can’t respect you as a black man Forgetting all the pain and hurt we caused each other in these streets If I respect you, we unify and stop the enemy from killing us But I don’t know, I’m no mortal man Maybe I’m just another nigga] |
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My Interpretation Of To Pimp A Butterfly song is written by Steven Frölke
