Lyrical Breakdown of The Glass Egg - A Journey through Words and Rhymes
Welcome to the detailed analysis of "The Glass Egg" on Lazyjot. Here, we unravel the lyrical complexity and artistic brilliance that define this iconic song.
- Lyric Overview: Witness how Wale weaves words into powerful emotions and vivid imagery. From intricate rhyme schemes to compelling storytelling, every line in "The Glass Egg" is a testament to masterful songwriting.
- Rhyme and Rhythm Analysis: Our Lazyjot editor highlights the ingenious use of multi-syllabic rhymes and the rhythm pattern that Wale employs. Understand the construction of each verse and how it contributes to the song's overall impact.
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When they said don't ever change, mm
Change your way
Christette, although beautiful matrimony is a rapper balancing your women
Your riches and at least half your homies
We at the top
Don't crack
I've been doing my own thing (I've been doin' it baby)
And they said don't never change (that's what everybody say)
And I pray I stay the same (I pray)
Want everything for e'rybody 'round me
I've been doing my own thing (aye)
And we said we'd never change
And I pray we stay the same (turn the beat off ya)
Fame changin' everybody 'round me (yo, yo wah)
Ok, good business with mad friends (and we said we'd never change)
But bad business with mad friends, aha, glass egg
Used to be my homie, me and you was chillin' though
Now that shit got cold like the OG with that finger roll
That Spur, probably cop it, 'cause Dumars' trading Wallace
And it's worse when they even in their fillings of your pockets, oh
Then I got my deal
Started wondering if them peoples with me are for real
Mmm, I figure them'll do it, not us
Mmm, the bond was thick, now just the blot is
And isn't it ironic, getting a name can make you anonymous
My newest of hobbies, collecting calls from the lock-ups
Tell 'em I know he's so sick of the walls, when he get home, he going shopping
Mmm, look at the time that caught us (word)
Talked to the times when younger and maybe gettin' your life in order
Real in it for life, but now look at the price
Better not look at that register, e'rything in here's light
Mm, mm, 'cause I'm Jah doing alright
Look y'all the moral of the story, little c is a vice
It's right, it's like life is like a glass egg
Tryna maintain while coming to fame and keeping your last friends
Yeah, you know that balance of
'Cause who on your back or who got your back
I promise the line is this thin really, really
You know that balance of
'Cause who on your back or who got your back
I promise the line is this thin
(I got this glass egg somehow on the top of this balanced
On the top of this mountain you know
I don't know how I got it there exactly
But I see it's there
And I got to end this with the right feeling)
I've been doing my own thing (I've been doing it baby)
And they said don't never change (that's what everybody say)
And I pray I stay the same (I pray)
Fame changin' everybody 'round me
I've been doing my own thing
And we said we'd never change
And I pray we stay the same (yo, yo, yo, wah)
Fame changin' everybody 'round me
Ok, good business with mad friends, mm (and we say we never change)
But bad business with mad friends, aha, glass egg
Look at the years invested, who would have figured or guessed it pa
Look at you there since Contra kept the code but you got extra men
Told you I would get this straight, told you once I got it big
It's lonely at the top by the population looking in, ahh
Then I got my deal
Started wondering if them peoples with me are for real
(Sometimes the mighty let the devil in)
Yeah, now salutations to my former friends
Forming to form against me is currently your form of defense
And now it hurts me to say, sometimes your sandbox friends
Equipped for dirty exchange, now was it
Worth all that bling in a hurt and sustain at curtain calls
One of two that either boo or bouquets, so was it
Worth of your fam or worth all the fame
Exchange your personal relationships for personal gain, uh
I'm telling you balance a bitch
'Cause when you're back, who got your back
I promise the line is this thin, really, uh
I'm telling you balance a bitch
'Cause when you're back, who got your back
Sometimes that line don't exist, I'm out
I've been doing my own thing (I've been doing it baby)
And they said don't never change (that's what everybody say)
And I pray I stay the same (I pray)
Want everything for the hitters 'round me
I've been doing my own thing (yeah)
And we said we'd never change (hey)
And I pray we stay the same (yo, yo, yo, wah)
Fame change' couple hitters 'round me
I've been doing my own thing
And they say don't never change
And I pray I stay the same
Fame changin' everybody 'round me
I've been doing my own thing
And we said we'd never change
And I pray we stay the same
Fame changin' everybody 'round me
I've been doing my own thing
And they said don't never change
And I pray we stay the same
I've been doing my own thing
And we said we'd never change
And I pray we stay the same