People Are Sharing Song Lyrics That Have A New Meaning, And They’re Pretty Dark And Devastating
On Sunday, Reddit user u/promisedjoy asked, "What song lyric didn't age well?" People shared examples of song lyrics that aged poorly and have a whole new meaning, given the context and circumstances of the artists' lives.
This post contains mentions of suicide and sexual assault.
Here's what they shared:
1."But the drugs won't hurt me." —Juice WRLD, "Hurt Me"
"Juice died of an accidental drug overdose."
2."We ain’t making it past 21." —Juice WRLD, "Legends"
"Juice WRLD died six days after his 21st birthday."
3.“Age Ain’t Nothing but a Number.” —Aaliyah, “Age Ain’t Nothing but a Number”
"R. Kelly wrote this song for Aaliyah. He was all over the news recently due to his trial for various sexual offenses (including those involving minors). He has now been convicted. Kelly was not only in a relationship with Aaliyah herself, but illegally married her when she was still just 15? The marriage was later annulled. So yeah, did not age well, indeed."
4."My mind's tellin' me no, but my body, my body's tellin' me yes." —R. Kelly, "Bump N' Grind"
5."And it ain't a mosh pit if ain't no injuries." —Travis Scott, "Stargazing"
"This aged poorly, considering eight people died at his recent Astroworld Festival."
6."Well, I don't care if you're just 13. You look too good to be true. I just know that you're probably clean. There's one little thing I got do to you." —Ted Nugent, "Jailbait"
"Ted was accused of dating an underage girl."
7."I want that real love. Dark skin aunt Viv love. That Jada and that Will love." —J. Cole, "No Role Modelz"
"Will and Jada have been open about a multitude of marital issues, including Jada's affair with August Alsina."
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8."I hope she know I love her, the world's best mother. Yeah, it ain't fair. So Imma take care of her in her gray hair." —Mac Miller, "I'll Be There"
"Mac Miller, who wrote this song about his mom, died of an accidental overdose at the age of 26. Absolute legend of a musician and a great guy to boot."
9."The entirety of 'Blurred Lines' by Robin Thicke."
"Emily Ratajkowski alleged that Thicke assaulted her on the set."
10.“You didn’t know that rock 'n' roll burned. So you bought a candle. And you lived and you learned.'" —Great White, "Once Bitten Twice Shy"
"Great White set off fireworks inside a concert venue and it ended up killing 100 people."
11."And I swear that I don't have a gun." — Nirvana, "Come As You Are"
"Kurt Cobain died by suicide."
12."They tried to make me go to rehab, I said no, no, no." — Amy Winehouse, "Rehab"
"Amy died of alcohol poisoning."
13."Girls of 15, sexually knowing." —The Who, "5:15"
"Pete Townshend of The Who was arrested on child pornography charges."
And lastly...
14.“Time to get paid, blow up like the World Trade." —Biggie, "Juicy"
"Aged poorly — for obvious reasons."
Do you have any examples? Let me know in the comments below!
Responses edited for length/clarity. Context added to response, if needed.
