Okay, my “be a man” comment may be a little over dramatic, lol. I like what some of you are saying, that it means to stand up for yourself, be a more resilient person, etc. It’s a phrase that can mean anything you want it to, and in this context, I wanted to describe the toxic version of it. I should’ve made that more clear and not spun it in a way that “be a man” can only mean one thing. Thank you all for watching - I love seeing everyone’s interpretations and it’s one of the great things about art!
@@thoonaliathat’s literally the whole album it’s teaching you how to heal and how to overcome very therapeutic I haven’t been to therapy but after listen to that album it make you feel like you witness or was apart of one. KING KUTA 👑
My friend's didn't understand why i praised Mr. Morale so much until the beef. They laughed when i called it some of kendrick's best work, but they all get it now. Better late than never!
I don't know if that was a calculated plan by Kendrick but it's happened to showcase this album perfectly I went back to it and listened to it because of this and have not stopped listening to it since
There's something poetic about hip hop's "boogieman" being a dude who confronts his trauma and shortcomings. The thing the other rappers are really afraid of isn't kendrick himself it's the fact that Kendrick can show them themselves in the mirror and what’s worse that what he shows them is true.
I cried rivers listening to this song. Two summers ago I found out that my father, an abusive alcoholic, is not my biological father. My bio dad, it turns out, is a r*pist. Finding this out broke me. I almost lost myself. Therapy, medication, and this song carried me through that.
I think "Mother i sober" or "Mirror" is in the song Mirror "Sorry I didn't save the world, my friend I was too busy buildin' mine again, I choose me, sorry." It touches my heart, I think we've all felt this way at some point in our lives.
"I come from a generation of home invasions" may also refer to the countless children from K Dot's hood/generation who grew up without a father, and they watched their mother's bringing different men/ step fathers to their home, hence a stranger invading the home.
@@danubeisreallypeculiarrive7944 either way, home invasions is a term that connotes fear and anxiety, which is perfectly represented throughout kendrick's album here
Mr Morale and the Big Steppers is going to go down in history as not just a great album, but an important album. The kind that people will go back to and re-discover and re-interpret again and again and remain in their lives and minds and hearts. People just did not understand it when it came out. They wanted aggressive Kendrick. They were not prepared to be hit by a Black man doing introspective, self-reflection about his own trauma and the generational trauma of his family, that is a mirror to most men and their families. If the only thing to come out of the Drake beef is people finally realizing Drake is a s*x freak and a culture vulture of the highest degree AND rediscovering Kendrick's catalogue (and esp reviewing Mr Morale), then I would be satisfied.
@@kmdunruly yeah 4:44 is another one thats very personal and vulnerable. personally i prefer Kendrick's voice, performance and artistry. but multiple albums can touch on similar subject matters. you dont need to just choose one
I had listened to this album in part for the first time last year. I had been mad at Kendrick over a terrible concert experience back in the DAMN tour and skipped out on Mr.Morale. This song came on randomly on a radio I listened and man it hit me being raised by a mom and 2 older sisters. I felt it many times told I was the man of the house at 8 and going on and it felt like I’ve always had so much weight on me. This song helped me feel good knowing there’s plenty of us going through it and fighting on. Made me listen to the whole album. As I’m now 27 and still fighting bad habits and working on myself and bettering myself for family and me.😊
Thank you for sharing brother!! I went through something similar and this album/song helped me realize I personally needed therapy (not projecting on you) which allowed me to heal the relationship with my dad before he passed last year. RIP pops ❤️🩹
@@tyisnt paid $300 for some seats that were close to the stage but on the side and then speakers came out and blocked the whole stage and had to watch the concert on a big screen to my left instead of what was in front of me and the DAMN concert was a huge spectacle that I didn’t get to see live. And I’ve been bitching about it because it was my first concert and a huge let down
@@Wierdcrap damn bro that fucking sucks. I’m so sorry to hear that happened!!! That’s really unfortunate and they should’ve been tentative towards that when setting up the stage. When you get another chance to see him you’ll appreciate it that much more. I saw him in Brooklyn for Mr morale’s tour and it was an unbelievable experience, if you get another chance take it bro, can’t hold onto that experience forever, there’s too much life to live!!! Stay safe and blessed brother
6:40 I believe that line is about Kendrick playing basketball against his dad, not his friends. His dad wouldn’t go easy on him and he would lose quite often, which explains what his mom said. He’s saying that every time he lost against his dad, he didn’t wanna go home, so he would just stay outside with his friends
@@deadpanduke19 i appreciate it bro! it kind of ties the last part of that verse together: "Oh, this the part, he breaks my humility just for practice Tactics we learned together, sore losers forever, daddy issues" he grew up accepting the tough love that his father taught him because he saw the 'lessons' as something that his father learned from his grandfather, and felt a sense of bonding. this is reinforced by the next verse where he says he yearns for an "i love you", a more direct type of love from his dad, but instead he only received tough love
I’m a kid that grew up with both parents..this song touched me cuz I was raised off of “tough love”. Men don’t cry, practice practice practice. I have a great father but still had daddy issues. Now with a 4 y/o son of my own I find myself making him be tough but trying to break those “man” mindsets
This album came out the Friday after Mothers Day. I had been avoiding my family for emotional reasons I couldn’t understand. I felt so guilty for not calling my mom, I didn’t want to speak to my dad, just past resentment from childhood issues bubbling inside me. As soon as I got off work I turned this album on and in the first few songs it says maybe you need some therapy. I called my mom and tried to explain to her how I was feeling and why I didn’t call but I didn’t put it into words. For some reason I knew it had to do with resentment towards my dad. I told her I may need to talk to someone, and she tells that she does too! And soon I start tearing up and I could hear her tearing up through the phone. After I hung up I listened to Father Time for the first time and I’m just crying. After that I booked my first therapy session and have been on my healing journey ever since. All thanks to God for sending me Kendrick’s music.
I’m so so proud of you. I’ve been avoiding confronting my emotions about my parents too. I have reasons to be angry at them, but also good reasons to have them in my life. I’m ashamed of my cowardice and avoidance. I’m 30 and I’ve been isolating myself on and off throughout my 20s. It’s catching up to me and I need to face it. I’m deeply afraid I won’t get the apology, empathy, and love that I want from them, so I put it off forever. Fuck I’m crying now lol. Thanks for reading. I’m tired of being such an avoider. I want to change. I only have this one life.
10:55 I found the other way of interpreting this is how prominent we relate women with having daddy issues, but Kendrick is trying to emphasize that grown men also have daddy issues and its time for us to start addressing it.
i just wanna thank you because as an italian, it’s so difficult to undertand kendrick’s songs and thanks to videos like yours i find it easier. keep up the great work
I'm not big on social media and keeping my finger on the pulse of rhe cultural zeitgeist. I was flabbergasted to find out amidst this beef that Mr. Morale was so ill-received. Just goes to show how important it is to form your own opinion. I had been touting Mr. Morale as an amazing collection of music, art and growth personified to any friends and family that would listen - though I admit with age I have grown to most appreciate story-driven, introspective rap. Glad to know it is now getting the love it deserves.
I think the album is finally getting its flowers. I’ve seen numerous comments of people discovering or rediscovering it in the past 2 months. It really bores into your soul and changes you if you let it. 😭
I had a pretty roguh relationship with my father my whole life and this song has literally changed that, this song made me understand that he has his own flaws but within those flaws he has greatness and if I want to take anything and learn anything from him that would be to try to replicate his greatness and his ability to carry a family regardless of how he was feeling or what he was going through. Thats my king and thank you so much Kendrick for making me realize that, I don't think ill ever stop listening to this song, ever
In hindsight how ironic that Drake is explicitly named on a song about Father Issues, you could say with what we know now, Kendrick may have also been implying Drake isn’t a great father due to his relationship with his own father.
Mother I Sober is the most tragic but Father Time imo illustrates the underlying factor that prevents men from going through the process Mother I Sober illustrates in the first place.
@@DynastyLuminous46that’s exactly why Father Time was put in the beginning of the album and has tap dancing in the end which represents to me “beating around the bush”
@@hlogilehlogonolo5438 Absolutely, goes for a whole lot of tracks on the first disc, the first 3 songs are basically Kendrick deflecting his issues by stating that the whole world has issues.
Mother I sober is more tragic but Kendrick is able to overcome and transform through it at the end. Father Time is just the reality of countless men across the world and while an avenue for change is presented it still ends on grown men with daddy issues
@@DynastyLuminous46 Interesting interpretation but I think his 3st three songs are not about deflecting the his issue but to say "Everyone grieves different" in that the thing everyone has in common is that everyone has their own issues but these issues can be derived from parental and generational trauma. It is a way to relate to everyone but also to say the journey to heal is the same for everyone even if circumstances are different
This was a song I never paided attention to on release. But since then I had been trying to seperate myself from the environment I was raised in and the role models I had. And it just hit hard as my brothers are still going through the same struggle and I'm only at the starting line of improving myself.
This song helped me reflect on my own upbringing. I came to realize that my dad was human too, although I still grapple with the simultaneous feelings I have for him (hate, love, pity, etc). Just like Kendrick said, I have some healing to do.
I want to thank you for this analysis… everything was very well said. You pointed out A few things I’ve missed and this is my favorite song from the album. Looking forward to seeing you deconstruct more songs.
Father Time is my favorite song from Kendrick. It really does connect with me and I just sometimes make my tear up because I can relate to some of this. It’s heart breaking that people do go through things like this.
This whole entire album is a Mantra and I enjoy listening in private you might never see me play this in public cause it truly isn’t for that it is so cohesive as well I must say “Father Time” is one of my favorites it’s rose into my Top 3 on the record and it’s cause of my understanding/relate ability to the record and Kendrick’s vulnerability and the way he convey’s his POV/outlook on his father and how it effected his choices as being a father now himself it’s truly a masterful song and masterpiece of an album in general.✍🏽🐐✨💯
What are your thoughts on the lines “and to my partnas that figured it out without a father, I salute you may your blessings be neutrals to you your toddlers.”?
I know you wasn’t asking me but. He believes that men who figured out life without their dads or a father figures are truly blessed. He has high respect for them. Hopefully their blessings are passed on fairly to their kids. A life with no trauma, curses or toxicity.
i think mother i sober is his most heartbreaking song ever. it’s on the same wave as FEAR. as it’s about his trauma growing up. i don’t have any trauma but when u can feel the emotion in a song and how detrimental it is to them even if u don’t go through that makes a song different
MMATBS is my top KL album. First time I listened to it, I listened without skips to the end then back to back. When I am stressed I put this on and go for a jog (and when Mother I sober comes on, I slowdown or walk just so I dont breakdown). This album is therapy .
If you really understand what the different albums are all about, his cataologue makes so much sense. Mr Morale following Damn was what i didnt know i needed. It kind off feels like Mr Morale is the therapy session to get rid of the problems and dive into them deeper that damn mentioned. And it feels like tpab and gkmc is telling you a lot about what couldve caused those problems. Going through a tuff time the last 5 months and damn and mr morale are helping me so much.
I see a video by Mrs.Morales and I need to say, Mrs.Morales and the big steppers is Kendrick's best album. One day everyone will see the grandeur of this project
you skipped the line that hit the most, but "Everything he didn't want was everything I was" while self explanatory, it's such a deep bar that basically is the meaning of the whole song, if you relate to that you are arguably the antithesis to your father, he didn't want someone to show their emotions or to care, and that's exactly what you are, you care, and he don't know any better, so how could you blame him
I knew everyone would shift gears from hating a couple years after mr morale dropped and realise it is one of the most incredibly written albums ever released, just didnt expect drake to be the trigger lmao
At first, I didn’t like the song, then one day it comes on and I’m like “aye this beat is hitting” then I start actually listening to it and I’m like “damn” and now it’s my second fav song behind ignorance is bliss because of how it resonates with me.
This song hurts so bad but at the same time I love it so much. I always think about my brothers.. they are great human beings. Even when no man was around to teach them how to be a man.
I don’t know if you were throwing shade at Little Simz at 1:35, but if you are, that’s totally shitty. Her track “I Love You, I Hate You” is a really strong track and she deconstructs her relationship with her father in a very nuanced way.
hey bro respect to your video cause I know it took a lot of work. I just have to point out, every Kendrick breakdown I've seen is wrong, and usually the individuals making the videos are "not like us".
Usually hate comes from within. We hate the things in others that we dislike about ourselves. I wonder if Kendrick’s hate for Drake comes from his own self-guilt about the man he was, the man he is trying to transcend.
I think he was playing basketball with his father not his friends. His dad was going super hard on him cause he thought that was best. At least that’s how I interpreted it. “Early morning wake ups, practicing on day offs”
9:24. Your analysis of this is wrong. Kendrick’s father didn’t choose to ignore his feelings, he didn’t have time to deal with them. It’s not an emotional repression issue. He literally can’t afford to take time to grieve. It’s not about being taught wrong by “toxic” masculinity; his family will suffer if he takes time for himself. Thats the mentality he passed on to Kendrick. The problem is Kendrick is a multi millionaire. He doesn’t have to push aside his feelings for the wellbeing of his family, and therefore he gets the opportunity to rise above.
I wish I expanded on this more on the video because you’re right- and the systemic issue of being poor and having to provide for a family through multiple jobs eliminates valuable time to be a father. That then trickles down to the next generation, and it’s up to them to try to balance it-however, the system is still pitted against them too. Thanks for the comment.
@@deadpanduke19 I didn’t see this until now, but thank you for your levelheaded and thoughtful response, and for admitting you could’ve done better. It was a good video overall
I loved this song immediately. Exactly like all the black fathers I grew up with unfortunately even the one I procreated with. They did their best with what they knew.
Really speaking on speculation. Maybe it's a culture thing. The teary eyes stay outside line was most likely about him losinb and his emotions getting the best of him and he better not go in the house crying over a game. His friends may not understand because they may have single parents and a mom might coddle him but a dad wont. Gotta sand off those emotions young.
the phrase "be a man" is used in most term of standing up for yourself, this troop of man being emotionless is not true, no.2 kendrick is from Compton where if you are weak soft or emotional you are a target for, anybody.
Missing that part of it... kinda kills the rest of what you're trying to explain in the lyrics. Kendrick is who he is because his father did what he knew and thought best; Kendrick's father is who he is because of what he learned from his own father (or what he picked up from the street that worked, which he then carried forward). Kendrick is trying to break that cycle going forward, for his own children; teach the lesson to his young, without carrying forward the negatives from what he was taught/learned.
Okay, my “be a man” comment may be a little over dramatic, lol. I like what some of you are saying, that it means to stand up for yourself, be a more resilient person, etc. It’s a phrase that can mean anything you want it to, and in this context, I wanted to describe the toxic version of it. I should’ve made that more clear and not spun it in a way that “be a man” can only mean one thing. Thank you all for watching - I love seeing everyone’s interpretations and it’s one of the great things about art!
I love the fact that this beef shed light on how impactful Mr Morale is. It is truly raw and honest album.
Its such a beautiful and therapeutic album man
@@thoonaliathat’s literally the whole album it’s teaching you how to heal and how to overcome very therapeutic I haven’t been to therapy but after listen to that album it make you feel like you witness or was apart of one. KING KUTA 👑
My friend's didn't understand why i praised Mr. Morale so much until the beef. They laughed when i called it some of kendrick's best work, but they all get it now. Better late than never!
I don't know if that was a calculated plan by Kendrick but it's happened to showcase this album perfectly I went back to it and listened to it because of this and have not stopped listening to it since
I had to give him his fourth (maybe 5th😳) classic
There's something poetic about hip hop's "boogieman" being a dude who confronts his trauma and shortcomings. The thing the other rappers are really afraid of isn't kendrick himself it's the fact that Kendrick can show them themselves in the mirror and what’s worse that what he shows them is true.
mmmmmm
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Wonder why Cole backed out. I love Cole. But I don't think he wanted this smoke
Thats why he won the beef. Mr morale made him invincible, as he already reflected and admitted to his shortcomings and has grown as a person.
I cried rivers listening to this song. Two summers ago I found out that my father, an abusive alcoholic, is not my biological father. My bio dad, it turns out, is a r*pist. Finding this out broke me. I almost lost myself. Therapy, medication, and this song carried me through that.
Oof, I absolutely hope you are doing well my brother.
🙏🏾
You’re a trooper brother ✊🏻
Beef or not we are served with steak I hope u get protein to march your life through.
Blessings bro🙏🏼
I think "Mother i sober" or "Mirror" is in the song Mirror "Sorry I didn't save the world, my friend I was too busy buildin' mine again, I choose me, sorry." It touches my heart, I think we've all felt this way at some point in our lives.
My wife and I sing the choose me as an anthem 😅😅
"I come from a generation of home invasions" may also refer to the countless children from K Dot's hood/generation who grew up without a father, and they watched their mother's bringing different men/ step fathers to their home, hence a stranger invading the home.
Thats actually smart
it's also just straight up, home invasions while he was a child in Compton were probably even more apparent
@@vvorkhorse9755 and thats the beauty of the entrandes the way Kendrick does and how it can be looked at many ways
Or it was just cops busting in without warrant.
@@danubeisreallypeculiarrive7944 either way, home invasions is a term that connotes fear and anxiety, which is perfectly represented throughout kendrick's album here
I know the unbelievable value of Damn but, Mr. Morales is my favorite album.
Best spider-man
(Me too though, that album is absolutely legendary)
not to be that guy, but it's technically Señor Morales
These replies goofy af 😂😭
Mine too. It‘s a masterpiece.
@@peazeralus hahaha well said
Mr Morale and the Big Steppers is going to go down in history as not just a great album, but an important album. The kind that people will go back to and re-discover and re-interpret again and again and remain in their lives and minds and hearts. People just did not understand it when it came out. They wanted aggressive Kendrick. They were not prepared to be hit by a Black man doing introspective, self-reflection about his own trauma and the generational trauma of his family, that is a mirror to most men and their families. If the only thing to come out of the Drake beef is people finally realizing Drake is a s*x freak and a culture vulture of the highest degree AND rediscovering Kendrick's catalogue (and esp reviewing Mr Morale), then I would be satisfied.
What’s the difference between this and Jay Z 4:44?
I’ll wait
@@kmdunruly yeah 4:44 is another one thats very personal and vulnerable. personally i prefer Kendrick's voice, performance and artistry. but multiple albums can touch on similar subject matters. you dont need to just choose one
I had listened to this album in part for the first time last year. I had been mad at Kendrick over a terrible concert experience back in the DAMN tour and skipped out on Mr.Morale. This song came on randomly on a radio I listened and man it hit me being raised by a mom and 2 older sisters. I felt it many times told I was the man of the house at 8 and going on and it felt like I’ve always had so much weight on me. This song helped me feel good knowing there’s plenty of us going through it and fighting on. Made me listen to the whole album. As I’m now 27 and still fighting bad habits and working on myself and bettering myself for family and me.😊
That tour with Kendrick was the shit cause I went to the show in Phoenix and it was amazing so how was your experience horrible ?
Thank you for sharing brother!! I went through something similar and this album/song helped me realize I personally needed therapy (not projecting on you) which allowed me to heal the relationship with my dad before he passed last year. RIP pops ❤️🩹
What happened at the concert?
@@tyisnt paid $300 for some seats that were close to the stage but on the side and then speakers came out and blocked the whole stage and had to watch the concert on a big screen to my left instead of what was in front of me and the DAMN concert was a huge spectacle that I didn’t get to see live. And I’ve been bitching about it because it was my first concert and a huge let down
@@Wierdcrap damn bro that fucking sucks. I’m so sorry to hear that happened!!! That’s really unfortunate and they should’ve been tentative towards that when setting up the stage. When you get another chance to see him you’ll appreciate it that much more. I saw him in Brooklyn for Mr morale’s tour and it was an unbelievable experience, if you get another chance take it bro, can’t hold onto that experience forever, there’s too much life to live!!! Stay safe and blessed brother
6:40 I believe that line is about Kendrick playing basketball against his dad, not his friends. His dad wouldn’t go easy on him and he would lose quite often, which explains what his mom said. He’s saying that every time he lost against his dad, he didn’t wanna go home, so he would just stay outside with his friends
Great interpretation. I never even considered looking at the lyric like that
@@deadpanduke19 i appreciate it bro! it kind of ties the last part of that verse together:
"Oh, this the part, he breaks my humility just for practice
Tactics we learned together, sore losers forever, daddy issues"
he grew up accepting the tough love that his father taught him because he saw the 'lessons' as something that his father learned from his grandfather, and felt a sense of bonding. this is reinforced by the next verse where he says he yearns for an "i love you", a more direct type of love from his dad, but instead he only received tough love
I’m a kid that grew up with both parents..this song touched me cuz I was raised off of “tough love”. Men don’t cry, practice practice practice. I have a great father but still had daddy issues.
Now with a 4 y/o son of my own I find myself making him be tough but trying to break those “man” mindsets
This album came out the Friday after Mothers Day. I had been avoiding my family for emotional reasons I couldn’t understand. I felt so guilty for not calling my mom, I didn’t want to speak to my dad, just past resentment from childhood issues bubbling inside me. As soon as I got off work I turned this album on and in the first few songs it says maybe you need some therapy. I called my mom and tried to explain to her how I was feeling and why I didn’t call but I didn’t put it into words. For some reason I knew it had to do with resentment towards my dad. I told her I may need to talk to someone, and she tells that she does too! And soon I start tearing up and I could hear her tearing up through the phone. After I hung up I listened to Father Time for the first time and I’m just crying. After that I booked my first therapy session and have been on my healing journey ever since. All thanks to God for sending me Kendrick’s music.
I’m so so proud of you. I’ve been avoiding confronting my emotions about my parents too. I have reasons to be angry at them, but also good reasons to have them in my life.
I’m ashamed of my cowardice and avoidance. I’m 30 and I’ve been isolating myself on and off throughout my 20s. It’s catching up to me and I need to face it. I’m deeply afraid I won’t get the apology, empathy, and love that I want from them, so I put it off forever.
Fuck I’m crying now lol. Thanks for reading. I’m tired of being such an avoider. I want to change. I only have this one life.
@@highmay3590 thank you for reading, I’m wishing you a healthy healing journey as well! We can do this
It’s so remarkable how different this album is hittin today. So many people have circled back around to it you just love to see it
10:55 I found the other way of interpreting this is how prominent we relate women with having daddy issues, but Kendrick is trying to emphasize that grown men also have daddy issues and its time for us to start addressing it.
Yea that’s how I took it as well
Absolutely. I have daddy issues, and I notice that when talking with male friends with abusive/absent fathers, they will not call them that
i just wanna thank you because as an italian, it’s so difficult to undertand kendrick’s songs and thanks to videos like yours i find it easier. keep up the great work
Hands down my favorite song from the album, can relate so much to it
I still think “U” is the most heartbreaking. He really poured out his emotions to that song reflecting on his friends passing
this is the one song me and my dad will listen to on repeat, he tries to change his ways. this song reminds him of why...
I'm not big on social media and keeping my finger on the pulse of rhe cultural zeitgeist. I was flabbergasted to find out amidst this beef that Mr. Morale was so ill-received. Just goes to show how important it is to form your own opinion. I had been touting Mr. Morale as an amazing collection of music, art and growth personified to any friends and family that would listen - though I admit with age I have grown to most appreciate story-driven, introspective rap. Glad to know it is now getting the love it deserves.
the people who got it got it. people who only got onto Kendrick following Damn just did not understand what he was trying to do
Same here bru
I think the album is finally getting its flowers. I’ve seen numerous comments of people discovering or rediscovering it in the past 2 months. It really bores into your soul and changes you if you let it. 😭
I had a pretty roguh relationship with my father my whole life and this song has literally changed that, this song made me understand that he has his own flaws but within those flaws he has greatness and if I want to take anything and learn anything from him that would be to try to replicate his greatness and his ability to carry a family regardless of how he was feeling or what he was going through. Thats my king and thank you so much Kendrick for making me realize that, I don't think ill ever stop listening to this song, ever
Your product value is fucken great, keep this shit up man
In hindsight how ironic that Drake is explicitly named on a song about Father Issues, you could say with what we know now, Kendrick may have also been implying Drake isn’t a great father due to his relationship with his own father.
most heartbreaking is crazy when Mother I Sober exists
The song hits different when youve lived through the situation it talks of
for me Mother I Sober is more tragic
Mother I Sober is the most tragic but Father Time imo illustrates the underlying factor that prevents men from going through the process Mother I Sober illustrates in the first place.
@@DynastyLuminous46that’s exactly why Father Time was put in the beginning of the album and has tap dancing in the end which represents to me “beating around the bush”
@@hlogilehlogonolo5438 Absolutely, goes for a whole lot of tracks on the first disc, the first 3 songs are basically Kendrick deflecting his issues by stating that the whole world has issues.
Mother I sober is more tragic but Kendrick is able to overcome and transform through it at the end. Father Time is just the reality of countless men across the world and while an avenue for change is presented it still ends on grown men with daddy issues
@@DynastyLuminous46 Interesting interpretation but I think his 3st three songs are not about deflecting the his issue but to say "Everyone grieves different" in that the thing everyone has in common is that everyone has their own issues but these issues can be derived from parental and generational trauma. It is a way to relate to everyone but also to say the journey to heal is the same for everyone even if circumstances are different
This was a song I never paided attention to on release. But since then I had been trying to seperate myself from the environment I was raised in and the role models I had. And it just hit hard as my brothers are still going through the same struggle and I'm only at the starting line of improving myself.
I wish this was longer I fkn love this song
This song helped me reflect on my own upbringing. I came to realize that my dad was human too, although I still grapple with the simultaneous feelings I have for him (hate, love, pity, etc). Just like Kendrick said, I have some healing to do.
I love this song, my hardworking dad was always working and never had time for me
Best review …simple. clean, and clear! Thank You✨
MrMorale is the album that brought me to listen to kendrick very insightful lyricism throughout his work. For-sure my favorite artist now.
i listen to this when I workout, and i be crying 2 it sometimes
Damn y'all making that Kendrick algorithm for sure , get that bag
I want to thank you for this analysis… everything was very well said. You pointed out A few things I’ve missed and this is my favorite song from the album.
Looking forward to seeing you deconstruct more songs.
Father Time is my favorite song from Kendrick.
It really does connect with me and I just sometimes make my tear up because I can relate to some of this. It’s heart breaking that people do go through things like this.
This whole entire album is a Mantra and I enjoy listening in private you might never see me play this in public cause it truly isn’t for that it is so cohesive as well I must say “Father Time” is one of my favorites it’s rose into my Top 3 on the record and it’s cause of my understanding/relate ability to the record and Kendrick’s vulnerability and the way he convey’s his POV/outlook on his father and how it effected his choices as being a father now himself it’s truly a masterful song and masterpiece of an album in general.✍🏽🐐✨💯
I wrote a paper on the ties between two poems how they compare to the framework of masculinity and violence shown in Father Time and Duckworth
docs.google.com/document/d/1-22Mhz44aYDT5WfeY8wtpqk9Lk4-i1A2aQUzxVs9D_I/edit
awesome video!! please continue with this series
What are your thoughts on the lines “and to my partnas that figured it out without a father, I salute you may your blessings be neutrals to you your toddlers.”?
I know you wasn’t asking me but. He believes that men who figured out life without their dads or a father figures are truly blessed. He has high respect for them. Hopefully their blessings are passed on fairly to their kids. A life with no trauma, curses or toxicity.
Thank you for this break down. This is me damn near to a T. I already loved the song. This just really intensified that. Again… Thank You🙏🏾🙏🏾❤️
Father Time was the first song I saved. First song that came to mind when I saw your mother I sober video.
i think mother i sober is his most heartbreaking song ever. it’s on the same wave as FEAR. as it’s about his trauma growing up. i don’t have any trauma but when u can feel the emotion in a song and how detrimental it is to them even if u don’t go through that makes a song different
SAMIDOT > MIS > FEAR.
FEAR. is my favorite.
MMATBS is my top KL album. First time I listened to it, I listened without skips to the end then back to back.
When I am stressed I put this on and go for a jog (and when Mother I sober comes on, I slowdown or walk just so I dont breakdown).
This album is therapy .
If you really understand what the different albums are all about, his cataologue makes so much sense. Mr Morale following Damn was what i didnt know i needed. It kind off feels like Mr Morale is the therapy session to get rid of the problems and dive into them deeper that damn mentioned. And it feels like tpab and gkmc is telling you a lot about what couldve caused those problems.
Going through a tuff time the last 5 months and damn and mr morale are helping me so much.
And it's still a banger
Excellent breakdown! You should do the whole album! The best thing Drake did in the beef was make people go back and relisten to this album
As an 80s baby with a father who gave me his name and expected me to live up to it, this is the song I felt the most.
I see a video by Mrs.Morales and I need to say, Mrs.Morales and the big steppers is Kendrick's best album. One day everyone will see the grandeur of this project
“And to my partners that figured it out without a father
I salute you, may your blessings be neutral to your toddlers”
My favorite lines in the song.
This is one of the reasons why mr morale and the tbs is my favorite kendrick albums
you skipped the line that hit the most, but "Everything he didn't want was everything I was" while self explanatory, it's such a deep bar that basically is the meaning of the whole song, if you relate to that you are arguably the antithesis to your father, he didn't want someone to show their emotions or to care, and that's exactly what you are, you care, and he don't know any better, so how could you blame him
Father Time is one of kendricks best works
Most relatable kendrick song for me, top 5 kendrick
I was just listening to this album.
It’s a hard listen definitely…..
But when people discard it as Trash…..
I look at them extremely crazy
I knew everyone would shift gears from hating a couple years after mr morale dropped and realise it is one of the most incredibly written albums ever released, just didnt expect drake to be the trigger lmao
I'm so happy more ppl are experiencing Mr Morale. That album is perfect for todays climate.
At first, I didn’t like the song, then one day it comes on and I’m like “aye this beat is hitting” then I start actually listening to it and I’m like “damn” and now it’s my second fav song behind ignorance is bliss because of how it resonates with me.
My fav song from the beggining
I love this song so much! It’s so good..
This song hurts so bad but at the same time I love it so much. I always think about my brothers.. they are great human beings. Even when no man was around to teach them how to be a man.
I love your work, just keep working
Best song on the album by far
I don’t know if you were throwing shade at Little Simz at 1:35, but if you are, that’s totally shitty. Her track “I Love You, I Hate You” is a really strong track and she deconstructs her relationship with her father in a very nuanced way.
Little Simz wasn’t on my mind at all during this video, I absolutely love her music
I love this vid keep it up,
Auntie diaries next :))))
Spent half of the concert crying.
Drake been hating on Kendrick since he came in the game.. 2013.
hey bro respect to your video cause I know it took a lot of work. I just have to point out, every Kendrick breakdown I've seen is wrong, and usually the individuals making the videos are "not like us".
Usually hate comes from within. We hate the things in others that we dislike about ourselves. I wonder if Kendrick’s hate for Drake comes from his own self-guilt about the man he was, the man he is trying to transcend.
as someone with a dead dad, this is my favorite kendric song. i have a 'neat, no chaser tattoo.
Ive never paid attention to these deep lyrics because the song is really goof
I think he was playing basketball with his father not his friends. His dad was going super hard on him cause he thought that was best. At least that’s how I interpreted it. “Early morning wake ups, practicing on day offs”
Best song on the album and a top 3 Kendrick song
love the content, just a quick suggestion: try and use more clips instead of using the same ones over and over again.
Perfect breakdown just came from the mother i sober video
me personally mother i sober made me shed a tear
Love this 🔥
This song is the most impactful in the album for me, at least with Auntie Diaries too.
My best song on the album
.I like these analytical videos u been doin
its crazy how he also samples "You're not there" by Hoskins 'NCrowd
Nah really, why does it sound like there's a Drake diss in about every other older Kendrick song💀
Drake just happens to posses every charateristic Kendrick considers to be harmful to society.
"Since 2009 I got this bitch jumping"
Too sad to hear
Great vid
essa musica mata qualquer um
a gente ouve chorando
on a sidenote: the song goes hard.
Fax Father Time is amazing
Why the fuck am I crying right now?
Damn bro, break down one of my songs. I need the clout 😂 you do a real good job💯
9:24. Your analysis of this is wrong. Kendrick’s father didn’t choose to ignore his feelings, he didn’t have time to deal with them. It’s not an emotional repression issue. He literally can’t afford to take time to grieve. It’s not about being taught wrong by “toxic” masculinity; his family will suffer if he takes time for himself. Thats the mentality he passed on to Kendrick. The problem is Kendrick is a multi millionaire. He doesn’t have to push aside his feelings for the wellbeing of his family, and therefore he gets the opportunity to rise above.
I wish I expanded on this more on the video because you’re right- and the systemic issue of being poor and having to provide for a family through multiple jobs eliminates valuable time to be a father. That then trickles down to the next generation, and it’s up to them to try to balance it-however, the system is still pitted against them too. Thanks for the comment.
@@deadpanduke19 I didn’t see this until now, but thank you for your levelheaded and thoughtful response, and for admitting you could’ve done better. It was a good video overall
I loved this song immediately. Exactly like all the black fathers I grew up with unfortunately even the one I procreated with. They did their best with what they knew.
Watched at exactly 100,000 views
Why did everybody wait 2 years to release videos about Mr.Morale
Father Time is the best track on Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers.
Really speaking on speculation. Maybe it's a culture thing. The teary eyes stay outside line was most likely about him losinb and his emotions getting the best of him and he better not go in the house crying over a game. His friends may not understand because they may have single parents and a mom might coddle him but a dad wont. Gotta sand off those emotions young.
anyone know the name of the song at the start
Count Me Out - Kendrick Lamar off Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers
They should temporarily rename Mr. Morale and The Big Stepper’s, “Dear Aubrey”:
😂
Mother I sober is more heartbreaking
2 years no one but me liked this album smh man I’m glad a lot of you came outta being pacified
the phrase "be a man" is used in most term of standing up for yourself, this troop of man being emotionless is not true, no.2 kendrick is from Compton where if you are weak soft or emotional you are a target for, anybody.
He's playing basketball with his father, not actually his friends...
Missing that part of it... kinda kills the rest of what you're trying to explain in the lyrics.
Kendrick is who he is because his father did what he knew and thought best; Kendrick's father is who he is because of what he learned from his own father (or what he picked up from the street that worked, which he then carried forward).
Kendrick is trying to break that cycle going forward, for his own children; teach the lesson to his young, without carrying forward the negatives from what he was taught/learned.
In essence, you missed the actual point of the song, imo
Please do that whole album I’m begging you
I second this
I bet he’s already dissecting this as we enjoy this vid, you already know how deep and layered this album is