good day
Descrição
A faixa "good day" de 21 Savage oferece uma perspectiva sombria e irônica sobre o que constitui um "bom dia" na vida de alguém imerso no universo do crime. O artista apresenta um cenário onde a ausência de tiroteios diretos ("ain't have to spray the K") é um alívio, mas que é, paradoxalmente, preenchido por menções constantes a assassinatos, tráfico de drogas ("sold a brick of yay"), vitórias em processos judiciais ("my brother beat his case") e conquistas sexuais de natureza casual. A letra transmite uma sensação de desapego e frieza emocional, onde a violência está sempre presente na mente ("murder on me mind") e o sucesso é medido por ganhos ilícitos e a superação de adversidades dentro de um código moral distorcido. A música é um retrato cru e desafiador da realidade de quem opera à margem da lei, onde a paz é relativa e o "bom dia" é uma celebração da sobrevivência e da dominação nesse ambiente hostil.
Letra
I think of murder, murder on me mind
Murder on the menu, murder all the time
Today was a good day, ain't have to spray the K
Today was a good day, pour some Actavis
Today was a good day, I woke up with your bitch
Today was a good day, cross her off the list
Today was a good day, ain't have to spray the K
Today was a good day, I sold a brick of yay
Today was a good day, my brother beat his case
Today was a good day, day
Murder with the .45, murder with the nine
Murderin' that bitch, put that dick up in her spine
Murder with the .45, murder with the nine
Murderin' that bitch, put that dick up in her spine (uh, ooh)
I don't do love, I don't do hate, I don't do gullible (gullible, yeah)
Dope in the pantry, servin' up candy, watch lookin' colorful (colorful, bling)
Got an extendo, it's a new thing, it got kick wit' it (ayy, ayy, woo)
Got a new drum, that pa-rum-pum, I can't miss wit' it, uh
I'm in the four door (four door), drivin' it solo (ayy, nyoom)
Nigga, it's stolen, hop out and park 'em, nigga, then walk home (brrt)
All of this gang talk, gang talk, walk with me, red dot on your head turn green
Turn your Twitter fingers to a crime scene (splat, splat, splat)
Street sweep-sweep-sweep (whoop-whoop), wonder how I get the dope so cheap (cheap)
Plug walk, get the bags off me (whoop-whoop-whoop)
Two for ten goin' in all week, twin Glocks don't pretend round me, uh (round me, brrt)
Hit the deck, goin' down 'round me ('round me)
Couple shots have a 'round 'round me (ayy-ayy), one clip, but it came 12 deep (whoop-whoop-whoop)
Today was a good day, ain't have to spray the K
Today was a good day, pour some Actavis
Today was a good day, I woke up with your bitch
Today was a good day, cross her off the list
Today was a good day, ain't have to spray the K
Today was a good day, I sold a brick of yay
Today was a good day, my brother beat his case (uh)
Today was a good day, day
Niggas they die, many die, die, dead niggas
I pull the trig-, pull the trig-, pull the trigger
Niggas they die, many die, die, dead niggas
I pull the trig-, pull the trig-, pull the trigger
Got the boy for 50 things, now he wanna kill me now
50 drums, air his mammy house out, do he feel me now? (Mmm)
Left his kinfolk full of leaks, in the street we play for keeps
Closed casket, aim for his head, shot him in his teeth
Mud nigga, hood nigga, opp killer, thot driller
Memphis, Tennessee we got real hitters
Drug dealers, cop killers, gang spitters, sauce drippers
Pussy ass niggas, you need to bleed
Draco bury you like a seed, I know you niggas ain't likin' me (uh-uh)
Patta, all about that sack, uh, ran up on me, .45 blew out his back, uh
Rack after rack, uh, you know I'm gon' stack, uh
Treat this rap shit, man, like I'm hustlin' crack, uh, Patta
Today was a good day, ain't have to spray the K
Today was a good day, pour some Actavis
Today was a good day, I woke up with your bitch
Today was a good day, cross her off the list
Today was a good day, ain't have to spray the K
Today was a good day, I sold a brick of yay
Today was a good day, my brother beat his case
Today was a good day, day
Blood on me street, and blood on me hands, ah
Blood on me shirt, and blood on me pants, ah
Blood on me street, and blood on me hands, ah
Blood on me shirt, and
Gírias
Na letra, "spray the K" significa atirar com uma AK-47, arma de fogo referida como "K". "Actavis" é uma marca de xarope para tosse com codeína, frequentemente usado de forma recreativa como "lean". "Brick of yay" refere-se a um grande bloco, geralmente de cocaína ("yay" é gíria para cocaína). A expressão "Twitter fingers to a crime scene" adverte que bravatas e ameaças online ("Twitter fingers") podem resultar em violência real. Por fim, "plug walk" descreve a postura e a forma de andar confiante de um traficante de drogas ("plug" é o fornecedor).