Having a very serious thematic element in the lyrics and then juxtaposing with something really triumphant and just a big beat to dance to is a nice contrast to having a dark message.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
A good idea for lyrics and a melody to expand on.
Music is an extraordinary vehicle for expressing emotion - very powerful emotions. That's what draws millions of people towards it. And, um, I found myself always going for these darker places and - people identify with that.
Whether lyrically or musically, it reaches in there and grabs your soul. That's the stuff I gravitate toward.
I've always just had sort of a dark take on life, I suppose, and hopefully, the music transcends that in a way.
That is what intrigues me; songwriting and song structure and expression.
It's always nice to be able to capture your life's experiences in a song and hold the emotion in that way.
It's a combination of melody and lyrics, not one without the other. It's a confluence of these different elements that makes something powerful.
I feel that writers think with their noses to the ground, and the dark stuff kind of comes to me more, even though I really am sort of an upbeat guy. It's an honest descent into darkness. And you can't have the joy without the grief - it's why we listen to Mozart's 'Requiem.'
I think for an artist it's really important to have experiences, and I've had a lot of those. It's definitely inspired my lyrics and my style, even down to what I wear.
I feel like my lyrics are just dark and scathing. I feel like the lyrics on 'Darkest Before Dawn' are uncompromised hip-hop and really speaking to my core fan base. Basically what's been known in my discography the entire time.