Greetings, my fellow classmates! I hope your journey of educational prowess is successful so far. This week, I wanted to try something different and try to write a blog post about a song I enjoy listening to with my friends. This song is Broken Clocks by Solana Imani Rowe, aka SZA. For some background information, SZA is a musical artist famous for her R and B and collaborations with famous artists. She was born on November 8, 1990, and grew up aspiring to become a singer. Broken Clocks is one of her most famous songs, being the Number 1 hit on her album Ctrl. I figured doing a whole breakdown would be too long, so I picked 3 verses to cover. Thank you for reading my blog and checking out this song. You won't regret it!
Verse 1:
Run fast from my day job, runnin' fast from the way it wasJump quick to a paycheck, runnin' back to the strip clubI'm never goin' back, never goin' back, no, you can't make meNever goin' back, never goin' back (nah), they'll never take meI've paid enough of petty dues, I've heard enough of sh- newsI had a thing for dirty shoes since I was 10, love dirty men alike
This first verse focuses on her regretful past as a bartender in a strip club during hard times early in her life. She looks back on these times as times and the past and promises to never return to these times in her life, showcasing her maturity and growth as a singer.
Pre-Chorus:
Ooh, better day than yesterday (keep cuttin' up)Ooh, I just take it day by dayOoh-oh, never hearing what they say (uh)Ooh-ooh (uh), I just do it my way
This Pre-chorus delivers a message of self-improvement every day and proves that she would continue to ignore other people's opinions and focus on herself.
All I got is these broken clocksI ain't got no time, just burnin' daylightStill love, and it's still love, and it's still loveIt's still love, still love (still love), still loveIt's still love, but it's still love, nothin' but love for you (nothin' but)Nothin' but love (nothin' but), nothin' but love
This main verse references the Peter Pan movie when Captain Hook mentions all his broken clocks and how they all ticked until their last tock, and now all is good. Lastly, she finishes the verse by repeating and expressing her love for her significant other.
This is a very interesting topic to write about. Are you a big SZA fan?
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