Deconstruction of lyrics

Deconstruction of Lyrics

Deconstruction of Lyrics
Yonkers by Tyler the Creator

By Kelechi Okorie

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Tyler (Artist) explains that this song is meant to be a conversation between himself and his white, evil, swagged-out alter ego Wolf Haley.

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Verse 1

Tyler says that he is talking to his alter ego Wolf Haley. Wolf is the one claiming to be a walking paradox, but Tyler is resisting. A paradox is a contradicting but true statement; he claims to be a walking paradox, then he contradicts that statement, because he is not literally a walking paradox. Tyler wish he had dreads to shake (thats really where the line comes from). Tyler is claiming to be really hard (tough) on the line Bedrock, harder than. Scribble is street slang for tagging/graffiti. One could interpret this phrase as Tyler writing his lyrics about his sins like murder, drug use, sex, watching Nickelodeon, etc. Tyler doesnt want to hear about Syds problems, so he directs her to his therapist who is actually just himself with a deeper voice.

Verse 2

Tyler contradicts himself by telling Jesus to stop b**chin'(complaining), but in the next verse he starts complaining about his therapist. 3 past 6 = a 9 millimetre gun, which he can use to go postal which has become a euphemism for going on a shooting spree. Notable clock wordplay involving the phrase clocking three past six. Adventure Time is a surreal childrens Cartoon Network show .Tyler loves to watch this show. Can also be taken to mean that he went home for some Adventure Time in the sense of his adventurous actions in the next two lines. Tylers mom left LA to go up North when he turned 18. Obviously, Tylers mum would probably think he was gay if she caught him dancing around the house in panties. (Hence the next line)

Verse 2

Hayley Williams is the lead singer of the band Paramore. She was featured in the B.o.B soft rap hit Airplanes. From Tylers comments on this song and others, his beef is not just with Hayley, B.o.B or Bruno, but rather with the larger trend of bland, uncreative pop music they and others have released lately. Bruno Mars was featured on B.o.Bs hit Nothin' On You. Tyler has expressed a dislike for the brand of prepackaged, pop-oriented hip-hop that is gaining popularity recently. He often complains about the similar chord progression in many of these songs.If Tyler stabbed his esophagus, he could also hit his larynx (voice box), if Mars' voice box is damaged hell no longer be able to make music.

Verse 2

A team of leaders is paradoxical if the entire team is leading, whos following?. Green paper refers to money, gold teeth to jewellery. Ironically, in the next line he states that he wants none of those things.

Here Tyler is likely saying that the black kids never wanted to read cooking books because they didnt have food to eat.

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