Discover the poetic beauty in ‘Time Stopped’ by Adrian Younge. This lyric breakdown takes you on a journey through the artist’s thoughts, emotions, and the story they aim to tell. From clever metaphors to evocative imagery, we delve into the nuances that make this song a lyrical masterpiece. Whether you’re a fan of Adrian Younge or a lover of well-crafted words, our detailed analysis will give you a deeper understanding and appreciation of this song.
Alone in the crowd just puffing on loud
Evil eye up in the sky, see the ominous clouds
Rain coming, my play cousin Domino’s down the block
I say, “What’s up dawg” we both give a pound
Now it’s daps all around, my nigga A-Plus clowning
Tajai laughing while he cracking the crown
Royal, sip the oil then I spotted a stallion
I’m looking at her bosom while she jock the medallion
If it was not for these friends of mine, it would not have been a time
Worth remembering if I’m correct in assessin’ it
Fresh as shit
Sparing no expense, like a pharaoh or a prince
Women staring over this, men glaring over chicks
We paying no attention to them sore thumbs
Plus it only makes them vexder when them whores come
Don’t kill the messenger, they stressing doing more drugs
Not to mention if you test them they be four guns
I need funds with some versatile out of order
Now I’m posted up by the Eddie Bauer Explorer
In the Wells Fargo parking lot
Sparking up with twelve Argonauts
Informers on the corner wanna call the cops
Stop
Bogarding the joint, hollering at hotties in the drop top
Summertime crop tops, goodies ’bout to pop out
Tryna seal the deal passing a doobie
They ain’t looking at me, they looking through me
At a black duly packed full of hoolies, who these niggas man?
They rolled past, they backed up
They jumped out the black truck
The black man and black gat
We froze up and that fast my life flashed before me, time stopped
Okay, I’m panicking, ran to the back of the car that we was sitting on
I see my homie shaking on the ground, I think my nigga gone
Heard some more shots in the distance I’m looking for an exit
Two girls I saw up in the club rode up and told me, “Get in”
I heard the muffler and now I’m running for some cover
Some suckers put they ride in reverse and burned rubber
Got me flustered, I’m like, “Oh brother, there goes the summer”
Cancelled supper, but I tuck jumped behind a garbage dumpster
Blood is bucking out of the snub nose, I ducked over
Underneath the front of the Nova like, what the f*ck, yo
And caught another glimpse of the villain as he was once mo’
Tryna catch a victim who slipping and make the blood flow
Hit the corner, tucked the asphalt, barely touched my toes
Nigga tryna shoot my ass off, heard a couple mo’
Did the Carl Lewis for a block and the shots stopped
Look over my shoulder, brodie aiming with his neck cocked
Then he rolled past, and backed up
They jumped out the black truck
The black mans and black gat
We froze up and that fast my life flashed before me, time stopped