NAPKIN NOTES
*Key* Napkin Note = Human Truth
Songs reveal numerous human truths, often concealed behind a captivating beat.
(Some of my favorite moments have been in the car, finally understanding the lyrics to my favorite songs completely).
“Seems like I point a finger just to make a point nowadays.”
- Kendrick Lamar, PRIDE.
Napkin Note
Prideful behavior isn’t usually about inflicting damage so much as displacing a sting you think you don’t deserve.
“There's nothing you can do. I know that I want this. No one likes to lose. Know that I got this. I'ma put some goddamn moves on you, babe, I know you need it.”
- Suki Waterhouse, moves.
Napkin Note
Clarity fuels action.
“First time I done saw you… You text nothing like you look.”
- Frank Ocean, Good Guy.
Napkin Note
Most people’s writing is doused in the kind of person they are - from word choices to references to emojis used or unused. Maybe the best compliment a copywriter (or a strategist) could get is to be able to write nothing like they look.
“I tried to run it away. Thought then my head be feeling clearer. I traveled 70 states. Thought moving ‘round make me feel better.”
- Solange, Cranes in the Sky.
Napkin Note
Pain travels well.
“I-I-I-I'm scared to death that she might be it. That the love is real, that the shoe might fit. She might just be my everything and beyond. Space and time in the afterlife.”
- Leon Bridges, Beyond.
Napkin Note
Love while exciting, also brings vulnerability.
“It's better to feel pain, than nothing at all. The opposite of love's indifference. So pay attention now.
- The Lumineers, Stubborn Love.
Napkin Note
We crave emotional validation, even if it means accepting painful truths.