Blunt embarked on his solo career in 2011, releasing a set of albums as well as several EPs and singles. His full-length studio albums, The Narcissist II (2012), The Redeemer (2013), and Black Metal (2014), received attention and praise from various music publications.
Blunt has also hosted conceptual art exhibitions in the past, an example of this is a minimalist exhibition displaying a building site hoarding wall accompanied by a crowd dispersal alarm.[citation needed].
Blunt is also known for his playfulness and obfuscation. In 2015, he sent his bodyguard to accept his Philip Hall Radar Award at the NME awards. In 2016, he listed a toy Foxtons estate agents Mini Cooper filled with marijuana on eBay. At a New York concert, in March 2016, media guests were asked to check in under aliases that they had received with their ticket confirmations.
Papi
Dean Blunt Lyrics
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Said you'd bring out the best in me
Yeah, yeah
I can never be that!
Cause you bring out the best in me
It's not about the things I did to you
It's not about the possibility for we!
Said you'd bring out the best in me yeah, yeah!
Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, two, one!
In Dean Blunt's song Papi, the lyrics "Bring out the best in me / Said you'd bring out the best in me / Yeah, yeah / I can never be that!" suggest a sense of disillusionment with the idea of self-improvement through another person. The repetition of "bring out the best in me" by both the singer and the hypothetical other person implies a certain pressure to live up to some idealized version of oneself, and yet the singer ultimately concludes that it's not possible. This could be read as a critique of the self-help industry, which often promises transformative change through external interventions without acknowledging internal obstacles.
The line "It's not about the things I did to you / It's not about the possibility for we!" further reinforces the idea that self-improvement is a personal journey that can't be achieved through someone else's validation or forgiveness. The countdown from ten to one at the end of the song creates a sense of finality and urgency, as if the singer is counting down to an inevitable failure or realization. Overall, the lyrics in Papi suggest a complex relationship between self-improvement and external validation, and raise questions about the role of individual agency in pursuing personal growth.
Line by Line Meaning
Bring out the best in me
Hoping for personal improvement
Said you'd bring out the best in me
Dependent on someone else for change
Yeah, yeah
Casual affirmation
I can never be that!
Doubting ability to change
Cause you bring out the best in me
Acknowledging external influence on growth
It's not about the things I did to you
Dismissing past actions as a factor
It's not about the possibility for we!
Rejecting a future together
Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, two, one!
Countdown to a change or end
Contributed by Charlotte V. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@HollyPeck
the sample on this is legendary
@lukemistery3330
Could fucking cry when i hear this.
@glocku373
Seeing most of the comments from 5-10 years ago is so cool I wonder how they’re doing now
@Nihils31
yes, it's a sample from floyd's "echoes"
@CryingDeejay
Answering the question before we even ask it. You're doing God's work, mate
@Schothorst24
thx
@genghischan69
No shit bro
@MyDiamondStarCar
beautiful stuff
@mrzekopeko
timeless
@thomasrainbow
Sounds like Bill Callahan walking around on mescaline at the local carniceria.