Insane
Flume feat. Kanye West Lyrics

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Run this in the stay home
Funny thing, niggas nothing on it
Big monster

How many times I won till it's on
How many times I won, you got em
Hom many times I want you brother

Tho I wear the same jeans jeans
Throw some with the you can clean clean clean
End up make em seen clean clean
Pumping it's the same damn thing
I can't kick it straight from king king king
Throw up by the hanger, same damn thing
Painting on a painting
That my main main thing
I that my name name green can't be
Hanging out thelike I can't hang
Banging out the that the same thing
For mobbing on a bean popping on a that's a
Couple come with me me me
That's my main main thing
Going somewhere sunny
That's my main main thing
Can't kick it someone give a name name king

Say I'm named king that other bitch a king
That bitch is no king throw it for the

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Flume's "Insane" featuring Kanye West seem to be speaking to someone who is experiencing fear, anxiety, and vulnerability. The lyrics suggest that the person doesn't have to be afraid or brave but is instead living in a "gilded cage"- a metaphor for having everything one could want but still feeling trapped. The singer encourages the person not to be afraid of taking risks and potentially going insane.

The chorus of the song repeats the word "insane" over and over again, emphasizing the idea of risking one's sanity for the sake of breaking free. The second verse seems to be questioning the motives of society and the games we play: "Your mind is on track/ For games we play these days/ With every path we take/ You know you're safe, safe, safe". The singer is suggesting that society has created a system where people feel safe but are actually being held back and repressed. The only risk is breaking free and going insane.

Overall, the song seems to be a call to arms for anyone feeling trapped or suffocated by society's norms. It's a reminder that there is always a risk in breaking free, but it's a risk worth taking if it means living life authentically.

Line by Line Meaning

You don't have to be afraid
Fear is not necessary

You don't even have to be brave
Courage is not necessary

Living in a gilded cage
Living in a luxurious environment but still trapped

The only risk is that you'll go
The only danger is that you'll become

Go, Go
Become, become

Insane
Mentally unstable

Go, oh oh, oh oh, oh oh
Become, oh oh oh oh

Oh, go, go, insane
Oh, become, become mentally unstable

And go,
Become,

Go insane
Become mentally unstable

And go insane
And become mentally unstable