Growing up in Florida, Whitney was originally a guitar player for hardcore and doom metal bands.[3] Whitney moved to Los Angeles, California after starting his career as a rapper eventually finding success in the underground.
Eric Whitney was born 15 April 1991 in Lake Worth, Florida to parents from New York. Whitney grew up in West Palm Beach, Florida. As a teenager, he was in several bands and played the guitar which introduced him to music. He also played football whilst in High School, saying he was practically forced to by his father, who died when Whitney was seventeen.
Whitney was introduced to rap music when he was the guitarist in the hardcore punk band Nemesis and a bandmate introduced him to Memphis rap.
Whitney graduated from university after studying astrophysics and was eventually employed in a position earning $65,000 annually.In 2015, Whitney moved to Los Angeles, California due to his music not thriving in Southern Florida, giving up his employment at the same time. Meeting up with JGRXXN, Whitney joined his collective Schemaposse which included artists such as the now-deceased Lil Peep and Craig Xen.
In April 2016, Schemaposse disbanded leaving Whitney not associated with any group. Whitney eventually began to associate with the popular underground group $uicideboy$ and fellow Florida rapper Pouya. Pouya released the video for "1000 Rounds" with Ghostemane in April 2017.The video quickly went viral and as of May 2018, has nearly 9 million views.
In 2018 Whitney released his 10th album, "N / O / I / S / E" (No One Is Safe from Evil). The album has a very dark and aggressive style and it deals a lot with self-harm, self-mutilation, agoraphobia, and many other issues Ghostemane has dealt with personally. N / O / I / S / E was released by surprise on 10th October 2018, as it was supposed to drop on 17th October of the same year.
Cycle
Ghostemane Lyrics
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Collapsing over the ending, ending?
Am I starting a new trend?
Or am I just chasing my tail again?
Oh
Am I starting to cave in?
Stuck in my head, it's a goddamn maze
Carve out my eyes, I can't see anyway
Darker than heaven, empty as God
There is nothing to live for
I guess you were right about everything
Carve out my tongue, I got nothing to say
Darker than heaven, empty as God
There is nothing to live for
Take the reins, I've had enough
Steer this thing into the wall
So pull the rope in
I'm losing myself down here
I'm sinking
Stuck in my head, it's a goddamn maze
Carve out my eyes, I can't see anyway
Darker than heaven, empty as God
There is nothing to live for
I guess you were right about everything
Carve out my tongue, I got nothing to say
Darker than heaven, empty as God
There is nothing to live for
You were never really right about it all
But that's the way that you like to recall it all
You love to believe that you were right, all along
I was the one issuing a warning
This is a warning
Useless, I know because you'll just go and ignore me
Won't you? Won't you? Won't you?
Simply patronizing won't do it
Will it, will it, will it? Well I'm through
Putting my faith in anything I'm told
To close my eyes to see
Nobody informed me mornings are made for mourning what could've been
Eyes wide open
Exonerated of sin
Stuck in my head, it's a goddamn maze
Carve out my eyes, I can't see anyway
Darker than heaven, empty as God
There is nothing to live for
I guess you were right about everything
Carve out my tongue, I got nothing to say
Darker than heaven, empty as God
There is nothing to live for
Am I starting a new trend?
Reset the cycle
Reset the cycle
Reset the cycle
Reset the cycle
In Ghostemane's song "Cycle," the lyrics delve into the theme of existentialism as he questions his purpose and whether or not there is any meaning to life. The opening lines express a sense of confusion and uncertainty as he wonders if the beginning and end of everything are ultimately interchangeable. He then questions whether he's trying to start a new trend or if he's just chasing his tail again, suggesting that he may be stuck in a repetitive cycle.
Throughout the song, Ghostemane grapples with feelings of emptiness and hopelessness, as he contemplates carving out his eyes and tongue to escape his own thoughts. He references heaven and God, painting a picture of something dark and empty. He feels like there is nothing to live for and acknowledges that whoever told him otherwise was wrong.
The chorus repeats the same lines, "Stuck in my head, it's a goddamn maze / Carve out my eyes, I can't see anyway / Darker than heaven, empty as God / There is nothing to live for," further emphasizing the sense of despair he's feeling. In the end, he suggests resetting the cycle, perhaps acknowledging that the only thing to do is to start again.
Line by Line Meaning
How is the beginning
Collapsing over the ending, ending?
The singer questions why things seem to regress instead of progress over time.
Am I starting a new trend?
Or am I just chasing my tail again?
The singer is unsure if they're being innovative or simply repeating old patterns.
Am I starting to cave in?
There is nothing left to believe in
The singer feels hopeless and lost, without anything they can trust or have faith in.
Stuck in my head, it's a goddamn maze
Carve out my eyes, I can't see anyway
Darker than heaven, empty as God
There is nothing to live for
I guess you were right about everything
Carve out my tongue, I got nothing to say
Darker than heaven, empty as God
There is nothing to live for
The artist descends into a bleak state of despair, feeling trapped in their thoughts and completely hopeless about this existence.
Take the reins, I've had enough
Steer this thing into the wall
So pull the rope in
I'm losing myself down here
I'm sinking
The artist has given up and wants to end things violently.
You were never really right about it all
But that's the way that you like to recall it all
You love to believe that you were right, all along
I was the one issuing a warning
This is a warning
Useless, I know because you'll just go and ignore me
Won't you? Won't you? Won't you?
Simply patronizing won't do it
Will it, will it, will it? Well I'm through
Putting my faith in anything I'm told
To close my eyes to see
Nobody informed me mornings are made for mourning what could've been
Eyes wide open
Exonerated of sin
The singer addresses someone who claimed they were right, but the singer believes they were wrong and is frustrated with their lack of acknowledgement. The singer is done being told what to believe and chooses to see the truth for themselves, even if it's painful.
Am I starting a new trend?
Reset the cycle
Reset the cycle
Reset the cycle
Reset the cycle
The singer wants to break out of their negative pattern and start fresh, even if it means taking drastic action.
Lyrics © Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN), Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Spencer William Chamberlain, Aaron Gillespie, Timothy McTague, James Smith, Christopher Dudley, Grant Brandell, Eric Whitney
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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