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.
The Singularity
Ghostemane Lyrics
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Stuck in your grip on my chest
The only pain is when I breathe
As you sink your claws into me
Don't you worry
It only hurts me when I breathe
The lyrics to Ghostemane's song The Singularity express the feeling of being trapped in a toxic relationship. The singer is willingly allowing their partner to control and dominate them, as seen in the lines "I let you pin me against the wall again/Stuck in your grip on my chest." Despite feeling suffocated and in pain, the singer chooses to stay with their partner, shown by the line, "Don't you worry/It only hurts me when I breathe." This implies that the only way the singer could escape the pain is by death.
Furthermore, the use of the metaphor of "claws" adds to the dark and twisted nature of the relationship. It suggests that the singer is being dragged down and ripped apart by their controlling partner. The overall message of the song is that sometimes people, like the singer, become blind to the dangers in their relationship and choose to remain in a harmful situation.
Line by Line Meaning
I let you pin me against the wall again
I willingly allow you to overpower me and keep me restrained against the wall
Stuck in your grip on my chest
I feel trapped and suffocated under your grasp on my chest
The only pain is when I breathe
Breathing is the only source of agony that I experience under your control
As you sink your claws into me
You firmly grip and dig your fingers into my flesh, causing physical discomfort
Don't you worry
Do not be concerned or stressed about my wellbeing
It only hurts me when I breathe
The pain that I endure is solely due to my act of breathing, indicating that I am in agony under your hold
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