1) A Canadian musician … Read Full Bio ↴There are two acts under the name Ian Kelly:
1) A Canadian musician from Montreal, Quebec.
2) An American rapper from Oakland, CA, signed to producer 9th Wonder's Jamla imprint. He released his debut project Champian in 2018, followed by Kellz is Dead in January 2021.
Saturday Morning
Ian Kelly Lyrics
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He doesn’t know that you lost your pride on that hazy night of May
You were wasted and they stepped on you
You were tired and there was nothing you could do
All these stories of abuse where minds were bruised they sickened me
I just can’t understand how you can pray on such unguarded chastity
It was not right when they explained the lighter and the spoon
But still, you took the hit and then the shit __ took over your life
Now there is no turning back, smack is the ruling enterprise
Weeks on and on, basically, the same day’s different
You use to love waking up to catch the moment
Your Saturday was all about the TV’s colors
Now it’s the day, you wake up just reminiscing…
Your regrets
All he wants is to step inside maybe go for a ride or stay
He doesn’t know that you lost your pride on that hazy night of May
You were wasted and they stepped on you
You were tired and there’s nothing you could do
The first verse of Ian Kelly's song Saturday Morning tells a tale of a woman who was taken advantage of on a hazy May night. The singer of the song is an outsider looking in, empathizing with the woman and trying to understand how someone could violate someone else's "unguarded chastity". The woman has fallen into a life of drug abuse, with "smack" now ruling her life. The second verse laments the loss of the woman's joy in life, her Saturdays which were once full of color and life are now consumed by her regrets.
The song is a powerful commentary on the devastating effects of drug addiction and sexual assault. The lyrics paint a vivid picture of a life slowly spiraling out of control, and the singer's empathy adds a layer of melancholy to the message. The repeated line "All he wants is to step inside maybe go for a ride or stay" suggests a sense of powerlessness, the feeling that actions have unforeseeable consequences and life can spin out of control without warning.
Line by Line Meaning
All he wants is to step inside maybe go for a ride or stay
He desires to enter into your life, perhaps experience it in its entirety or just remain within it for a while.
He doesn’t know that you lost your pride on that hazy night of May
He is unaware that your dignity was taken from you on that indistinct evening in May.
You were wasted and they stepped on you
You were inebriated and they exploited and abused you.
You were tired and there was nothing you could do
You were exhausted and unable to defend yourself.
All these stories of abuse where minds were bruised they sickened me
The multitude of tales concerning mistreatment and mental trauma are repugnant to me.
I just can’t understand how you can pray on such unguarded chastity
I find it impossible to comprehend how one can prey upon such vulnerable purity.
It’s not the sunlight that has changed or the bathing in the moon
Neither the alteration of sunlight nor the process of showering in moonbeams differ from previous experiences.
It was not right when they explained the lighter and the spoon
The conversation where the use of a lighter and a spoon were suggested was morally incorrect.
But still, you took the hit and then the shit __ took over your life
Despite knowing the consequences, you ingested the drugs and from that point forward they controlled your existence.
Now there is no turning back, smack is the ruling enterprise
There are no opportunities for reversal, heroin governs your every action.
Weeks on and on, basically, the same day’s different
Time persists, yet each day is nearly identical.
You use to love waking up to catch the moment
Previously, the prospect of seizing the day upon waking brought joy.
Your Saturday was all about the TV’s colors
Saturdays revolved around the hues emanating from the television.
Now it’s the day, you wake up just reminiscing…
Currently, you arise and merely reminisce about the past.
Your regrets
Your remorse for the decisions that led you to this place.
Lyrics © Évangeline/APEM
Written by: Ian Kelly Couture
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