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Ofln - Childish Gambino Lyrics

Love me better, kiss me back, Listen more oh
Asks for more love, attention, and intimacy from the partner

Love me better, kiss me back, listen more
Repeats the request for more affection

Love me better, kiss me back, listen more
Reiterates the same plea, as if to convince or persuade the partner

Yeah, no no no
Conveys reluctance or hesitation towards something

Face down in the brown grass
Picturing a scene of lying in the dirt or escaping from reality

Shame shame on my brown ass
Feeling guilt, embarrassment, or inferiority due to one's background or identity

Birds in the trees as we run through
Creating an image of freedom, nature, and adventure

And if I'm dead to the world, what you gon' do? What you gon' do?
Posing a hypothetical question about what the partner would do if the artist is lost or absent

Like, (I can't remember)
Expressing uncertainty, confusion, or forgetfulness about something that happened before

Shots fired, rewind, please, girl, be mine
Recalling moments of conflict or confrontation, and wishing to reconcile or get closer to the girl

Email denied, talk to me baby
Reporting a negative response or outcome in communicating with someone, and asking for attention or affection

Before I go crazy, might do it maybe
Describing the feeling of losing control or sanity, and contemplating actions that could exacerbate or alleviate it

We were so Jay Z & Beyonce, my aunt say "keep the sex game picante"
Comparing the relationship to a famous couple, and adding a humorous comment from the aunt

The Aunt May and Mary Jane that I was hitting on
Referencing two characters from Spider-Man comics, and implying past flings or courtships

We were trying to forget that there was something wrong
Acknowledging a problem or issue between the singer and the partner, and trying to avoid or overcome it

Love is Russian roulette, I had the safety on
Using a metaphor to describe love as a risky game, and admitting that the artist tried to protect himself from harm or disappointment

We popped pills at the Coachella
Recounting a memory of taking drugs at a music festival or concert

Hold my head in the weeds, man I can't tell her
Expressing vulnerability, confusion, or secrecy about something the singer can't share with the partner

The fear that I feel man it might kill her
Conveying a sense of danger or harm that the singer associates with the partner or the relationship

Man, it might kill her, it's the prep school mic killa'
Playing with words and rhymes, and mocking a rival or opponent from a privileged background

With the drums and the groove so it feel Dilla
Praising the musicality and rhythm of the song

I don't care what he say
Disregarding someone else's opinion or judgment

I'ma get my platinum back like I'm a half ton gorilla
Reaffirming one's worth or status, and challenging others to recognize it

You can hang with homie on the low
Accepting or allowing someone to spend time with someone else, but in secret or without acknowledgement

But your boy so weak like a week ago
Belittling or criticizing someone for being unfaithful, unreliable, or inconsistent

But we ain't speaking though
Admitting a lack of communication or connection between the singer and someone else

Tuesday afternoon, I ain't got shit to do
Describing a moment of leisure or boredom on a specific day of the week

But fall in love with you
Expressing the desire or tendency to develop deeper feelings for the partner

Tuesday afternoon, I ain't got shit to do
Repeating the same description of the situation, and implying the monotony or emptiness of the artist's life

But fall in love with you
Reiterating the same longing or attraction towards the partner

Love me better, kiss me back, Listen more oh
Concluding the song with the same plea for more love, attention, and intimacy from the partner