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Whitey is an ongoing solo project by N.J. Whitey. He is a hard character to pin down- his genre-twisting songs swing wildly between styles, and his dismissive attitude towards the music industry means there are few shows, and even fewer interviews. He has to date had no major record deal, but has still released over 30 records under a variety of names. Yet without any significant industry investment his distinctive sounds have broken through to mainstream daytime radio in the U.S and elsewhere, and for four straight years his music has been a fixture from rock clubs to fashion runways, from movie soundtracks to television, computer games to skate films. From Japan to Iceland, Moscow to Hollywood. From Breaking Bad to the Sopranos to Grand Theft Auto. Gradually this cult U.K. artist has built a strange home in the shadowy ground between high fashion and mainstream entertainment, between pop radio and what little is left of the underground. An outsider who relishes this status, and celebrates this outsider ethos in his work.
He's lived in a variety of places, but you could say he finished growing up in Coventry, UK. He now lives in Los Angeles. He sings, programs, plays guitar, keys, bass and drums but has no formal qualifications and is totally self taught. His live shows are haphazard- some are an uplifting rhythmic experience, whilst some occur in deliberately darkened rooms and are hedonistic affairs drenched with chaotic walls of feedback and electronic noise. Others may swing from ferocious rock moments to gentle simple melodies played on tiny bells, acoustic guitars and toy instruments. There have been gigs with everyone from New Order to Iggy Pop, Soulwax to Peaches to the Undertones. He's as comfortable playing a sweaty NYC rock club as an Ibizan dance megaclub, and is one of the few artists regularly invited to play both.
Cigarette
Whitey Lyrics
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And fate appears around the corner
My friends arrive and form a line
They all compete to fuck me over
Please save me from myself and rescue me from everyone I know
Please save me from myself and rescue me from everyone I know
Please save me from myself and rescue me from everyone I know
Just when I think I'll make the grade
And all my darkest days are over
It's always then to my dismay
My friends arrive and it's all over
Please save me from myself and rescue me from everyone I know
Please save me from myself and rescue me from everyone I know
Please save me from myself and rescue me from everyone I know
Please save me from myself and rescue me from everyone I know
Don't forget
That I need you around
Like I need another
Cigarette
I need you
Like a hole in the head
Like I need another
Cigarette
Cigarette
Cig-cigarette
Just when I think I've got it made
And fate appears around the corner
My friends arrive and form a line
They all compete to fuck me over
Please save me from myself and rescue me from everyone I know
Please save me from myself and rescue me from everyone I know
Please save me from myself and rescue me from everyone I know
Please save me from myself and rescue me from everyone I know
Don't forget
That I need you around
Like I need another
Cigarette
I need you
Like a hole in the head
Like I need another
Cigarette
Don't forget
That I need you around
Like I need another
Cigarette
I need you
Like a hole in the head
Like I need another
Cigarette
Cigarette
Cig-cigarette
There I go
Fall away from me
No one knows
Drifting over me
Here I go
Drift away with the smoke
In "Cigarette," Whitey reflects on the fleeting nature of success and the pitfalls that come with it. The song is about the internal struggle of someone who is trying to make something of themselves only to be hindered by the people they turn to for support. The first verse sets the scene for this struggle, with the singer feeling like they're on the cusp of success before they're derailed by their friends. The repetition of the phrase "please save me from myself" suggests that the singer recognizes that they're their own worst enemy in this situation, but can't help themselves.
The chorus drives home the theme of the song, with the singer pleading for salvation and rescue from the people in their life. The metaphor of needing someone "like another cigarette" suggests that the singer knows that this person may not necessarily be good for them, but they feel an addicted attachment to them nonetheless. The most telling line is "my friends arrive and it's all over", which indicates that the singer's friends are the ones holding them back in some way.
The final verse reaffirms this idea, with the singer experiencing the same cycle again. The repetition of the chorus reinforces the desperation in the singer's voice, while the repetition of the word "cigarette" feels like a mantra for the addictive nature of the situation.
Overall, "Cigarette" can be interpreted as a warning against letting your relationships hold you back from your aspirations.
Line by Line Meaning
Just when I think I've got it made
Every time I feel that things are going my way
And fate appears around the corner
Something unfortunate or bad happens unexpectedly
My friends arrive and form a line
Those who call themselves my friends come to deceive me
They all compete to fuck me over
They are all in competition to cause me harm
Please save me from myself and rescue me from everyone I know
I need your help to escape from myself and from all those who surround me
Don't forget
Remember
That I need you around
I depend on your presence
Like I need another
As much as
Cigarette
An addictive substance that I have a compulsion to consume
I need you
You are essential to me
Like a hole in the head
Like something which is not required and would be harmful to me
There I go
I am losing control
Fall away from me
Everything is slipping away from my grasp
No one knows
There is no one who understands or can help me
Drifting over me
Everything feels surreal and detached from reality
Here I go
I am giving in to my addiction or compulsions
Drift away with the smoke
I am being consumed by my addiction or compulsions
Contributed by Ella P. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
veexseben
Just when I think I've got it made
And fate appears around the corner
My friends arrive and form a line
They all compete to fuck me over
Please save me from myself
And rescue me from everyone I know x4
Just when I think I'll make the grade
And all my darkest days are over
It's always then to my dismay
My friends arrive and it's all over
Please save me from myself
And rescue me from everyone I know x4
Please save me from myself
Don't forget
That I need you around
Like I need another
Cigarette
I need you
Like a hole in the head
Like I need another
Cigarette, cigarette, cig-cigarette
Just when I think I've got it made
And fate appears around the corner
My friends arrive and form a line
They all compete to fuck me over
Please save me from myself
And rescue me from everyone I know
Please save me from myself
Don't forget
That I need you around
Like I need another
Cigarette
I need you
Like a hole in the head
Like I need another
Cigarette
Don't forget
That I need you around
Like I need another
Cigarette
I need you
Like a hole in the head
Like I need another
Cigarette, cigarette, cig-cigarette
Here I go
Far away from the
Long long lows
Drifting overhead
Here I go
Drift away with the smoke
Stop it, stop it now
I don’t understand I literally have listened to every album and haven’t disliked a single song
No other artist has ever done that
Well done m8
_lucas_
All of his songs are great what an artist
Sarojan Dongol
but remember this is the only kind of cigarette you want in your system. the good kind
F. Rivero
lov u
RC Chair
👌
Eric Whitehead
Agreed
Andor Rynd
I'm smoking weed is that ok?
Dont call the cops dont get angry a jokes a jokes dont do it
Eric Whitehead
@Andor Rynd Yeah thats fine.
veexseben
Just when I think I've got it made
And fate appears around the corner
My friends arrive and form a line
They all compete to fuck me over
Please save me from myself
And rescue me from everyone I know x4
Just when I think I'll make the grade
And all my darkest days are over
It's always then to my dismay
My friends arrive and it's all over
Please save me from myself
And rescue me from everyone I know x4
Please save me from myself
Don't forget
That I need you around
Like I need another
Cigarette
I need you
Like a hole in the head
Like I need another
Cigarette, cigarette, cig-cigarette
Just when I think I've got it made
And fate appears around the corner
My friends arrive and form a line
They all compete to fuck me over
Please save me from myself
And rescue me from everyone I know
Please save me from myself
Don't forget
That I need you around
Like I need another
Cigarette
I need you
Like a hole in the head
Like I need another
Cigarette
Don't forget
That I need you around
Like I need another
Cigarette
I need you
Like a hole in the head
Like I need another
Cigarette, cigarette, cig-cigarette
Here I go
Far away from the
Long long lows
Drifting overhead
Here I go
Drift away with the smoke
Aloof
Probably the first time I've ever sang along to a song, thanks