Lyrically, clipping.βs music attempts to reshuffle and repeat accepted rap scenarios, while eliminating a traditional single-point perspective. Diggsβs writing is heavily citational, like a rough-edged collage, gluing together half-glimpsed images and misremembered references, many of which might feel familiar, and some of which assuredly do not. But even while he consumes and regurgitates established styles, his self-erasure is incomplete; Diggsβs dense, often motormouthed flow remains wholly his own.
Individually, the members are known outside of the group for their extra-curricular artistic projects. Diggs is a stage actor, while Snipes composes music for film, and Hutson is an established noise music artist. Snipes and Hutson have collaborated on many projects, including the score to the documentary Room 237, which was released by IFC in 2013.
In February 2013, clipping. released their debut album, Midcity, on their website. The project was created entirely in-house, with the trio writing, producing, engineering, mixing and mastering all of the material themselves. There was no budget, no outside promotion, no hype-machine, no blog or label interest. In fact, clipping. had no expectation that anyone would bother listening to the album, let alone enjoy it. Nevertheless, reactions were largely positiveβ despite the uncompromising nature of the production, and its obfuscatory lyrical contentβ and within five monthβs of Midcityβs release, clipping. signed a deal with Sub Pop Records.
CLPPNG, the bandβs label debut, was written and recorded between February and October of 2013. Highly well-received, CLPPNG is an album that demonstrates the variety of sounds available when the βrulesβ of a genre are willfully questioned.
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Enlacing
clipping. Lyrics
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You're so gone
Ten toes down but
Nothing to stand on
Get a handle on yourself
Hands are clammy, hands are cold
Gotta hand it to the host
And the lights are like the last
Light you liked on the horizon
And the life you like was laughable
It's done and you're expiring
Why you say that?
Wide awake and why did they laugh?
While the way the blinds can play that
Tattoo stripes across the face that wave
How you looking at your face
When your face is on your face?
This is something you should face
You should
Fuck this song slap though
All they're faces facing wrong
Looking out, they got you lost
Can't they see, they seeing backwards?
Somebody turn this shit up
Everything's frozen, the world is faster
Now look at them go
All of the cataracts floating outside of your vision are inching in
What do they know?
They are just dust
They are just birds
They are just dragons
They are just nerves
Up to the end
Are they getting closer?
Are they spilling words?
Their shattered mirror picture clearer than yours?
And it feel like
Get your ass down to the floor
You'll never know, you'll never know
You ain't so special when everything glows
And it's so gone over you
It's so gone over you
You so gone
It's all gone
And it's long overdue
You got nothing to prove
You are nothing, you know
All that you have to do
Is try to get your ass down to the floor
Pick up the pieces
Pick up the cues like a human
See what you needed?
Fuck are you doing?
Riding 'round euphoria with hammers out the window
Whistle Crip and crack a rainbow make it rain dance for your people
Put a pound of droh up in the pill and crush it down to powder
Let it sit under your tongue and check back in about an hour
It's that lover, love and lost
It's that Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
It's that base jump from the window
While you dancing on the ceiling
It's that whoop geeked up
It's that sky, it's deeper
Than that pool you swim in
You inside the speaker
It's your song
Sling that tightrope walk
The skin inside your teeth
Call that floss and bleeding diamonds
Fine if you could only reach
Ones up in the sky is smiling
They so fine and they so far
And you so small
And so you find that you've been wishing on a star
Do you feel that?
And it feel like
Get your ass down to the floor
You'll never know, you'll never know
You ain't so special when everything glows
And it's so gone over you
It's so gone over you
You so gone
It's all gone
And it's long overdue
You got nothing to prove
You are nothing, you know
All that you have to do
Is try to get your ass down to the floor
Things you seen since last you saw yourself return a man to dust
The things you dreamed in lieu of all the hells were just imagination 'cause
You couldn't bear to see the limit of yourself for what it was
The good you wear on sleeves just isn't much
Your body is a drug you love, you crush
Make the most of magic
Map the math of it
Master mouthpiece and extract a pass from it
Plummet, plumb it, plum pit, fruit
Summit, some shit, sunk ship, loot
Loop, feedback, look, see that
Bloody sack, you used to be that
The mind is a façade
You're blinded to your god
We're god to your demise
So fine, let it be gone
Get your ass down to the floor
You'll never know, you'll never know
You ain't so special when everything glows
And it's so gone over you
It's so gone over you
You so gone
It's all gone
And it's long overdue
You got nothing to prove
You are nothing, you know
All that you have to do
Is try to get your ass down to the floor
The lyrics of "Enlacing" by clipping. speak about the feeling of being lost and overwhelmed in a club or party. The opening lines "get your ass down to the floor" paint a picture of someone who is lost and confused in the crowd and trying to find some stability by getting on the ground. The song talks about the feeling of not having anything to hold onto and feeling like everything is slipping away. It talks about the allure of drugs and the effect they have on the mind, where even the limitations of oneself become a blur. The lyrics also mention that the things one dreams about are just their imagination, and reality can be too harsh to accept. Ultimately, the song suggests that one needs to try and ground themselves by facing their problems, even if it means confronting the harsh truths about themselves.
The music video of the song features shock footage of car wrecks, plane crashes, and explosions juxtaposed against shots of the band performing. The song addresses the transient nature of life, where everything is temporary and everything ultimately fades away. The harsh visuals act as a metaphor for the state of mind the song is trying to articulate.
Line by Line Meaning
Get your ass down to the floor
Take a step back and really look at yourself
You're so gone
You're out of control
Ten toes down but nothing to stand on
You feel grounded but insecure
Get a handle on yourself
Take control of your life
Hands are clammy, hands are cold
You're nervous and anxious
Gotta hand it to the host, the music choice is perfect
You appreciate someone's good taste
And the lights are like the last light you liked on the horizon
The lights make you nostalgic
And the life you like was laughable, it's done and you're expiring
You regret living your life the way you did
Why you say that? Wide awake and why did they laugh?
You question someone's actions and motives
While the way the blinds can play that, tattoo stripes across the face that wave
You're amazed by the power of perception
How you looking at your face when your face is on your face? This is something you should face
You should confront and accept yourself
Fuck this song slap though, all they're faces facing wrong
You dislike the song and the people around you
Looking out, they got you lost, can't they see, they seeing backwards?
You feel disoriented and misunderstood
Somebody turn this shit up, everything's frozen, the world is faster
You want to feel alive, but things are moving too fast
Now look at them go, all of the cataracts floating outside of your vision are inching in. What do they know? They are just dust, they are just birds, they are just dragons, they are just nerves
You feel disconnected from the world and its inhabitants
And it feel like, get your ass down to the floor
You feel overwhelmed and need to take a step back
You'll never know, you'll never know. You ain't so special when everything glows. And it's so gone over you, it's so gone over you
You feel insignificant and unnoticed
You so gone, it's all gone, and it's long overdue. You got nothing to prove, you are nothing, you know. All that you have to do is try to get your ass down to the floor
You feel like you've lost your sense of self and need to find it again
Pick up the pieces, pick up the cues like a human
You need to start putting yourself back together and learning from your mistakes
See what you needed? Fuck are you doing?
You realize what you needed but don't understand why you didn't do it sooner
Riding 'round euphoria with hammers out the window, whistle Crip and crack a rainbow make it rain dance for your people
You're living in a state of euphoria and doing dangerous things
Put a pound of droh up in the pill and crush it down to powder, let it sit under your tongue and check back in about an hour
You're indulging in drugs and trying to escape reality
It's that lover, love and lost, it's that Lost That Lovin' Feelin'
You're reminiscing about a lost love
It's that base jump from the window while you dancing on the ceiling
You're taking dangerous risks and feeling invincible
It's that whoop geeked up, it's that sky, it's deeper than that pool you swim in. You inside the speaker, it's your song
You're feeling the music and in the moment
Sling that tightrope walk, the skin inside your teeth. Call that floss and bleeding diamonds. Fine if you could only reach
You're taking a risky path and risking everything
Ones up in the sky is smiling, they so fine and they so far. And you so small, and so you find that you've been wishing on a star
You feel small and insignificant compared to the world around you
Things you seen since last you saw yourself return a man to dust, the things you dreamed in lieu of all the hells were just imagination 'cause
You've seen a lot since you last looked at yourself and realized that your dreams were just illusions
You couldn't bear to see the limit of yourself for what it was. The good you wear on sleeves just isn't much, your body is a drug you love, you crush
You haven't been able to come to terms with your own limitations and have been relying on external sources to feel good
Make the most of magic, map the math of it, master mouthpiece and extract a pass from it
You're trying to make the most of every opportunity and situation
Plummet, plumb it, plum pit, fruit, summit, some shit, sunk ship, loot
You're experiencing ups and downs and trying to make the most of it
Loop, feedback, look, see that, bloody sack, you used to be that
You're reflecting on your past mistakes and negative experiences
The mind is a façade, you're blinded to your god. We're god to your demise, so fine, let it be gone
You feel like your own mind is deceiving you, and you need to let go in order to move on
Lyrics Β© Songtrust Ave
Written by: Daveed Diggs, Jonathan Snipes, William Hutson
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@tila4714
It is incredible to be part of something so small in terms of numbers but so big in terms of quality, thank you Clipping, we love you.
@MrMan-dy7sg
I genuinely have no clue how, IMO, the best current contemporary rap artist in the rap landscape only has 35k subscribers on YouTube.
I'm thrilled to be a part of clipping.'s journey, but wish they had the kind of recognition they deserve. You'd think after Daveed's portrayal of Lafayette in Hamilton would have given clipping. the boost they "need," but no luck for whatever reason.
@ryuman757
@@MrMan-dy7sg Seeing how their social media goes, I'd be curious if that's the point? They seem super low-key. Either way, Daveed is in my Top 10 for clipping. alone π₯π₯
@LowFlatRate
@@MrMan-dy7sg Probably because a bunch of establishment wine moms aren't looking to expand their horizons from show tunes to radically subversive industrial hip hop.
@idipped2521
Clippng will get the credit they deserve soon
@alwithadot
This
@amaradejo
Only Clipping can make a song about having a bad trip in a club and seeing Lovecraftian horrors. And only them can make it sound so terrifying and sensual at the same time.
@cybercrasherstv
And only clipping can make a song about ghost peer pressure sound terrifying
@billyalarie929
And then make it all an allegory about some real shit.
Only dem boys.
@romilrh
"Get yo ass down to the floor" is a HELL of a motto for experiencing ego death