Remember Me
kyle Lyrics

Yeah, okay well hey yo remember me?
The singer is asking if the listener remembers him.

The one you used to really need
The singer is reminding the listener that they used to need him.

Probably happy you know a lot of kids that you fucked off and forgot about
The singer believes that the listener forgot about many of the people they knew and is happy about it.

But not this, not what this all about
The artist thinks that what he is discussing is different and more important.

Look I know we've both been through it but
The artist acknowledges that he and the listener have both had struggles.

You've been doing anything but what you should be doing like
The singer believes that the listener has been doing the wrong things.

When I call you on Christmas and you come with excuses
The singer is recalling a specific instance where the listener made excuses on Christmas.

And tell me how you're sorry Kyle but this year I'm Jewish
The listener used religion as an excuse for not being available during Christmas.

But last year you was Hindu, and the year before was Buddhist
The artist points out that the listener previously used different religious excuses.

To keep from buying me clothes, I bet you'll probably be a nudist huh?
The artist believes that the listener would go to extremes to avoid buying him gifts.

Probably have my moms on Maury, asking them to prove it
The singer thinks the listener would even try to prove that he is not responsible for buying gifts.

So I put my face on albums so you'll have to face the music
The artist decided to put his face on albums to make the listener face the consequences of their actions.

And when I think about it, it couldn't of been that hard
The singer believes that the listener could have done better and it wasn't hard to be there for him.

I didn't need the money man, I just wanted the card
The singer didn't care about getting money from the listener, just their attention and presence.

But you was always busy or like somewhere hella far
The singer believes that the listener was always busy or far away.

And ever since I made it, it seems like you never are
The artist thinks that the listener is never available now that he's successful.

I said, you gon' remember me
The artist is repeating his question from earlier.

You say what's your name again?
The listener doesn't remember the singer's name.

August 24th 2013 Journal entry 87
The singer is sharing the date and journal entry number.

The past is just a story we tell ourselves
The artist believes that the past is a personal narrative that people tell themselves.

Do you remember ours?
The artist is asking if the listener remembers their shared story.

Yeah, hey look the happy rapper's not so happy now
The artist is no longer happy, despite being known as a happy rapper.

I remember when I used to laugh out loud
The singer reflects on times when he used to laugh loudly.

Nowadays I only LOL
The artist now only uses the acronym LOL to indicate laughter.

Through text cause I don't wanna talk
The singer prefers texting to talking.

Don't touch me I don't wanna feel
The singer does not want to be touched because he does not want to feel any emotion.

Rewrote this verse a couple times
The singer revised this portion of the song a few times.

First time I kept it way too real
The original version of this section was too honest.

Back before droppin "Keep It Real"
The original version of this section was before the artist released a song called "Keep It Real".

You really dropped me on my ass
The singer feels that the listener betrayed him.

I sent a hundred thousand text's
The singer sent a lot of texts to the listener.

Don't think you ever sent one back
The artist does not think the listener ever responded to his texts.

Let's back track back to twenty twelve
The artist suggests going back to 2012.

Back throwing backpacks to hit the roads
The artist and listener used to throw backpacks on the road.

Felt like I died and went to heaven
The singer felt very happy during that time.

My life at home was living hell
The artist's home life was very difficult.

I told you, you was all I had
The singer relied on the listener for support.

It's funny then you couldn't tell
The singer finds it ironic that the listener couldn't tell how much he needed them.

When all your friends was talking shit
The listener's friends were talking negatively about the singer.

It's funny then you couldn't smell
The artist finds it ironic that the listener couldn't sense the negativity.

It's funny then you couldn't spell
The artist finds it ironic that the listener couldn't recognize the situation.

When I got no answers to those texts
The singer didn't get any responses to the texts he sent.

These things get harder to forgive, and even harder to forget
The singer finds it hard to forgive and forget the listener's actions.

But when I think about it, I'm kinda glad that you did
The artist is somewhat glad that the listener betrayed him.

Don't try to eat with me now
The artist does not want to eat with the listener now.

You couldn't starve with me then
The artist believes that the listener wasn't with him during tough times.

A couple months ago fuck
The singer is reflecting on something that happened a few months ago.

It was hard for us to be friends
The artist and listener had a hard time being friends a few months ago.

You're heart is so much bigger ever since I made it big
The singer thinks that the listener is nicer to him now that he's successful.

Man that's weird
The singer thinks it's strange that the listener changed their behavior after he became successful.