In the end, you hear a car racing fast, but, in the very end, the car bumps into something. This album is a voyage, a road trip through Tyler's life and mind, events and desires. The ending introduces a new theme: driving. Of course, in my opinion, Tyler is not really in love with '95 Leo, nor with River Phoenix, these are just examples of men that Tyler feels attracted to (hey Tyler, '17 Leo ain't bad either). On the third verse, there's some more personal lines, where he discusses his limitless ambitions ("Fuck the rap, I'm tryna own a planet / From my other fuckin' business ventures") and a platonic passion: Leonardo DiCaprio in 1995 would be an excellent lover for Tyler. Lyric-wise, there's not much too, it's kinda braggadocios, EXCEPT for the third verse and the ending. Of course, the instrumental fucking bangs, and nothing more needs to be said. Who Dat Boy: "WHO DAT BOY, WHO HE IS" is this Summer' chorus for me. This is why I now love this song: when I realized this, it really struck a personal chord with me, and, Tyler, it is gonna get better, believe me. It's almost as all Tyler is eager to do every day is just to go to his bed, close his eyes and be happy behind his eyelids. When he opens his eyes, when he wakes up to real life, it's back to sadness and abandonment. He's lonely, and he can only feel comforted and loved and cherished when he closes his eyes and imagine someone. This song isn't about a past love of Tyler's life it's about a non-existing one. However (there's a lot of "however" in this album), the lyrics here are really sad. Try making love to this song and you'll be more romantic than a fucking Nicholas Sparks book. This instrumental is just so lovely and it really melts my heart. See You Again: Ah, the song I hated at first listen and now I love it. Sometimes: I think Tyler says this is his favorite song off of Flower Boy just to seem cool. However, he also mentions that he is now blooming, he's blooming his talent and driving luxury cars like "toys I only dreamed that I could afford", and he seems to send a positive message of find yourself, do yourself and good things will come. Therefore, it seems to indicate some nostalgia Tyler wants to go back to that time, I sense that he wants to escape the highlights and go back to a simpler day. As the title indicates, this is where Tyler bloomed, where Tyler was while he was rising to be the star he is today. EDIT: FUCK WHAT I SAID, THIS TRACK IS REALLY GOOD INSTRUMENTALLY, SO MANY LAYERS AND BEAUTIFUL INSTRUMENTS, OH MAN! It is interesting lyric-wise. Can't put my finger on it, but it isn't there. I don't know why, but it lacks an emotional depth that other songs on this album got. Where This Flower Blooms: A song that I can see myself skipping in the future, I agree with melon head when he says that this beat is kinda shallow. Clever wordplay: "Life a game of basketball, you better shoot that nigga" thoughtful questions: "How many raps can I write 'til I get me a chain? / How many chains can I wear 'til I'm considered a slave?" interesting rhyme schemes: "How many riots can it be 'til them Black lives matter? / Niggas click clack splatter" and, indeed, it serves as a great intro to the album' themes, dealing with some inner conflict Tyler has in his mind, him wanting to be more than his possessions but knowing that people (mostly, his friends) are not ready and will not deal with his real self, so he needs to keep a facade, perpetuating a void of dilemmas, creating some suicidal thoughts: "And if I drown and don't come back / Who's gonna know?" Lyric-wise, it has some of the hardest motherfucking bars Tyler has ever spit.
It's sudden as an intro to the album, which some might complain, but I kinda like that, and the beat switch is so heavenly it always gives me the chills. So, of course, as you must've guessed by now, I love this beat.
That is some DJ Shadow type of work, Tyler, huge props for that. For me, this is not just the maturing of Tyler or his ultimate definition as an artist this is a sad, haunting trip through his mind, his fantasies and realities, and something that definitely clashes with his celebrity persona.įoreword: How in the fucking world did he know that CAN song? It has 20,000 streams on Spotify (most of which, I guess, came thanks to Tyler) and is a difficult band even to the rock culture, more-so to the hip-hop one.