The Darker Meaning Behind HEY YA!

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[@abyssmp3]

Shit isn’t even dark lmaoo

[@Cayde-MBX]

i know its been three years, but you should cover evil by interpol

[@therongraves6348]

Opinions r like ass holes, every body got 1

[@rebelpack948]

Hey ya is not dark. It's just an emotional song. Thats it. It's just a little deep

[@hamthehamster1892]

he was right when he said “y’all don’t want to hear me, you just wanna dance”. Andre’s a genius fr

[@elchaposmoneyroom2958]

Yea he is...but you fine asf

[@vm8728]

Wood 55 😂😂

[@elchaposmoneyroom2958]

Lol she know she is...just like 3000 KNEW this song was genius

[@forbiddenextasis2695]

Wood 55 yeah dawg no cap

[@Darkness-ie2yl]

So basically it was the original This is America

[@160maverick]

"y'all don't wanto to hear me you just want to dance" omfg I got played like a damn fiddle. After all these years I never noticed it. Bravo

[@B0ULLIE]

LIKE A DAMN FIDDLE

[@kareemhailey9585]

Ur not by yourself

[@ahhwe-any7434]

I dance to anything. Jokes on them.

[@Turtlemilk]

What does thag mean

[@alishaparker315]

More sad & deep than dark. He’s really talented and this proves he is a lyrical genius

[@arxulogic]

Was

[@SeasonNP]

Arxu Logic XBL he just featured on an Anderson paak song this year

[@arxulogic]

Doesn't change my opinion 🤷‍♂️

[@glitchyfolks]

Arxu Logic XBL pretty sure his geniuses hasn’t deteriorated

[@arxulogic]

Fuck your dumb hey do some research he himself basically admits otherwise...

[@midnightisnice]

The most interesting line is “if nothing lasts forever then what makes love the exception?” I’ve held onto many things arbitrarily on the basis of love. He makes a good point

[@mydogsteppedona4431]

If you believe in life after death thwn everything you love is forever. From that pet thay patner to the family and friends. So yes, it is forever depending on ur belief system that is or the lack there of.

[@Eh-zi9du]

Maybe Love isn’t nothing it’s something

[@midnightisnice]

@@mydogsteppedona4431 interesting

[@ankleroller]

God is love

[@dymedozit6626]

Jesus is Love himself!.. Jesus is The Word made flesh!.. Heaven and earth will pass away but My Word remains forever says the Lord!

[@cestulvarzebuskal8643]

"Yall don't want to hear me, you just want to dance" - _André 3000_

[@axelbuckets3858]

DELRIO SAVAGE 60% of people never heard him say that until this video

[@badasstrapbass2313]

@@axelbuckets3858 I didn't hear it

[@ChaosGamingMMO]

@@badasstrapbass2313 Because you didn't want to hear it, you just wanted to dance.

[@usmelllikeewewewew7390]

ChaosGamingMMO 🤯🤯🤯

[@wackyflappybob]

Wow I never heard it before either, that's mind boggling.

[@angel-gu8co]

i seriously never even noticed him saying "y'all don't wanna hear me u just wanna dance"

[@dedicationmatters]

I never noticed that line in that song either 🤷‍♀️

[@Joawlisdoingfine]

angel Though I heard some depressing stuff in the song, like ten years after it came out. Yet I missed this one line...

[@cyberworld9000]

@@dedicationmatters how?! Its like the best line in the entire song. lol

[@Highly3666]

@@cyberworld9000 fr i think the comment section deaf

[@DRabbBeats]

@@cyberworld9000 I swear it always stood out to me. Made me stop and think out the blue right in the middle of jamming to the song when he said that lol.

[@yocracra2775]

“Y’all don’t wanna hear me you just wanna dance.” Is probably single handedly the most genius phrase I’ve heard in music.

[@riskybusiness5921]

Then you need to listen to more music

[@someonesomething9282]

So many other songs try to "break the fourth wall" and call out the listener. I've yet to hear one do it better than Hey Ya.

[@lebre.]

He was breaking the 4th wall all along and we didn't realize it! Genius songwriting!

[@carlshneebly7136]

Yocracra You’ve never heard Hook by Blues Traveler?

[@Kam-jk9yi]

@@riskybusiness5921 found the elitist

[@milesgraham7239]

When he says "you know what to do," the background vocals are saying "shake it." For most listeners, it sounds like dance instructions, but when held against the true meaning of the song, "shake it" can mean "shake" the relationship, and break free from it. Absolutely genius songwriting.

[@CasualVFlowerEnjoyer]

underrated reply. I definitely think this is the real meaning behind that particular lyric. There are a lot of other interpretations going on that just don't make as much sense. People saying "you're not supposed to shake a polaroid picture so you're not supposed to be dancing at all" and other dumb crap like that. Andre wrote some deep lyrics and he is a musical genius in his own right but I wouldn't put it past him to not know you shouldn't shake a polaroid. I think the whole 'shake it like a polaroid picture' thing is confusing people too much.

[@jackschitt5468]

"Shake it like a Polaroid picture" I want you to act out that description. Shake a picture like how people would shake a picture. Like, literally. With your hand. Now imagine someone's wang in that hand.

[@gibbon3985]

@@CasualVFlowerEnjoyer Your comment just sparked a thought in me about this but since shaking a polaroid picture ruins what's on it doesn't he tell us to shake it so the memory you took with the polaroid picture dissapears. Hinting that you need to get out of the relationship you're in even though you have lots of memories together?

[@Palhairroblox]

Shake dat ahh

[@MammaL1ama]

Actually Polaroid came out saying you shouldn’t shake a Polaroid picture because it can damage or harm it while developing. That’s deep.

[@alyssathefbigirl6209]

“Y’all don’t want to hear me, you just want to dance” He really just bamboozeld us

[@MrSkilla16]

For yeaaaaaars

[@djvirus7045]

We’ve been had😂😂

[@Ramf3444]

Apex Legends

[@Scholz23]

He knows what's up

[@db5094]

We fell for it..he got us good

[@RedBunder]

My favorite lyric is when he says "thank god for mom and dad for sticking together cause we don't know how."

[@piyo744]

Isn't it "sticking two together so we don't know how"?

[@RedBunder]

@@piyo744 I think so

[@santinoalvarado4193]

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[@UpstageBeast]

@@piyo744 it's "sticking to together"

[@enrique2395]

No its “Hey ya”

[@rad8078]

“Early 2000s” and “almost 20 years” really caught me off guard

[@elijahashman9716]

Anthony Abele haha right damn I’m okd

[@carlesdixon850]

To be fair this song in particular only came out 16 years ago

[@neyx-barca8196]

Same

[@commentraider5303]

@@carlesdixon850 only 16 years ago.... Only 16.

[@outforlunch1258]

damn wtf

[@leonleon2276]

This is not dark at. It’s genius. With a banging beat that makes you want to dance so no one even hears the lyrics. If some soul singer was singing this track, everyone would get it and probably start crying

[@DJTeddyJetts]

A musician friend of mine did a darker soul cover of Hey Ya at one of his shows and it was beyond amazing.

[@camerondewaal4769]

@@DJTeddyJetts u got that saved?

[@Geminish15]

A "banging beat?" Seriously?

[@leonleon2276]

@@Geminish15 yes. It’s different , very catchy. And it must have been decent because no one ever really paid attention to the lyrics. Like I said , if the lyrics was sung by someone like slow RNB singer, everyone would have looked at it in a much deeper way and girls would have cried.

[@BlackCherokee]

Me...I would 😢

[@celsius418]

“Shake it like a Polaroid picture”, a metaphor for if you try to force something to happen then you’ll get a distorted result. You know what to do.

[@samchoate1719]

david donnelly fuck

[@brandonarmstrong4947]

No i dont

[@riquehurturfeelings6562]

Dont shake and put it in the dark?

[@cyberworld9000]

@Maiku Z yes that was the point of the line. lol

[@lewisscruggspaintingco.pai1498]

Or did he mean shake it like a Polaroid picture to be interpreted as shake the relationship??

[@endslayer5133]

The fact that most people didn’t hear “y’all don’t wanna hear me sing you just wanna dance” is really ironic

[@Pimpedout007101]

Yeah but no one heard any other lyric besides hey ya and something about Polaroids. He could have said anything and no one would be the wiser.

[@GuiltlessDJO3]

How is that ironic? Either that or im stupid

[@xTheDeerLordx]

It's the most literal line on the track...

[@bluishwolf]

@@GuiltlessDJO3 The artist is self-aware that people don't hear the lyrics of the song and is pointing it out, which is romantic irony aka postmodernism. If listeners actually heard the lyrics, that would take away that irony and just make the band look silly.

[@GuiltlessDJO3]

@@bluishwolf ohhh okay thank you! uwu

[@D0ntTickleMe]

I always thought it was hilarious that when this song got released Polaroid legit came out with an official statement telling everybody you do not need to shake the pictures for them to develop, nor does it speed it up. In fact shaking them might ruin the necessary reactions that are required for a Polaroid to develope correctly if you "shake it" 🤣

[@CashCowz962]

Tell that to Tyrone

[@neotheone9067]

Instant Polaroids were extinct when this song came out so why make a statement?

[@mredwardgibbon]

That's prolly why he said to shake it

[@billiswillis4087]

@@neotheone9067 Captain obvious

[@neotheone9067]

@@billiswillis4087 what you mean?

[@JPTQJR]

"A song so catchy, most people probably don't listen to the lyrics. But they should" - Patrick Bateman

[@bluelotus5174]

Reminds me of "Hook", by Blues Travelers

[@bluelotus5174]

Good movie though!

[@bluedere135]

"Y'all don't wanna listen to me y'all just wanna dance

[@bones22j]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@animock3051]

Dubs

[@grantos]

That's the point of the line. "shake it like a polaroid picture" means to shake it like you're not supposed to. Innapropriate shaking! Which is actually appropriate for this track. Andre 3000 is a genius.

[@huekaluvr]

hOLY FUCK

[@kervincerl3335]

Damn man I've never thought of it that way

[@justcomments]

Shake off your stale old fashioned relationship 🤔

[@justsaiyan8678]

What if he wanted you to dance to be yourself. The Polaroid picture is not finished until the color is shaken into it....🤔🤔. Life is bland without dancing and expression it's also bland if you have tunnel vision....🤔🤔

[@MSofDM]

god damn you really just opened something up in my mind lmao that really should have clicked for me

[@oofme7585]

Ok but every wedding I go to plays this so looking at the lyrics this is kinda terrible for a wedding 💀💀

[@shannenlibres2365]

It's consolation for the future divorce. There's a 50% chance they will and this song is a reminder whatever happens, y'all's can still be happy

[@idkijs435]

HORRIBLE! lol

[@williehill47]

This song is terrible anywhere U play it

[@koffykrispy5322]

@@williehill47 what about in marriage counseling

[@chofulemmings3896]

「Koffekrisp」 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@applejuice8173]

I personally think that the end of the song has it's own meaning separate from the rest of it. When he says the line "Y'all don't wanna hear me, you just wanna dance" he means that no one is listening to the true meaning of the song, and that everyone is still living in ignorance. But at the end of the song, at least in the music video, he starts dancing as well. This could mean that there are these sad truths out there, but no one wants to solve them. Everyone, even the creator of the song, would rather listen to some giddy song and sing and dance than face the meaning of the song. I think he is talking about how society would rather live in a comfortable, ignorant life than face their problems of the world. But that's just me.

[@CC-dz5mx]

Great insight on disecting the meaning

[@Imdakhemist]

You are right

[@RonnieRonnie3697]

Love your interpretation❤

[@IamFirtyDucker]

André 3000 is one of the greatest artists of his generation. Multi-instrumentalist, rapper, singer, songwriter. Unique and influential.

[@binface9]

Actor too!

[@cooldrop02]

Don't forget actor.

[@shiverbim4920]

IamFirtyDucker Andre 3000 literally changed music, he was a big influence in the southern rap scene. 90% of rappers/singers today wouldn't exist if it weren't for andre

[@IamFirtyDucker]

Shiverbim True he’s an early influence. The Love Below influences 808s and Heartbreak, which influences a lot of new age rappers. He put southern rap on the map and now the Atlanta scene dominates. Kendrick cites him as a massive influence.

[@MackB.]

From another dimension

[@AvilesSkatez88]

" do you fools really listen to music or do you just skim through it? " - jay z

[@Harizzz01]

RENEGADE

[@justlivin3998]

PES Myths 🤣

[@carpejkdiem]

JZ is a WICKED evil mindslayer for the man. Witch writers secret. Spell casters. Satans ministers.

[@justlivin3998]

carpejkdiem meh

[@Kw-sv2mo]

@@carpejkdiem 😂😂😂

[@n_talie3607]

"Y'all dont even wanna hear me you just wanna dance" that's how you know this song is self aware 💀

[@danwood5003]

I was ur 500 like

[@lordyeetus2102]

@@danwood5003 and i was your first like xD

[@farhannr28]

I was your 700th

[@hxneyrosie]

@@danwood5003 I was your 5th like

[@Thebratzbaby]

💀💀💀

[@celeciajohnson4522]

Those words are straight to the point. And the energy is realistic. People are happy in misery and miserably happy

[@Its_Domo_official]

Not a Darkside .. he's just smarter than alot of artists

[@SosaEscro]

wow your so woke. lmaoooo

[@CaptnCrunch247]

That's pretty much what I thought as well..

[@TOBIOO]

Yh but "darkside" is more clickbaitable

[@mohammadahmed-ali2183]

It's All About Mary “no metaphors” there’s way more metaphors in today rap songs than before there just not “dark” the metaphors are out there relatable and easy to understand

[@dozhadeville444]

Domo Johnson A lot of humans....

[@country_citi8216]

When your music still getting talked about. You're legend status.

[@SHx589]

You’re

[@slr7628]

Bro they’re still alive lol the song isn’t that old yet.they are legends I agree

[@Hurricane9146]

That’s ridiculous cuz it depends on why you’re being talked about.

[@TimmySaylor1]

@@slr7628 this song is 16 years old wdym not old yet and you don't have to be dead to be a legend lol

[@maxwelledison9954]

@@SHx589 I don't think you,re works there, maybe I'm dumb tho

[@evancross]

so you're telling me, andre is a genius? i've been known this

[@blackberry8615]

Evan Cross lool cute dog

[@defaultuser9925]

Evan Cross but ur channel doesnt have any content

[@evancross]

@@defaultuser9925 my pfp is a dog

[@defaultuser9925]

@@evancross That is, yea I agree Cute dog too

[@marcusglover2095]

My favorite rapper/ artist...

[@ADHDingus168]

I legit just got out of a crappy relationship that is exactly the way Andre put it, and I listened to this song a lot but never realized that that was the message it was sending, looking at this song now, he’s right, 100% right, and at the end with “you know what to do” I felt like I did but didn’t muster up the courage to, so thank you for this awesome video and I will listen to it more and more reminding myself to enjoy company and don’t just be with someone because I feel obligated to

[@ShaunKAndersonTV]

This isn’t dark. Just an artist saying real shit.

[@Fortniteclandanny]

Exactly...

[@Lucas30]

shaun k anderson you could say that the meaning is dark relative to the upbeat sound of the song

[@megami7373]

shaun k anderson they didn’t mean literally.

[@kbcinmedusn]

But there are still those who aren't going to buy Outcast's music for this very reason. And to them it is dark. It just depends on how the listener views relationships and marriage. Some people believe that it is a dark thing to split with someone you already committed yourself to just because you're not happy with them anymore.

[@getlost3094]

Lol exactly what I was thinking.

[@sinakerij8282]

Middle 8 explains the meaning of every line of a song Genius : am i a joke to you?

[@pinealitz]

Yes

[@DoUKnowAGEE]

😂

[@lilyp396]

Sina Kerij I bE fLoSsIn

[@Kanyeforpresident-hd5ms]

Sina Kerij genius trash tho

[@Unkle_Mike]

Genius is a joke.

[@mrflip-flop3198]

After knowing the true intention of the song I would never dance the same way again. Guilty feet has got no rhythm.

[@bigpharma310]

How dare you ambush me with that song, that sax will never leave me now. How could you be so careless?

[@allensagalla1579]

So I'm never gonna dance again, the way I danced with you ;-)

[@keypatriot]

Lol almost all the songs i like is sayin luv is bs...that saxophone tho...

[@richardmanuel9812]

Wham

[@anelbre0904]

🎶Should've known better not the watch this vid, and waste the chance that you've been given...🎶 🤣🤣

[@enermatrix4053]

The greatest metaphor of the entire song is that it sounds happy but in reality, it's unhappy

[@ashxr846]

its funny that he literally said nobody cares about the meaning, and everybody.. didnt care. and danced

[@playablue]

Cause we are programed especially black people

[@playablue]

DarkyInside its fat facts... and if you can say otherwise i am open for conversation... Yet we know.. we know why. WE fight the depressing reasons why.. The same way we dance even though its not dance worthy.. Like this song. Blessing to all things melanin I do comedy #darkjokes are my specialty Look me up @keymusabe.

[@free22]

playablue How is it bad to dance to a sad song, an angry song, a happy song? Dance can get you through hell, same as comedy. I think being able to dance to a song about a sad subject is a good thing.

[@S4INT-TR3V]

the hash slinging slasher you are literally an example of what Andre 3000 is saying

[@playablue]

freemayo in ways yes and no. Cause it will lose substance over time hence the Harlem Renaissance seemed like it was all good yet in reality it wasnt s...t and black men still getting lynched and strung out on drugs being sent thruout the community. I like real s...t and todays hiphop doesnt promote reall stuff at all. I wish it differnt.

[@kakao6125]

The happy tone of the songs just makes it more depressing

[@Ctwosrer]

Punk Moon I agree, wish I could go back

[@j-nius3042]

for me it was always a happy catchy song when i was younger (not native english speaker here). When i got older and listened to this song as a cover in the TV show "Scrubs" i was like: "Damn, why the meaning behind this song is actually sad".

[@cgonzalez1445]

The Beatles too!😒There is something highly sinister underlying those jangly-ass songs...like in the “black hole sun” video when all of the “Mayberry”/“Leave it to Beaver”/“Stepford Wife”-type people turned to demons and shit!

[@viki7268]

@Punk Moon I was expecting it to be something that would haunt me at night. It's not that sad in my opinion. Probably because I've never been in a relationship

[@yungjefe7423]

Ka Kao it reminds me of the joker quote. “ my life’s not a drama it’s a comedy”

[@spicyvro]

Happy pop songs with deeper meanings are always really interesting to get into

[@threemanband]

spicy you’d like marina diamandis then

[@megavega282]

solitaire honey more recs?? There’s this weird progressive rock band called Coheed and Cambria - some of their pop songs are actually kinda dark. Or rude...? Or actually some wig-snatching lyrics that tell you some about yourself you weren’t ready to hear...? Or just not entirely only poppy and fun like the music implies. Or like has heavy contemplative themes - some of them relate very closely to this wild story the lead singer Claudio Sanchez created on the side. It’s a family drama caught in an intergalactic war. They have songs like You Got Spirit, Kid; The Suffering; Feathers; Ten Speed; The Running Free; Always & Never (Explicit Album Version) Also there are some Prize Fighter Inferno tracks, maybe especially on the Half-Measures EP like Elm Street Lover Boy (implying a toxic relationship with bad boundaries) I think I remember Panic! At the Disco tracks like Build God, Then We’ll Talk (super jazzy and fun, super anti-aesthetic) off of A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out. Then off Pretty Odd album there’s From a Mountain in the Middle of the Cabins. And Mad As Rabbits. With a lot of imagery and non-sequeters basically communicating different problematic scenarios (suicide, bankruptcy, poverty and the seemingly inevitable correlation with gang association, willful ignorance, mental illness, I think homelessness, disillusionment) Artists juxtapose harsh or heavy content with light poppy tunes. It’s really fun, it’s like musical sarcasm. Then there’s Eternal Queen of Light and Enlightenment Herself, Poppy. She’s... She’s poppy.

[@imaginary9588]

pumped up kicks

[@megavega282]

lowpolygamer I should have known.

[@thedetour9576]

@@imaginary9588 feels like summer by childish gambino too

[@trinity3422]

I never actually saw this song as a happy song. But it was released during a time that my best friend died in front of me. I also experienced some other things but I listened to this song closely and there was a hint of a sadness with the keyboard in the chorus. It left a lingering feeling at the end that made me realize loss literally and metaphorically.

[@vortex6165]

he literally just played the whole world edit: why is the whole comment section about ok boomer now

[@MarcosGarcia-xg1rf]

@Chris ok boomer

[@hottnicklez5450]

@@MarcosGarcia-xg1rf nigga the boomer joke is corny find sumn else

[@MarcosGarcia-xg1rf]

@@hottnicklez5450 how tf are you going to tell me to find 'sumn' else. Bro I dont know you, you're not shit. Hopefully you havent been giving 'advice' out like this because nobody is listening to it. Dumbass

[@benjaminfleming4601]

@@MarcosGarcia-xg1rf boomer meme is dead bud

[@Yorulchei]

@@benjaminfleming4601 Ok Zoomer.

[@bullbear7897]

The song pretends to be "happy" as many bad relationships do on the surface. Quite clever.

[@donnewkirk2051]

facts

[@lollipopgoon7361]

Fr man dude deserves way more credit than people give him

[@Keatoil]

thats smart lmao

[@jaywalcarlagos2001]

3 stack is a genius

[@justicegusting2476]

There a lots a stank and dark in this little ditty fo’ shizzle.

[@ashes8596]

The song is really a pure masterpiece in every way.

[@meesalikeu88]

it sure is from day one and so is the lush video.

[@sassyfrass7029]

Andre 3000 is a masterpiece.

[@roo2127]

Yep pure genius.

[@h4ckantrieb950]

War Till you hear about im sorry ms jackson

[@bingram2011]

It is a masterpiece - my favorite outcast song. As we all know - they have many great songs. Andre is a gifted artist.

[@atuck6082]

Nothing dark about it, a message to be though abou, yes. Anyone who's actually an outcast fan knows to listen to the lyrics behind the catchy tunes. Thetly always had a message and that's what made them great.

[@nikradik]

Hello..

[@spiritlevelstudios]

You spelled Outkast wrong.

[@jeromeunder1421]

holy shit, they sang about divorce and called us out for ignoring it all while making us think it's a happy song.

[@MsT-xm8xz]

Right ain't that about a bitch? 😩😂😂😂

[@Kingtron5464]

1,000th like

[@mattfarel8780]

wow so fucking cool

[@egghead4590]

And the fact that people in an un-happy relationship act happy makes it so much more clever

[@destroyer5689]

I learned that the tenth time once I Look up the lyrics

[@devwraith836]

This man was, is, and always be the most underrated genius in rap of all time.

[@crownclover10]

Definitely a rap genius, but far from underrated. He is constantly praised as one of the top lyricist by fans, critics, and top rappers themselves.

[@paulryan2128]

Andre' Benjamin

[@Buy_Scratchers_Til_I_Win]

Yeah he is very very far from underrated. In fact ever since southernplayaristicadillacmusic, both him and Big Boi have always been considered top tier artists. Especially Andre 3000 soooooo far from underrated. You are in fact the only person I have ever heard say that

[@Buy_Scratchers_Til_I_Win]

@Evil Koala your tripping they were huge. Atliens and Aquemini both went double platinum and both were top 3 on the Billboard charts. There mega songs were, Elevators, Me and You, Rosa Parks, and the Art of Story Telling. Oh yeah then Stankonia that also reached number 2 on Billboard chart with more hits like Ms. Jackson and So Fresh and So Clean. So clearly you have no clue what your talking about. Nice try though. Next time use google before you try to speak on some shit you know nothing about...sucka

[@Buy_Scratchers_Til_I_Win]

@Evil Koala I just named 6 songs for ya

[@menzoie643]

am I the only one that’s literally never heard the “y’all don’t wanna hear me you just wanna dance” part i-

[@wolfganginvasion]

i remember that line like hearing it but i never thought about it. never registered for me really i guess

[@strawberryjpeg6000]

Xephyrrr yeah same

[@mournfulgiant502]

No you are not lol

[@user-wo5tc9ux7u]

Yes

[@tea4471]

Same like when tf did that get there

[@kingelvis5502]

This is just life. He explains exactly the way shit is. Not dark, not tricky just for real

[@jackspencer8680]

I've been saying for many years that Andre 3000 is the GOAT

[@AbsFabbs]

Jack Spencer yes!!! He is the real genius!!!

[@MrKmanthie]

Jack Spencer ...HARDLY! Maybe for just Outkast but not in a general way; not to say André 3k doesn't have some rare (for hip-hop & most pop musical talent, an ability to write & arrange songs in a way by which one is surprised, at least if one doesn't know the lyrics & the theme behind the song & the way André works out all the smallest nuances in order for the song to, besides having a relatively "deep" meaning & simultaneously overlaying the lyrics with those "GOTTA DANCE" hooks & overall musical style. But still, I could fill pages with songwriters who are far better at this thing as well as other effects.

[@aghasearmyshawolblinkonce8039]

amen

[@DGBETCH]

@@1vaoracle let it go, sir

[@sleepydean781]

The goat😂😂😂😂

[@HN-pe6dj]

I respect Andre 3000 so much more now. This is something a true artist would do. Im officially thoroughly impressed.

[@MegaGoonnigga]

Pretty much what Tyler the creator recently did with the pitching of IGOR

[@TheMarleyDavidson]

You should really look into 3 stacks more. He's a legend for a reason.

[@kimberlylittle3385]

😁😁😁😁😁😁💯🚀🧘🏽‍♀️🍺

[@nichole4715]

He's a musical genius...From what I understand, he never graduated from high school.

[@noahjfetz5896]

MegaGoonnigga the pitching on Igor has no deeper meaning, and it isn’t even an original stylistic choice

[@jackwilliams6014]

No wonder it’s got a darker meaning if he took inspiration from the smiths

[@MinorCirrus]

Why pamper life's complexity when the leather runs smooth on the passenger seat, am I right?

[@jackwilliams6014]

MinorCirrus this charming man 😉

[@wilhelmvg9978]

The Smiths music isn’t dark lol, only a handful of their songs.

[@jackwilliams6014]

Vincent Fletcher true, but themes of death and loneliness are undoubtedly common

[@DucksCourage]

Vincent Fletcher Similarly to Hey Ya, their music is often upbeat and happy but the lyrics often depressing

[@mellineellis1174]

“Y’all don’t wanna hear me, you just wanna dance” *damn right*

[@lildeath9672]

This song isn’t dark at all. It’s just sorta deep.

[@183Itsme]

lil death I agree☝️

[@183Itsme]

lil death just noticed your name and for you to make that comment says a lot lol

[@thomasevanko8434]

She's just lost that loving feeling. And I hate it when she does that

[@HuskeyYT]

Dark doesn't always have to mean death or hate or that shit the song sounds light but the lyrics are DARK dark is just not happy or good

[@IronianKnight]

The really dark thing is how the world reacted to the song.

[@MrYeodaddy]

Never dawned on me that people weren’t getting the lyrical content of the song. Have you listened to Ms. Jackson?

[@uhmlolwhat9909]

Panic! At The Disco?

[@giawiabia]

TreMoR no it’s by outkast

[@uhmlolwhat9909]

SOL69 oh ok

[@loganabbott3102]

@@uhmlolwhat9909 I dont think I've ever wanted to dislike someones comment so much in my life

[@Lowtiergecko]

I heard P!ATD's Ms.Jackson before Outkast's ms.Jackson

[@SpuroWasDead_WakeMeUpWhen]

I always wondered why they where preforming “hey ya” at a funeral in the music video

[@JDEdwards2331]

Excuse me?!

[@SpuroWasDead_WakeMeUpWhen]

James Edwards yeah throughout the video there’s a casket in the background and I always took it as them playing there song at a funeral at the request of the died guy or something.

[@eugenemccabe7592]

@@SpuroWasDead_WakeMeUpWhen omg I never noticed that

[@nazmo1880]

YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@mrnb8932]

@@SpuroWasDead_WakeMeUpWhen What minute?

[@Luper1billion]

That chord progression is low-key genius.

[@user-vs2wj9sn4h]

High key

[@doublahh]

It's basic beginner guitar chords how is that genius?

[@user-cm4io8dz2r]

doublahh it's not the basic 1 dimensional key but a variety of chords from different intervals. Minor and major keys mind you.

[@piijay14]

Luper ionic Its a simple 1456 in the key of Gmajor......and it repeats throughout the entire song. Sure it's great, catchy and fun. But nothing really genius about it!

[@sludgerat444]

@@doublahh The way they are used are original and a great hook for the song. You don't need 30 different chords in a song to make a fantastic progression or at least enough to make a catchy song.

[@gethigh961]

I did understand the meaning of the song when I first heard it a few years back when I was a teenager. English isn‘t my first language so I always thought I was the only one thinking that the songs lyrics is rather sad then happy and I might don’t understand english quite as well as I thought, because everyone else always said it’s such a „happy“ song. After this video I‘m actually quite impressed by my english skills lmao

[@francoluna95]

Everyone: "This is America" omg you guys this is deep Andre 3000: Am I a joke to yall ╬(ﾉﾞ¬益¬₎ﾉﾞ~ ┴─┴

[@vallisdaemonumofficial]

Andre 3000 is genius Dude from community is too white

[@kreassiva9138]

@Renee Wright what? Have you counted the symnolism in this is USA??

[@foreverrcocochenel]

Franks 💯💯💯

[@cher1899]

Renee Wright you would think that

[@practicing2002]

Feels like summer is just like this, video means one thing and the lyrics means something completely different. Really cool, but pinning one artist to another one doesnt mean shit and they are both great artist and in my opinion gambino is a genuis in his own right.

[@yessirskiii4704]

it's funny when people play this at their wedding

[@robynrees]

Dust in the wind,same

[@nekorogers]

People don't want to listen, they just want to dance 😂

[@jokes_n_kittens6962]

Haha

[@isaactaylor1833]

Not really funny…. Literally no one goes this deep on the song. It’s a catchy tune and don’t act like you had any idea of this deep meaning

[@pleasedtomeetyou1284]

Some people just like songs so they play them…should people take certain songs off their playlists too? I didn’t know weddings couldn’t have songs that meant other things besides eternal love…that’d be pretty boring if weddings only played love songs like…we ARE trying to dance.

[@BeamCity]

This just proves 80% of ppl do not listen to lyrics. “Y’all don’t hear me, y’all just wanna dance!”

[@arimills1958]

Beamer smh sad truth

[@officeroinker440]

Stolen

[@mr.anderson9938]

Yeah and? Give me a great beat , fuck all the rest

[@justthatguyyouknow6171]

Mr. Anderson the point of rap / hip hop is for the lyrics and story that the artist is trying to tell... that’s why so much modern rap is shit!!!

[@hateusxora]

@@justthatguyyouknow6171 and who said this??? rap can be anything you want it to be most people don't wanna bust out a dictionary mid party to understand what a rapper said. rap doesn't always need to be about lyrics

[@lordhawkridge4116]

You are phenomenal and have once again taught me something new about something I love. I have a much deeper appreciation for this song now!

[@pizzaluvah198]

This isn’t really “dark”, it’s more like just sad

[@MsKissme2]

There is however a casket in the video

[@Odinsday]

myasia The death of a miserable relationship

[@MrKmanthie]

Sequere Pecuniam EXACTLY what I said!! Besides, as someone else mentioned, it sure seems like a bit of "clickbait": oooh, there's some kind of 'dark' theme to the song which is buried in the lyrics; lyrics that, due to the infectious groove of the song are too often overlooked, but that's the way Andre 3000 wrote the tune: make it a catchy, hook-laden, sugar-coated pop song & the masses will be seemingly put in some sort of fast-acting hypnotic trance which the acoustic guitar is used to plant the post-hypnotic suggestion to ignore the lyrics altogether & just DANCE, DANCE, DANCE!!

[@QueenKLLC]

Sadness can be dark too.

[@lalaland2107]

Starting to hate the word "dark"...

[@Bellab1x1y1z]

The lyrics are not dark. The lyrics are very realistic and are about real relationship types that happen frequently, especially in the US. Many people stay in relationships that don't work out of fear and insecurities. Some people need songs or other people to help awaken them and help them reevaluate what they are doing wrong in relationships.

[@annmariebusu9924]

bella I know right. 😂.

[@Tjh_art]

I think that was click bait fr 😂

[@eagleeye6015]

i think what he means by calling it "dark" is that its darker (or less happy) than what the original tune and melody of the song lets on to be

[@E_MZ_]

Right? Like that was obvious? I still dance to the song though.

[@Bellab1x1y1z]

@@eagleeye6015 The song is supposed to be "Sarcastic". It is "Tongue in Cheek". It is meant to be upbeat and not sad and depressing.

[@geovaniraffaelli4508]

"Don't wanna meet your mama, just want to make you cumma" LMAO

[@sevinohhsavage]

I always laugh when it's on the radio. If they actually knew he said "cumma" they would censor it lol

[@shannond1511]

Im pretty sure it actually calmer, not cumma.

[@ThePrideofLondon-Hutch]

Shannon D ....

[@Smokeyjoedamanedamythdalegend]

Shannon D we talking about the same OutKast? Lmao.

[@guandren]

Shannon D it’s cumma sorrry

[@angelg2638]

I was in Miami. 2004. Never heard of the group but quickly fell in love with the song. Then, the next and the next. Found myself buying the album. Still waiting for next album from this genius group.

[@blackberry8615]

He predicted how every one will dance to anything and not really listen

[@ahhwe-any7434]

Sometimes we can't tho. Even if we did try. Alot of us just make up our own lyrics. Or is too young too understand... If you try to cover up things w/ dodgy words, maybe not so clear enunciated words, put it on a uplift sound, no, not many ppl or gonna think that much about it. Most ppl r just gonna say oh a song. Then move on w/ their days. Unless u got the weirdo that has a billion OutKast tats on them then I'd be pretty paranoid if I was outkast. Although it irks me like f when ppl try to act like a genius about art. It's f'n art. Honestly, could accidently shit out something that looks some irregular shaped turd looking like some animal & call that art if I really wanted to. Art is just mainly just an idea.

[@MasterOfPeeing]

BlackBerry he did’t prefict anything, it’s been like this for decades, no one listens to lyrics

[@MaryJane-xe1ej]

It was waaay b4 that hun Lol

[@markperry2827]

Rosa parks his best song. This song is horrible

[@1986svs05]

@@markperry2827 hey that's your opinion man

[@ayz91]

and I thought the saddest part is where his neighbor doesn't want to lend him some sugar...

[@ishish8816]

😭

[@MrYeodaddy]

Very underrated comment.

[@realspartan5206]

does he know about the kombucha mushroom people?

[@Suicidaloli]

F

[@Aloysius2113]

I mean tbf, he IS their neighbor.

[@bklynlady75]

This song is the most Happiest Break up song ever. Love it...

[@sneaky1296]

You know you’re doing good when you call out the people listening and they don’t know it.

[@whitenoiseihearu4018]

Dark sarcasm... Like when you have an argument and end the encounter with....have a nice day. When you really mean...go to hell. Doesn't everyone do that.

[@shotakonkin2047]

@@whitenoiseihearu4018 I'm too blunt, I'd just straight up say "go to hell".

[@skimasker3049]

*I guess it wasn't a Sprite commercial after all.*

[@soapyguy6483]

Wanna sprite cranberry

[@skimasker3049]

@@soapyguy6483 I've never had one, does it taste good?

[@soapyguy6483]

Based on what l heard its really good l saw someone say it's the best Sprite product of all time

[@laughing_retard9570]

*I guess it wasnt a car commercial either*

[@skiddo1243]

@@skimasker3049 it’s surprisingly good

[@somerandomname3124]

"Pumped up Kicks" also comes to mind but by now everyone knows it.

[@jonraptor3075]

La'Rue Mathis I’ll be there with the kicks with the pumped up kicks better run better run out run my gun

[@burritoeskujo3266]

Some Random Name gio gio🤭

[@pingus9934]

I only tlnow hat song cause of the memes I heard it in. Thought it was just a band who had balls to sing about school shootings in a post school shooting apacolypse

[@gothamgymnast4638]

@@burritoeskujo3266 giorno giovanna

[@Theohybrid]

When i heard it, i was like'THIS IS ABOUT A SCHOOL SHOOTER'!!!

[@esshor.]

Wow… i’ve heard this song countless times, have danced to it numerous times have some along with it many times. And I had no idea it was a deep and dark toned song. Amazing

[@billthompson4018]

You forgot to mention that when he said "1 2 3 4" he was talking about the amount of times Karen took the kids

[@tree2166]

Spooder- Man 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@okayokaynowkids7673]

Aha hahahahahahahaha.... :( Hahahaha

[@captaincatz4795]

Spooder- Man or how many kids she took

[@PrincessLioness]

Spooder- Man Who's Karen?

[@Zimzamzoom95]

Princess Lioness karen mama

[@LeseAlafaio92]

Andre 3000: fellas, what's cooler than being cool? Men: ICE COOOOOLLLLLLD

[@celiphon3812]

LeCeaseDaProducer i said now LADIES whats cooler than being cool Ladies: ice coooolllllld

[@idiotfyu1161]

Alright...

[@jco5254]

Idiot Fyu alright alright alright alright alright alright alright alright

[@aaronwalton7660]

Deez nuts ha

[@DominantDesires]

He said ‘fellas, what’s cooler than being cool?’ not ‘ladies’.

[@randyIam7]

That just make Andre3000 a genius not dark. He tricked the human minds with direct words, but masked it with music. Everyone fell for his genius. It's hilarious and insane

[@poopandfartjokes]

Artists have been doing this since the beginning. Not just musicians either. Authors, poets, philosophers, painters all have ways of getting a message out to the masses. Even children’s nursery rhymes aren’t as they appear on the surface.

[@randyIam7]

@@poopandfartjokes you are correct. But it takes exceptional artist to pull off and make a a song an a cult hit

[@poopandfartjokes]

@@randyIam7 100% 3 stacks is definitely top tier. Pure genius with principles and ambition. Wasn’t trying to demean his brilliance or accomplishments. BTW I believe you meant a cult, not an occult. Occult is devil worshipping if I’m not mistaken.

[@susanburger3673]

Nursery rhymes do the same thing. Ring around the Rosie, jack and Jill, Humpty Dumpty, the grand ol duke of York etc. just about all are dark tails relating to past tragedy relating to human suffering, sickness and war. Heinous but with a sing song expression. Many older children’s story books are this type also. If parents only knew what they were exsposing Their young ones to. Pure horror.

[@Brudergaming]

Andre 3000 is so underrated. The art of story rap!

[@breannamoore27]

I wouldn’t have titled this as a dark meaning. He was dropping knowledge based on his experiences… It’s the public who’s blind and wants to live in the dark and just “dance”.

[@jamilajohnson7460]

No, they are not blind. It is his story, and how he choose to share it was misleading. They are reasons why singers like Adele Grasp the attention of her audience, she shares exactly what she is feeling. No misconception or deception. The words of the song were lost behind all the instrumentals. Not the audience's fault

[@GmonkeyJ777]

*Yall don't wanna hear me; you just wanna dance.* Idk why this line *creeped* me out after he points it out in the video. I mean I've always heard it, but I've never *hearrrd* it.

[@foolishlord192]

GmonkeyJ777 cause you just wanna dance

[@vp_wrld]

GmonkeyJ777 he knew that he would be played at weddings and parties and the lyrics would just be like talking into the void lol

[@adoboFosho]

IVe NeVeR hEaRrRd It.

[@vastoform]

I *geeeeet* ya

[@ms.ladybug6186]

exactly..same here!.. every part of your comment!

[@westminsterabbey.6916]

Wow. It’s funny you should upload this today. Not 2 hours ago I was listening to this song at work, contemplating how many years I’d heard it on tv and radio and never actually heard the words behind the catchy exterior. I love the honesty of the lyrics, and I love that they hide in plain sight under the guise provided by the funky wrapper the whole this is presented in. It’s likely the reason why I never actually *heard* its message for years, and I bet I’m not the only one. If their intention was to point out the frivolity of the attention people give pop/dance music, they’ve created the perfect example.

[@neiljohnparin4474]

andre i a very funky wrapper indeed

[@youngrosco4515]

I remember dancing to this song at my eighth-grade dance back in 2004... We didn't really hear him we just wanted to dance 😂😂

[@lluciiiaaa]

IbeatsMymeats this song is from 2009

[@elijahtheprophet2202]

@@lluciiiaaa The fuck is you talking about nigga, this was released in 2003.

[@SpiritualAttitudeSage]

well young and dumb

[@lluciiiaaa]

Reslof oop sorry im dump Well i never listened to it soo i apologize

[@lluciiiaaa]

djanel_goldenmoon ??? Excuse me

[@drbravestone4017]

I think the darkness is that we don’t understand what we need out of a relationship. It isn’t about what the other can do for you or what you can do for them. Its about unifying with someone to walk through life with. Its about being vulnerable enough to be honest and considerate enough to set your own self interests aside long enough to have clarity of thought. I have been happily married for a long time. If It was all about me or all about my wife, we likely would be married anymore. The most important part for us is that we decided that we would be married to each other for the rest of our lives. We have both had to lean on that commitment throughout our marriage because that shit is tough. Being in a true relationship with someone is not self serving, its commitment and sacrifice. Andre is a smart man.

[@bobtwizzle8884]

Well put. God bless

[@jasmynealeah2522]

Video: For nearly 20 years Me: huh? Damn it’s literally 2019 what the heck

[@deevine888]

1. Ikr 2. As a fan since 2014 I appreciate ur pfp

[@gollygeology]

It's only been 15 years..

[@vuilnisgod4388]

Yea, and it'll be 2020 next year!

[@isaiahcampbell3992]

I was like 4 years old when this song came out

[@no_peace]

Yeah that hurt

[@lorrainezea7988]

When you're happy, you love the melody. When you're sad, you understand the lyrics.

[@4Distractiononly]

Maybe that's why I hear the lyrics so often.

[@janvanassendorp905]

@@4Distractiononly Like the late great 2pac used to say: even tho u fed up u gotta keep ya head up

[@sniperz294]

This is a very underrated comment

[@victormaillard7183]

holy sh you're right

[@waltersobchak7275]

Wow you hit the nail. Best thing I read all week

[@Justmillij]

Andre and big boi have been ahead of their time and have always had hidden messages along with goodie mob

[@OnTopOfHizGame]

Just Milli J thts why Future was wit dem

[@HiClassHarlow]

I absolutely love them

[@cgonzalez1445]

You give them far too much credit, they’re just doing what they’re told for money!💁🏽‍♀️If they were told to sleep with each other they’d do it; if they haven’t already!

[@AustrianStacker]

Where are the hidden messages???

[@ahhwe-any7434]

I know... I don't wanna know what the Scooby Doo ones about

[@raulcastro1300]

As I got older I finally understood the song and knew it wasn’t so happy like I used to think. I’d say it’s more sad than dark tbh

[@Flealfy45]

Listen to Stromae's whole discography, it's in french but almost all he does is sad songs on happy music

[@bipbipletucha]

I looooove him! Amazing songs

[@Rawrieatjoox3]

I hope he comes back and releases more music :(

[@Udontkno7]

I miss him man

[@Flealfy45]

Last year he was featured in Orelsan's La Pluie. And I think he got featured in other stuff also, but his condition really disables him

[@ProMrLecoq01]

Flealfy45 what condition

[@anais9096]

how about the “what’s cooler than being cool” “ice cold”? could mean that in this society men have to be ice cold with their emotions and feelings ...

[@spidesol]

kaori or that women are always cold because they are cold blooded

[@LouLou-xn3pu]

spidesol lizard people

[@4-trearies595]

Death reference

[@Kxng_vybez]

Now that's a thought

[@iamsarxh]

Ice cold is one of his nicknames

[@TheYasminarf]

I have never heard the “Y’all don’t want to hear me, you just want to dance”

[@akcalbumreviews3719]

Yeah i didn't hear to but if someone points it out its like you can't un hear it

[@shakeialawhon29]

Me either

[@chickenchaser1477]

And that's what makes it genius.

[@ayelove1838]

Are you serious?

[@SPSax4]

@@ayelove1838 right. That's one of my favorite parts of the song. How can they not hear it? Lol

[@jaysouthmusic8230]

And it’s ironic in the music video while everyone is dancing and cheering and while Andre is on stage there’s a casket in the middle of the stage

[@gonewiththewindleys]

The Love Below

[@Joshstix95]

That’s what makes him a great artist . He made a hit while sending us a message

[@shustyrackleford_710]

Who?

[@airforceone6523]

What message?

[@theprotoms4661]

Him?

[@9oh4.]

Crazy?

[@adelgado8917]

Sending a message that almost all didn't get at first, or decades later.

[@therodian96]

André 3000 is easily one of the most underrated artists ever. He never had a whack verse, only hits and no misses. We have to appreciate him more, there is a reason why nearly every big Hip Hop artist of our generation names him as a key inspiration. The only thing that's holding him back from being the goat is that he never released a solo album.

[@therodian96]

@Big Spill Keyboard warrior 🤡

[@therodian96]

@Big Spill Skin color doesn‘t matter when it comes to music, hip hop isn’t exclusively for black people and if you think so, I feel sorry for you.

[@akhineshs2754]

Underrated??????. Oukast was the best hip hop duo ever.! ❤️❤️❤️

[@miguelquazar883]

He wasnt underrated at all. That is a garbage statement.

[@cs40660]

OutKast wasn’t underrated at the time but nowadays their influence is incredibly understated, especially within the floridian sound explosion over the last 5 years

[@j.roberts1765]

Nothing “dark”, perhaps “deeper” meaning... brilliance!

[@culturalhegemony4803]

The deeper the darker.. but we've now shed light on that part of the cave after exploring it.

[@mikebassett9054]

Ironic is the word everyone is looking for

[@mugisama779]

i mean but the dark reality is that relationships arent generally meant to last forever. he even mentioned something like this in Ms. Jackson. Love fades over time.

[@wolfiemueller9946]

He is a genius

[@mugisama779]

@Abisola Abiodun "forever never seems too long until you're grown"

[@kght222]

i definitely agree that this is one of the best songs of the last 20 years. it is fun and poppy but it is also deep and meaningful. you certainly don't see that often.

[@jdgamer1272]

These guys straight up made a song about getting stuck in relationships you can't control meanwhile I'm stuck not being able to get into a relationship.

[@samchoate1719]

JD gamer127 try talking to a girl

[@georgia8592]

Try

[@adrianopadilha7338]

Stop being a gamer, it might help.

[@adrianopadilha7338]

@ it will. Getting out of the I-ass app and stop giving a damn about lines of code that simulate, but getting to actually live will.

[@josephcalderon7914]

Adriano Padilha bro why you gotta be negative? you wouldn’t say that to this fools face if you saw him in person cuz you don’t know him. buT On tHe iNTeRNeT ItS okAY

[@cartermo13]

Not a single soul: Middle 8: You ever stop and really think about the lyrics of "Hey Ya?"

[@c.elliott5318]

😂😂😂

[@ryck2006]

I thought about the lyrics last month. Hey Yah is he calling YAHway!!

[@patrickwilliams2099]

Actually they were sued over the song by the Navajo Nation because some how they used a ancient traditional song to create the hit you hear these. This was explained to me by Navajo tribal members whom also were my in laws at the time. I once Googled this and it turn out to be true. Hint hay ya! So in so many ways you are correct

[@KDShaolinMenace]

Andre: Yall dont want to listen me you just want to dance. Me: THEN STOP MAKING IT SO FUN DAMMIT!

[@Kauzeyy]

a ha ha

[@DivorcedGooseRat]

Another song that has a deeper meaning that people don’t care about and just want to dance to is Another Brick in the Wall Pt. 2 by Pink Floyd in their album The Wall. They are also my favorite band lol

[@mrboombastic5049]

"He walks to his bed" English teacher: damn that's deep

[@AA-vw2lf]

Mr Boombastic 😂🤣🤣😂😂

[@noahgarrett5195]

biggie cheeeeeeese

[@mrboombastic5049]

@@noahgarrett5195NODA LUUUUUUMMPS

[@thatguyman6044]

English teachers: walking to his bed is a metaphor for death and foreshadowing it also shows the character calmness as he is in no rush to blah blah blah

[@mrboombastic5049]

@@thatguyman6044 you is speaking big facts here mate.

[@sint0xicateme]

Obadiah Parker's version made me realize how sad this song actually was. "Y'all don't wanna hear me; You just wanna dance."

[@mattwebb7325]

This is the comment I was looking for. What a fun (sad) cover.

[@aR0ttenBANANA]

Agreed.

[@dawncantagallo9477]

It was sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo true.

[@abe8775]

Oh my god, that cover...

[@captspaulding8530]

As Tom Waits said "I love beautiful melodies telling me terrible things."

[@VengefulPolititron]

pumped up kicks. 99 luftbaloons

[@eviljesus6111]

@@VengefulPolititron nah, I remember seeing my bus driver enjoying the song pumped up kicks

[@VengefulPolititron]

@@eviljesus6111 it's about school sh00tings. but I like the song why are you evil Jesus?

[@eviljesus6111]

@@VengefulPolititron I am the real inbred evil

[@VengefulPolititron]

@@eviljesus6111 I've been evil before. how did you get yours?

[@PinkaholicOfficial]

“Other than pumped up kicks” is so real

[@TonyF1MMA]

Even Andre 3000 said it's not a dark meaning. He said it's about breaking free from a relationship you're not happy in. Listen to any interview with him.

[@AmadeuShinChan]

[ thanks... I also think, that darkness is the wrong-attribute for this song. However, it may hold true that, when entering in a relationship, generally speaking people these days pay less earnesty than they did in previous generations(?)... I think, that I know the solution... question is, if people are willing to listen. "Dancing" and sacrificing, otherwise, if not both elements are included, perhaps the partnership is predestined for failure. ]

[@Butterkin]

Just because an artist says that a song means a certain thing doesn't mean it does. He could easily be making deep philosophical questions and not know it.

[@TonyF1MMA]

@@dreamythesheep Then I think we should just call it an obscured meaning rather than a dark meaning. I think the subject of breaking free and finally being happy isn't dark at all.

[@agonleed3841]

I will agree with all the comments. I wrote a poem in college about a falling leaf..can't remember too many details, but it sticks with me cause it was a damn great poem Within it, the only feelings I PURPOSELY put in were just change in seasons, and a little hint of meaning a change in life. But subconciously, there's also the loss of life..the fallen leaf represented a death I never got over. Also the coming down off a high. Also simply..I love nature and it is beautiful to see falling leaves. Also my wondering mind..as it took 3 nights to write that poem cause I had to sift through a lot of mental things, including my ptsd. So..Yes..he COULD have a darker meaning, and it be subconcious. There's also the fact that if I create something, and it could have multiple paths...but one of those paths could define it in a light that the surrounding people wouldn't accept for long...I'd probably just SAY that it was this other path that I know they will accept more. It's called lying, and yes, celebrities are human and do it too. I also just like to play around and keep a joke to myself just for laughs. Cool that we figured out this "dark" meaning. But I'm not going to admit it...now forever there will be a debate on whether I meant it or some other thing...or all of it. I enjoy that thought. I'm saying...this whole thread could be right. And at the same time, some could be right while others are wrong, even you who's taking his own words.

[@gddanielk8491]

It’s almost scary how I didn’t know before this video, like I knew the lyrics, and I grew up with the song, but I never actually thought about it and how conflicted the message and the beat are. Plus that line “Y’all don’t want to hear me you just wanna dance” is actually eerie. I never heard it before this video at all.

[@pavook]

It took me one slow emotional cover from Voice to notice this. Strange how this one music clip where the guy was cloning himself for a whole band resulted in these lyrics, I also never stopped to listen.

[@harambo88]

sorry, not to be rude, but if you guys are that dull, i think we would help society by getting rid of ppl like you. really, i dont want to be rude but i never heard something so dull, so shallow, so ignorant and brainless. and ppl like you guys demand to vote with the same voice as an intelligent, rational, fact driven, educated mind like mine? thats just not ok and thats why we have biden.

[@gddanielk8491]

@Bobby Fisher yeah I totally agree man. Education is the way

[@thejohnshadow]

@@harambo88 *tips fedora

[@Twizzzums]

@@harambo88 It’s really not that deep, idk how politics plays a role in this. It’s just a catchy feel good song on the outside but really has a deeper meaning like most music does. People like to shut off their brains in order to have fun. I don’t want to be rude either but a pseudo-intellectual voicing their opinion on the internet by ridding society of the people you look down on implies you have deeper psychological problems than you might want to confront head on. Go touch some grass sir or ma’am, it’s life. Live and let live.

[@timlecount8690]

I remember the moment I finally noticed that there was an open casket in the background of the video. It is so obvious but I just didn’t notice it. Now when I see it I always am reminded of the darker meaning.

[@strawberryjpeg6000]

Tim LeCount I needs watch it now

[@dreface2]

There is?

[@leonadams8097]

Holy shit look at that thing

[@timlecount8690]

@@dreface2 Yes check out 3:00 or so of the music video he leans over and it's pretty clear to see. It's also kinda set down into the stage so it doesn't totally obscure the drums. Just flowers in it, but still a casket... kzbin.info/www/bejne/hojKp3qgds2pf9k

[@aidanfox8219]

Every song has a story to tell and every song has a message, that's why it's best to listen and get a better understanding of what that person is talking about instead of just dancing and nodding your head.