I've always been a big Erykah Badu fan. She makes the type of songs that allow you to groove to the beat, while delivering a message. Sometimes I have to listen to her songs over and over to actually understand what that message is lol, but once I get it, it makes it that much more special.
Bag Lady - the first release off her 2000 album 'Mama's Gun' - has recently become one of my favorites. It has taken me 10 years, but I've finally figured out what she's saying. Well I guess I kind of already got the jist of the song, but I've just recently personalized the message. I mean after all what's the point of listening to music if you cant relate to it?
The first line of the song says: "Bag lady, you gone hurt yo back; draggin all them bags like that" Now when I was younger I figured hmmm, maybe she's talking about a lady with a lot of purses...Dont judge me lol. I was a kid.
I now hear this song and realize that I can't continue to hold on to excess baggage and negative energy because all that it will do is hold me down and hold me back. Whether it be grudges, bad relationships, or other people's problems. "All you must hold on to is you, is you, is youuuuu." Its just time to live for me and do what makes me happy!
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