Analysis on music video and lyrics

1. “Same Drugs” describesthe relationshipbetweenChance anda girl fromhischildhood.Realising
that theyno longershare the same interestsandexperiencesthattheydidaschildren,Chance
reflectsnostalgicallyontheirsharedyouthandexploreshis ownfeelingsof lossaroundgrowingup.
Throughoutthe song,Chanousesthe story of PeterPan—andits1991 filmadaptationHook—asan
allegorytobetterillustratehowtheygrew apartfromeach other.Due to the title,manypeople
speculatedthatthissongwasabout drugs,butChance quicklyshutdownthose rumourswitha
simple tweet:
In hisRedditAMA,Chance saidthat “Same Drugs” had “like 20 versionsandwasthe hardestto
write.”He latertweetedthatone of these unreleasedversionsfeaturedsinger-songwriterRegina
Spektor.
On February6, 2017, Chance releasedthe officialvideofor“Same Drugs”on YouTube,which
featuresextravocalsfromsome artistswhodon’tfeature onthe albumversion,namelyErynAllen
Kane,Yebba,JohnLegend,Francis Starlite andMacie Stewart.Furthermore,itwasdirectedbyJake
Schreier.
What have the artistssaid aboutthe song?
At a showChance performedinTilburg,The Netherlandsonthe November17, 2016, he toldthe
crowd thathe wrote “Same Drugs” twoyearsprior to releasingitonColouringBook.Furthermore,
he said:It’s verydifferentthanmostof my songs.SoI was veryafraidto put iton my ColouringBook
mixtape.ButIuuh,it endedupgoingon there.AndImmaperformit,cause I ain’tnobitch.
We don't(we don't) do the same drugs nomore (dothe same drugs nomore)
We don'tdo the,we don't dothe same drugs,do the same drugs nomore
We don't(we don't) do the same drugs nomore (dothe same drugs nomore)
We don'tdo the,we don't dothe same drugs,do the same drugs nomore
We don'tdo the,we don't dothe same drugs
Throughthe use of amplification,bothchance andthe hischildhoodfriendhave made clearthat
theydon’thave anythingincommonanymore,sothe audience isaware theybothmoved on.When
i heardthe chorus I rememberedin“A Letterto My Nephew”byJamesBaldwinwhenhe alsouse
amplification.ReaditknowwhatI’mtalkingabout.
Where didyougo?
Why wouldyoustay?
You musthave lostyour marbles
You alwayswere soforgetful
The idiom“lose yourmarbles”meanstolose one’sownsanity.
Chance doeswordplaywiththe opposites“go”and“stay,” sayingthat the essence of thiswoman
metaphoricallydisappeared,yetshe “stayed”withhim.Chance impliesthatshe should’ve left,but
she forgotto do it,makingherlooklike someone crazy. ThisisalsoanotherPeterPanreference.In
the book,there isa LostBoy namedTootleswhogoesbackto LondonwithWendy,growsup and

2. forgetseverythingaboutPeterandNeverland.Inthe filmHook, Tootlesisportrayedasan oldman
whois alwaysstumblingaroundlookingforhismarbles.Becauseof this,people thoughtTootleswas
crazy, butwhenPeterreturnsfromNeverland,he givesTootleshisbagof marbles,whichTootles
forgotthere whenhe left.
Don’tyou colourout
Don’tyou bleedon,oh
Stay inthe line,stayinthe line
Dandelion
Chance is speakingtohisdaughter,whohe referstoas ‘Dandelion’,tellinghernotto“colour outside
the lines”or“bleedout”.Thiscouldbe a literal anecdote ashe watcheshercolourina colouring
book,butcan alsobe understoodmetaphoricallyasChance israisinghisdaughterinaprotectedand
pure environment,tellinghertostay safe andnot “bleedout”.
Thiscouldalso be whatsocietytellsustodo. We are shapedandencouragedtocolour withinthe
lines,tothinkandact a certainwayaccordingto what societydeemsacceptable.Chance andthe
personhe isaddressinginthe song“don’tdo the same drugs no more,”or theyaren’tinterestedin
the same thingsanymore or theydon’tvibe like theyusedtopartlybecause of society’spressures
on one of themto be “normal"—tostayinthe line.Thisgoesalongwithhistheme of growingup
and changingintosomeone whoforgot"how tofly.”We don’thave that unbridledimaginationand
creativitythatwe had as kidsbecause of society’spressuresonustoabandonour childlikecuriosity
inorder to become “normal.”
God's PlanLyrics
Yeah,theywishin'andwishin'andwishin'andwishin'
Theywishin'onme,yuh/…
Yes,I see the thingsthat theywishin'onme
Andstill,badthings
It's a lot of bad things
That theywishin'andwishin'andwishin'andwishin'
Theywishin'onme
Bad things
It's a lot of bad things
That theywishin'andwishin'andwishin'andwishin'
Theywishin'onme
Yuh, ayy,ayy

3. Drake has a longhistoryof conflicts.ChrisBrown,whoallegedlyfoughtDrake inabar, has publicly
defendedMeekMill overlegal issues.MeekMill andDrake hadbeenbeefingsince 2015, when
MeekallegedthatDrake didn’twrite hisownbars:
These linesare likelyreferencingthe ongoingdisputebetweenDrake andJoe Budden.Onthe other
Scary Hours song,“DiplomaticImmunity,”Drake throwssubliminalshotsatJoe whenhe raps:
Shitiscomplex like shortni**as‘round tall ladies
I gotta watch whoI’mtalkin’tolike it’sall-ages
I’ve seenbuddin'careersturnto sitaroundand talkabout othercareers,judgin'theirpeers
Knowledge fromni**as whodidnotcontribute tonone of thishere
She said,"Do youlove me?" I tell her,"Onlypartly"
I onlylove mybedand mymomma,I'm sorry
“God’s Plan”isa feel goodtrack that discussesDrake’sfuture.Beingwhohe isinthe industry,he
knowsthat people wanthimtofail;however,Godwon’tlethimdothat.
Anotherkeysubjectof the songisthe separationDrake feelsthathe needstohave fromthose
outside of hisinnercircle.Anyonewhotriestoworktheirwayintohislife musthave anulterior
motive tobenefitthemselves.
The last keysubjectof thissongis the fact that Drake is givingbackto the life he hadonce,honoring
the people andthe environmenthe alsoonce wasin.
Without40, Oli,there’dbe nome
Imagine if Inevermetthe broskies
Drake knowsthat whateverGodhas plannedforhim, isfora greatergood. As he crossespaths with
otherpeople andobstaclesgetputinhisway,Drake can trust thatthe outcome will benefithimin
the end.
SometimesDrake seemstofindGod’stestsforhimfoolish:
Thisconceptis echoedin“Sacrifices,”featuredonhis2017 release More Life,where he statesinthe
chorus:
Someone watchin'overus,soshoutgoesout to Him
Might go downas G.O.D.,yeah,wait
Drake seemsfixatedonthe ideathatdeathwill immortalizehim.He mentionedthe same ideainthe
firstverse of this song,but it’sclearlybeenonhismindfora while—he memorablyrappedaboutit
on 2015’s “Legend”:
sIf I die,I’ma legend