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S13E11 - Dissecting "Crown" & "Silent Hill" by Kendrick Lamar
2025/5/27
Dissect
This chapter analyzes Kendrick Lamar's song "Crown," exploring his complex views on love and the pressures of fame. Kendrick questions the authenticity of love in its various forms, revealing the conditional nature of his own expressions of love and the toll it takes on his mental health. The chapter concludes with Kendrick's journey of self-discovery and the need for setting boundaries.
- Analysis of "Crown's" instrumental and its contemplative atmosphere
- Kendrick's three verses exploring different facets of love
- The pre-chorus challenging Kendrick's conception of love
- The mantra-like chorus as a tool for boundary setting
- Connection to Eckhart Tolle's teachings on high and low-quality 'no's
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