My Favourite Lyrics from Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers

This is Kendrick’s most lyrically rich project

Kendrick just recently released his new album Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers, and with it he has discussed a myriad of personal, racial, and gendered themes, oftentimes exploring the intersections between such notions.

After listening to this album over and over again for the past few weeks, I can say with confidence that this is the most emotionally connected I’ve ever felt to a piece of music. This album is raw in its content, yet highly polished in its presentation. The ideas explored touched me, and the lyrics moved me in a way music rarely does for me.

As I was analysing this album, I decided to pick out a few of my favourite lyrics and delve into what I love about them.

“Sorry I didn’t save the world, my friend, I was too busy building mine again” — Mirror

You cannot help others if you are in a dire state of affairs yourself. If you spend too much of your energy and resources helping others, then you actually cause more problems than you solve as your conditions worsen, meaning more help must be given to you. Worse, still, if you are not in a safe and mentally stable position to offer help, then you may…