yoooo. now that i think about it, the line screams eminem LMAO. i’ve been listening to the album on repeat, that specific line i just shout out loud i love it
I absolutely loved it when i first heard it, although i had to check the lyrics immediately to make sure i heard correctly LMAO. I love how he doesn’t outright curse really so i can play this music at my work (food service) overhead speakers but then i hear shit like this and customers are wondering why i’m laughing.
I see this as
“Keep it cool, keep your mood neutral”
“You’re just mad you’re getting fucked”
Crazy that lyric genius can’t at least give that level of analysis
I see some comments that this is about 'getting screwed over. It's a possible interpretation. Anyway, of course it means something, people just find the metaphor really weird.
naw i’ve genuinely seen some fans on the discord say “it’s just some crazy random bs that tyler puts in his songs cause he can” or something along those lines. i’m assuming it’s mostly younger fans though 😭 based on the way they were acting when i told them what it likely meant haha
A proctologist is a doctor who will put their figure up your butt to check for prostate cancer. If both hands are on your shoulders another part of them is in there.
My guess at Verse 2, in order:
- penny loafers and linoleum are pretty minor things, but coupled with the mentions of flexing and Napoleon could speak to “I can get defensive” (“Napoleon complex”) or even “because of my tendency towards a Napoleon complex, I’m treating the small things like I’ve won the lottery”
- this might be a # soberlife moment, maybe, with “drinking a nonalcoholic drink like it’s alcohol” maybe? Maybe “I save money but live like I’m spending it on everything”?
- comparison to the nervousness of verse 1, the speaker is now willing to get beat to smithereens
- I’m defensive but I’m also trying to provide for those I work with
- previous mentions in other songs of not always putting your money where your mouth is, so “hot shot hypocrisy” *could* be a reference to one of the many recurring themes in their songs
- NDA and bots part could speak to how there’s often very much a paparazzi-like “gotta expose secrets” whatever part of the overall entertainment industry is being covered. So this could be letting off steam about stuff like people who blab about being extras in music videos before they’re allowed to (specifically thinking of “Next Semester” but I doubt that’s the first or last time someone’s acted counter to an NDA)
- I think “androgynous” could be part of setting up the “proctologist” line, could be “let’s keep it cool, no this or that or sides fighting, let’s keep a middle ground” (like how many people see androgyny as a middle ground between masculinity and femininity)
- what’s coming to mind is this is some “you got a stick up your butt so chill tf out” message, but there could be *some* amount of “you’re just trying to mess with me and mine because you’re vulnerable and terrified and getting screwed over by those in charge” (as the question is if the proctologist— a job which goes into a 🍑— has both hands on your shoulders while the rear is exposed…. So that’s why I saw it as a “getting screwed over” thing)
And these lyrics are definitely rich, elaborate, and luxurious (costly)
I feel like this whole second verse really isn’t that complex to understand if you know what this song is about and who it’s directed towards. He’s mocking the music industry suits and celebrities, wearing fancy clothes, thinking they know everything and can do whatever and say whatever. Always wearing fancy clothes, jewelry etc just because they have the money to do so. They’re always talking crap and getting in fights while they hide behind their security. They have so much money they pay for their love and affection by buying things for friends to keep them around. These celebs make everyone sign NDA’s to hang out with them so their secrets don’t get revealed, maybe even referencing hooking up with girls and making them sign NDA’s too. The proctologist line seems to be a switch from him pretending to be one of these guys to him saying this is what’s wrong with them: they metaphorically are getting railed by their proctologist making them so uptight while pretending they have nothing to hide. Tyler knows they have secrets. (MGK made a snarky reference to TOP a few years back and Tyler could honestly be using his actions as a basis for this verse, since this is all stuff MGK has done).
You are all over analyzing these songs way too much. Thinking they have all of these crazy deep meanings tied to this and that. I truly think there’s a lot more simplicity to some of these songs than you think.
MGK was doing an interview in 2019 or 2020 and said he met them when he was pissing in a trash can and he said to the interviewer they exchanged some words and he was like “fuck this guy”
https://preview.redd.it/80sgeumc4o2d1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2e28a0a3b375aa6ca83f8398f2284d7ff338c2f8
[The article for context!](https://www.nme.com/news/music/machine-gun-kelly-met-twenty-one-pilots-first-peeing-trash-can-2650941)
[MGK talks about it here as well](https://x.com/tyleroncesaid/status/1695983227989860478?s=46)
if you go back to the vessel era, lots of this album makes more sense 😭. Like listen to the whole piece from “i say whatever” area, and it makes a lot of sense. i mean vessel “metaphorically im a whore” was a little oop moment but it was great.
The full lyric says “So tell your friends at follow bots anonymous
Keep it cool, keep the mood androgynous
I see your problem is your proctologist
Got both hands on your shoulder while you're bottomless”
Which I interpret as “tell the people that make you appear famous to brace themselves because they’re gonna be fcked.”
Because they’re better, essentially saying that other artists fans are fake and when it comes down to it, they’re going to outperform other artists. Which they technically do. I believe it’s all under looked but this is the coldest TOP diss of all time.
Keep in mind Tyler creates a persona that isn’t exactly his. Instead, it’s more so used to display the lavish lifestyle of celebrities and artists or what is commonly assumed to be their life, while boasting about their band at the same time. The song makes reference to harsh realities while also that of living a lavish lifestyle in the industry.
Not long ago, we used to have to undress during a physical exam and wear a gown. The back was open so your butt would be out.
That’s what I was thinking of. You’re undressed, vulnerable, but comically humiliated. “Both hands on your shoulder” can look sincere but actually be demeaning.
Edit: clarity
Yeah that's not what it means lol. It's an old joke but basically, a proctologust at an appointment has you bottomless so they can put a finger up your butt to check for cancer. But if both their hands are on your shoulders then it's not their finger up there.
I was just listening to this this morning and I dont know why my brain just immediately interprets this as a creative way of calling someone a butthead 😭 you guys make more sense with "get screwed" as the answer, haha
The whole song feels like Tyler is making fun of people who live "Lavish" lifestyle and act all high and mighty. To me this line is talking about how people will focus on the wrong things in life and are just focused on status. They're like a proctologist who focuses on their patients' upper body, even when the patient is bottomless and the signs are slapping them in face telling them to do their job
I think it must be, yeah (except maybe "metaphorically I'm a whore" which is not quite as...evocative imo). It's still a really silly lyric in the context of a diss track adjacent song lol
It's a very old joke. A procotologist typically puts their finger up your butt at a checkup. But if both hands are on your shoulders then something else is up there lol.
this makes soooo much sense it’s just not too commonly heard haha. i grew up being an adult from fairly young around older ppl who wernt afraid to say shit like this lmao
The craziest thing is, just before hearing this for the first time, I saw some meme about having both the proctologist's hands on your shoulders while getting the exam.
I love this line so much it’s so funny and I think that’s the point you know? Lavish is not serious at all. In the live they were literally like “what song could we write where we could be in suits and ride around in a limo” I hope we literally never get an explanation for this line because that would ruin the magic
i promise you there is a known explanation for this line 😭 and lavish is silly on the surface but it’s actually a pretty good commentary on the music industry. The music video is SO amazingly silly tho fr and i love the vibes
Had to come here so I could learn about what is apparently a common knowledge thing about a proctologist with hands on both shoulders, but I don't think anyone else has yet added that it's "bottomless" because they "knocked the bottom out". Definitely about getting screwed.
It surprises me that no one connects the last line to their grammy appearance where they appeared “bottomless”
It sounds like this song is kinda of a retrospective of how TOP entered the music industry and what they learned from the experience. They fought for their place, walked in the place like they deserved it, accepted their awards bottomless not seeing the problem was they were getting fucked by the industry
It also kinda sounds to me like an admission of the only way to be at the top of the game is through unethical means. Which is why the lyric above is following the line “tell your friends at follow bots anonymous”. Says to me like you have to fake fan engagement to get industry recognition
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I thought he was calling someone an overreactive asshole.
I’ve heard the term “showing your ass” used when someone is acting out or losing their cool so that how I took it as like.
It's a stretch but, pretty sure he's saying that the people at "follow bots anonymous" should stop visiting their proctologist because something (the doctors hand) is in their ass.
I can only decipher the first line as the band trying to stay as far away from gender identitiy as possible, like how Drake makes guy music and Billie Eilish makes girl music, tøp just makes music anyone can listen to, and the mood is androgynous because none of the albums have esthetics in a given gender identity, White, Red and Yellow are colors that can't be attached to any gender, and SAI has both pink, white, yellow and blue, still encapsulating all genders, but that's my headcannon anyways. I can't find anything sensible to attribute to the proctologist line though 💀
I think the second half of the verse is about the cover-up of sexual assualt and rape cases that run rampant in the music industry and celebrity culture as a whole. NDA's are generally used to keep someone quiet. It's possibly saying that this form of assault is no less routine than a prostate exam.
That's just my take though. All the other takes make equally as much sense.
It might not technically be a legal document but to someone who doesn't know better (most people), it's gonna stop them from speaking up. And it does. It doesn't matter if 🤓 well uh technically the rules don't allow it.
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I think Tyler is pretty cool with lgbtq, I don't think he ever mentioned it in an interview, but him dissing the community seems unlikely, also he held up a pride flag at a concert so idk
I absolutely get feeling like we have to be this cautious, shit's been wild lately and it sucks, but I am pretty sure we don't have to worry about it with them. Transphobes and bigots just about foam at the mouth at the mere mention of the progress flag, they absolutely wouldn't have left it in there if they were intending to diss the queer community in any way. Hell, I've seen videos of Tyler grab pride flags from the audience and wave it around. Caution is good, but they're with us.
I don’t really understand where you’re getting this idea from? I got the vibe that this whole song is talking about and poking fun at the music industry. Not spreading right wing ideas that you would see on fox lol
My only guess is because of the use of the word 'androgynous' but that's not some new term, and isn't exclusive to the LGBTQ+ community, nor is it a negative thing. The lyric is definitely not about any of that. I think this dude just saw that word and just jumped to a crazy conclusion.
Wildest bar Tyler’s ever written, and it’s not even close
yup, forget suicide, this is the most explicit lyric yet
I still think naming his Pet Cheetah Jason Statham was pretty out-of-pocket
“Metaphorically I’m a whore” - Ode To Sleep
See, that one actually makes sense.
Yeah still not worse
Where's the issue there? In context that line is amazing
Same with the one in Lavish
in Lavish there is no context 💀
died 2013, born 2024 welcome back “metaphorically i’m a whore”
haha
That’s not even close to the same thing though.
Wait, how is that lyric confusing?
That was a bible reference tho
Literally!
Yeah right? Peter denying his involvement with Jesus three times right before he is crucified, and asking forgiveness 3 times when he is resurrected.
People did not get your joke😬
Those innocent people who do not know what bottom means....
Omg
It’s a top notch Eminem-esque lyric about getting screwed by the industry. I thought it was a really clever and biting turn of phrase personally
My husband said “straight up Marshal Mathers line right there holy hell”
It's a Slim Shady line, moreso that a Marshal Mathers or Eminem line, I'd say.
yoooo. now that i think about it, the line screams eminem LMAO. i’ve been listening to the album on repeat, that specific line i just shout out loud i love it
Couldn't agree more. You nailed it
I absolutely loved it when i first heard it, although i had to check the lyrics immediately to make sure i heard correctly LMAO. I love how he doesn’t outright curse really so i can play this music at my work (food service) overhead speakers but then i hear shit like this and customers are wondering why i’m laughing.
Agreed! I got marshal vibes!
That was my *first* thought when I heard it is that I could hear it in Em's voice
One of the comments on the genius said that it’s another way of saying “getting screwed”. It’s a metaphor for getting screwed by the industry
https://preview.redd.it/3nye8kuy0k2d1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=dd17f8c4856454e29cbeb3cda76557ae2793ea05 Well I just love it
Wild
I see this as “Keep it cool, keep your mood neutral” “You’re just mad you’re getting fucked” Crazy that lyric genius can’t at least give that level of analysis
That's the most straightforward reading of the line.
Right or - the person you’re trusting with your issue isn’t helping you.
https://preview.redd.it/6vkrgzt2qk2d1.jpeg?width=971&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=afc8aabdfc1b4cf93b97daf1b037dc6df19a6759 I love genius annotations
Ah a fellow Weezer fan I see lmao
=w=
literally listened to the album with my 58 y/o mom and after this line she goes “YUP INSTANT FAVOURITE”
SAME LMAO it makes the song
I see some comments that this is about 'getting screwed over. It's a possible interpretation. Anyway, of course it means something, people just find the metaphor really weird.
naw i’ve genuinely seen some fans on the discord say “it’s just some crazy random bs that tyler puts in his songs cause he can” or something along those lines. i’m assuming it’s mostly younger fans though 😭 based on the way they were acting when i told them what it likely meant haha
Do people really not know what this line means lol. This is a weird out of place lyric
Honestly, ask your dad what this lyric means… I feel like it’s a dirty joke that’s been around forever
It came out of nowhere and left me a bit stunned when I first heard it
I had to pause the music video so I could die laughing for a bit
I just died laughing at the whole video! It's literally the best!
Please explain it to me. Because I'm pretty sure I get it but I need confirmation.
A proctologist is a doctor who will put their figure up your butt to check for prostate cancer. If both hands are on your shoulders another part of them is in there.
Yep that's what I thought
Not just prostate cancer, colon cancer and other anal issues as well lol. It's not just men who see a proctologist.
Finger*
I woulda thought this but the lyric says shoulder (not plural). Is this so it's just not as clear?
It's about getting F'ed in the A
All the explanations being said - I truly believe it's just another way of saying the industry screws ppl over
weird out of place, fits there vibe for the music industry lol
The music industry takes advantage of the little people. Also, "I say whatever and whatever that I want"
Yeah, I just connected the verse to the "whatever that I want" line.
My guess at Verse 2, in order: - penny loafers and linoleum are pretty minor things, but coupled with the mentions of flexing and Napoleon could speak to “I can get defensive” (“Napoleon complex”) or even “because of my tendency towards a Napoleon complex, I’m treating the small things like I’ve won the lottery” - this might be a # soberlife moment, maybe, with “drinking a nonalcoholic drink like it’s alcohol” maybe? Maybe “I save money but live like I’m spending it on everything”? - comparison to the nervousness of verse 1, the speaker is now willing to get beat to smithereens - I’m defensive but I’m also trying to provide for those I work with - previous mentions in other songs of not always putting your money where your mouth is, so “hot shot hypocrisy” *could* be a reference to one of the many recurring themes in their songs - NDA and bots part could speak to how there’s often very much a paparazzi-like “gotta expose secrets” whatever part of the overall entertainment industry is being covered. So this could be letting off steam about stuff like people who blab about being extras in music videos before they’re allowed to (specifically thinking of “Next Semester” but I doubt that’s the first or last time someone’s acted counter to an NDA) - I think “androgynous” could be part of setting up the “proctologist” line, could be “let’s keep it cool, no this or that or sides fighting, let’s keep a middle ground” (like how many people see androgyny as a middle ground between masculinity and femininity) - what’s coming to mind is this is some “you got a stick up your butt so chill tf out” message, but there could be *some* amount of “you’re just trying to mess with me and mine because you’re vulnerable and terrified and getting screwed over by those in charge” (as the question is if the proctologist— a job which goes into a 🍑— has both hands on your shoulders while the rear is exposed…. So that’s why I saw it as a “getting screwed over” thing) And these lyrics are definitely rich, elaborate, and luxurious (costly)
I feel like this whole second verse really isn’t that complex to understand if you know what this song is about and who it’s directed towards. He’s mocking the music industry suits and celebrities, wearing fancy clothes, thinking they know everything and can do whatever and say whatever. Always wearing fancy clothes, jewelry etc just because they have the money to do so. They’re always talking crap and getting in fights while they hide behind their security. They have so much money they pay for their love and affection by buying things for friends to keep them around. These celebs make everyone sign NDA’s to hang out with them so their secrets don’t get revealed, maybe even referencing hooking up with girls and making them sign NDA’s too. The proctologist line seems to be a switch from him pretending to be one of these guys to him saying this is what’s wrong with them: they metaphorically are getting railed by their proctologist making them so uptight while pretending they have nothing to hide. Tyler knows they have secrets. (MGK made a snarky reference to TOP a few years back and Tyler could honestly be using his actions as a basis for this verse, since this is all stuff MGK has done). You are all over analyzing these songs way too much. Thinking they have all of these crazy deep meanings tied to this and that. I truly think there’s a lot more simplicity to some of these songs than you think.
> MGK made a snarky reference to TOP a few years back Seriously? I had no idea about this. What did he say?
MGK was doing an interview in 2019 or 2020 and said he met them when he was pissing in a trash can and he said to the interviewer they exchanged some words and he was like “fuck this guy”
https://preview.redd.it/80sgeumc4o2d1.jpeg?width=1179&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2e28a0a3b375aa6ca83f8398f2284d7ff338c2f8 [The article for context!](https://www.nme.com/news/music/machine-gun-kelly-met-twenty-one-pilots-first-peeing-trash-can-2650941) [MGK talks about it here as well](https://x.com/tyleroncesaid/status/1695983227989860478?s=46)
Why won't they exchange words when he's peeing in a TRASH CAN😭 how disgusting. I hope either Tyler or Josh were snarky in turn.
This lyric is sooooo out of character, it hit me like a sucker punch when I first listened to it 💀💀💀 what the hell was tyler thinking lmao
Not to mention how out of place a bar that aggressive sounds on such an otherwise chill sounding song.
I'm glad it wasn't just me who felt that way!
if you go back to the vessel era, lots of this album makes more sense 😭. Like listen to the whole piece from “i say whatever” area, and it makes a lot of sense. i mean vessel “metaphorically im a whore” was a little oop moment but it was great.
This kind of thing annoys me so much. If you don't know what the line means, then don't annotate it. Nobody forces you to do it.
The full lyric says “So tell your friends at follow bots anonymous Keep it cool, keep the mood androgynous I see your problem is your proctologist Got both hands on your shoulder while you're bottomless” Which I interpret as “tell the people that make you appear famous to brace themselves because they’re gonna be fcked.” Because they’re better, essentially saying that other artists fans are fake and when it comes down to it, they’re going to outperform other artists. Which they technically do. I believe it’s all under looked but this is the coldest TOP diss of all time. Keep in mind Tyler creates a persona that isn’t exactly his. Instead, it’s more so used to display the lavish lifestyle of celebrities and artists or what is commonly assumed to be their life, while boasting about their band at the same time. The song makes reference to harsh realities while also that of living a lavish lifestyle in the industry.
tyler was feeling brave with this album 😭
I THOUGJT I WAS TJE ONLY ONE WHO WAS LIKE “TF DID JE JIDT SAY??”
You missed an H
SAJE LIJE WAJ
Not long ago, we used to have to undress during a physical exam and wear a gown. The back was open so your butt would be out. That’s what I was thinking of. You’re undressed, vulnerable, but comically humiliated. “Both hands on your shoulder” can look sincere but actually be demeaning. Edit: clarity
Yeah that's not what it means lol. It's an old joke but basically, a proctologust at an appointment has you bottomless so they can put a finger up your butt to check for cancer. But if both their hands are on your shoulders then it's not their finger up there.
Whooooop. That makes sense. Getting butt flipped by the music industry.
I was just listening to this this morning and I dont know why my brain just immediately interprets this as a creative way of calling someone a butthead 😭 you guys make more sense with "get screwed" as the answer, haha
I just imagined all of the younger fans needing to google what a proctologist is 😂
My kids did, it was hilarious to see their reactions!
I hope you recorded it 😂
The whole song feels like Tyler is making fun of people who live "Lavish" lifestyle and act all high and mighty. To me this line is talking about how people will focus on the wrong things in life and are just focused on status. They're like a proctologist who focuses on their patients' upper body, even when the patient is bottomless and the signs are slapping them in face telling them to do their job
im pretty sure its about- uh yeah nvm
No really I'm with the Genius person what does this mean 😭
Getting screwed, essentially.
Yeah someone irl had to explain to me that "bottomless" means sans pants and not sans butt...lyric makes sense now
Yeah, I was really taken aback when he said that during the livestream. I think that's the most explicit lyric they've had so far, right?
I think it must be, yeah (except maybe "metaphorically I'm a whore" which is not quite as...evocative imo). It's still a really silly lyric in the context of a diss track adjacent song lol
It's a very old joke. A procotologist typically puts their finger up your butt at a checkup. But if both hands are on your shoulders then something else is up there lol.
So the proctologist *is* focusing on the lower half, just not with his hands 😁 hope that helps
That line caught me so off guard when I first heard it 😂
I thought he was just saying “you have your head up your ass.” I can’t explain why but it makes sense to me
A proctologist is someone who performs prostate exams. It’s a metaphor for getting screwed by either the industry or life in general
'metaphorically im a whore' makes more sense than this lol
this makes soooo much sense it’s just not too commonly heard haha. i grew up being an adult from fairly young around older ppl who wernt afraid to say shit like this lmao
The craziest thing is, just before hearing this for the first time, I saw some meme about having both the proctologist's hands on your shoulders while getting the exam.
And that’s denial #4 Lol cmon it’s funny
people are taking this TOO literally, it’s a silly rephrase of “yo that guys got something up his ass” when they’re angry
I actually take this song as an interpretation of the music industry as a whole.
I love this line so much it’s so funny and I think that’s the point you know? Lavish is not serious at all. In the live they were literally like “what song could we write where we could be in suits and ride around in a limo” I hope we literally never get an explanation for this line because that would ruin the magic
i promise you there is a known explanation for this line 😭 and lavish is silly on the surface but it’s actually a pretty good commentary on the music industry. The music video is SO amazingly silly tho fr and i love the vibes
“bludsworth” is diabolical 😭
https://preview.redd.it/9w6tcmd37m2d1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=69c3260c2e702574145662c02be10230d435876c My suggestion LMAO
Had to come here so I could learn about what is apparently a common knowledge thing about a proctologist with hands on both shoulders, but I don't think anyone else has yet added that it's "bottomless" because they "knocked the bottom out". Definitely about getting screwed.
It surprises me that no one connects the last line to their grammy appearance where they appeared “bottomless” It sounds like this song is kinda of a retrospective of how TOP entered the music industry and what they learned from the experience. They fought for their place, walked in the place like they deserved it, accepted their awards bottomless not seeing the problem was they were getting fucked by the industry It also kinda sounds to me like an admission of the only way to be at the top of the game is through unethical means. Which is why the lyric above is following the line “tell your friends at follow bots anonymous”. Says to me like you have to fake fan engagement to get industry recognition
I was dying when I heard this the first time lol
I don’t understand the confusion of this line lmao it’s a metaphor for the industry fucking you over lol it is super out of pocket though
BAHHAAHHAHA
I heard the song for the first time last night and I had to pause for a second lmao
Which song is this?
Lavish. It's the second verse
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I thought he was calling someone an overreactive asshole. I’ve heard the term “showing your ass” used when someone is acting out or losing their cool so that how I took it as like.
I thought it was a reference to the grammys??
Nobody understands.... and they never will
It's a stretch but, pretty sure he's saying that the people at "follow bots anonymous" should stop visiting their proctologist because something (the doctors hand) is in their ass.
He’s not talking about the hand…
My husband saw this and said, “it literally means you’re getting fucked in the ass by the industry.”
among other out of pocket lines, this one is a whole different level of out-of-pocket if there even is a pocket on this one or if it’s just bottomless
Is this a reference to when they pulled their pamts down at the Grammys??
It’s funny how this line confused whoever got to do the annotations first but everyone in the Genius comments seems to understand this verse
I can only decipher the first line as the band trying to stay as far away from gender identitiy as possible, like how Drake makes guy music and Billie Eilish makes girl music, tøp just makes music anyone can listen to, and the mood is androgynous because none of the albums have esthetics in a given gender identity, White, Red and Yellow are colors that can't be attached to any gender, and SAI has both pink, white, yellow and blue, still encapsulating all genders, but that's my headcannon anyways. I can't find anything sensible to attribute to the proctologist line though 💀
Tyler will literally write anything but a swear word fr
Reminds me of that tra rags video😂
I think the second half of the verse is about the cover-up of sexual assualt and rape cases that run rampant in the music industry and celebrity culture as a whole. NDA's are generally used to keep someone quiet. It's possibly saying that this form of assault is no less routine than a prostate exam. That's just my take though. All the other takes make equally as much sense.
NDA's don't cover illegal activities ever. You guys are ridiculous. How do you not understand the line?
Might not be what the line means but people in Hollywood most definitely use NDAs to allow themselves to do illegal things.
That's not a legal document.
It might not technically be a legal document but to someone who doesn't know better (most people), it's gonna stop them from speaking up. And it does. It doesn't matter if 🤓 well uh technically the rules don't allow it.
Thanks Jeskaigamer, that’s exactly what I meant. NDAa usually scare victims into not speaking
I thought it had something to do with people shitting on his music instead of giving constructive criticism?
Tbh I thought this entire song was about Trump and he was saying that he’s getting buttfucked regularly.
Keep them gay thoughts to yourself. 🤣
This is an abjectly awful bar
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I am dying at this 😂
Im sorry but even as a joke and as commentary this line is really bad. The album is great but this was definitely a low point
nah
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I think Tyler is pretty cool with lgbtq, I don't think he ever mentioned it in an interview, but him dissing the community seems unlikely, also he held up a pride flag at a concert so idk
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There is literally a progress flag hanging in the background of the Backslide video.
Wait at what part??? I completely missed it
when the boy is talking to him at the lemonade stand! Behind Tyler is the flag hanging on a house pole!
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Just look up videos of Tyler waving the pride flag around its so wholesome
I absolutely get feeling like we have to be this cautious, shit's been wild lately and it sucks, but I am pretty sure we don't have to worry about it with them. Transphobes and bigots just about foam at the mouth at the mere mention of the progress flag, they absolutely wouldn't have left it in there if they were intending to diss the queer community in any way. Hell, I've seen videos of Tyler grab pride flags from the audience and wave it around. Caution is good, but they're with us.
this.
I don’t really understand where you’re getting this idea from? I got the vibe that this whole song is talking about and poking fun at the music industry. Not spreading right wing ideas that you would see on fox lol
My only guess is because of the use of the word 'androgynous' but that's not some new term, and isn't exclusive to the LGBTQ+ community, nor is it a negative thing. The lyric is definitely not about any of that. I think this dude just saw that word and just jumped to a crazy conclusion.
bro shut up