“Working so hard, every night and day
And now we get the pay back
Trying so hard, saving up the paper
Now we get to lay back
Working so hard, every night and day
And now we get the pay back, the pay back, the pay back”
J. Cole “Dollar and a Dream II”
* Insight on the music: In this song he talks about “Sallie.” This “Sallie” mentioned in this song is short for “Sallie Mae” the popular college loan company notorious for high interest rates. If you’re a J. Cole fan you’re most likely aware that he went to St. Johns University in NY, where he most likely used Sallie Mae loan company to pay for school . So no, “Sallie” is not an actual person. Mad props to J. Cole for being so clever
Kate Knash, (Album: Made of Bricks) “Merry Happy”
Watching me like you never watch no one
Don’t tell me that you didn’t try and check out my bum
Cause I know that you did
Cause your friend told me that you liked it
Gave me those pearls and I thought they were ugly
Though you try to tell me that you never loved me
I know that you did
‘Cause you said it and you wrote it down
Dancing at discos
Eating cheese on toast
Yeah you make me merry make me very very happy
But you obviously, you didn’t want to stick around
