Erykah Badu Bag Lady Essay

There is a saying that goes “don’t live in the past” because things will always get better in the future and that you should let time work itself out. People often think of their pasts and let that dictate their future, which in many cases keeps people from achieving their full potential. People become blinded by their pasts and the good memories they’ve had which turns to them seeking the same thing to satisfy themselves because they’ve become comfortable and do not want change. They may not want change because they are scared of what is to come or because of getting hurt again like they have in previous experiences. A prime example of this is Erykah Badu’s song “Bag lady” as it explains how people should let go of their pasts and look to the future. This song talks a lot about the baggage of the past that people hold onto instead of letting it go. All that baggage is only going to end up hurting you more and more instead of helping you in any way possible. An example is the opening

“So, where my garbage bag lady, Let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go, What about the grocery bag lady, Betcha love can make it better, I'm talkin' to my Gucci bag lady,Let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go, What about my paper sack lady, Betcha love can make it better, What about my nickle bag lady, Let it go, let it go, let it go, let it go” (Badu). Ms. Badu speaks that no matter what social class you are “gucci bag lady” (Badu), as in the high class rich people or even the “grocery bag lady” (Badu), as the lower class lady will still go through the same things no matter what and where they are from. Also that love can make it better “betcha love can make it better” (Badu), meaning that again no matter the class or where they are from that love can make anything better in their