The Great Gatsby Interpretation

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R&B music has reshaped how we see music. This kind of music generates a lot of soul from the artist. You can almost hear every emotion in their tone of voice. The words they choose inspire you to create your very own image of the song. “Losin’ Control” – Russ, is a perfect example of generating soul and emotion and has certainly been a fan favorite for the past few months.
Getting to know the background of a song initially might help you understand and depict more from the song. Russ wrote this song for his very first girlfriend at the age of 18. He was a very neglectful boyfriend who cheated on her and kept trying to push her away. She was in love with him, but because of how he treated her, she can’t trust and love another man. Russ is truly sorry about this stating, “I’m tryna to …show more content…

You can feel his pain in each word. “All she ever got was broken hearted”, a lyric in the third verse of the song, shows sympathy he feels towards his ex-girlfriend. Sympathy is one step closer to gaining back that trust he once had with her. Russ now understands he messed up and wants to earn back her trust in which now he truly values.
One of the greatest things people value on this world is trust. If you don’t trust somebody, odds are you aren’t inviting them to watch the Cub’s game with you that weekend. Our society is built on trust and “Losin’ Control” emphasizes the pain he feels for losing her trust. Trust is a quality that some gives upon another to show they’re important in your life, Russ killed that and you hear it throughout the song.
Another aspect “Losin’ Control” portrays is pain. Not of Russ, but his ex-girlfriend. Pain is an easy word to describe and everyone has their very own meaning and personal example of it. Its definition is made from your personal experiences and Russ’s pain is knowing that he still puts his ex-girlfriend through pain. They are both in a way losing

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