"Brick Road", karya Cee-Lo, adalah sebuah mahakarya lirik yang mengeksplorasi tema-tema sulit seperti kecanduan, kemiskinan, dan perjuangan pribadi. Lirik-liriknya yang mentah dan jujur membawa kita ke dalam dunia penyanyi yang kompleks dan bergejolak saat ia bergulat dengan iblis-iblis batinnya.
Melalui kata-katanya, kita melihat seorang pria yang terjebak dalam siklus kecanduan, bertekad untuk tetap bertahan meskipun kesulitan yang dia hadapi. Liriknya menyoroti perjuangan orang-orang yang terpinggirkan, yang berjuang untuk mencari penghidupan di tengah kesulitan.
"Brick Road" bukanlah hanya sebuah lagu, tetapi sebuah kesaksian yang kuat tentang daya tahan manusia. Ini adalah pengingat bahwa bahkan dalam kegelapan yang paling dalam, ada harapan dan kekuatan untuk menemukan jalan keluar.
Brick Road Lyrics
Cee-Lo
Cookin'
Cookin'
Can you smell me?
[Verse 1]
Shot down but I levitate
An idle mind starts to contemplate
Razor blades making lifelines
Now I'm staring at an empty plate
[Pre-Chorus]
And it tastes, oh so bitter sweet
And I basically made something to eat, oh
[Chorus]
I'm cookin' up, cookin' up, cookin' up dope
It's what you gotta do, when you gotta stay afloat
I'm cookin' up, cookin' up, cookin' up dope
Popo always come knocking at my door
Said I'm cookin' up, cookin' up, cookin' up dope
The one thing that I'll never be is broke
Said I'm cookin' up, cookin' up, cookin' up dope
It's the realest shit I ever smoked
[Verse 2]
You never know where to find me
Don't use a phone, thank you kindly
Another soldier has fallen
Don't worry, I will catch his body
All the best for your dreams, baby
Say a prayer, get on your knees, baby
Young Lo will make it flip right quick
I'll be God damned if I don't die rich
[Pre-Chorus]
And it tastes, oh, so bitter sweet
And I basically made something to eat, oh
[Chorus]
I'm cookin' up, cookin' up, cookin' up dope
It's what you gotta do, when you gotta stay afloat
I'm cookin' up, cookin' up, cookin' up dope
Popo always come knocking at my door
Said I'm cookin' up, cookin' up, cookin' up dope
The one thing that I'll never be is broke
Said I'm cookin' up, cookin' up, cookin' up dope
It's the realest shit I ever smoked
[Bridge]
When it comes to this, no one is better at this than me
When it comes to this, no one is better at this than me
I flick my wrist, flick my wrist, flick my wrist just once
I flick my wrist, flick my wrist, flick my wrist just once
[Pre-Chorus]
And it tastes, oh, so bitter sweet
And I basically made something to eat, oh
[Chorus]
I'm cookin' up, cookin' up, cookin' up dope
It's what you gotta do, when you gotta stay afloat
I'm cookin' up, cookin' up, cookin' up dope
Popo always come knocking at my door
Said I'm cookin' up, cookin' up, cookin' up dope
The one thing that I'll never be is broke
Said I'm cookin' up, cookin' up, cookin' up dope
It's the realest shit I ever smoked
