突然.....Mac Miller Night.
2018年に急死したラップ界の才能の塊、Mac Miller 享年26歳。よくThe27Clubというのが欧米のミュージックシーンで取り沙汰されますけど彼はそれにも満たず。このビデオクリップはきしくも なくなる前の日にオンライン上にポストされた生前最後のライブの模様です。私は大学時代より ラップも含めいろんなジャンルの音楽を聞いてきましたけどナイーブさや メロディラインの美しさ 歌詞のやさしさを感じたラッパーは この人が初めてでした。アメリカは本当にドラッグに苦しむ人が多く 彼もその一人。The27Club で死んでいった若い才能たちの多くがやはり ドラッグ絡み。簡単に手に入るというのも原因だとは思いますがやはり そこまで流れつかないとならなかった 社会の歪みや心理的苦しみ 恵まれない家庭が多いというのもあるのでしょう。アメリカで見かけた 若いのにホームレスになってる人達。ワイキキでは キラキラして観光客に溢れていた島も地元のバスに乗り込んで裏道を走ると あまり裕福そうでない人たちもたくさん。それは我がホーム沖縄にも似た光景でした。観光地とローカルの格差、地元民が潤っているわけでもない現実。このコロナで倒産、廃業した地元企業が増加の一途、このコロナで思い知らされた 観光に依存しすぎていた島々。Mac Miller が死ぬ直前に優しくつぶやく その歌詞を聴きながらそんなことを考えていました。Hurt Feelings/Mac MillerYeah, yeah Yeah, yeah Well, okayI'm always sayin' I won't change but I ain't the sameEverything is different, I can't complainDon't know what you missingShame on youYeah, yeah, yeahShame on youEverything is strange, that's just a gameEverybody tripping, throwing it awayWe was getting lifted, now we getting paidShame on youI pay the cost to see apostrophesThat means it's mine, keep to myself, taking my timeAlways into some bullshit, and out of lineDriving with my eyes close, missing all the signsTurn the ignition, I'm driven and sitting prettyListening to Whitney and whipping it through the city yeahMan on a mission, figure it outPutting way too much on my shoulders, please hold me downI keep my head above the water (Water)My eyes is getting bigger, so the world is getting smaller (Smaller)I've been getting richer but that only made me crazyMama told me I was different even when I was a babyThat Mercedes through the PA when I pull up, sounded like a concertOr a, or a monster truck, I'm tripping but I'm falling upI always said I want it all, but it's not enoughO-kayI'm always saying I won't change but I ain't the sameEverything is different, I can't complainDon't know what you missingShame on youYeah, yeah, yeahShame on youEverything is strange, that's just a gameEverybody tripping, throwing it awayWe was getting lifted, now we getting paidShame on youWe only just begunNo, we don't wanna hurt your feelingsI was only just begunNo, we don't wannaHurt (Hurt) Feelings (Feelings)Down go the system, long live the kingTurn the power off and get your water from the springI'm bringing everyone with me when shit get iffyI give a hundred and fifty percent'This, this shit that I'm dealing with, but wish I forgetUsed to be feeling depressed,Now that I'm living and I'm feeling obsessedYes, high in Jacuzzi's I been hitting the jetsI'm showing her some love she been giving me sexBless bless blessRespect the outline, don't fuck around and be a victim of your prideWhy you lying? (Why you lying?)Tell the truth and step aside I don't got the time to let it slide (Yep)I'm too grounded, push whips, that move mountainsNew crib, blue fountainsThese are my surroundingsI've been going through it, you just go around itBut it's really not that different when you think about itI'm always saying I won't change but I ain't the sameEverything is different, I can't complainDon't know what you missingShame on youYeah, yeah, yeahShame on youEverything is strange, that's just a gameEverybody tripping, throwing it awayWe was getting lifted, now we getting paidShame on youHurtFeelings