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additionally, yoongi says "I face you in the deepest place" before he goes on to talk about negative feelings.
this one is DEFINITELY a stretch, but one can hear the rhythm of his flow as the sound of someone going down a set of stairs at an uneven pace. just a little thought!
this one is DEFINITELY a stretch, but one can hear the rhythm of his flow as the sound of someone going down a set of stairs at an uneven pace. just a little thought!
later, yoongi raps, "Whatever it is, yeah, bastard, light the fire/You of the past, you of the present/Whoever it is, bastard, light the fire."
the "light the fire" lines are fast, but he slows down when he talks about his past and present selves. (1/3)
the "light the fire" lines are fast, but he slows down when he talks about his past and present selves. (1/3)
it's probably just because it's less syllables to say, but i think there's space for interpretation here!
the first "light the fire" line is fast, which reflects the impulsivity of the decision to burn everything, as well as the quickly destructive nature of fire. (2/3)
the first "light the fire" line is fast, which reflects the impulsivity of the decision to burn everything, as well as the quickly destructive nature of fire. (2/3)
but then yoongi hesitates a bit, slows down, pauses to take the time to think about himself and his decision.
but he goes back to quick rhythms again because he's decided he'll light the fire no matter who it is, as he says in the lyrics. (3/3)
but he goes back to quick rhythms again because he's decided he'll light the fire no matter who it is, as he says in the lyrics. (3/3)
i said earlier that there's several times when yoongi accents certain beats. after talking with @tinzoongi, i realized that this is an example of text painting, b/c it sounds like the flickering of flames, and he talks about fire esp. near the end https://twitter.com/tinzoongi/status/1305163737054281731?s=20
there's also a lot of "1+a" rhythms near the end. these rhythms are common in snare drum parts in band and orchestral music, especially to push a song forward.
in the last line, yoongi says, "I hope you don't forget that giving up decisively also counts as courage." (1/5)
in the last line, yoongi says, "I hope you don't forget that giving up decisively also counts as courage." (1/5)
so these rhythms make it feel like yoongi's marching forward. if giving up decisively also counts as courage, then let's keep going; let's keep moving forward, because it's okay. just keep going! (2/5)
it gets even more interesting if we directly connect these rhythms to the idea of marching bands, as @tinzoongi suggested! snare drums/marching bands are associated with war. so as yoongi marches forward in time, one could say he is simultaneously at war with his past self, (3/5)
because giving up decisively is difficult. it's difficult to move on from what your past self once strove for. (4/5)
@tinzoongi also brought up the parallel btwn "burn it" as "daechwita", as both have elements of war music! "daechwita" draws from korean culture, but "burn it" has more western elements, since snare drums in war music are more western. it makes sense, b/c he collabed w/ max (4/5)
final thoughts:
1. yoongi makes the music come alive—it's much more than just notes on a page. that's what a good musician does! his tone of voice and his delivery of course also contribute to the excellence of this verse!
2. his second verses never miss!
1. yoongi makes the music come alive—it's much more than just notes on a page. that's what a good musician does! his tone of voice and his delivery of course also contribute to the excellence of this verse!
2. his second verses never miss!
here is the collab thread! https://twitter.com/tinzoongi/status/1305163713738088449?s=20
translations from doolsetbangtan! :) https://doolsetbangtan.wordpress.com/2020/05/22/burn-it-feat-max/
