Imagery in Songs

911/Mr. Lonely- Tyler, the Creator (ft. Steve Lacy and Frank Ocean)

This song is the start of my love for Tyler, the Creator. When I hear this song, I think of a sunny day and a dark night.

911 (Day)
When the intro starts, I see the sun shining. The alarm clock ringing off the hook. When the beat drops, the person hits the clock, gets out of bed, and begins lip syncing and dancing. The part that I get the most images is the bridge part, sung by Steve Lacy and Anna of the North. There, I imagine a field of sunflowers and the beautiful blue sky. Four friends are running in the field, having fun and laughing. One of the friends look at the sky and sees something falling to them slowly, and tells his friends to look up. What was once a state of confusion is now a moment of happiness. It was the things that they all wished for. Everyone smiles and shares their gifts that they had ask for. When Steve says, Please bang my liiiiiinnnneeee, I see the friends (in slow motion and following the beat) laying back, holding their gifts, and letting the sun bath them in her beautiful light. When Tyler does his second verse, I see the friends packing up their treasures, getting ready to go home. They took one last look at the field and the sun, as it was starting t set. After that, the friends get in the car and drive off home, smiling and wishing they can go home tomorrow. (I prefer this part the most because I like to imagine beautiful, happy things.)

Mr. Lonely (Night)
This part of the song, I see an image of it being a beautiful, summer night. The fireflies and crickets are out, people are out talking, enjoying one another; the streetlights are on, and children are riding their bikes back home. We get to one house and one of the friends is in her room, sad. She is wearing a purple sweater, blue jeans, and white socks. She had beautiful, curly hair and cute acrylic nails. All of these feelings of loneliness and anxiety are really getting to them. The repeated attempts thought in their mind, "I can't even lie, I've been lonely as fuck." She began to cry in the corner, hiding her face in her legs. A few seconds later, her phone vibrates. She reaches over to grab her phone 2 feet from her and sees that one of her friends texted her, saying:

"Hey. I know this is random, but I just want to let you know that I love you so much and your existence MATTERS to me. No matter what, I always got you. Thank you for being in my life."

She smiles for a little bit, but then the loneliness to get them again. She slams the phone on the floor and cries. She feels like her friends lying and she'll be lonely for the rest of her life, even when they're all together.
(I didn't appreciate this part as much as I should, but after listening to it a few more times, I realized that I can relate to the lyrics. We all feel lonely at some point in our lives, even when they are people around us. Loneliness can make you feel undeserving, desperate, afraid to go out and live your life, but we just have to remember that we are not alone. If you open up to more people, you just might realize that you're not alone as you think you are.)

This song is literally PERFECT! It's a mixture of happy and sadness. The production. The vocals. The lyrics. EVERYTHING about this song is wonderful. I dedicate this image to my beautiful best friend, Tanea, for being the reason why I love Tyler, the Creator. This album is the definition of a beautiful, sunny day. Flower Boy+ Sunny day= COMPLETE BLISS!

I hope you enjoyed this image, and if you have any images in this song, please share. 🌻✨💛