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"But off the boat they stayed a while
Then scatter cross the course
Once a year I'll see them for a week or so at most
I took a walk

Take a walk, take a walk, take a walk
Take a walk, oh-oh-oh..." This is Passion Pit explaining a hardship he's faced, and he takes a walk to take it all in and process it.

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The kids sing half of the chorus “We wasn’t supposed to make it past 25, Jokes on you we still alive, Throw your hands up in the sky, And say we don’t care what people say.” Bringing kids into a song talking about the hardships of growing up poor humanizes the topic, making it more accessible to a larger audience.

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Mischiefmagazine.com

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What this does in our society is that it brings tough topics to the forefront of discussion. Many people don't want to listen to music over hard times, but want to listen to music that's fun. That's where this musical element comes in - it combines both. These artists do this so as to get their point across to an incredible amount of people. If they didn't make the beats fun, they wouldn't reach as wide an audience.

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This is one of Passion Pit's most popular songs, but the content of it isn't all happy day like the music behind the lyrics is. The lyrics sing about how in stressful situations, the singer would go walk around outside to collect himself. Everyone can relate to these lyrics, being frustrated with an argument you're in and walking away, but most people don't know the content of the song because they only listen to the catchy beat.

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Single from the album 'Gossamer' http://soundcloud.com/passionpit All content belongs to its respective owners.

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In this song, Kanye is rapping about how many of the people he grew up with had to deal drugs because they were poor. What he does differently from other rappers who rap about this, is that he incorporates children in his chorus. What this does is it brings the conversation of people being so poor with no government help to the masses of our society. When you hear other songs about people having to deal drugs growing up, you don't think of the children in that situation. Kanye forces you to, which can potentially open up a discussion on benefits to the poor.

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We Don't Care - Kanye West (Lyrics) "We Don't Care" [Chorus] [Kanye West:] And all my people thats drug dealin jus to get by stack ya money till it gets sky high We wasnt supposed to make it past 25 but the jokes on you we still alive Throw your

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Our musical element is contradiction, which was the disconnect between a songs lyrics and the music behind it. What our examples would do is the songs beat would be very upbeat, while the content of the song isn't happy. Many times our examples would be talking about heartbreak, or taboo topics, but have a beat that you can't help bob your head to and sing the chorus of.