Who Am I de T-pain

La canción "Who Am I" de T-Pain es una poderosa y honesta reflexión sobre la lucha interna del protagonista con su identidad y su estado emocional. A través de las letras, T-Pain revela sus pensamientos más profundos y vulnerables, explorando temas como la soledad, el auto-descubrimiento, las presiones de la fama y el dolor emocional.

Desde el principio, T-Pain expresa su deseo de refugiarse en las drogas para poder ser él mismo. La letra transmite una sensación de desconexión consigo mismo, como si hubiera perdido contacto con quién solía ser. La referencia a su manager y la evolución en sus vidas personales señala un cambio significativo en su entorno, lo que puede haber contribuido a su confusión interna.

El artista también aborda sus luchas internas al mencionar la importancia de mantener una fachada frente a otras personas, mientras lidia con el dolor en privado. La letra revela un sentido de soledad y frustración bajo la superficie de la fama y el éxito aparente. T-Pain se enfrenta a conflictos morales y emocionales sobre su comportamiento pasado y presente, destacando su humanidad detrás de la imagen pública.

La canción también profundiza en las ansiedades del protagonista, especialmente en relación con sus relaciones personales. Se siente atrapado entre buscar consuelo en las drogas o confrontar sus propias emociones. La letra revela un conflicto interno constante entre sentirse feliz mentalmente y enfrentar los demonios que habitan en su mente.

En cuanto al contexto cultural, "Who Am I" se lanzó en 2012 en un momento donde la música hip hop estaba explorando temas más íntimos y personales. La canción destaca por su sinceridad y vulnerabilidad cruda respecto a las presiones mentales que enfrentan los artistas en la industria musical.

Musicalmente, la canción presenta elementos característicos del hip hop y rap contemporáneo, con ritmos atrayentes que complementan las letras intensas produciendo así una amalgama emocional única que conecta al público con la experiencia personal del protagonista.

En resumen, "Who Am I" es mucho más que una simple canción; es un viaje introspectivo hacia el alma del artista donde comparte abiertamente sus miedos, deseos e inseguridades. A través de esta pieza musical, T-Pain invita al oyente a reflexionar sobre temas universales como la autenticidad, la identidad propia y los conflictos internos que todos podemos experimentar en algún momento de nuestras vidas.

I just wanna do these drugs tonight 'cause I just wanna be myself
I forgot how to be myself
I just really miss myself
I just wanna do these drugs tonight 'cause I just wanna be myself (Yeah)
I forgot how to be myself (Uh)
I just really miss myself (Somebody asked me, yeah)

Somebody asked me, "What do you have outside of music that really makes you happy?"
I thought about it and I ain't have no answer
I started this shit ten years ago, it was just me and my manager
On the road, doin' any shows, we was fillin' up this calendar
But Matty's married now and it's a whole 'nothеr chapter
While I'm in Gerryland, I'm still hеre wildin' as a bachelor
Woke up next to a stranger, what's her name? I had to ask her
She prolly thinks I got it all, but it's pain behind this laughter
Hungover the mornin' after, close my drapes, make it blackout
Tryna put the pieces together from last night when I blacked out
On LSD, had a convo with my brother, it brought a lot up
See I don't ever take the uniform off, and now I'm clocked out

I just wanna do these drugs tonight 'cause I just wanna be myself
I forgot how to be myself
I just really miss myself
I just wanna do these drugs tonight 'cause I just wanna be myself
I forgot how to be myself, yeah
I just really miss myself (Yeah)

Comin' down in my room all alone listenin' to Mac
Last time he text me, I was fucked up, forgot I didn't hit him back
Wish I could have spoken up, man, I just want my brother back
But I mean, who am I to talk, bro? I'm still livin' like that
They'll never understand what it's like to be a artist
Make some shit I don't feel, yes men tell me it's the hardest
They just wanna keep their jobs, stay on my good side, keep their office
Keep us on the road, and no commission or the profits
Now everything is peachy, and yeah, I feel Avicii
Fifty thousand watchin' me, but I swear don't nobody see me
But it's rich people problems, it's stamps all in my passport
My mama tellin' me that, "This is everything you asked for"
What you want?

I just wanna do these drugs tonight 'cause I just wanna be myself
I forgot how to be myself (How to be myself)
I just really miss myself (Great mind, great mind)
I just wanna do these drugs tonight 'cause I just wanna be myself
I forgot how to be myself, yeah
I just really miss myself

My anxiety increases the higher that I climb
I thought this shit would get easier, easier with time
I'm happy in my mind, but at least I tell myself that
Guess I'm damaged goods, I cannot help that
Drugs take the edge off, hide inside my comfort zone
Different girl every night, but worry I'ma die alone
Me against the world, can't decide now what side I'm on
Miss my family but act like I can't even dial a phone
Cheated on my girl, I felt like shit, and then I sped off
Crept in the crib quiet, shower, took my YSL off
She woke up, grab my dick, I couldn't help it, had to get off
And if she gave me head, felt like I wanna blow my head off
Think everybody cheats, everybody will
Everybody leaves, but these drugs never will
I know that sounds fucked up, but in the end, it's real
'Til I'm lost on a bender askin' myself can I chill
This scale here will measure, five hundred pounds of pressure
The only thing to alleviate it is a stash in the dresser
Illuminate my ugly, you really sure you love me?
You deserve to know the truth, decide now what you think of me

I just wanna do these drugs tonight 'cause I just wanna be myself
I forgot how to be myself
I just really miss myself
I just wanna do these drugs tonight 'cause I just wanna be myself
I forgot how to be myself, yeah
I just really miss myself