Swear on This Life: A Novel

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A lyric about love – Drizzy’s lyrics are as smooth as butter. This one is powerful enough to win over any ex. Use it as you please, cupids! The only way she can put her mind at ease is to find and confront “J. Colby,” but is she prepared to learn the truth behind the fiction? It’s tuna and noodles and soup and stuff. There’s, like, potato chips on the top. It doesn’t look good, but it is. Go ahead, before it gets cold.”

I received an early copy of this book mysteriously in the mail. I read it in one sitting. Okay, two. I have a small bladder. A lyric about betrayal– This Red Button lyric is clearly about Kanye (again), but it also rings true to those who have also felt betrayed by a close one. Ye…Drizzy’s definitely got it in for you… When a good thing goes bad it’s not the end of the world / It’s just the end of a world that you had with one girl” Every time that Yeezy called a truce, he had my head inflated / Thinkin’ we gon’ finally peace it up and get to levitatin’ / Realize that everything premeditated”A lyric about money – Drake may have all the money in the world, but he won’t let this new lifestyle change who he really is. If you’re the humble (and rich) type, this line about fortune is all yours. I always took care to make sure my clothes were clean and my face washed. After my mom left, my dad started hanging around with Susan, a woman who worked as a maid at a nearby motel. She didn’t dress like a maid, but she always brought us those little soaps from the motel bathroom, so I guessed she was probably a maid. I had to use cheap motel soap for everything, including washing my hair, so naturally, after a few weeks of that, my bouncy brown curls became a frizzy mess. The kids on the bus called me Medusa. If only I had been that scary. I felt sad and confused. I wanted to pinch his nose and tug on his ears for making fun of me, but I also wanted to hug him. I knew what he was feeling, and it hurt so bad it made my teeth ache. At least Jax had an older brother at home. I had no one but my books. It’s windy today.” I walked to the window and shut it. “It’ll get all dusty in here if we leave the windows open.” Dooling, R. (1996). Blue streak: Swearing, free speech and sexual harassment. New York: Random House.

That might be kind of hard, Emerson. My dad’s gone. He left.” It was the first time I had ever heard him speak my name. He enunciated it so clearly, like an adult would do. A lyric about Kanye: Drake takes a dig at Kanye West and his infamous descent into madness. Kanye has lost a lot of friends and good ties in business, thanks to his controversial behavior, and Drizzy remarks that that could never be him. A lyric about not giving up – No matter how tough things get, Drake doesn’t quit. He continues to build his dream, and he won’t stop until he dies. This is all the motivation you need on a rainy day. You look like you’ve been crying for an hour straight . . . and you’re hitting the hard stuff at—and I repeat—ten a.m.” A lyric about finding real love: Drake’s tired of dating women who just want to make money off him. If you’re also on a “search and rescue” to find a genuine relationship, throw this quote out there, and it might just come to you.I turned toward her with red, puffy eyes. Her own eyes widened with concern, and she froze as she watched me walk into the kitchen, like she was waiting for me to crumple onto the floor and shatter into pieces. I know I can't afford to stop for one moment, 'cause I'm just holding on for dear life." – Passionfruit

A lyric about relationship types: You can always rely on Drake to explain the meaning of relationships, right? This verse pretty much tells you how to define whatever it is you’re into. A lyric about romance – These smooth lyrics really do encapsulate just how much Drake wants the girl. If you feel the same way about someone, this line is bound to swoon them. A lyric about love –Okay, this lyric is pretty cold and it downright exposes you as a cheater. But if you do struggle to stay loyal to one person, this honest line is perfect for you.

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I see a woman who was made to feel shame for her desires and yet had the courage to pursue them anyway. I didn’t think he even knew about my mom—I thought it was the big family secret. But then again, there’s no such thing in a small town. A lyric about hairstyles: Drake’s wordplay here throws shade in a funny way, letting us know that when he doesn’t pay her rent, she ends up with a raggedy past do’. I know many people will love this story, and I truly get why. I love second-chance love stories as much as the next person. I also love a "rising from the depths"-type of story, where people succeed against all odds, and Jase and Emi had every odd against them. However, I think that this story just didn't quite work to deliver on those themes, which is a shame. I paused for a second to consider the question. Then I replied that it is almost always their eyes.