Mortal Man

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"Mortal Man"

Kendrick Lamar

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Now that you've heard the lyrics, what do you think the title means now?

"Mortal Man" lyrics summary

- Ghost of Mandela 

- "as i lead this army make room for mistakes and depression"

-  Leader of the black community

- "when shit hit the fan, is you still a fan"

- Questioning his fans loyalty

- Interview with Tupac

- To Pimp A Butterfly,  Compton hood

Why did he write the song?

- Its not easy being him

- He is just a mortal man

- Mortality of loyalty, legacy and popularity

- He wants to know if his fans are really loyal

Important themes

- Deception

- Trust

- Loyalty

- Mortality

- Power

- Stress

Important lines

- "As I lead this army make room for mistakes and depression" 

- "Do you believe in me? Are you deceiving me?"

- "See I got to question it all, family, friends, fans, cats, dogs

Trees, plants, grass, how the wind blow"

- "Pac? Pac? Pac?!"

Poem

- Comparing his life to that of a butterfly

- "To Pimp a Butterfly"

- Comparing and contrasting

- Describes his life

- Racism

Poetic devices

- Repetition ("when shit hit the fan, is you still a fan")

- Metaphor (To Pimp a Butterfly)

- Allusion (Robben's island)

- Simile (Like Nelson Mandela)

- Informal language (nothin', 'cause, grabbin')

- African American Vernacular English (finna, "we" instead of "we're")