brakence - dropout (w/blackbear)
By: Phil Deutsch, IG: @pbdeutsch
brakence and blackbear link on the Daniel Jordan K-directed video for “dropout.” The track combines a classroom setting with harsh lyrics struggling with feeling directionless in the face of dropping out, not just of school, but also the status quo. Alternating shots of a desert hint at the emotions behind these lyrics.
Text that appears in the suburban silence after this track ends in the video tells an encouraging message about the stability in making things up as you go along. A last-minute video came together beautifully, just like a planned academic career ended in only weeks
Lyrics That Stick:
“Dropped out, I was 17
Wasting all my money mixing dope and LSD
Man, mama said don't get ahead of me
But I don't wanna finish college, I got hella dreams”