BlueRose 397 Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 Hello monsters, I am not a native English speaker and I can't understand a lyric from Free woman. I don't understand what she means by "I'm not nothing unless I know I can" Specifically the "unless I know I can" part. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ristretto 882 Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 Not even people who speak English got that one, to be fair. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiQuenDroid 5,059 Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 She said this during her Beats1 interview: "I was sexually assaulted by a music producer. Itâs compounded all of my feelings about life, feelings about the world, feelings about the industry, what I had to compromise and go through to get to where I am. And I had to put it there. And when I was able to finally celebrate it, I said, âYou know what? Iâm not nothing without a steady hand. Iâm not nothing unless I know I can. Iâm still something if I donât got a man, Iâm a free woman.â Itâs me going, âI no longer am going to define myself as a survivor, or a victim of sexual assault. I just am a person that is free, who went through some ****ed-up ****.â All I ever wanted was love... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
paradox 4,567 Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 you're not gonna understand that lyric, unless you know you can Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KillerMonster 2,360 Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 Pretty much means she is nothing if she doesnât believe in herself. Donât play with me, it just hurts me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enzo 37,977 Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 That line is ugly Contributing to place the song even lower in the Chromatica ranking í ęšëł´ëŠ´ ě´ęšěě´ ě댏ě§ëŹě Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Massive Monster 4,426 Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 You're lucky Kind regards Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seeka 12,372 Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 The main thing about the songs is that she uses double negatives, which, while improper English, is a neat thing to use in a song, to make you do a double take. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie 4,853 Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 It's simple. She means that even when she feels that she can't do something, she's still something, she's still worthy. It's okay to not be okay. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
derpmonster 22,412 Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 It's not grammatically correct. What she means is "I'm not nothing if I know I can [do it]" Unless makes it a double negative changing the meaning but it's common in slang and music to do that. Check out iTunes data & graphs at CHARTPOP.live Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
derpmonster 22,412 Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 Just now, Ronnie said: It's simple. She means that even when she feels that she can't do something, she's still something, she's still worthy. that's not what unless implied though. That would mean she is nothing in case she can do something and not nothing if she can't. Unless creates mutual exclusives. Check out iTunes data & graphs at CHARTPOP.live Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie 4,853 Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 1 minute ago, derpmonster said: that's not what unless implied though. That would mean she is nothing in case she can do something and not nothing if she can't. Unless creates mutual exclusives. You're reading into it too much. Break it down like this.... I am not "useless/void" if I don't feel like I can do it today. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollardays 3,109 Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 My take is that she has worth even when not sure if she's capable of something. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie 4,853 Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 2 minutes ago, dollardays said: My take is that she has worth even when not sure if she's capable of something. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daylight Jokers 14,958 Posted July 3, 2020 Share Posted July 3, 2020 I'm guessing it means she's still something with or without telling herself that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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