Lyric Analysis of Cosmo Pyke's Chronic Sunshine

Chronic Sunshine Lyric Meaning

[Verse 1]

Because I've had enough of all this controversy
(The artist has had enough of all the disagreements in our society)

I've been affected and I can't lie

That shit quite frankly bothers me
(It's affecting the artist and it's annoying him)

She said she said you're the man

I'm on together and I'm having doubts

We weren't hurt you or all your plans

Paraphernalia and contraband
(Cosmo is unsure of his role in society in terms of gender but he knows what the world doesn't want from him, 'Paraphernalia and contraband')

[Bridge]

I wasn't 'llowed to I was proud to come

To terms with germs and fuckries in my life

All I'm sayin' is that's not me, it could be you for all eternity
(He is proud to come to terms with rubbish in his life but says that our society could be stuck with it for an eternity)

[Chorus]

Chronic sunshines forever

You know that it don't really go
(How we are told by the media how everything is good but the reality of it is that we know deep down that there is darkness in the world)

I'm getting spat out of Peckham
(Peckham is the district in London where Cosmo grew up)

While you're cycling home

It's an ongoing circle

No sights to behold

Vicious repetitions

While still cycling home
(This section of the chorus is about the working class and how it is a repetitious, viscous, relentless circle of nothingness. How there's nothing for them except material things, there are no beautiful sights to see)

[Verse 2]

She said she said you're a star Cosmo

But you're a star and we're all star stuff
(He suggests here that none of us are more important than any of us, we're all just made of the same stuff that can from the stars).

That rebounds but first he out comes weak

Before you know you'll forgot what to speak
(He's saying here that before you even know, our western societal conventions you'll loose your voice and just regurgitate what society wants you to say)

I just forgot what I was thinking
(It's now having an effect on Cosmo)

All these blues have got me sinking
(All of these police have given him flatness of emotions)

I dropped it on the floor because of your missed call

The one you sent to me

[Bridge]

I wasn't 'llowed to I was proud to come

To terms with germs and fuckries in my life

All I'm sayin' is that's not me, it could be you for all eternity

[Chorus]

Chronic sunshines forever

You know that it don't really go

I'm getting spat out of Peckham

While you're cycling home

It's an ongoing circle

No sights to behold (sights to behold)

Vicious repetitions

But I'm still cycling home

[Outro]

In the stable when I touch iron horses

A trainyard's quiet when you're using higher forces
(This is referring to him doing graffiti which plays into Cosmo's rebellious attitude towards the patriarchy, he spreads his art on the machine that is the modern world to show truth)

Like gravity I'm running faster than everyone

If I get caught, big money, I'm gone be spending son
(He feels as if he is the only one thinking this way which makes him feel as if he's 'running faster than anyone')

Eight cans a bitter of the plot thickens
(How alcohol consumption can lead to more questions rather than answers)

Put my rucksack in the front to get the paint quicker
(Referring again to him being a graffiti artist)

It's all about efficiency

Picture me skinny jeans running round with my Dickies being like

man

I have powers to catch you straight away

Bun a big fat zoot man I fuck the pain away

Drug I hate mugs and getting bake

Let me set it straight a real writer, let's just say he gets his pay
(His idea that these lower pleasures don't get him anywhere, it is higher pleasures such as his writing that get him by, what is interesting is that because he is not a mainstream artist his music does not reach the mass audiences which reinforces his narrative that the rich control the mainstream media)

This ain't a rap for a girl or whatever

It's a rap wrapped up for my guilty pleasures

To fuck the leisure
(This was something Cosmo had to get off his mind)

Before he left the marks on my sweater

But I leave him with this

Chronic sunshines forever

You're still cycling home

It's an ongoing circle

No sights to behold (sights to behold)

Vicious repetition

You're still cycling home

I'm still cycling home

Assessment 1

Narrative Theory

Genre Theory

Genre Theory

Section A of the exam and coursework

Bastille – Indie Pop rock

Jay z – Rap, hip hop

Beyonce – RnB pop

Genre is not as simple as we think because an artist may have a perception of what genre they want their music to be which may be different to the public’s opinion. Not only that, but the public also have different ideas on what genre is. Sometimes artists break conventions, creating new genres or changing genre. The opinion of each genre has changed over time.

Genre conventions vs Form Conventions

Genre conventions are what we expect to see in a genre of music. Form conventions are what we expect to see in the video. The conventions of genre can link to the conventions of form.

Genre

Audiences develop expectations and recognise they can be gratified and feel fulfilled when they find a genre they like and enjoy.

• ·        Characters
• ·        Plots, situations, issues and themes (of music video)
• ·        Locations and back drops
• ·        Props and signifiers
• ·        Music and sound (style of music)
• ·        Generic conventions (4/5 members in a girl group)

Why is genre important?

For producers it is good because:

• ·        It creates a pattern for what audiences want
• ·        Establishes audiences
• ·        Producers can become specialised within a genre
• ·        Stars can associate themselves with certain genres for a fan base to associate them with
• ·        Audiences become familiar with conventions with a genre

For Distributors:

• ·        Clear channels for marketing and distribution
• ·        Can target fans to buy other texts or listen to different artists in the same genre
• ·        Provides structure for distributors

Theorists:

• ·       Daniel Chandler – Themes/style and structure
• ·        Steve Neale – Genre as repetition and difference
• ·        David Buckingham – Constant process of negotiation and change
• ·        Rick Altman – Offering audiences a set of pleasures
• ·        David Bordwell – Any theme may appear in any genre
• ·        Jason Mittell – Industries use genre to sell products to audience

Daniel Chandler:

Genres have particular conventions of content tuch as themes, setting and form. When texts share these features they become a genre and recognisable. Having themes and settings we understand the form. 

Participation and Position – “Every genre positions those who participate in a text of that kind as interviewer of interviewee, a listener or story teller, a reader or writer, as someone who is an instructor or instructs”. Daniel Chandler.

If we associate with a genre, we are likely to consume it.

Steve Neale:

Looks at genre as repetition and difference. ‘Genres are instances of repetition and difference’. ‘Difference is absolutely essential to the economy of genre’.

What does repetition and difference mean? A film must conform to these conventions enough so it can still be identified.

David Buckingham:

Genre doesn’t change but updates itself as society updates itself

“Genre is not simply given by the culture: rather, it is in a constant state of negotiation and change”.

For example, the videos rhythm is a dancer and f is for you share similarities and differences in the video of how the techno and dance has changed over time.

Rick Altman:

Semantics or semiotics are signs to represent language relationg to meaning in logic or language. Semantic example – a truck in a country video.

The Syntactic approach is a set of rules and processes in terms of order of narrative. It links to the structure of the narrative. For example, a love story would be two strangers meet, can’t be together, fall in love, live happily ever after.

Emotional Pleasures: The emotional pleasures offered to audience of genre films are particularly significant when they generate a strong audience response.

Visceral (instinctive) pleasures: Visceral pleasures are ‘gut’/instinct responses and are defined by how the film’s stylistic construction provokes a physical effect upon its audience. This can be a feeling of disgust, happiness or a ‘roller coaster ride’.

Intellectual Puzzles: Certain genres make us feel like watching them because with have a subconscious thought to want to figure out the resolution of the film.

We consume a media text to feel emotion and to connect with a text.

David Bordwell:

Any theme may appear in any genre. Theme examples – love, hate, revenge. Themes are a particular subject or issue that is discussed often or repeatedly: the particular subject or idea on which the style of something.

Genres have different themes however a theme is not restricted to one genre.

David Mittell:

Themes:

• ·        Resurrection
• ·        Transformation
• ·        Vengeance
• ·        Innocence
• ·        Justice
• ·        Sacrifice
• ·        Love
• ·        War
• ·        Underdog
• ·        Rescue
• ·        Discovery 

Themes can have conventions of form:

• ·        For example colour filters
• ·        Character positioning
• ·        Colour of set
• ·        Costumes
• ·        Body language
• ·        Shot types etc 

Conventions of adverts

Conventions of a digi pack