Fairytale or a Nightmare? Mac Miller "Cinderella" Breakdown — Transcript

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1. 0:00in MC Miller's Cinderella listeners are
2. 0:02drawn into a poignant Narrative of love
3. 0:04and longing a sentiment that resonated
4. 0:06deeply with fans who speculated about
5. 0:09its inspiration at the time of the
6. 0:11song's release it was widely believed
7. 0:14that the track and its accompanying
8. 0:15album the divine feminine were composed
9. 0:18in complete Devotion to Ariana Grande
10. 0:21however Ariana clarified on Twitter
11. 0:23before Max tragic passing that
12. 0:25Cinderella was the sole track on
13. 0:27Miller's album dedicated to her at the
14. 0:29time of that album's release Cinderella
15. 0:31was a beautiful song on a creative
16. 0:33cohesive project directly inspired by
17. 0:36Ariana now the track serves as a tragic
18. 0:39reminder of Max slow spiral after the
19. 0:41couple split musically Cinderella weaves
20. 0:45together elements that enhance its
21. 0:46emotional
22. 0:47impact the beat samples Tokyo Police
23. 0:50club's tesselate infusing the track with
24. 0:52a dynamic energy that underscores
25. 0:54Miller's lyrical prowess interestingly
26. 0:57Miller himself identified the second
27. 0:59part of Cinderella as his favorite piece
28. 1:01on the album showcasing his personal
29. 1:03connection to this particular track the
30. 1:06divine feminine marked a significant
31. 1:07chapter in Miller's career serving as
32. 1:09his fourth studio album released via
33. 1:11Warner Bros records through this project
34. 1:14Miller delved deeply into themes of love
35. 1:16and life crafting a concept album that
36. 1:19resonated with listeners on a profound
37. 1:21level in an interview with complex
38. 1:24Miller expressed how the album reflected
39. 1:26his belief in treating the world with
40. 1:27the same reverence as one would treat a
41. 1:29female fale emphasizing the importance
42. 1:31of nurturing and cherishing life's
43. 1:33experiences the divine feminine to me is
44. 1:36the
45. 1:37universe I'd hate to be cliche like I
46. 1:40love the universe man but it's so real
47. 1:43treating the world how you're supposed
48. 1:45to treat a female is awesome the more
49. 1:47you make love to it and the less you try
50. 1:49to [ __ ] it the better it all becomes for
51. 1:51you it's a deeper experience with life
52. 1:54I'm trying to cuddle the world after sex
53. 1:56not keep the Uber running and dip out
54. 1:59indeed 's exploration of spirituality
55. 2:01and gender Dynamics is not new to his
56. 2:03discography in the festival a track from
57. 2:06his previous album good am Miller
58. 2:09intriguingly referred to God as a woman
59. 2:11showcasing his thought-provoking
60. 2:13approach to themes of divinity and
61. 2:15existence welcome to the breakdown a
62. 2:17music analysis Series where I break down
63. 2:19one song a video today we will Deep dive
64. 2:21into MC Miller's 2016 song Cinderella
65. 2:24featuring Tai Dolla Sign as we delve
66. 2:26into the intricate layers of Cinderella
67. 2:28and the divine feminine we embark on a
68. 2:30journey through Miller's introspective
69. 2:32musings and profound insights without
70. 2:34further hesitation let's unravel the
71. 2:36tracks production and unpack these
72. 2:38lyrical layers together now here's the
73. 2:40[Music]
74. 2:44[Applause]
75. 2:47breakdown Mac has patiently waited for
76. 2:49his chance with his dream girl refusing
77. 2:52the advances of others because there is
78. 2:54only one woman he desires Ariana Grande
79. 2:59despite Grande being in consecutive
80. 3:01relationships prior to dating Mac he
81. 3:03waited patiently hoping for his
82. 3:04opportunity with her their friendship
83. 3:06dates back to their initial
84. 3:08collaboration on Grande's song The Way
85. 3:10in 2013 laying the foundation for their
86. 3:12eventual romantic relationship daddy
87. 3:15told
88. 3:19[Music]
89. 3:21you Cinderella is a Disney princess
90. 3:24described as independent kind strong
91. 3:26willed and self-loving
92. 3:28Ma attributes these characteristics to
93. 3:31his girlfriend at the time Ariana Grande
94. 3:34Mac refers to her as a princess as he
95. 3:36cannot believe he was lucky enough to
96. 3:38have her it's much like a fairy tale to
97. 3:40him this is a fitting description as
98. 3:43Ariana is deemed by many to be an
99. 3:45American
100. 3:46sweetheart Ariana began her career in
101. 3:48the spotlight as cat in the Nickelodeon
102. 3:51show Victorious and for the earlier part
103. 3:53of her career she portrayed a cute
104. 3:55princess-like image in their previous
105. 3:57collaboration the way Mack even sings
106. 4:00When I Sak in your mind you princess to
107. 4:03the but aak it's time saiding lonely s
108. 4:07Cinderella had to get home before
109. 4:08midnight before the magical spell placed
110. 4:11on her was
111. 4:12broken Mac also wants Arya to get home
112. 4:15but in his case it's for some
113. 4:17Romancing it's also at midnight when
114. 4:19Cinderella's spell Fades and she changes
115. 4:21from a princess to a normal girl Mac may
116. 4:25be making reference to the fact that
117. 4:26when him and Ariana are alone together
118. 4:29especially during their late night
119. 4:30encounters she transforms from the
120. 4:33person she portrays to the public to her
121. 4:36true self aside only he knows okay your
122. 4:39legs like open up and you got people in
123. 4:43been there every night for weeks at a
124. 4:45time the woman Mac refers to has a queue
125. 4:48of suitors eagerly awaiting their chance
126. 4:50with her highlighting her
127. 4:53desirability Mac recognizes her worth
128. 4:56and Allure which only adds to her appeal
129. 4:58in his eyes you in my dreams just why I
130. 5:01sleep all the time just to hear you say
131. 5:03I love you just to touch you just to
132. 5:06leave Ariana is Max dream girl dreams
133. 5:10occur during rapid eye movement in the
134. 5:12Sleep Cycle there are many theories
135. 5:14regarding the purpose of Dreams one of
136. 5:16the leading theories is by Sigman Freud
137. 5:18who claims that dreams are an expression
138. 5:20of one's unconscious thoughts and wishes
139. 5:24Ariana is likely a big part of Max's
140. 5:26subconscious and his wish to be with her
141. 5:29is expressed in his dreams Ariana shared
142. 5:32a similar sentiment in her track R where
143. 5:35she
144. 5:38sings you're such a dream
145. 5:42me yeah I want
146. 5:45sa because your fragrance got me you be
147. 5:49me MC Miller had a long relationship
148. 5:52with drugs and alcohol abuse however
149. 5:55Ariana keeps him high or happy enough to
150. 5:57not rely on drugs
151. 6:00although Mac tragically passed from an
152. 6:01accidental overdose in 2018 a friend of
153. 6:04Mac revealed that Ariana was a big
154. 6:06influence on his sobriety stating I have
155. 6:09to say she was incredible when he was
156. 6:11first sobering up she was a [ __ ] G to
157. 6:14him there couldn't have been anybody
158. 6:16more supportive of him being sober than
159. 6:18Ariana I saw that I was around it I took
160. 6:22phone calls from her how do I help what
161. 6:25do I do this girl was unbelievably
162. 6:27involved and helpful to him in being
163. 6:28healthy
164. 6:30I got to tell you there was no one in
165. 6:32Max's life more ready to go to the wall
166. 6:33for him when it came to him being sober
167. 6:36she was an unbelievably stabilizing
168. 6:38force in his life she was deeply helpful
169. 6:40and effective in keeping him sober and
170. 6:43helping him get sober she was all about
171. 6:45him getting healthy period there's a
172. 6:48science behind this phermones is the
173. 6:50term for the Ecto hormones released by
174. 6:52humans to trigger sexual arousal or
175. 6:54attraction by their Partners these
176. 6:57molecules usually function via the sense
177. 6:58of smell
178. 7:00and when hungry I sh you up
179. 7:04get
180. 7:06elev Miller's lyrical exploration
181. 7:09extends to his previous mention of a
182. 7:10meal mentioning a dessert wine typically
183. 7:13savored after
184. 7:15dining this type of wine is often
185. 7:17associated with its perceived
186. 7:18aphrodisiac qualities adding depth to
187. 7:21Miller's thematic
188. 7:23layers furthermore when Miller refers to
189. 7:26the third eye he likely delves into the
190. 7:28symbolism associated with with the
191. 7:29pineal gland regarded as the sixth
192. 7:32chakra in
193. 7:33Hinduism this chakra represents power
194. 7:36wisdom and Truth particularly when
195. 7:38aligned during intimate moments such as
196. 7:40sex individuals often report heightened
197. 7:43sensuality when their chakras are in
198. 7:45Harmony First PR no get Ace close turn
199. 7:51around let me
200. 7:52see peace is a homophone for peace the
201. 7:56implication is that she is so gorgeous
202. 7:58she deserves the Nobel Peace Prize
203. 8:00straight into the room and play the
204. 8:02music started dancing you was taking off
205. 8:05your pants look
206. 8:06like any in his song Miller maintains
207. 8:10the fantasy Motif by drawing inspiration
208. 8:12from The Wizard of Oz the reference to
209. 8:15Dorothy the tale's protagonist who hails
210. 8:17from Kansas and embarks on a
211. 8:19transformative Journey to the Land of Oz
212. 8:20serves as a clever metaphor for a good
213. 8:22girl gone bad Miller skillfully
214. 8:25incorporates Dorothy's iconic line Toto
215. 8:28I have a feeling we're not in Kansas
216. 8:30anymore not in Kansas anymore to evoke a
217. 8:32sense of disorientation and departure
218. 8:34from The
219. 8:34Familiar moreover Miller extends the
220. 8:37analogy by likening the chaotic state of
221. 8:39the room to the aftermath of a tornado
222. 8:42echoing the disruptive force of the
223. 8:43tornado in The Wizard of O this Jos
224. 8:47underscores the theme of upheaval and
225. 8:49transformation within the song notably
226. 8:52Ariana Grande's connection to The Wizard
227. 8:54of Oz adds another layer of significance
228. 8:56to Miller's reference as a devoted Judy
229. 8:59Garland fan Grande's portrayal of
230. 9:01Dorothy in various Productions and her
231. 9:03current role as Glenda in Wicked
232. 9:05illustrates her deep appreciation for
233. 9:07the iconic story interestingly Miller's
234. 9:10association with the Wizard of Oz
235. 9:13extends within his own work as evidenced
236. 9:15by Jay Electronica's verse on suplexes
237. 9:18inside of complexes and duplexes from
238. 9:21Miller's album watching movies slipper
239. 9:23made the Wizards and the Scarecrow and
240. 9:25the lion through the forest to the
241. 9:27wicked witches fortres where she
242. 9:28scorched them in the for
243. 9:29remember that how do you like a chore we
244. 9:32started on the bed then we moving to the
245. 9:35floor you started getting crazy in
246. 9:38referring to making the bed and cleaning
247. 9:39the floor MC Miller uses the language of
248. 9:42Cinderella's chores to talk about their
249. 9:44increasingly acrobatic sexual
250. 9:46desires the accelerating intensity of
251. 9:48their physicality is accentuated by the
252. 9:50uneven but persistent repetition of the
253. 9:53or sound at first it's a fairly innocent
254. 9:56association with Dorothy then the
255. 9:58explicit but elusive reference to the
256. 10:00fairy tale hardships imposed on
257. 10:02Cinderella by her stepmother I do you
258. 10:04like a chore next rhyme doesn't come
259. 10:06until floor and intensifies with her
260. 10:08command [ __ ] you like these or Rhymes
261. 10:11aren't placed consistently in the verse
262. 10:14but rather alternate between ending the
263. 10:16line and occurring internally creating a
264. 10:18seesaw of sound delaying but providing
265. 10:21gratification they Propel the line to
266. 10:24express MC Miller's own answering desire
267. 10:26for her this is compounded with the
268. 10:29internal Y sound rhymes of Dorothy we
269. 10:33and
270. 10:34me Ang now
271. 10:36[Music]
272. 10:37yell tell
273. 10:40me in a 2013 interview with Cambio Mac
274. 10:43revealed that when Ariana Grande first
275. 10:46saw him her reaction was to say he looks
276. 10:50weird soon after he referred to her as
277. 10:52an angel and explained that they
278. 10:54developed a relationship by recording
279. 10:56weird songs that will never be released
280. 10:59[Music]
281. 11:06I as mentioned multiple times in the
282. 11:08song and other lyric annotations this
283. 11:11line is also relating to MC Miller's
284. 11:12struggle with drug addiction that
285. 11:14eventually led to his demise person who
286. 11:16set him straight was likely Ariana
287. 11:18Grande who was an amazing friend and
288. 11:21partner to him for years and greatly
289. 11:23helped him to begin to overcome this
290. 11:24addiction and not rely on drugs as much
291. 11:27although it is completely falsified and
292. 11:29unjust to blame Ariana for his death it
293. 11:31is a possibility that following their
294. 11:33split in May 2018 Malcolm may have
295. 11:36returned to drug abuse as a way of
296. 11:37coping with his heartbreak Grande
297. 11:40mentioned to Vogue in 2019 that by no
298. 11:43means was what we had
299. 11:44perfect he was the best person ever and
300. 11:47he didn't deserve the demons he had I
301. 11:50was the glue for such a long time and I
302. 11:53found myself becoming less and less
303. 11:55sticky the pieces just started to float
304. 11:57away
305. 11:59[Music]
306. 12:05[Music]
307. 12:07hey only
308. 12:09way
309. 12:12way this is a reference to when Mac and
310. 12:15Ariana's relationship first began
311. 12:17through their collaboration on the hit
312. 12:19song the way though they initially
313. 12:21started out as friends in 2013 it seems
314. 12:24as though Mac had bigger things in mind
315. 12:26all along as he viewed the collaboration
316. 12:28as a weigh in to her heart my days now
317. 12:33they
318. 12:34changing I got
319. 12:36[Music]
320. 12:38Angels here Mac could be referring to
321. 12:41how Ariana was his reason and biggest
322. 12:43supporter in getting sober he no longer
323. 12:45is getting high every day like he used
324. 12:47to often talk about in his more
325. 12:49adolescent
326. 12:50music Ariana said that Ma didn't deserve
327. 12:53the demons he battled with after he
328. 12:54passed leading us to believe Satan was
329. 12:57his depression and drugs were his cop
330. 12:59mechanism Ariana healed
331. 13:01[Music]
332. 13:09him writing letters is one of the purest
333. 13:12signs of true love and dedication to
334. 13:14one's Partners notice the clever word
335. 13:16play here as Mac uses right right as a
336. 13:19triple
337. 13:20[Music]
338. 13:22homm wherever you going I promise I'm
339. 13:25not fall
340. 13:27behind yeah
341. 13:29Mac would do anything for
342. 13:32Ariana he believes their love is too
343. 13:35epic to end Mac tried his hardest to get
344. 13:38sober for Ariana but addiction is nearly
345. 13:40an impossible demon to kill especially
346. 13:43in Mac's La party lifestyle perhaps he
347. 13:46is implying that Ariana will forever be
348. 13:49his most epic love and he would always
349. 13:51go back to her the subsequent line so
350. 13:55don't you
351. 13:57dare away
352. 13:59[Music]
353. 14:02has an ominous ring to it after Max's
354. 14:04tragic
355. 14:05passing he urges Ariana to not throw
356. 14:08their relationship away because she is a
357. 14:10kind of Guiding Light to him without her
358. 14:12he is lost which plays out in the most
359. 14:15tragic sense after they separated
360. 14:17finally in the refrain Max sings and
361. 14:22[Music]
362. 14:26forever this line stands out as a heavy
363. 14:29psychedelic truth on the nature of
364. 14:32Duality forever and ever are the same to
365. 14:34Mac but it's the things in the middle
366. 14:37the things that change that mess with
367. 14:40him so to have and to lose something
368. 14:43like a relationship would enact a heavy
369. 14:45toll on him as we all witnessed thank
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