Exchange Brryson Tiller Analysis

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I chose to respond to the song Exchange by Bryson Tiller. This song explains how Bryson Tiller feels about his ex-girlfriend from college. He gets personal about his break up and fantasizes about igniting an old flame. The first lines of the song say” This is what happens when I think about you. I start reminiscing. I get in my feelings. Next time around I want it to be different.” Basically, he is speaking directly to his ex-girlfriend saying how he wants another chance because he knows he’s the one who messed up and he intends on doing better. They shared a lot of memories in the past, spending days together and now they’re broken up, he can’t help but sit and think of the good times they once had. My response on those line is that men can be selfish, he took for granted what he had, and now realizing it when its gone. Next time around, means Tiller is already assuming she will give …show more content…

Lord please save her for me, do this one favor for me. I had to change my player ways, got way too complicated for me.” Bryson Tiller is aware at this point that his actions may have cost him his relationship, but he doesn’t want to lose his ex. He’s looking for a sign to show him that they should be together and Bryson looks to God for guidance. My response is that men are willing to do anything to get what they want, he’s even willing to take religious matters to change but not for her, only so he can get what he wants, which is her. He says his player ways got too complicated for him and that’s why he had to stop, not because he was genuinely sorry. He hopes she’s waiting for him. The arrogance of a man, he messed up and had the audacity to say he hopes she’s waiting. He is asking and praying that the Lord will do him a favor and not let her fall in love with anyone else before he gets a chance to make some positive and beneficial changes in his life. He hopes she loves him enough to be patient with