Pursuit of Happiness by Kid Cudi could be seen as a song about the good feeling and emotion. Or about the psychological destruction that constant intoxication and drug abuse arouse. The “pursuit of happiness” could be useless, the partying could show an excellent time and bring about great memories. The analysis of the song will show both sides of what could be said.
“Crush a bit, little bit, roll it up, take a hit” (Cudi) the song starts off with an insinuation of rolling a blunt and smoking it. He will be high because of this choice. The description that Norris had was “getting a new perspective on a familiar scene or problem, a seemingly profound thought or burst of creativity. There is a sense of awe, revelation, and realization” (Norris).
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Look at your life logically. Not caring, like it says in the song “(I’m a do just what I want)” (Cudi), is not a life that most people want to live. Not caring would include not caring about a job, family, friends, or anything else with which they associate themselves. Not caring would be a useless way to “pursue happiness” because happiness is not likely to be achieved with a selfish attitude such as that.
In the last two lines of the second verse, Cudi rhymes the word “tomorrow” with “sorrow” this shows that his “pursuit of happiness” is useless. If tomorrow will only bring sorrow, then what is the point of having a tomorrow. He is pursuing happiness the wrong way, and that shows because of the way he talks about the next day. Anyone who dreads the next day like Cudi does is not pursuing happiness.
“Tell me what you know about night terrors every night” shows that not only is tomorrow going to be miserable, but so will his sleep. He has nightmares every night, probably due to the choices he has made, due to careless behavior as seen in the first verse. When decisions haunt a person and affect parts of that person’s life such as sleep, there is no way one can pursue