Louis Drake Graham Meaning

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The saying “You know my name, not my story” is all over social media nowadays. Although at this point it is mocked in vines and tumblr posts, once one gets past the ridicule and mockery made of the saying and understands the true sense of the quote, he will be grateful. Specifically in terms of authors, artists, etc. This is because many authors, artists, etc. love to incorporate personal information, and in this case, “their story” in their works. Hence, once a reader/listener discovers the story behind the story, he cracks open a deeper meaning of the literary work. And once a person grasps that hidden message, he connect with the author/artist on a deeper level that very few people can. This is why knowing the biographical perspective …show more content…

In his album Thank Me Later he presented a track named “Fireworks”. In this song he addressed three considerable relationships of his life that how they have transformed him and made him what he is today. Firstly, he discussed his relationship with his mentor, Lil Wayne then he discussed his relationship with Rihanna and in end, he discussed his parent’s marital failure. The song is divided into 3 parts and each part describes a significant relationship and the event associated with it. In the first verse of the song, Drake explains his fear that he was unable to overcome of losing Wayne as a mentor as he gained success at a higher pace and worried if that might have build a wall in between the two of them. Next, Drake discussed about his relationship with Rihanna and about ever since it took a u-turn, drake kept avoiding the topic. He discusses the unsuccessful marriage of his parents that ended up when he was only 5 years old. He could not react what was happening at that time as he was too young to understand that event (Songfacts.com). Drake tells that he learnt a lesson from his relationship with Rihanna. “Their was smoke in the air before that was me clearing