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What is the meaning behind “Ever since I left the city”? Hotline Bling by Drake

By ending with this line from the top of the first two verses, it seems like Drake has an infinite list of things that’ve changed with this girl since he blew up. The longing for the old times with his girl before he was famous and she got interested in other guys/traveling the world/etc doesn’t …

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What is the meaning behind “Why you never alone? Why you always touching road? Used to always stay at home Be a good girl, you was in the zone Yeah, you should just be yourself Right now, you’re someone else”? Hotline Bling by Drake

“Touch road” is Jamaican slang commonly used in Toronto to mean going out. Drake’s girl seems to be doing this more often than he remembers—he remembers her as a stay-at-home girl who he could get in the zone with whenever they got the chance. The girl he once knew is gone, and even though he …

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What is the meaning behind “Doing things I taught you, gettin’ nasty for someone else You don’t need no one else You don’t need nobody else, no”? Hotline Bling by Drake

Drake has tricks up his sleeve to hit all the right spots, so it’s no surprise his girl learned a thing or two from him. This line is reminiscent of Kanye’s skit at the end of “Blame Game”, where Yeezy taught his girl how to get sexy for another man.

What is the meaning behind “These days, all I do is Wonder if you’re bendin’ over backwards for someone else Wonder if you’re rolling up a Backwoods for someone else”? Hotline Bling by Drake

Filled with regret, Drizzy’s got an ex on his mind. Is she sleeping with someone else? Is she rolling blunts for someone else? “Backwoods” are a cheap brand of cigar. While it’s common practice to empty out the tobacco and re-fill it with weed to create a blunt, it also sounds like Drake says “backwards.” …

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What is the meaning behind “Ever since I left the city, you, you, you You and me, we just don’t get along You make me feel like I did you wrong Going places where you don’t belong Ever since I left the city, you You got exactly what you asked for Running out of pages in your passport Hangin’ with some girls I’ve never seen before”? Hotline Bling by Drake

In 2009, it was reported Drake was seeing fashion designer, Nebby. Yet once he blew up and left Toronto, it seems like the relationship ended and Drake doesn’t know why. Did she want to leave with him and he said no? It’s possible, her Tumblr and Instagram see her roaming the world, running out of …

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What is the meaning behind “I know when that hotline bling That can only mean one thing I know when that hotline bling That can only mean one thing”? Hotline Bling by Drake

Drake knows that at this time of night, there’s only one person who’ll call him. He also knows that the only thing she’ll want is to come over and have sex. By describing his cell phone as a hotline, he’s referencing phone sex hotlines that people call “for a good time.” Notably, Drake is using …

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What is the meaning behind “Ever since I left the city, you Got a reputation for yourself now Everybody knows and I feel left out Girl, you got me down, you got me stressed out ‘Cause ever since I left the city, you Started wearing less and goin’ out more Glasses of champagne out on the dance floor Hangin’ with some girls I never seen before”? Hotline Bling by Drake

Similar to the way he did on “Club Paradise,” Drake reflects on how the girls he used to kick it with in Toronto have changed. Drizzy presumably acted as a mentor, and without his guidance, these girls have gone down a route of selling themselves short to attain money and fame. The subject seems to …

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What is the meaning behind “And I know when that hotline bling That can only mean one thing I know when that hotline bling That can only mean one thing”? Hotline Bling by Drake

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What is the meaning behind “You used to call me on my cell phone Late-night when you need my love Call me on my cell phone Late-night when you need my love”? Hotline Bling by Drake

Before his rise to fame, Drake was just an average guy living in the suburban part of Toronto. Back then he had a girl that adored him, but his stardom slowly tarnished their relationship as she no longer gives him any attention. This girl is most likely his former Canadian flame Nebby whom he has …

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