“Claude Monet” is the debut single by Australian rapper Allday released in 2013 following multiple mixtapes. It was thought to be the lead single of his debut album but turned to be just a buzz track.
The title is a reference to French Impressionist painter Oscar-Claude Monet (1840-1926). Monet is...
[Refrain]
Yeah, I don't worry 'bout a thing
I got no time to overthink
[Chorus]
'Cause I feel it, it’s slipping away
'Cause kids aren't kids forever
But it feels like yesterday
When everything was simple
It’s slipping away
Just paint my canvas blurry
And they call that Claude Monet
That's Claude Monet, that's Claude Monet
[Verse 1]
Thinking ‘bout previous days
When I was on shifts in the pizza place
I was putting soap on my pizza face
But girls with the butts in the jeans I’d chase
And I keep chasing more with everything I saw
I said I’d do the right thing instead of being wrong
Said I’d be a rich man instead of being poor
Things just aren’t how they’re meant to be at all
Tell me, when did everything get so complex?
We used to talk but now we comment
I used to picture what I wanted
And they’d say, "You can have it all but not yet"
My mum's emailing me
Am I too busy for the woman who raised me?
Friends that grew with me?
Cats in the cradle, raised a new kitty
Can we can get another ticket?
Life goes too quickly, man
[Pre-Chorus]
Sometimes I get overwhelmed
But I breathe deep and I tell myself
Remember the kid you are
Remember the kid you are
And sometimes I get overwhelmed
When I'm stressed out and I'm not myself
Remember the kid you are
Remember the kid you are
[Chorus]
'Cause I feel it, it’s slipping away
'Cause kids aren't kids forever
But it feels like yesterday
When everything was simple
It’s slipping away
Just paint my canvas blurry
And they call that Claude Monet
That's Claude Monet, that's Claude Monet
[Refrain]
And I don't worry 'bout a thing
I got no time to overthink
[Verse 2]
I remember racking at the shops once a day
Pocket full of dreams, that's just a phase
Another year passed, I don’t wanna cut the cake
My old man telling me I'll see tougher days
Just lights whizzing by, try catch the number plate
Keys in the slot, still tryna pump The Breaks
We are just animals, we are just some apes
The city is a jungle so it's all fun and games
And me, I swing around like a wind chime
Look, all of our looks’ll fade in time
Despite magazines and what you think right now
Beauty's only really on the inside
They tell me all it is is a big ride
Things get really dark before it hits light
One day I’ll make kids of my own
And I’ll tell 'em stay a kid when you're grown, uh-huh
[Pre-Chorus]
Sometimes I get overwhelmed
But I breathe deep and I tell myself
Remember the kid you are
Remember the kid you are
And sometimes I get overwhelmed
When I'm stressed out and I'm not myself
Remember to kid you are
Remember the kid you are
[Chorus]
'Cause I feel it, it’s slipping away
'Cause kids aren't kids forever
But it feels like yesterday
When everything was simple
It’s slipping away
Just paint my canvas blurry
And they call that Claude Monet
'Cause I feel it, it’s slipping away
'Cause kids aren't kids forever
But it feels like yesterday
When everything was simple
It’s slipping away (Slipping away)
Just paint my canvas blurry (Just paint it up)
And they call that Claude Monet
(That's Claude Monet, that's Claude Monet)
[Refrain]
And I don't worry 'bout a thing
I got no time to overthink
And I don't worry 'bout a thing
I got no time to overthink
And I don't worry 'bout a thing
I got no time to overthink
And I don't worry 'bout a thing
I got no time to overthink
(Claude Monet, Claude Monet)