“When I turn 30 I’m becoming a country/folk singer,” is what Post Malone posted on Twitter back in 2015. That simple tweet has come to fruition, as Malone’s long-anticipated country album finally dropped. Malone has been here, there, and everywhere in the country music scene in recent months promoting his album, and the constant teasers have paid off. F-1 Trillion is a delectable fusion of every country music sub-genre, a milestone for all of music, and a historical album already due to its buzz and record-breaking statistics. Malone swung for the fences on this one, and he crushed it.
In addition to the diverse musical arrangements, one of the other highlights is Malone and company’s songwriting. Adapting Nashville writing tropes for his new album, Malone entirely transforms his lyrical voice and goes back to writing songs like “Pink Whitney.” Melancholic to jovial, Malone’s lyrics seemingly pull from the deepest traditions of country music while also combining themes of the 21st century. The album covers everything, and to help narrow it down for you, here are the three best lyrics of the album.
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1. “Yours”
I don’t know who you are / but one day I’m going to / And it’s gonna break my heart / when she gives hers to you
These opening lines from Malone’s final track not only introduce the song’s topic immediately. They also fill the listener with a sense of sympathy and aguish right off the bat. A song about Malone having to turn over his daughter to her future husband, the opening lines contain multitudes bound to have listeners feel the blow internally. It is not just a great line for a country song, but any song for that matter.
Between the feelings that ensue and the clever introduction, these lines are the most heart-wrenching on the album. This makes sense given that this is Malone’s most personal song and one of the only tunes in which he did not collaborate with other artists. Both a look into Malone’s relationship with his daughter, as well as a presumptuous marital ballad, the lyrics are masterful and a great way to close out the album.
2. “M-E-X-I-C-O’
So it’s M-E-X-I-C-O for me & Guess it’s M-E-X-I-C-O for me
Malone and Billy Strings provide fans with a foot-stomping, heart-pounding, throat-yelling tune. A fast-paced mixture of String’s bluegrass picking and Malone’s Johnny Cash influence, both sets of lyrics act as the chorus and give a good completion of the lyrical thoughts transpiring in the verses. Regardless of the nuance behind the lyrics. It’s just a blast!
There is no doubt in anyone’s mind who has listened to the song, that this won’t become a sing-along hit amongst friends. It’s fast, thrilling, and pure country Western music with an upbeat speed bound to leave fans’ vocal chords obliterated by the end of the tune.
3. “Nosedive”
But there’s still beauty in the nosedive
Seemingly the inspiration for the album cover, Malone and Lainey Wilson’s collaboration is a heartfelt anthem about life’s trials and tribulations. Speaking in a rather general sense, Malone and Wilson don’t refer to any specific instances in their personal stories. Thus, its broadness lets listeners reflect on their own “Nosedive” and is conducive to a moment of introspection.
A slow listen focusing on the narrative tropes, the song displays the timeless contradiction between beauty and pain. A cliche, yes, but for a reason and no one can ever hear too much of it. All in all, Malone and Wilson put their songwriting forces together to deliver a lyrical staple of the album.
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