Drake – Energy Lyrics

Great basic outline of the meaning.

Because I strongly identify with this song right now, I feel I understand the personality type of Drake and that it is similar to my own. I hustle hard, I’m nice, try to keep everyone happy and positive, I try to be real as I can, and I see the very best in people. I’ve become very successful because I see the very best in myself, so it’s automatic for me to put this on others. But many do not want to live up to their potential because of the level of humility and sacrifice and hard work it takes to service everyone, everyone you can partner with that can serve you in return. Business-wise I’ve got it down, keep things fair and stand up for myself, always deliver more than enough. But personally, it’s messy. You drop the truth on someone slacking, not giving as much as you give them, and if they’re not as humble and positive and hard-working they will be defensive and offended and pissed. You can get tied into these people like BMs, or even just a kid-free relationship. You gotta put up with their defensive narrative and think about how you’re going to cut out of the situation. But then you’re lonely again.

He talks about strippers and prostitutes, and they’re virgins to him. Again, that’s more Drake’s lens of higher potential he uses on himself that he puts on others. He sees the best in these girls, wants to treat them with respect, but if he lets them in too much they turn into enemies. That’s because they don’t want to give back to him what he gives. He’s getting drained because he gives way more than anyone gives back to him. It’s tough, because if you drop these relationships you end up lonely. It’s hard being a real hard-working genius nigga. You don’t got a lot of peers, and you gotta keep learning not to open yourself up and trusting people so much. Most people don’t see how selfish and lazy they are, so you open up to them when you see the best in them, they may resent giving back, and then you end up with another enemy.

I’ve had people turn from people I’m helping to straight up enemies, like want to destroy everything I have. I get sick of them draining my energy and I confront them after humbly accepting their criticisms, and still willing to listen, but at the end of the day they just hate the level of humility and sacrifice and work it takes to really make yourself someone as real and successful as Drake.