Released: 2024
Alright, so ‘Teleport’ by Logic dives deep into his life experiences and struggles. The song talks about everything from his troubled childhood to his rise to fame, and how he copes with it all. Logic uses the idea of teleporting as a way to escape and move through different phases of his life. It’s raw and personal, shedding light on his pain and triumphs.
The repeated line, ‘Bitch, you buggin’ me like, “Ziz, ziz”‘, is a way of expressing how people or situations are constantly annoying him. It’s like the buzzing of an insect. This sets the tone for the frustration he’s feeling.
He talks about needing to get his money and mind right, indicating his focus on success despite the distractions. ‘Gotta get my green, gotta get my mind right’. Logic admits he’s addicted to the spotlight, but acknowledges that it might not be as fulfilling as it seems.
He mentions how people lack discipline and how he’s back to grinding hard, referencing Michigan’s ‘big M’s’ to highlight his achievements. ‘Bobby on that ‘ish again, got big M’s like Michigan’. He feels people aren’t truly listening to his message.
In the lines ‘Be positive, Logic was born to rise to this occasion’, Logic tells us he was destined for success. He reflects on his journey, saying he sacrificed his true self (Bobby) for his career (Logic).
The verse about making friends and money, and collaborations with big names like Wu-Tang Clan and Eminem, shows his success. However, he admits it’s all a facade, ‘Feel like this high won’t never end, but it’s all pretend’. He touches on his publicized divorce and the pressures of fame.
‘I am a slave, no, I’m not free’, reveals his feeling of being trapped by his career. Despite his success, he struggles with personal freedom and destiny.
Logic takes us back to his traumatic childhood. ‘Seven years old, I’m covered in blood’, he describes witnessing violence and being left alone. His mom’s arrest left him to fend for himself. The details paint a harsh reality of his early years.
As a ten-year-old, he faces poverty and hunger, and sees the disparity between what he watches on TV and his real life. ‘The government’s taking it from me, I’m hungry, I need it’, shows the systemic struggles his family faced.
He reveals being molested by his dad’s girlfriend and his mom’s arrest. ‘Eight years old in the basement with my daddy girlfriend’. The repeated use of ‘teleport’ here signifies his need to mentally escape from these traumatic events.
By age twelve, Logic feels abandoned. ‘Daddy looked me in my face and said he had no son’, is a powerful line showing deep rejection. He recounts being involved in violence, getting kicked out of school, and being on the run.
He mentions being kidnapped, showing the chaos and danger in his young life. But he survived it all, making it to the top, performing at Madison Square Garden. ‘Now I’m 28 at the Garden and it’s sold out’, symbolizes his success.
The final verse marks a significant moment – the birth of his son. ‘The day my son was born, I saw the whole world differently’. This moment changed his perspective, giving him a new purpose beyond his career. Logic ends with a strong statement about defining himself by his present, not his past.
