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Adrenaline

Artist: Dream

Album: Adrenaline

Contains themes requiring parental guidance
Contains themes requiring parental guidance

Minimum age: Age 13+

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The lyrics tell a story of a man wrongfully accused (framed) who faces mob violence and betrayal by friends. The content includes moderate violence with vivid imagery — references to stabbing, bleeding, beatings, kicking, and death of a friend. The themes of injustice, betrayal, and resilience are mature but not gratuitous. There is no sexual content, profanity, or drug/alcohol use. The violence, while recurring, is presented in a narrative and metaphorical context that emphasizes perseverance and inner strength rather than glorifying harm. The chorus about protecting one's soul despite physical suffering conveys a positive, empowering message. The bridge touches on themes of distrust and social pressure. Parental guidance is suggested primarily due to the repeated violent imagery (stabbing, bleeding, physical beatings) and the theme of mob mentality and betrayal, which may be distressing or difficult for younger children to contextualize appropriately.

Themes
resilience
betrayal
injustice
violence
mob mentality
perseverance

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Lyrics

Simple story 'bout a man that got framed on a wall Had a picture and a name and a number to call They started ringing, started singing out his name in the hall No one wondered if he did it at all There's a mob at the door, it's about to get bloody Had some friends by his side who were acting real funny They said, "The town's outside and it ain't even sunny And the bounty is a whole lot of money" He's sweating, he's bleeding, he's having trouble breathing His friend's died, there's no time, he ain't even grieving He's kickin', he's screaming, but he can take the beating So he just keeps repeating My arms, my legs, my heart, my skull My brain, my blood, but not my soul Stab me in my back, my friend Fill me with adrenaline My arms, my legs, my heart, my skull My brain, my blood, but not my soul Kick me, I'll get up again Fill me with adrenaline He's getting up, yeah, he's getting up He's looking rough, he 'bout had enough And so he stands, puts down his hand Tries to be a man, tries to be a man There's a place in his mind where he's still just a kid And he knows that he's grown, but they're under his skin 'Cause the scars on his back fits the knife in his ribs Trades an eye for an eye and a fist for a fist He's sweating, he's bleeding, he's having trouble breathing His friend's died, there's no time, he ain't even grieving He's kickin', he's screaming, but he can take the beating So he just keeps repeating My arms, my legs, my heart, my skull My brain, my blood, but not my soul Stab me in my back, my friend Fill me with adrenaline My arms, my legs, my heart, my skull My brain, my blood, but not my soul Kick me, I'll get up again Fill me with adrenaline Yeah, outside tryna mind my business Whole town tryna bring me down like Guess I can't trust nobody in it Lookin' up when they tryna make me look bad Two faces, which do I look at? Ain't it crazy how the lames duck and never put 'em up But seem to love to jab? My house, my car, take all I have My friends to foes, the clothes off my back When they burn it all to a crisp, I'ma build it back up again Ain't no pit stops on this road trip, only fuel we got's adrenaline My arms, my legs, my heart, my skull My brain, my blood, but not my soul Stab me in my back, my friend Fill me with adrenaline My arms, my legs, my heart, my skull My brain, my blood, but not my soul Kick me, I'll get up again Fill me with adrenaline Adrenaline Adrenaline Adrenaline


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Analysis performed on August 19, 2026
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