survival
A topic under Self & Psyche
The grind, poverty, class, getting by. Hardship of material circumstance as the subject, distinct from the flex that follows it.
51 calibrated songs carry this topic. They average +5, which is 10 points above the library as a whole, and they run from -87 to +82.
- Contamination13.7% carry a contamination flag, against 5.4% across the library.
- Where they land4 Ascended12 Elevated25 Decent4 Degraded6 Corrupted
When it leads, and when it rides along
16 of these songs are mostly about survival, and those average +1. Where survival is present but not the point, the average is +7. The topic reads lower by 6 points when it leads.
The span
Songs on this topic
- +81We Are The WorldU.S.A. For AfricaUniversal humanitarian call
- +789 To 5Dolly PartonWorker's exploitation anthem
- +78BetterChad LewineCall for everyone to clean up the planet
- +58PUNCH DRUNKKanye West, Ye
- +56Born In the U.S.A.Bruce SpringsteenConscripted, then discarded at home
- +52WaterfallsTLCCautionary tale of fatal choices
- +45Fast CarLuke CombsWorking-poor escape ballad
- +40silly boyQBlessing a boy at risk
- +35Gangsta's ParadiseCoolioConfession from inside the violence
- +33Don't Blame MeChad LewineMessenger refusing blame for hard truths
- +33SunriseChad LewineHard-youth survival, don't-give-up counsel
- +32Beat ItMichael JacksonWalk-away-from-violence counsel
- +28Y.M.C.A.Village PeoplePay-it-forward community call
- +27RESCUERAlex WarrenSaved from the bottom by love
- +26Bullets & Blades (feat. Kehlani)Shaboozey, KehlaniScars praised as beauty
- +21Mercy AvenueHiss Golden MessengerStreet chronicle from one of its own
- +20Choose LitChad LewineLit chosen over light, then a turn to light
- +20Maria MariaSantana ft. The Product G&BBarrio love-portrait amid hardship
- +19The Hard WayCameron WhitcombBruised survival reckoning after despair
- +18Rhinestone CowboyGlen CampbellBroke dreamer's enduring climb
- +17Lift Me UpSkilletDefiant survival vow against inner demons
- +16In the RuinsMastodonCommunal grief after catastrophe
- +16Turn The MillChad LewineRefusal to turn the mill
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