Sour Grapes
$uicideboy$/Travis Barker Lyrics

The lyrics to "$uicideboy$ & Travis Barker's song Sour Grapes" are imbued with themes of existential despair, addiction, and nihilism. The opening lines “Lasting longer than a prison sentence, Oddy Nuff stays reinventing” could be interpreted as a reference to the artist’s longevity in the music industry despite the challenges they may have faced. The lyrics then start to explore the proverbial “demon presence” which has seemingly possessed their lives, rendering their very existence “offensive” to those around them. The artist seems to be screaming for a way out, seeking or even actively desiring death.

The lyrics also discuss the artist's struggles with addiction and mental health. They refer to their inability to find solace in any single “soothing vice,” their “heathen” nature which has them “hooked for life” and their apparent decision to “choose suicide.” The lines “Refuse advice, choose suicide Grey 59 is you and I We must stay unified We've always been the losing side” could be a call for unity amongst others who struggle with similar issues as the artist.

The latter half of the song appears to subvert the traditional drug culture within hip-hop, with the lyrics “Fuck rap, fuck money, Fuck all your companies.” The artist renounces the industry's pressures and expectations and refocuses themselves on their own peace and wellbeing.