STREET ♔ THEMATICS.

Milestone: The Dakota Universe - Series 1 (1993)

below is every official metric album and its listed tracks (not including EPs or movie soundtracks or pagans in vegas [i may add pagans in vegas later on]). each track corresponds to a certain prompt or question. send me the title of the track, and i’ll respond to the prompt/question assigned to it. note: questions are not always 100% representative of the meaning of the song.

1. OLD WORLD UNDERGROUND, WHERE ARE YOU NOW?

IOU - what’s a childhood dream of yours that reality has ruined? HUSTLE ROSE - what did you do the last time you felt empty inside? SUCCEXY - are technology and the media improving or ruining your life? COMBAT BABY - how do you feel about the friend you fight with the most? CALCULATION THEME - have you ever loved someone you couldn’t be with? WET BLANKET - do your friends have friends that you don’t approve of? why don’t you? ON A SLOW NIGHT - would you change yourself for fame and fortune? THE LIST - what’s one thing unique about you that you want to change? what would you change it to? DEAD DISCO - how do you feel like the modern day music? LOVE IS A PLACE - what’s the last thing you fell in love with that wasn’t another person?

2. LIVE IT OUT

EMPTY - when’s the last time you gave up? GLASS CEILING - what’s one social norm you’ve never abided by? HANDSHAKES - how much will you sacrifice to get to the top? TOO LITTLE TOO LATE - what’s always on your conscience? POSTER OF A GIRL - what’s your substitute for romance? MONSTER HOSPITAL - which war is one you just can’t win? PATRIARCH ON A VESPA - is there a proper way to grow up? what is it? THE POLICE AND THE PRIVATE - what does it take for you to trust someone? ENDING START - what’s something you regret agreeing to do? are you going to do it anyway? LIVE IT OUT - has anyone tried to stop you from doing what you wanted? did you do it anyway?

3. GROW UP AND BLOW AWAY

GROW UP AND BLOW AWAY - would you take the chance to relive your childhood? HARDWIRE - if your partner cheated on you, would you stay with them? ROCK ME NOW - what’s your hometown like? THE TWIST - what’s one thing you’ve done drunk that you regret? ON THE SLY - have you ever wanted someone to hate you? do they? SOFT ROCK STAR - how low will you go for the approval of others? RAW SUGAR - what’s your wildest dream?  WHITE GOLD - what’s keeping you from achieving your dreams? LONDON HALFLIFE - what would you tell your past self?

4. FANTASIES

HELP I’M ALIVE - what makes you afraid? how do you show it? SICK MUSE - have you ever felt pressured to love someone?  SATELLITE MIND - who’s one person you just can’t get out of your head? how does that person make you feel? TWILIGHT GALAXY - have you ever given up on a dream because it was stupid? GOLD GUNS GIRLS - why aren’t you satisfied? GIMME SYMPATHY - would you rather burn out or fade away? COLLECT CALL - who’s the person you depend on the most? FRONT ROW - have you ever tried to make it big? did it work? BLINDNESS - what does life mean to you? STADIUM LOVE - should it be a dog eat dog world?

5. SYNTHETICA