I just wanna be, I just wanna be successful
I think this song is supposed to be melancholy, but it’s just plain sad to me. It makes me teary. The vulnerability of Drake’s lyrics combined with a sense of longing are a strong combination. But, the things he wants are the things most of us want at some point. They stand out to me because they are all things Solomon had ( 1 Kg 3, II Chon 1).
The money - King Solomon was greater in riches and wisdom than all the other kings of the earth. I Kings 10:23 The cars- …accumulated chariots and horses; he had fourteen hundred chariots and twelve thousand horses…I Kings 10:26 The clothes- I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. (ref. lilies) Mt 6:29 The [women]- He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines, and his wives led him astray. I Kings 11:1
Drake wants to be successful. There is a principle that says, “If you want to be successful, you must do the things that make you successful.” So what did Solomon do? I Kings 3
Solomon was made King and was given Pharaoh's daughter in marriage. Like many of us, he was given great things before he demonstrated his spirituality. He then sought God through church and offerings (v.3). God appeared to him and asked him. “Ask for whatever you want me to give you (v.5)." God never appeared to me like a genie in a bottle, but James 4:2 says that we don’t have things because we don’t ask. So God is definitely inviting us to ask. If you could ask for anything (and we can), then what would it be?
Solomon asked God for wisdom. v.9 God granted his request. But, since God likes to do things big, He added:
“Moreover, I will give you what you have not asked for—both riches and honor—so that in your lifetime you will have no equal among kings.” So if Solomon was the wisest man that ever lived (v12), what advice does he have for Drake?
Drake complained: It's like I know what I got to say, I just don't know how to say it. Solomon prayed: But I am only a little child and do not know how to carry out my duties. I Kg 3:7
Drake wants: Just enough [money] to solve your problems, too much will kill ya Solomon says: The wages of the righteous bring them life, but the income of the wicked brings them punishment Pr 10
Drake says: Dis me and you'll never hear a reply for it. Solomon agrees: He who holds his tongue is wise. Pr 10:19
Drake complains: "And even when the Phantom's leased [women] wanna get in" & "the fans of this freshman is about to get iffy. Proverbs says: The poor are shunned even by their neighbors, but the rich have many friends. Pr 14
Drake says: My girl loves me, but...my heart beats slow. And right now the tour bus is looking like a freak show. Solomon: ...loved many foreign women besides Pharaoh's daughter—Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians and Hittites. [They] turned his heart after other gods, and his heart was not fully devoted God, as the heart of David his father had been.
So while Drake wrestles with the implications of betraying his relationship with one woman, Soloman wrestled with betraying God.
Drake says: I know that it's comin' I just hope that I'm alive for it Solomon says: The fear (respect) of the LORD prolongs life, But the years of the wicked will be shortened. The hope of the righteous is gladness, But the expectation of the wicked perishes. Pr 10:27, 28
Drake says: I just wanna be successful Solomon says: The blessing of God brings wealth, and he adds no trouble to it. Pr 10
Solomon wanted wisdom for success in governing. Drake wants success so he doesn’t have to struggle. Either way, God wants us to have success just as much as we want it to happen. “For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jer 29:11
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