It starts in the present, with Jaden missing her considering that, once again, she left him. Then the narrative gradually reveals some past aspects of their association. For instance, we can see that the vocalist felt challenged managing a relationship with her against the glitter of “Hollywood”. The Story in “BYE”Īnd it is a bit important to establish that fact because said reality does play a role in the featured story. First and foremost, this is a love song – or as we would classify it on this site, a heartbreak song. And what the title basically represents is the vocalist getting dumped by his significant other. So accordingly he proceeds to go on a five-verse, emo-inspired lyrical lamenting as a result.īut the reason the track is so lengthy is because it contains the complete emotional history of this romance, presuming that the addressee is the same individual throughout. But with Jaden, again we know that he grew up, most simply put, as a Hollywood A lister. Here we have the vocalist talking about being in love with a girl who “got six whips in the gate”. What that means, in layman’s terms, is that she lives in a mega-mansion, complete with at least six cars. And in the same verse, he also kinda alludes to his relationship with her being something that happened a bit far back in the past. With most rappers the idea of them having dated a girl back in the day who was filthy rich would be virtually unfathomable. So let’s take the fourth verse of this lengthy narrative for instance.