TRIPPIE REDD
Save Me, Please
The original 2019 version can be found on Youtube under the name - Frank Ocean Acoustic Type Beat - “SUNBOY”.
It was recorded on an iPhone while sitting by a pool with birds singing in the background, creating a personal, lo-fi feeling.
This song explores three central emotions - Desperation, Emotional Exhaustion and Unconditional Love. These are presented at face value through raw, unfiltered lyrics.
Save Me, Please is a stripped back, emotionally raw track where Trippie Redd pleads for relief from his own self-destructive tendencies. The track explores themes of depression, self sabotage and the heavy weight of emotional fatigue delivering an honest, intimate cry for help.
The title “Save Me, Please” captures a deep sense of vulnerability and a desperate plea for support. It ties perfectly with the lush instrumental using only an acoustic guitar, the direct, impactful lyrics and the song duration only being 2:07 - Save Me Please, is a perfect representation of simple but effective.
Produced by RRAREBEAR, he uses 7th chords taking the song on a soft and jazzy, soulful and emotional journey. It creates a dreamy foundation that sets the tone of the track.
A second guitar layer, played in an arpeggiated style, gives the track the feeling of a fast beating heart, pushing the song forwards into a state of vulnerability.
To finalize, a third layer enters with a beautiful melody using the delay effect to paint a dreamy soundscape. It’s tone subtly mimics a lap steel, gliding across the strings but with a human, organic touch giving the overall guitar a relatable and homemade feeling - something you hear and feel you can play yourself and connect to personally.
Trippie Redd repeats “I’m tired” throughout the song, a mantra that mirrors his calm delivery. His vocals are soft and float over the instrumental, almost as if he’s grown comfortable in this emotional state. It reflects a common experience with depression - where exhaustion and sadness become so familiar, even strangely comforting. To be tired of something (especially as heavy as feeling like dying) means to have felt it time and time again- It is not new to him, it feels familiar, almost expected at this point.
“Please, please save me from myself” shows the root of Trippie’s exhaustion - his inner battles, the repeated fights and even the loss of his partner - it’s all self inflicted. It’s a moment of raw self-awareness, where he acknowledges his habit of self sabotage and pleads for help. This line can be seen as a metaphor for suicidal thoughts where ‘saving’ becomes an escape from himself entirely. Either way, it reveals a desperate need to be freed from the clutches of his own mind.
“All out of love and tremendously, I’m here for you” reveals that despite his inner turmoil and loss of self-love, he still has love for his partner. This may seem like a romantic line but a closer look shows the painful truth; he loves her more than he loves himself. This highlights a haunting cycle where what feels like love is in reality a form emotional suffering for both parties as you can never truly be happy in a relationship until you are happy with yourself, possibly exposing the root of their relationships difficulties.
The chorus further supports this idea as it reveals that his attempt to love her through his self-hatred ultimately failed as he pleads, “Please, please come back in my arms” evidently showing unconditional love wasn’t enough to save their relationship.