Santigold "Go" song meaning?

futurefields

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Jun 2, 2012
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People want my power,
And they want my station,
Stormed my winter palace,
But they couldn't take it!
All the way to Paris,
Run my reputation,
Try to pull my status,
But they couldn't fake it!
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey!

Trying to put a bullet on you guys won't go,
. Looking for your ticket, the less will go,
..but your guys won't go!
Man, you look on, you look on your race,
But I'm too gone, I' too gone
When you get on, you get on, you shake it!
Man, you took on, you took on, too much don't blow!

[Chorus]

People want my power,
And they want my station,
Stormed my winter palace,
But they couldn't take it!
All the way to Paris,
Run my reputation,
Try to pull my status,
But they couldn't fake it!
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey!

Can I get a witness, closer look,
Everybody
And you could be the widget to my turbo,

Let me see your status on a closer look,
Do you forget, forget the basics?
On a you must go search,
And it's too far; it's too far the basis,
But you're slipping, you're sliding,
Can make it go!

[Chorus]

People want my power,
And they want more station,
Stormed my winter palace,
But they couldn't take it!
All the way to Paris,
Run my reputation,
Try to pull my status,
But they couldn't fake it!

How hard we found
Another instrument to crash you,
Crash you, crash you!
I need another instrument to crash you
Crash you, crash you!
I need, crash you!
Ha, ha, ha, crash you!

[Chorus]

People want my power,
And they want more station,
Stormed my winter palace,
But they couldn't take it!
All the way to Paris,
Run my reputation,
Try to pull my status,
But they couldn't fake it!







I been trying to decipher a deeper meaning here. But it seems like the underlying message is simply that the singer is "better than you" anybody getting anything else from it?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30J7sZFnfN8
 

rolf H

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Aug 31, 2016
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Maybe french revolution? Marie-Antoinette!?
People want my power,
And they want more station,
Stormed my winter palace,
But they couldn't take it!
All the way to Paris,
Run my reputation,
Try to pull my status,
But they couldn't fake it!
 

Crono

Lifer
Aug 8, 2001
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“In this song, “GO” has a dual meaning. On one hand it’s a challenge, beckoning any would-be usurpers to come show and prove. On the other, it’s a call to myself to rise to the occasion. “GO” is a “fun” song. It’s playful, but like many of my songs, lyrically it was an opportunity for me to vent. It’s about the difficulties of holding onto what’s yours, everything from your ideas and energy, to your confidence. As artists, we give so much and make ourselves vulnerable. Sometimes it’s hard to stay grounded. You get so caught up in all that you have to do to constantly deliver, then suddenly you realize you’re so far from where you started that you almost don’t remember the way back. And that’s a dangerous thing, in so many ways,” she says.

http://singersroom.com/content/2011-04-15/santigold-decodes-meaning-of-new-song-go/

I think the winter palace reference is there simply because "palace" rhymes with "Paris" and doesn't have any other deeper meaning (probably).