Happiness is more important than most people are willing to admit and if a person is happy they can be at ease with everything else that is occurring in life. They want to do a job that makes them happy, want to be with a partner that makes them happy or even want stability to make them happy or a combination of all. ThatвЂ™s what makes the song so relatable because everyone wants to be happy. Kid Cudi wants this ultimate happiness that is so perfect and is will do anything to obtain it. If I fall, if I die, I know I lived it to the fullestвЂ¦ He talks about how he wants happiness and will keep trying to get it despite how others feel about it: Kid Cudi is able to convey a congruent message of how he feels by repeating his main point in the chorus. When someone is under the influence they usually feel at ease and this song is supposed to replicate that feeling. The virtual time of the song compliments the meaning behind the song. The lyrics insist that these substances are necessary for this pursuit of happiness Kid CudiВ is on. Kid CudiВ describes a virtual experience making life about getting intoxicated or high, and glamorizeВ the effects these substances have. вЂњCrush a bit, little bit, roll it up, take a hitДЇeelinвЂ™ lit, feeling light, 2 am summer nightвЂќ The loudest part of the song is right at the beginning grabbing its listenerвЂ™s attention but starts out with some discursive symbols that encourage the use of marijuana. The paralinguistic cues including the volume, pitch, rate and emphasis typically stay in the same range reflecting a calm, вЂњchill-likeвЂќ melody. The lyrics of this song are catchy and easy to understand.

This song talks about how the pursuit of happiness can induce a life style of substance abuse, anticipation and regret even though there is the possibility we will not be happy in the end. Kid CudiвЂ™s songs typically show up on the iPods of young adults who enjoy hip-hop and rap music. In the song Kid Cudi talks about the journey one takes to achieve the happiness everyone desires, or told to aspire for. TheВ rap song Pursuit of HappinessВ was released back in 2010 by Kid Cudi.

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