Musical Digest: Brad Varsity, Cafe Disko, FVNTVNV "Ain't Nobody Perfect"

Every once in a while comes a ballad that stops you in your tracks. When that happens it's usually accompanied by an outburst of goosebumps trudging down your spine because that one person that you've lost or forgotten about is suddenly here...right in front of you.

You start to ask yourself: Do I turn around? Walk away? Walk past without so much as a second glance? We've shared a bed, a mug, a kiss, each other. What now?

Facing your fears can be hard, but facing your ex can be harder and when shit hits the fan, sometimes there's nothing left to do but turn to your mic for inspiration.

Brad Varsity x Cafe Disko x FVNTVNV collaborated on a new release "Ain't Nobody Perfect" and it has listeners in their feels...so listen with caution.

The project dates back to last year.

Cafe Disko previously collaborated with Brad on "Love is War" which now seems like the perfect interlude to "Ain't Nobody Perfect"

FVNTVNV was working on a rap album and introduced an idea to Brad where he played the instrumental accompanied solely with the female vocals. Brad immediately started writing a verse that was relatable to his current state of mind. He was heartbroken, hurt, but hopeful and turned to music for solace.

But something was missing. That's when Cafe Disco and Brad Varsity ran into each other at the Virgin Hotel in Chicago and decided to combine their versatile styles once more...a combination of pop-electronic coupled with future bass. The project, first taking the form of a rap song, slowly transitioned to a more ethereal electronic vibe that conjured what is now "Ain't Nobody Perfect".

While it tugs at the heart strings of the ones that are at their most vulnerable, it reinforces the concept that no matter who fucked up, nobody's perfect. We all have flaws. We all have indiscretions. Some darker than others, but they're there.

This digest will take a look at two discreet points of view...the femme fatale and the charmer.

I don’t care what people say I love me

I don’t care what all they think cuz I be lucky

I don’t care what people say I love me, love me

Ok Ok

Let me tell you i’m fine, ok ok

Let me show you i’m nice, ok ok

Cuz I like it like that

If I dress like like that

You don’t have to talk baby

Cuz I don’t want nobody to change me now

Cuz I like, cuz I like to be myself

If you not agree you could walk away you could walk you could walk away

This is a verse that was pretty hard to decipher in the beginning, but once it took its full form, I began to understand how it came from a place of confidence, which is the primary trait of a typical femme fatale.

She's saying she's over it, she understands her self-worth, she's poised and she's thriving.

There is no changing, no compromising her character.

Even though the main theme of the song revolves around heartbreak, this verse can take multiple directions.

From a motivational standpoint, girls and guys alike can take a look at this verse and boss up, be more resilient, perhaps speak up when their boundaries are breached.

Next, we're going to be looking at the charmer's verse, the one that made him realize what he had once lost. While speaking on the making of the song and the creative process behind it, Brad said the song was inspired by a girl he once held dear to his heart.

"I felt a little guilty for the way I treated her and got in my feels with it. The story is told in the lyrics (...) made some good music out of it"

And sure enough I can't get enough of when he says:

Calling, always on my mind,

Wanna hit your line, but it probably isn’t worth it

I been waiting I been wasting all my time,

Know your doing fine, but baby I been hurting

Talking talking through the night,

Remember all the times I said baby this ain’t working

Know to often I ain’t treat you right,

Couldn’t tell you why I guess this guy isn’t perfect

Will you, will you, will you, just forgive a man aye

Know I’d kill to, kill to, kill to, just to get it straight

Ayo, ayo we been in the same boat

Walking past each other we be acting like we ain’t know

But one day though, hoping for a rainbow

When the storm pass maybe you’ll be on the surface

Whoever said that chivalry was dead clearly did not understand the intricate depths of Brad Perl's mind because to step outside of one's comfort zone, from spitting verses to singing, is romantic.

We've all lost someone so precious to ourselves, only to now observe from an antagonist's lens how much we miss them, unable to cope with the idea of them finding comfort in someone else's arms. Who knows? If you're lucky, maybe they'll do you the honorable favor of blocking you on Instagram.

Losing someone, even if it is indefinite, feels like losing them forever. This verse goes through several stages of grief: denial, depression, bargaining and acceptance.

When you're calling your ex in the hopes of them picking up the phone and sprinting back to you, you're in denial.

If you're reinforcing your hurt and full of remorse for previous shortcomings, you're slightly depressed.

When you're asking for forgiveness and second chances, you're bargaining.

Finally, the last two lines reinforce a sense of acceptance, vis-a-vis- where this too shall pass and life will continue beyond our failed attempts of trying to get back together.

Brad's favorite line ends on a blissfully hopeful note: one day things will change, the skies will clear up and we'll find each other once more.

I think love can manifest itself in the form of a boomerang. You have to let it go at the right moment. That's the entire premise of a boomerang is for it to fly free. If it returns, it means it was always yours.

True love though, stems from something much deeper and when it happens, you'll be surprised how easy it is...to feel, to heal, to just love endlessly.

No matter what, we'll always have the hook to remind us that there's:

Something, something in my mind

Dance within that make me think that ain’t nobody perfect

Check out this genre-flavorful track below.