Keys puts emphasis on how valuable each individual woman is, despite society’s mental chains having made them not care about who they are, but rather throw “diamonds in the air,” representing the wasted value these women have when they are pressured to conform. In the song, she mentions many women from different areas and nations like Egypt, Harlem, and Somalia. “She Doesn’t Really Care_1 Luv” is a song that directly attacks the standards society puts on women. Keys is a champion of feminism and is outspoken about the marginalization and objectification of women. In our defiance, we hurt our parents emotionally, hence the title, “Kill Your Mama.” Keys says that we’ve made ourselves into monsters, that we are “killing ourselves,” and “money is the king.” This song criticizes the rebellious nature of the world, in which we stray away from the values and teachings of our wise mothers. “Kill Your Mama” is another self-reflection song that criticizes the world’s values of money and power. Although she is a world-renowned artist and worth a great deal of money, Keys believes that her mistakes are almost greater than her successes, so much that she would give it all up to “start life over again.” This song is relatable to anyone who has suffered from dark times in life mistakes do haunt us for years and years after. It is obvious that Keys is an insider in the world that she describes, and in her second song, “Pawn it All,” she lays down the regrets in her life. A great irony is that the song is called “The Gospel,” when the lyrics are not of good news, but of the harsh reality of life for people in the world today.
The impact of this song is heavy, especially so for people who have experienced the horrible truths that Keys mentions. Keys sets the song in her home state of New York, and describes how money is a driving factor that turns life into a twisted reality of “survival of the fittest,” where men and women must stoop to selling drugs, stealing, and undesirable things just to live another day and put food on the table. Her first song, “The Gospel,” explicitly speaks about horrors of life that many people can relate to: broken families, drug addictions, poverty, and crimes. Keys emphasizes the living conditions of many African-American communities. HERE is an album inspired by the causes and people that Keys supports, and is meant to empower and inform women, the poor, and marginalized groups. Keys has always been renowned for her pleasing vocals and spectacularly crafted love songs on her past albums, but she brings something new to the table with this recent release. Her newest album, HERE, reflects this change with some powerful, heartfelt music.
From refusing to wear makeup to highlight her true beauty, to fighting for reform in social justice issues such as civil rights, feminism, and criminal justice reform, Keys has reinvented herself multiple times. Alicia Keys transformed her image both physically and musically in recent years.
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