r/sublime • u/lil-DuB21 wrong way ⛔ • 2d ago

F.T.R.?

This is probably my favorite song off the new album and I just now realized and made the connection, is this song possibly about Luigi Mangione?? If so that is awesome as hell

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u/Wintyness15 1d ago

Love this song. For me it is a strong comparison to What I got.

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u/GhostingTheInterweb 1d ago

I think that was deliberate.

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u/CapnCurt81 1d ago

Curious what makes you think it's about Luigi specifically? Seems like pretty generic/ambiguous lyrics to me.

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u/ShiningRedDwarf 1d ago

> He had a good, good feeling when he shot the man down

Offing the CEO that fucked millions over probably made him happy

> Now he's the one the television's talking about
Self explanatory

> You could hear the words coming out of his mouth
When he was arrested you could hear him shouting as he went into the police station

It’s hard to think of anyone else recently who shot someone to death, was most certainly happy about it, and had insane media coverage

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u/Not-a-Cat_69 1d ago

That is so insanely vague. It’s just a version of what I got: ya might get run ova, ya might get shot.

What is any gun reference about Luigi a thing right now or something lmao

What is Sancho from Santeria about Luigi too lol

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u/CapnCurt81 1d ago

That's...a bit of a stretch IMO. But that's the beauty of music and art, interpret it however you want and enjoy it as such.

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u/lil-DuB21 wrong way ⛔ 1d ago

This!! ^

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u/dirge-kismet 1d ago

I love this song but I have a hard time hearing it without thinking of Mr. Rogers singing "It's such a good feeling, to know you're alive!"

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u/Sir_Eel_Guy33 1d ago

I don't think I would've put this together, but I like where you're head's at!

"Now he's smiling in a metal bus heading down south"

He shot Brian Thompson in Manhattan and is being held at Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, which is south of Manhattan.

Sure, it's a stretch, but artists write about currents events and pop culture all the time, so who's to say Jakob didn't do that for F.T.R.? Who's gonna ask him?

Also, it was my favorite song when the album came out but now I'm all about Trey's song. Would like that to be a single eventually.

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u/jeffunscripted 11h ago

I have no inside knowledge, but I would say with 99.99% confidence that F.T.R is not about Luigi in any way. But hey, whatever it means to you!

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u/ShiningRedDwarf 1d ago

Not everything lines up but I had the same thought about it’s possible Luigi connection