â2WAYâ|SIDELINE OR 9-5
Since late Thursday evening, June 8th, 2017, I have been listening to the sultry sounds of SZA. Her debut album, CTRL, was intended to drop on Friday, June 9th. Instead she surprised all fans(me) with a tweet that led us to listen. While streaming I got hooked on track six, âThe Weekend.â Through her airy tone she sang verses of how sheâs not the bland work week but instead the spicy weekend. She even insist that any time heâs ready to leave her, sheâll be ready. Although filled with risque lyrics itâs deemed, almost, the best song on the album. And Iâll tell ya, itâs been on repeat for me.
While listening to it I couldnât help but be reminded of song âSideline Hoââ by recording artist, Monica. I didnât think of her song because the songs are similar in lyrics because that isnât at all. Itâs just, after listening to SZAâs perspective, I couldnât help but wonder how the ânine to fiveâ of this situation would feel. So in my head I created a scenario. Considering these songs where made eleven years apart, with SZA in 2017 and Monica in 2006, I decided to place my scenario with them in the same year â 1994.
Imagine a revised, âThe Boy is Mine,â Brandy and Monica situation. If the âweekendâ paged her lover at ten oâclock on a Saturday night and the ânine to fiveâ paged him at the same time, who would he go to? Itâs Saturday so technically this is the allotted time slot for the âweekendâ. Although time has been created for her, itâs possible for the man of the situation to just go home instead. If you take out the superficial aspects that could effect decision making, does either one of the girls get the longer end of the stick? Honestly.
The âweekendâ says that she gives him the time of his life every weekend. She says it in a way to assume that ânine to fiveâ couldnât possibly compare. Simultaneously she brags on the terms and conditions she posses with another womansâ man. âYouâre like 9 to 5, Iâm the weekend/ Make him lose his mind every weekend/ You take Wednesday, Thursday/ Then just send him my way/ Think I got it covered for the weekendâ â SZA.
The ânine to fiveâ for one doesnât refer to the other woman as the âweekend.â Thatâs simply sugarcoating the truth. Instead she refers to her as the, âsideline ho.â Ms. Nine to Five implies that sheâs only temporary. And while she may be occupying her mans time on the weekend, heâll always come home. âAinât you tired of being on the side line, tired of getting yours after I get mine baby?/ Second place donât get a prize when you gone realize/ Youâre wasting your time babyâ â Monica.
So different excerpts have been posted to say what exactly? Some girls could never imagine being the weekend while others could never imagine otherwise. Everything is personal preference. Women act as if itâs impossible to be happy without wanting a white horse and carriage. Others who donât believe in living a cliche love life look down and label those who do as, âprudes.â The question still remains though. Who would he choose? Would it be the ânine to five,â the woman who comes equip with stability and consistency because she is the designated home turf? Or would it be the âweekendâ since she comes with thrill and secrecy because she is the designated vacation spot?
If you ask me itâs a sick night for both women. He was at a bar when they paged him. Heâs met another girl to add to his roster; itâs a two way street that leads them all back to the same sleazy man. Sheâs now number three, better known as, âlunch break.â