Karmin released one of their tracks from Leo Rising (coming out in September) called Save Me Now and analyzing the lyrics, I thought it could be about LA Reid from Epic Records (label that they left in 2014 after a tragic treatment).
[Chorus]
Please save me now
I'm never gonna leave this town
I'll hang around
'Til all the buildings crumble down
Stacking up my dreams inside
I watch another train go by
Can't find my ticket to ride
It's pretty clear the meaning behind the chorus. They describe a fatidical situation, probably the several delays of their album Pulses.
[Verse 1]
He was a good guy, bad lie, king of con artists 
I think of those days with my heart in the harness
And you can presume that he was groomed to bloom
Assumed his doom and lacked in the cash to move
He was my groupie, catty daddy, stranger danger savvy
Killed my innocent first love when it ended badly
Three years and a grand finale
First love as first steps in the music industry. 3 years: they got signed in 2011 and left in 2014.
He called me drunk one night from his bachelor party
Said, "I get married tomorrow. How are you doing?"
Karmin had been engaged for a long time and they planned on getting married but the wedding never came until 2016. Rumours said LA Reid ruined their plans.
Said, "I'm packing my baggage because my dreams are pursuing"
He said, "I'm glad that you're happy. I'm starting a family
But maybe someday we could hook up in Miami"
Packing the baggage means they went independent. He says he is starting a family meaning singing new artists to his label like Fifth Harmony and Meghan and ignoring the ones who gave him the first hits.
[Verse 2]
Sometimes the wrong feels right, and damn, the ****'s vicious
A minute there I thought love was fictitious
Like he was the one, I thought my life was done
I dropped the gun, broke out and began to run
I had no friends to carry me, my family scaring me
I felt the call of the city was daring me
To let it all go and forget the face
They probably tuned in from my rise to fame
He could be polishing tractors, I'm x-ing my factors
LA Reid was one of the X Factor producers and judge.
He could've come with if he had the adapters
I wish that I could've saved him or made my amends
But I don't really need it, don't read it if you know how it ends
[Bridge]
When the train come 'round don't skip the tracks
Don't let nobody hold you back
Just ride, ride
When the train come 'round don't skip the tracks
Don't let nobody hold you back
Just ride, ride
Leave what you think below. I hope I didn't make this thread too long or boring and in case you want to listen to the song, it is in the Karmin App.
PS: it's my first thread.
