What's The Real Meaning Of Cooped Up By Post Malone? Here's What We Think

Post Malone's melodic singing voice is on full display in "Cooped Up." The chorus begins, "I'm about to pull up / Hit switch, pull curtain (Hit switch, pull curtain) / And I've been waitin' so long / Now I gotta resurface (I gotta resurface)." This could be a reference to the fact that it has been three years since the release of Malone's last album, "Hollywood's Bleeding." Plus, Malone is known for his hype concerts and theatrical performance style, so fans have been begging him to "pull [up the] curtain" on stage and give the people what they want.

Another simpler take? The "switch" might be in reference to a luxurious Maybach, which has curtains that open and close with the touch of a switch. 

The chorus continues, "And yeah, we 'bout to toast up / All that bread that we burnin' (Burnin', burnin', burnin') / 'Cause I've been feelin' cooped up (Yeah) / I've been f***in' cooped up (Mm-mm-mm)." Since Malone's previous album came out in 2019, the COVID-19 pandemic — like the rest of the world — kept him from releasing solo projects and touring. But now that safety procedures have lightened up, Posty doesn't need to be so "cooped up" and can go back to what he does best: making that "bread," a.k.a. money. So it seems like Malone is planning on having his very own hot boy summer this 2022.

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