Lirik Lagu Thrift Shop Macklemore: Makna & Kritik Sosial Anti-Konsumerisme

[2x] I'm gonna pop some tags Only got twenty dollars in my pocket I - I - I'm hunting, looking for a come-up This is fucking awesome

What you know about rockin' a wolf on your noggin? What you knowin' about wearin' a fur fox skin? I'm digging, I'm digging, I'm searching right through that luggage One man's trash, that's another man's come-up Thank your granddad for donating that plaid button-up shirt 'Cause right now I'm up in her skirt I'm at the Goodwill, you can find me in the Uptons I'm not, I'm not stuck, I'm searchin' in that section Uptons Your grammy, your aunty, your momma, your mammy I'll take those flannel zebra jammies, second-hand, I rock that motherfucker The built-in onesie with the socks on that motherfucker I hit the party and they stop in that motherfucker They be like, "Oh, that Gucci. That's hella tight." I'm like, "Yo, that's fifty dollars for a T-shirt." Limited edition, let's do some simple addition Fifty dollars for a T-shirt - that's just some ignorant bitch. Shit I call that getting swindled and pimped. Shit I call that getting tricked by a business That shirt's hella dough And having the same one as six other people in this club is a hella don't Peep game, come take a look through my telescope Tryna get girls from a brand. Man, you hella won't Man you hella won't

Goodwill... poppin' tags... yeah!

I'm gonna pop some tags Only got twenty dollars in my pocket I - I - I'm hunting, looking for a come-up This is fucking awesome

I wear your granddad's clothes I look incredible I'm in this big-ass coat From that thrift shop down the road I wear your granddad's clothes, damn right I look incredible, now come on, man I'm in this big-ass coat, big-ass coat From that thrift shop down the road. Let's go, come on

I'm gonna pop some tags Only got twenty dollars in my pocket I - I - I'm hunting, looking for a come-up This is fucking awesome

Is that your grandma's coat?

Makna Lagu Thrift Shop

Lagu "Thrift Shop" lebih dari sekadar lagu lucu. Lagu ini merupakan pernyataan sikap melawan budaya konsumerisme yang boros di industri fashion. Macklemore dengan bangga memakai baju bekas dan menunjukkan bahwa gaya dan kepercayaan diri tidak harus datang dari merek mahal. Pesan untuk berbelanja secara hemat dan berkelanjutan inilah yang membuat lagu ini tetap relevan hingga saat ini.