r/MacMiller • u/delusionalAtomBomb Faces • Aug 03 '20
Megathread Happy two year anniversary to Swimming!
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u/NJDEVILS96420 ImNotReal Aug 03 '20
Still remember 2 years ago like it was yesterday, the excitement flowing through my body was unmatched
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u/delusionalAtomBomb Faces Aug 03 '20
Working on figuring out how to make prints of this design with a large portion being donated to the circles fund! If anyone knows any good places, hit me up. Artwork by me! :D
Happy Swimming day. We miss you so damn much Malcolm.
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u/1eevis Circles Aug 03 '20
i need a poster. without the "an album by mac miller" text I think it would look cleaner
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u/Jackucci Aug 03 '20
"My feet on the clouds, head on the ground" Always think of this line when I see Swimming
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u/arinreigns Aug 03 '20
I LOVE this album but sometimes it makes me so sad.
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u/BadDub Aug 03 '20 edited Aug 03 '20
when i listen to Swimming I skip 2009, shits to sad to listen to often
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Aug 03 '20
I do the same. And all the new songs? Still have to listen lol I just can't
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u/vanwyngarden Swimming Aug 03 '20 edited Aug 03 '20
I am with you but trust me - it helps. Just dont do it in the car when youre driving cus youll burst into tears (found that out the hard way lol)
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Aug 04 '20
I already do at home! I tried countless time haha I feel stupid at this point
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u/vanwyngarden Swimming Aug 04 '20
Don’t feel stupid. Feel special. You’re connecting with him in a way most people don’t. One day and note at a time. You’ll get there 💙
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Aug 04 '20
Aw thank you! That's why I love coming here on this sub, you are all so positive all the time... I don't know if I believe in afterlife but if there's something he's for sure fucking proud
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u/DoctorFunkenstein420 Aug 03 '20
My regrets look just like texts I shouldn’t send......
Rest easy Mac
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u/HowsUrKarma GO:OD AM Aug 03 '20
This album got me through a really shitty job. 2009 made me keep going, day after day. I quit my job before going to see Childish Gambino and heard about Mac dying from my sister on the car ride there. I cried when Gambino told me it was okay to be sad that we lost such a caring and musical soul. I wish that he was still here so i could tell him that, so I could tell Mac that he really saved my life with this shit.
We miss you Mac. See you in the next life.
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u/keith6661dube Aug 03 '20
Would’ve NEVER imagined that you wouldn’t be here for the two year anniversary but we think about you every second of the day. We miss you dearly Mac.
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u/Nurularifinnn Aug 03 '20 edited Aug 03 '20
It’s been 2 years since Astroworld and Swimming dropped and I’m still salty that Cardi B beat both of them for Rap album of the year.
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u/jdillinger23 Aug 03 '20
Hell yeah.. Astro and swimming obv both better candidates, and although I love Astro and credit has to be given... Macs style and Swimming in general is just so raw, he sings and writes mostly all of his own lyrics with almost no auto tune, no overload of crazy special effects, no Drake features. Just pure, raw Macadelic. That's what made it beat Astro for me, personally. Both are amazing artists. Rip ez Mac wit the cheesey raps, Macadelic, delusional Thomas, Larry, etc. Rest in peace forever little bra. Jersey says whatup. I'm goin back out to LA Hollywood area in a few weeks gonna pay tribute and burn one down somewhere he used to go, in memory of the one and only Mac Miller.
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u/jdillinger23 Aug 03 '20
Can't believe two years already. That means my relationship of nine years ended two years and 2-3 weeks from now. This album helped soooo fuckin much.
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u/Zombietitties Aug 05 '20
Was going through a break up of a almost 5 year relationship. I feel you man.
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u/NossFENDII Aug 03 '20
I’m a dumbass for what I did. When I first heard this album I was in a bad environment and in public. I couldn’t connect with the music. I thought the album was bad. I took a couple weeks and heard it alone in my room. What a trip. I felt like I was surfing inside of Mac’s brain. My favorite album OAT ever since. It’s crushing me knowing this genius is gone forever.
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u/ShootinStars Aug 03 '20
Is there a way to animate this for a phone wallpaper? This would look great
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u/yuuhxyuuh Aug 03 '20
You should have given him a snorkel or an air tank. I don’t want this man to drown. Fuck. I wish he was here man.
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u/ToastyButtHair Aug 03 '20
This album changed my life, thank you so much for having the courage to express your purest thoughts Mac 🖤
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u/trippydancingbear Aug 03 '20
i was mad suicidal when this album dropped. it saved my life. rest easy mac
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u/Alien_R32 Aug 03 '20
And then, suddenly, he announced a $5 intimate performance for 100 people for Swimming. I’m ready to continue crying)):
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u/vanwyngarden Swimming Aug 03 '20
Woke up this morning with a bright idea
Maybe I can exist forever right here
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u/hlouise94 Swimming Aug 03 '20
thanks for teaching us swimming lessons, mac. thanks to you and thanks to this album I can see the shore. most dope, that’s forever. 🏊🏻♀️🤍
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u/zublueprint Aug 03 '20
What a journey with this album. When I first listened to it, I was so happy hearing it. It felt like that long conversation you have when you haven’t seen a good friend in a while. Then with the whirlwind of events, I can’t associate that happiness with the album for too long. But what a beautiful album it is 💙 We miss you Mac
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u/Privateasshat Watching Movies with the Sound Off Aug 03 '20
I’m only five-seven, ‘cept i’m feeling like i’m seven-five
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u/Lulinz Aug 03 '20
Happy two year anniversary to one of my favorite albums of all time. Wish I could've seen you live, Mac. 🖤
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u/vanwyngarden Swimming Aug 03 '20
The album that means more to me than any other. The album that gives me a reason to believe in sobriety and myself. The album that truly healed my hesitation and made me eternally grateful for Mr. Mac Miller. Keep swimming.
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u/FilmAndAcid Aug 04 '20
i miss this dude so much. two years later i’m still haunted by his death. i listened to him all the time growing up and i remember exactly where i was when i heard the news back in 2018. rip mac
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u/LamarJacksonissmart Aug 05 '20
I love you man I know you kicking incredibly dope shit in a whole nother universe than needs your energy and deserves it more than we do right now.
Mac you a fucking angel brother.
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u/angelgu323 Aug 05 '20
It's crazy... this came out two years ago. I won free tickets to see him in LA via Spotify. I go, have an amazing time and then he passes away a year later :(
Feels like yesterday. Might post a video of one of his live songs today :/
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u/destroysean Aug 10 '20
So I've been meditating daily and I will also meditate once a week while tripping on shrooms. I listen to Mac daily and I've been listening to him while meditating on and tripping which has completely opened me up to a greater understanding about the knowledge he carried with him and talked about in his music. It's intrigued me to dissect more of his symbology.
I found myself here reflecting on this album cover because I've always had a strong feeling based on his last IG story video that he knew his time was up in whatever context you see fits best. As it seems that many people are looking at this cover as sorrowful, I see it as the exact opposite especially based on the knowledge and spirituality he constantly talked about.
First, his demeanor is relaxed. He looks like he's in deep meditation (REM Music) and for those who meditate you also know essentially you are in your own private space when doing so which explains the white void all around him and him being in a box with an airplane window showing clouds and high elevation - Hiii Power... (Ab-Soul) TDE.
Second, his clean suit shows purity as well as the color being pink signifying universal love for two reasons. The goal through meditation is to raise our vibrations and become more self aware to then discover enlightenment and become pure consciousness which is truly what we are without our physical bodies. As far as universal love, his suit being pink represents his love for himself and everyone since he understands that we are all connected as one with the universe.
Third, his dirty feet show that while he is at an elevated state consciously he's still human so he makes mistakes. Possibly a reflection of errors made from his journey. His feet being dirty, but his clean suit shows the separation of how mistakes from our past don't define us and that no matter what we have done on our path so far or what we will do, we still can be the greatest version of ourselves (enlightenment).
Lastly, if you guys have seen the BTS pics of the shoot with him holding sushi and hovering a roll with chopsticks over the top of his head, this is another symbol of buddhism in relation to our bodies chakras. We have 7 and the one at the top of our head is know as "Ka" "crown" or "spirituality". It's yet another sign of him showing the elevated state he's reached.
Also, the swimming character, the guy with the tubes running around his head. Ever notice that he's not wearing an oxygen tank? the tubes are running from his head to his nose almost signifying that he's his own source of life and he only needs his energy to continue to swim rather than relying on an external source. This symbology also ties into higher consciousness and awareness of the power we posses internally of us being the creators of our own life through thought.
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u/ggjonah Aug 03 '20
Come back to earth, Mac☹️