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Saturn, SZA’s Mastercard commercial song: the lyrics & meaning

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SZA returns with a new song, Saturn, which debuted in a Mastercard commercial in February 2024: let’s discover the lyrics and their meaning.

Those among us who watched the 2024 Grammy Awards had the chance to see something extraordinary. SZA has presented her new song, Saturn, in a sensational way: as part of a partnership with Mastercard, her performance became the introduction of a new commercial focused on having a beneficial impact on the planet.

Therefore, SZA’s Saturn has become the soundtrack of a green mission promoted by Mastercard in its new commercial, and that fits the song lyrics: the American rapper managed to write a single that can have both a personal and universal meaning. Let’s analyze the message behind the track in this article; you also have the complete lyrics and the Grammy performance at the end.

Saturn, the song in the Mastercard commercial with SZA: the lyrics meaning

Saturn is a song about the need for change: in the lyrics, SZA presents her personal thoughts about her life conditions, demanding a change in direction. At the same time, by keeping the lyrics on a general level, the song can be interpreted from a universal perspective, more related to our planet’s needs.

The partnership with Mastercard is part of the Priceless Planet Coalition, a project that plans to restore trees in the most important forests in the world, helping the planet cope with climate change. You can discover more about Mastercard’s green project on their official website here. SZA is part of this project, helping as a testimonial and offering her new song to help, but the most exciting aspect of the Saturn lyrics is how they can both fit the individual and the global dimension.

From an individual perspective, Saturn expresses SZA’s urge for a change in her life. She can no longer deal with the way things have gone for her so far: she compares her life to hell and invokes a parallel universe to raise its voice and bring something new.

Stuck in this paradigm
Don’t believe in paradise
This must be what hell is like

If there’s another universe
Please make some noise
Give me a sign
This can’t be life

From this point of view, the planet Saturn symbolizes the perfect chance to turn things for the best in our lives and our world. Astronomically, Saturn completes its orbit around the Sun every 29.4 years, so the so-called “Saturn Return,” the moment the ringed planet is again in the same position it had when we were born, is considered as a crucial milestone in our individual growth. You can find more about the astrological meaning of the Saturn return on Wikipedia.

This represents the personal effort SZA can put in the direction of change. The lyrics below have a precise meaning, and treading over Saturn represents the chance to start a new phase. For us and for the world we live in.

I tread over Saturn
I can’t break this pattern
Of floatin’ away

This is the fascinating dimension of SZA’s Saturn: its lyrics have a clear individual perspective but can be interpreted in a universal dimension. After all, we all need a change: to improve our existence and to help our planet survive at its best. Being in the Mastercard commercial represents a unique chance for SZA to present her personal point of view and promote a green initiative for our planet: that’s how the Saturn lyrics work in their double meaning.

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The Grammy performance and the complete lyrics

If there’s another universe
Please make some noise (Oh)
Give me a sign (Sign)
This can’t be life
If there’s a point to lose and love
Repeating pain, it’s all the same (Oh, oh)
I hate this place

Stuck in this paradigm
Don’t believe in paradise
This must be what hell is like
There’s got to be more, got to be more
Sick of this head of minе
Intrusive thoughts, they paralyze
Thе fun is done, to summatize
There’s got to be more, been here before

Ooh-ooh-ooh
I tread over Saturn
I can’t break this pattern
Of floatin’ away
Ooh-ooh-ooh
Find something worth savin’
It’s all for the taking, I always say

I’ll be better on Saturn
None of this matters
Keepin’ me centered

If karma’s really real
How am I still here?
It just seems so unfair, I could be wrong, oh
If there’s a point to bein’ good
Then where’s my reward?
I could die young and bored
I gave it all up here

Stuck in this terror dome
All I see is terrible
Makin’ us hysterical
There’s got to be more, got to be more
Sick of this head of mine
Intrusive thoughts they paralyze
The fun is done, to summatize
There’s got to be more, been here before

Ooh-ooh-ooh
I spin around Saturn
I can’t break this pattern
Of floatin’ away
Ooh-ooh-ooh
Find something worth savin’
It’s all for the taking, I always say

I’ll be better on Saturn
None of this matters
Keepin’ me centered

Published by Carlo Affatigato

Carlo has been a web content creator for over 10 years. He founded Auralcrave in 2015, envisioning it as a new space capable of offering different perspectives on topics that passionate all of us. With a scientific background, Carlo developed an interest in music, cinema, literature, and art at a young age, transforming it into a complementary dimension to his professional growth. For years, he was a music journalist specializing in electronic and dance music, writing for the most important Italian magazines (both online and print). Movies and TV series have been a true obsession in many phases of his life: during university, it was not uncommon for him to set the alarm in the middle of the night to watch classic films airing on TV. With the advent of the Internet, Carlo became a keen observer of web and social phenomena, addressing light topics such as advertising, trends, fashion, and general themes. He is the main author of Auralcrave and personally manages its social media, editorial line, book publication, resource management, and business expansion. A former engineer, life coach, husband, and father, he believes that every area of knowledge has interesting stories that deserve to be told and is convinced that doing so makes the world a better place.