There's a theme of betrayal and negative energy that Drake and Travis Scott want to leave behind in "Fair Trade." Scott is tired of being tired and having to watch his back all the time from people in his circle betraying him. Instead of worrying about his crew's loyalty and his personal mistakes, he would rather push past all those negative things weighing him down. "Worry, sick, I'm sick of worryin' (Sick, sick) / It's just a worryin', I'd rather bury them / I'm talkin' fake friends and skeletons (Yeah)," he raps, via Genius. 

Scott keeps this theme of looking past the darkness and into the light by having discreet fun with people he doesn't need to keep up with. "At the crib all by myself, this sh*t be cavin' in / Scrollin' through my call log, by emojis, how I'm savin' 'em / Del Mar as the beach where my hoe was but I favorite them / That butterfly emoji hold me down and all my babies them (Yeah)," he says over some high hats and trap beats. That could be a nod to his baby mama, makeup mogul Kylie Jenner, who got matching butterfly tattoos with the AstroWorld rapper to symbolize their relationship, according to her 2020 YouTube video.

Scott switches and speeds up his flow at the end of his verse to make it clear that he's not putting up with any more foolishness.

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