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Spicy Fish Diss

Spicy Fish Diss is a diss track by Arby’s targeting McDonald's. The recording is a branded diss advertisement in which Arby's and Pusha T attack McDonald's fish sandwich.

Released2022
Annotated4
ExplicitNo
Addressable transcript

Lyrics & breakdown

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  1. 01

    [Verse]

    Multi-line diss block
    02

    I'm the reason the whole world love it, now I gotta crush it

    03

    Filet-O-Fish is ****, and you should be disgusted

    04

    How dare you sell a square fish asking us to trust it?

    05

    A half slice of cheese, Mickey D's on a budget?

    Block noteMakes the confrontation explicit

    TargetMcDonald's

    MeaningWhat it means: In “Filet-O-Fish is ****, and you should be disgusted,” Arby’s addresses McDonald's directly and makes the situation described in the quoted line the point of confrontation. Why it was said: The recording is a branded diss advertisement in which Arby's and Pusha T attack McDonald's fish sandwich. Naming or plainly addressing McDonald's removes the safety of a subliminal and makes the quoted claim something the target can either answer or leave standing.

    ContextThe recording is a branded diss advertisement in which Arby's and Pusha T attack McDonald's fish sandwich.

  2. 06

    Arby's crispy fish is simply it

    Multi-line diss block
    07

    With lines 'round the corner, we might need a guest list

    08

    Exit stage left, the sandwiches taste fresh

    09

    A little cube of fish from a clown is basic

    Block noteMakes the confrontation explicit

    TargetMcDonald's

    MeaningWhat it means: In “A little cube of fish from a clown is basic,” Arby’s addresses McDonald's directly and makes the situation described in the quoted line the point of confrontation. Why it was said: The recording is a branded diss advertisement in which Arby's and Pusha T attack McDonald's fish sandwich. Naming or plainly addressing McDonald's removes the safety of a subliminal and makes the quoted claim something the target can either answer or leave standing.

    ContextThe recording is a branded diss advertisement in which Arby's and Pusha T attack McDonald's fish sandwich.

  3. 10

    Say less, this argument is baseless

    Multi-line diss block
    11

    Drowned in tartar, that Filet-O-Fish is tasteless

    12

    See, Arby's only deals in the greatness

    13

    I bet the house on it like it's Vegas

    Block noteMakes the confrontation explicit

    TargetMcDonald's

    MeaningWhat it means: In “Drowned in tartar, that Filet-O-Fish is tasteless,” Arby’s addresses McDonald's directly and makes the situation described in the quoted line the point of confrontation. Why it was said: The recording is a branded diss advertisement in which Arby's and Pusha T attack McDonald's fish sandwich. Naming or plainly addressing McDonald's removes the safety of a subliminal and makes the quoted claim something the target can either answer or leave standing.

    ContextThe recording is a branded diss advertisement in which Arby's and Pusha T attack McDonald's fish sandwich.

  4. 14

    Look, I could sell water to a whale

    Multi-line diss block
    15

    How could you ever think I'd fail? Yeah

    16

    The crispy fish sandwich blazin' trails

    17

    Them other clowns just too frail, yugh

    Block noteUses a pointed question as an accusation

    TargetMcDonald's

    MeaningWhat it means: In “How could you ever think I'd fail? Yeah,” Arby’s puts McDonald's' conduct on trial through a question that is meant as a challenge, not a neutral request for information. Why it was said: The recording is a branded diss advertisement in which Arby's and Pusha T attack McDonald's fish sandwich. The question shifts the burden onto McDonald's: any answer must accept the premise raised in the lyric or explain why that premise is false.

    ContextThe recording is a branded diss advertisement in which Arby's and Pusha T attack McDonald's fish sandwich.

  5. 18

    If you know me and you know me well

    19

    Our fish is gonna tip that scale

  6. 20

    [Outro]

    21

    This is a paid advertisement brought to you by the unrivaled, the unparalleled Arby's