West Lyrics – Russ

West Lyrics Meaning

[Chorus]
Russ is pointing out how wild and messed up the world around him has become. He sees people acting out in crazy ways that most others seem to ignore. Girls behaving recklessly, guys wasting rent money on gambling, and people proudly embracing bad choices—it’s all become normal. He’s calling out the chaos around him in the West.

[Verse 1]
Here, Russ talks about how people are glued to their phones all the time, but their actual lives feel stuck or on pause. We scroll for hours until it’s dark, getting lost in screens and forgetting who we really are. We distract ourselves with online habits and meaningless goals, laughing things off even though we’re struggling. He feels like real wisdom and life lessons are being ignored, and instead, people are trapped in social media bubbles, loving outrage and negativity. There’s so much noise and distraction that people feel numb and disconnected from real happiness. We stay in our comfort zones, caring more about appearances and brands than actual relationships. He’s saying people are loyal to big companies or influencers but not to the ones close to them. It’s hard to believe in society anymore because everything feels backward—what’s fake is treated as real, and what matters gets overlooked.

[Chorus]
Russ repeats the same idea again, emphasizing how wild and out of control society has become. He sees people losing themselves to reckless behavior, from addiction and gambling to attention-seeking actions. Most of it goes unnoticed or ignored, and he’s highlighting how normal it all feels now—like chaos is the new standard.

[Verse 2]
Russ dives into deeper issues here. He talks about how cultures are clashing, and the country feels broken. Dangerous weapons end up with unstable people, and many are trying to run from pain by turning to drügs, s*x, and risky behavior. There’s a distorted view of race—anyone who isn’t white is often seen differently or treated unfairly. He criticizes how the West both protects and demonizes people depending on the narrative. Those fighting for freedom are labeled as threats. Money has become more important than doing what’s right, and people will sacrifice their morals just to get paid. He sees a society lying to itself, where the truth is attacked, and lies are allowed to thrive. Podcasts and fake relationship experts spread dramatic content just for money. People are quick to judge others without trying to understand, and that’s making things worse.

[Chorus]
Russ repeats this line again with a little more intensity, really driving home how society’s madness has become so normal that no one even sees it anymore. The chaos, the bad choices, the self-destructive behavior—it’s all out in the open, yet most people just scroll past it. The West feels out of control to him.

[Outro]
Once again, Russ ends the song by repeating the same hard truth—he sees all this craziness happening around him, but it feels like nobody else notices. What used to be shocking is now everyday life. People are proudly throwing away their stability and values, and he’s just calling it like it is: the West is wild.