Travis Scott’s “Escape Plan” Lyrics Meaning

Of course it is ironic – for total lack of a better word – that Travis Scott dropped a track entitled “Escape Plan” earlier on the same day eight people were killed in what is being described as a stampede at one of his concerts. 

And with the entertainment industry and social media being what they are, it didn’t even take a solid 24 hours before all types of conspiracy theories concerning said incident started circulating. And it ain’t like the cover art to this single is helping matters any.

But if you are the type of individual who tends to lean towards such understandings, then yes, it can be deemed conspicuous that Travis, on the same day a real-life “escape plan” was very much in order at one of his performances, came out with a track under this name. 

Lyrics of “Escape Plan”

But as far as the lyrical content of this piece, it doesn’t read like anything with a hidden meaning or related to stampeding per se. Moreover, there only appears to be one reference to live performances, which is found in the chorus.

For starters, let’s first get out of the way that the title is actually symbolic. And what it symbolizes is the vocalist’s career goals. Or perhaps we can more artistically say his “escape plan” to get out of the ‘hood. 

And as presented, said scheme centers on the objective of becoming like a gazillionaire. Put simply, his goal is to possess an “estate” which alone is in the “12 figure” category.

But that established, most of the lyrics don’t really have anything to do with wealth. Rather, they more squarely center on the vocalist bragging about his proficiency in the sack or sex appeal or however you want to term it. 

And in that regard, he seems to be focusing on his interactions with one lady in particular. Moreover the related narrative is pretty NSFW. In it, Scott presents himself as the man in more or less every aspect of locking down a hot babe.

Reference to Live Performances

Meanwhile concerning the theoretical reference to live performances found in the chorus, it has been put forth that what Travis is speaking to in that line is the rowdy fans found at his concerts. Actually people acting unruly at Scott’s performances isn’t particularly anything new. 

And just as some witnesses are implying with this most recent tragedy, these are acts that the rapper has been known to more or less encourage.

In Conclusion

Conclusively, there are some who believe that Travis is in a secret society and relatedly this song may have predicted what is being referring to as the “Astroworld Festival crowd crush”. But in order to prove that theory, it’ll take a much more in-depth study.

As it stands, if that tragedy never occurred, there isn’t anything that appears even remotely esoteric about these lyrics. 

And as Troy Finner, Houston’s Police Chief, has stated, no matter how fishy things may appear to some analysts, it wouldn’t be wise to go about adhering to conspiracy theories until proper investigations are conducted. 

Or stated more bluntly, even though Scott ranks amongst the rappers who have long been rumored as Satanists, going as far as to say he had a direct hand in that tragedy is currently difficult to substantiate.

Facts about “Escape Plan”

Travis actually debuted this song back on 24 July 2021. He did so during a concert known as Rolling Loud Miami. However, it didn’t get around to being officially released until a couple of months later, on 5 November. It was released alongside another track from his album Utopia entitled Mafia,

And the labels that put it out are Epic Records along with Scott’s own Cactus Jack Records.

This song was produced by Nik D and Oz. Both artists also get songwriting credit for “Escape Plan” alongside Travis.

Travis also co-directed the music video to this track. He accomplished that task alongside the following:

• White Trash Tyler
• Eliel Ford

Concerning the cover art of this single yes, it does make Travis Scott look like a straight-up demon. But it has been pointed out that said image was actually inspired by one found in an article that Weekly World News, a tabloid newspaper, ran in 1992 entitled “Bat Child Found in Cave!”

FYI

According to public statements released by Travis Scott, he is “absolutely devastated by what took place” at the November 2021 Astroworld Festival. He also stated that efforts have been made by his team “to identify the families” of the victims, with the goal being to “assist them through this tough time”. 

But that said, not even 72 hours after the incident took place, Scott and festival co-star Drake, both of whom have been accused of inciting the crowd crush, have both been slapped with the first of what is likely to be many lawsuits from one of the attendees of the event.