As stated by Kanye West, Runaway is supposed to be a song where many of the lyrics have a double meaning, pointing to both romance yet simultaneously his well-documented and often controversial dealings with the media. This...
The original Junya, belonging to the same album as this second part, is a song we’ve already covered. The conclusion was that whereas the song was named after one Junya Watanabe, the focus was more on...
We already worked on the original Jesus Lord, a collaboration between Kanye West, Jay Electronica and Larry Hoover Jr. to be honest, even though the latter vocalist is not giving any type of headline billing. But...
Kanye West’s “Come to Life” is premised on the idea of individuals being in dire straits and resultantly ‘wishing they had another life’. An ambiguous “uncle” and “auntie” are mentioned in that regard in the...
The primary sentiment being expressed in “Pure Souls” is one in which the vocalist(s) is making a conscious effort not to ‘sell his souls’ after having come up. Yes, in the here and now the...
On “Lord I Need You”, Kanye is addressing a romantic interest. One can conclude that he is rapping about his actual marriage to reality TV star Kim Kardashian, and there are lyrics which can be...
The title of this song (“Keep My Spirit Alive”), as presented in the chorus, is intended to point to the idea of the spirit being more important than the physical. In other words, even if...
“New Again” is the first song we’ve come across, chronologically going down the playlist of Donda that has a distinct romantic undertone. Or at least the earlier parts of “New Again do. That is to say during the intro and...
One can’t help but to imagine that certain parts of Kanye’s verse, such as when he proclaims “it’s hard to be an angel when you surrounded by demons”, were inspired by his unique standing...
Donda West was Kanye West’s mother who unfortunately died at the age of 58, very unexpectedly and even unconventionally in the aftermath of having plastic surgery. She passed away before Kanye had finished transitioning from simply being...