The thing to understand about this song and the album that it's part of - 808s and Heartbreak - is that Ye created it in 2008, while he was still deeply grieving for his mother Donda West, who had passed away due to complications after cosmetic surgery on November 10, 2007. Donda had played a crucial role in both Kanye's career and personal life up to that point, and Kanye was very happy to share the fruits of his success with her. He profoundly loved her. However, after Donda passed, I speculate Ye blamed himself for her premature death because ultimately, the money his success had brought him enabled the surgery which would lead to his mother's death.
This song helped save my life in 2009. The pain (at the time) was unbearable and I felt like I could not nor did I want to live through it. I felt like the only person that had a similar pain was Kanye, in which I felt through this song. Knowing what he went through (at that time). Just knowing someone out there could relate....This song was one of the things that pulled me from the deepest depression I've ever faced in my life, and it helped save my life. I love it and him for that reason.
The live concert aspect of this song is reflective of Kanye projecting his personnal issues and getting cheered over. People arent listening to his struggles, and theyre ignoring his issues. Btw love your channel, i really reccomend Sisyphus by Quadeca. Hes only 21 but he is so talented and deep
I don’t know if this was addressed in the video because I haven’t watched it yet, but if you’re wondering why it’s a live recording and there’s not a studio version, it’s because the crowd screaming and yelling for Kanye during this super emotional performance is supposed to shed light on how he’s treated as a celebrity. He’s talking about some seriously deep emotional problems and the crowd doesn’t seem to care less. They’re just screaming their lungs out and yelling “WE LOVE YOU KANYE!!!” The irony of that statement being that if you loved him, then you would take his mental health seriously. But they’re treating him like he’s not a real person. Hence “Pinocchio.” It’s so genius
“There is no clothes that I can buy that can turn back the time.” Man I love that lyric so much. All the material things I can want and buy but nothing will bring back the ppl that I’ve lost or the old self I used to be
It is a very haunting sound that makes you want to just cry, which for me is tough to envoke through music. To hear people (albeit drunk) scream and cheer for a man clearly struggling is so scary. We are all just one at the end of the day.
The latter half of the song is him reflecting on his mother's death. She was the only person he really felt knew him. He loved her way more than any other artist I've seen loves their mother. She died due to complications following cosmetic surgery which he blames himself for. His money paid for it, his lifestyle fuelled the insecurity.
@@YeseniaV92 I know the surgeon in particular had worked on other celebrities so he was probably more just a known one at the time amoung celebrity circles.
One of the greatest songs ever made I used to not like this as a youngin but as I got older and understood the lyrics and followed kanye more the song always gets me in the feels a truly tragic song and its extremely relevant to ye to this day what a trip.
Excuse me this will be long winded but not enough Kanye fans realize his entire discography is a cohesive narrative but specifically from Pinocchio Story on 808s through Violent Crimes on Ye. On Pinocchio story Kanye sings about how he chased the American dream of being a superstar but now his mom is dead and his first fiancé Alexis Phifer left him in the same year and he feels hollow. “I just want to be a REAL boy” What’s the opposite of real? A Dark Twisted FANTASY On the intro Nicki Minaj in a fake British accent says “twisted FICTION sick addiction “ On the 3rd song Power Kanye says REALITY is catching up with me , taking my inner CHILD I’m fight for custody” and later “this would be a BEAUTIFUL DEATH jumping out the window letting everything go” So it’s the death of the “old Kanye” and All of the Lights begins the Fantasy he has of living in the celebrity world of flashing lights , getting in trouble, having a daughter and divorce with custody battles. So the album is him lost in that celebrity lifestyle and on last song Lost in the World it’s a poem he wrote to Kim before they got together and he feels lost in the world. So from there because he’s lost in the world and with “the old Kanye” now dead he creates an alter ego Yeezus which is an over the top egotistical, sex addicted maniac basically and by the song Blood on the Leaves you find out this sex addicted shell of the old Kanye became this way because of a failed relationship “we could’ve been somebody” On the last song Bound 2 gets with Kim and talks about wanting to marry her but still is speaking from the character of Yeezus with crude sexual language. The Life of Pablo’s theme is explained on the front cover , a picture of an IG model representing his addiction to attention seeking, sex, fame, ego and celebrity which is next to a picture of a family in front of a church at a wedding representing his desire to live a wholesome family life and follow the word of God and all over the cover it says “which one” because he’s still conflicted, that’s why the album switches between religious themes and love then very superficial things like money , fame and sex. The album opens with Ultralight Beam “a God DREAM” and after that there’s a bunch of songs about his addictions to the lifestyle until I Love Kanye , where he misses “the old Kanye” before the fantasy. On the last song Sampha sings “where is God in your night life” The conclusion of the thread of the Fantasy trying to be a “real boy” is on the album Ye. The album is supposed to express the reality of Kanye’s bipolar nature. The cover says “I hate being bipolar it’s awesome “ The first song I thought about KILLING You is about Kanye trying to metaphorically finally kill the other side of himself. In spoken word he says “most BEAUTIFUL thoughts are always beside the DARKEST” (My BEAUTIFUL DARK Twisted Fantasy) The 2nd to last song Ghost Town (Ghost-are DEAD) he wanted to kill the old version of himself, the end of the song repeats “I put my hand on a stove to see if I still bleed and nothing hurts anymore I feel kind of free” Meaning to become free Kanye couldn’t just kill the old version of himself because that is himself he had to accept the darkest sides of him self (put his hand on the stove) to feel free and like a kid again aka A REAL BOY like Pinocchio wanted to be.(Shake sings “once again I am child” The last song the closes the 5 album narrative is Violent Crimes. Ye raps about how he used to be a savage and a monster but now he has a daughter and has to leave that life/version of himself behind. The chorus says “REALITY is upon us colors dripping off” This lyric is a reference to one of Kanye’s favorite movies The Holy Mountain about a group of false prophets trying to find salvation on the Holy Mountain but at the end of the movie you find out the you’re watching a movie inside of a movie and nothing was real. Kanye used to play this movie on repeat during the making of Dark Twisted Fantasy on mute in the background and on the Yeezus tour he had a mountain on stage. Guess who closes the song , Nicki Minaj , and instead of fake British accent like on Dark Fantasy intro , this outro is a voice mail of her not performed in her real voice that she left for Ye in real life. Last note , the name Kanye means “only one” the name his mom gave him and a song he sings from his mom’s perspective speaking through Kanye to his daughter North. Ye is most used word in the Bible and refers to “you” or everyone. On the Yeezus tour Kanye said Yeezus meant Ye ez(is) Us. Only one refers to only Kanye(Ego) and Ye is you. Most beautiful thoughts are always inside/beside the darkest. Ye explained in an interview with Big Boi in Wyoming before the album that the album was called Ye because he was representing the different sides of humanity are all in 1, the good, the bad , the dark the beautiful etc Yeezus, Pablo and Ye is the identity trilogy because he lost himself in the Dark Twisted Fantasy of fame and addiction and the albums all together are the journey of finding himself again after feeling lost in a Fantasy/Pinocchio Story that he just wanted to be a real boy after his mom dies. Reality is upon us , colors dripping off.
Bo Burnham's Cant handle this (Kayne rant) is a nice introspection of an entertainer's perspective of wanting appraisal and at the same time feeling uncomfortable and hating the desire for approval from strangers. He is a comedian who is also a musician. He had to stop performing due to experiencing panic attacks on stage among other things and then created the Netflix series inside after 5 year break. It would be interesting to see your reaction to it.
The lyrics about gepeto are referring to his mom who died before this album came out. She died after a plastic surgery. He blames himself for having them move to LA “the day we moved to la. Maybe that was all my fault”
lets gooo i love you for this The 2015 version of this song is even better, especially the concert footage also the album this songs off was juice wrld's favorite album
I recommend reacting to The Heart and The Tongue by Chance The Rapper. It has themes of introspection and self conflict that I think would be interesting for you to react to. Love the videos so far!
YOU SHOULD REACT TO THE 2015 HOLLYWOOD BOWL PERFORMANCE OF THIS SONG!!!!!!! It's even more emotional but he adds even more to it and completely changes the second half
I think lots of references also have to do with his ma. He even mentioned moving to LA. He moved his Mother who got rejected at multiple surgeons to LA to get her that surgery, which ultimate led to her death. Plastic surgery that his mother wanted and Ye did most likely everything he could to provide for her ultimately got her killed and I think that lots of guilt is speaking through him in that track.
Love this channel and your perspective Tom! Thanks for the reactions. I'd really like you to react to Harry Mack's Omegle Bars 18, it's freestyle rap to strangers full of positivity and there is an emotional surprise at the end! Cheers!
@@ReactionTherapyOfficial demo it on Patreon first, but this should definitely grace the main channel. Most reactors can't help but make a series out of Harry Mack's content after they see it.
Please check out “fake smiles 2” or “love yourself” or “sinners” by phora alot of his songs talk about depression or heartbreak or just hard times in general he is such a good artist and he has helped alot of people get through some tough times including me
Hey, i would really like you to react to a song in spanish called Rene- by residente, the video has english subtitles. That’s the only song that made me cry i hope you read this
Tom can you please react to Clouds As Witnesses by Suicideboys? I would love to see and hear you give your therapeutic advice on that song thanks so much love the channel and the reaction family ❤
“she rides me like a rental” the song basically means he’s easily replaceable and he’s never permanent. obviously there’s more too it, would love to see tom react to it
I think your analogy of this song is very surface. I think you should learn more about Kanye and his battle with depression and then com back to this song. You'll really see how sad this song actually is. It's a tough listen every time. Good reaction though.
Naw cause that's cheating and that wouldn't really help this dude have a better synopsis of this song, this dude simply needed to try harder. Years of dealing with complex emotions and we get a middle school analysis of it, maybe it just wasn't his song, kind of felt he was out of element but still this song was simple enough to add something to.
