Guys it is, i have it on my iPod you need the Japanese version of the CD. Also I downloaded it on my dad Mac a long time ago. I don’t how he got it but I’m assuming that maybe it was available back in the day.
I paid $50 for a Japanese cd of this album and waited over a month for it to arrive from Japan just so I can listen to this song and experience and own the complete album physically
it's insane how graduation followed by 808s in just a year. it's like a roller coaster of emotion. from this to Say You Will. Kanye must felt extremely heartbroken in an instant.
People are saying Japan but that’s not why. It was released in Japan but Kanye decided not to because he thought the song didn’t match the rest of graduation
My younger brother would play this song while my dad was slowly dying. I'll go to the room and cry alone. I never wanted my dad to die. But it's nearly a decade now since he's gone. Still playing May 11th 2024. RIP DAD 🙏😢
Hey..my mother and father both died recently - all sort of " bitter sweet memories" and then my lovely wife thinks that "I love you / hate you / need " is a reference to her. You're not alone friend - life's hard and "bitter sweet poetry" sums it up nicely x
Ayo dawg, your dad never died. Our life is one long, amazing day of sunshine and rain. you wake up and make your way across, but eventually the sun must set for all. Your father has gone to bed, moved to tomorrow yet his memory yesteryear, and when you feel sleepy, you can wake up the the forever tomorrow of glory where the sun never sets. God bless and amen🕊🫡
ever since i learned of this tracks existence, i always go from spotify to youtube after good night to listen to the true last song on the album. a hidden masterpiece
One of the most enduring melodies I’ve ever heard. I discovered this song at least 10 years ago and it remains one of my absolute favorites of all-time to this day. A+ work.
@@emmanuelborris4408 Hell yeah man! I love those moments when you discover an amazing song for the first time. It’s such a high and the first one is always the most special (musically). And, shamelessly, on that note, you can have another one of those moments rn by checking out my own song called Heaven, which is lowkey pretty melodic and has a harpsichord just like this one. Make it a 2-for-one tonight!
I know this is a “who asked” thing but this song genuinely makes me cry. I remember walking home crying while listening to this song after screwing myself up. Kanye says the wildest of things but I can’t forget the way his music helped me.
The fact that I only get to listen to this track rarely when it resurfaces in my mind makes it so much more special, every time feels like I'm listening to it for the first time. Ngl I kinda like it not being available for streaming cuz it sucks but it makes it that more special. I want more old Kanye.
I remember bumpin this song non stop the summers after i graduated. All throughout community college days. Working full time at home depot. This song stayed on repeated. Then i went off and joined the Marine Corps and lost memory of this track. Fast forward 15 years later, just a regular dude with my CDL. I still bump this song on a sunny off day when i go for a run. Life kinda grey some days. But this song takes me back to childhood days. Them early adult days before the world became so complicated.
This song makes me geniunely cry not only for myself and what I think about as it plays but even for Kanye himself and not even just thinking about this simply for being the last piece of media for the college trilogy but it's like the last thing he ever made before his life went to hell and became a complete psycho and most importantly lost his mom This was the end of pure Kanye
He became crazy after his moms death because his mom was his guardian Angel , security blanket and his number one supporter. He would ask her opinion about things like his songs , life , etc….
"Bittersweet Poetry" (feat. John Mayer) [John Mayer:] Bittersweet You're gonna be the death of me I don't want you, but I need you I love you and hate you at the very same time Bittersweet [Kanye West:] See, what I want so much should never hurt this bad Never did this before, that's what the virgin says We've been generally warned, that's what the surgeon says God, talk to me now, this is an emergency And she claims she only with me for the currency You cut me deep, bitch, cut me like surgery And I was too proud to admit that it was hurting me I'd never do that to you, at least purposely We breaking up again, we making up again But we don't love no more, I guess we fucking then Have you ever felt you ever want to kill her? And you mix them emotions with tequila And you mix that with a little bad advice On one of them bad nights, y'all have a bad fight And you talk about her family, her aunts and shit And she say, "Motherfucker, your momma's a bitch" You know, domestic drama and shit, all the attitude I'd never hit a girl, but I'll shake the shit out of you But I'mma be the bigger man, big pimpin' like Jigga man Oh, I guess I figure it's [John Mayer:] Bittersweet You're gonna be the death of me I don't want you, but I need you I love you, hate you at the very same time Bittersweet [Kanye West:] See, what I want so much should never hurt this bad Never did this before, that's what the virgin says We've been generally warned, that's what the surgeon says God, talk to me now, this is an emergency And my niggas said I shouldn't let it worry me I need to focus on the girls we getting currently But I been thinking and it got me back to sinking And this relationship, it even got me back to drinking Now this Hennessy, uh, it's gonna be the death of me And I always thought that you having my child was our destiny But I can't even vibe with you sexually 'Cause every time that I'd try, you would question me Saying, "You fucking them girls, disrespecting me You don't see how your lies is affecting me? You don't see how our life was supposed to be? And I never let a nigga get that close to me And you ain't cracked up to what you were supposed to be You always gone, you always be where them hoes will be" And this the first time she ever spilled her soul to me [John Mayer and Kanye West:] Bittersweet (I fucked up and I know it, G) You're gonna be the death of me (I guess it's bittersweet poetry) I don't want you, but I need you I love you and hate you at the very same time Bittersweet You're gonna be the death of me I don't want you, but I need you I love you and hate you at the very same time [Kanye West:] See, what I want so much should never hurt this bad Never did this before, that's what the virgin says We've been generally warned, that's what the surgeon says God, talk to me now, this is an emergency See, what I want so much should never hurt this bad Never did this before, that's what the virgin says We've been generally warned, that's what the surgeon says God, talk to me now, this is an emergency [John Mayer:] Bittersweet You're gonna be the death of me I don't want you, but I need you I love you and hate you at the very same time (Bittersweet You're gonna be the death of me I don't want you ...very same time)
This song had been my comfort in rough times since its release. I wish we could have this Kanye back soo bad. This is when i truely fell in love with his music
This song is amazing.. I will never understand why Kanye leaves masterpieces like this, original Homecoming, Goodnight, Good bad and ugly,,, and plenty more off his albums.. I will never understand
Never thought this was such an obscure song to a whole generation This & Good Night always close out Graduation for me I'll never allow Big Brother to be the album closer
@@jaymoroney2800 It did actually make the album, just in japan. they couldn't clear the sample anywhere else so it was only released on the physical copy in japan!
It came as a bonus track when the album was released in 2007. Also included in the Japanese version of the cd. But now you can’t even officially find which is crazy but cool at the same time
Its only in japan since many people in japan bought dvds from the US since it’s cheaper than buying it in japan and it was cheaper getting it imported which caused Kanye to release a song only towards Japan so they would stop buying from the US
How have I never heard this? I had bought a Kanye Graduation sweater and it said Bittersweet Poetry I was like "Huh?" I'm so glad I found this masterpiece. 🔥
I think John Mayer actually recorded the vocals during the College Dropout era. Jon Brion's touch really added to the end result, but you can hear the vocal production of Graduation in Kanye's verses. A lil bit of all three!
god, this is weird. a generation who remembers this from the days of the ipod and a generation who doesn't remember this at all. i guess you gotta pass the torch someday
Early Kanye was something else man. This album was what put me on to Kanye but the fact we never got this track in the west is bullshit. This shit got me thinking of my ex
i will forever gatekeep this song, im so glad my cousin found this gem and put it on my ipod classic. i always bring it up when people talk kanye, and people go “never heard it, must suck” 😂😂
Tbf, Druken Hot Girls kind of fits the album more. The album is like a story where Druken Hot girls is like the middle where everything is taken to excess.
@profishonal8912 the song is shit though. Shit songs shouldn't be on an album just to fit a concept unless they are short and unique like the Better, Happier song on oK Comouter as an exmple
I hate that it took me so long to finally listen to graduation front to back. This is fuckinv amazing. It's like I have a new found motivation in my life
same bro 😭 i did late registration & college dropout (should of started with college dropout but whatever) and this feels (especially this song) the perfect conclusion!
this should’ve been released everywhere. it sounds like a combination of sounds from college dropout, late registration and graduation itself. even if it «doesn’t» fit the album(?), it surely fits a spot in the trilogy
Dude I just discovered this and holy crap I love it. This might be my favorite Kanye song. And it makes me feel Nostalgic even though I’ve never heard it, and it’s awesome!
Chorus: John Mayer] Bittersweet You're gonna be the death of me I don't want you, but I need you I love you and hate you at the very same time Bittersweet [Refrain: Kanye West] See, what I want so much should never hurt this bad Never did this before, that's what the virgin says We've been generally warned, that's what the surgeon says God, talk to me now, this is an emergency [Verse 1: Kanye West] And she claims she only with me for the currency You cut me deep, bitch, cut me like surgery And I was too proud to admit that it was hurting me I'd never do that to you, at least purposely We breaking up again, we making up again But we don't love no more, I guess we fucking then Have you ever felt you ever want to kill her? And you mix them emotions with tequila And you mix that with a little bad advice On one of them bad nights, y'all have a bad fight And you talk about her family, her aunts and shit And she say, "Motherfucker, your momma's a bitch" You know, domestic drama and shit, all the attitude I'd never hit a girl, but I'll shake the shit out of you But I'mma be the bigger man, big pimpin' like Jigga man Oh, I guess I figure it'sChorus: John Mayer] Bittersweet You're gonna be the death of me I don't want you, but I need you I love you, hate you at the very same time Bittersweet [Refrain: Kanye West] See, what I want so much should never hurt this bad Never did this before, that's what the virgin says We've been generally warned, that's what the surgeon says God, talk to me now, this is an emergency [Verse 2: Kanye West] And my niggas said I shouldn't let it worry me I need to focus on the girls we getting currently But I been thinking and it got me back to sinking And this relationship, it even got me back to drinking Now this Hennessy, uh, it's gonna be the death of me And I always thought that you having my child was our destiny But I can't even vibe with you sexually 'Cause every time that I'd try, you would question me Saying, "You fucking them girls, disrespecting me You don't see how your lies is affecting me? You don't see how our life was supposed to be? And I never let a nigga get that close to me And you ain't cracked up to what you were supposed to be You always gone, you always be where them hoes will be" And this the first time she ever spilled her soul to meChorus: John Mayer & Kanye West] Bittersweet (I fucked up and I know it, G) You're gonna be the death of me (I guess it's bittersweet poetry) I don't want you, but I need you I love you and hate you at the very same time Bittersweet You're gonna be the death of me I don't want you, but I need you I love you and hate you at the very same time [Refrain: Kanye West] See, what I want so much should never hurt this bad Never did this before, that's what the virgin says We've been generally warned, that's what the surgeon says God, talk to me now, this is an emergency See, what I want so much should never hurt this bad Never did this before, that's what the virgin says We've been generally warned, that's what the surgeon says God, talk to me now, this is an emergency [Chorus: John Mayer] Bittersweet You're gonna be the death of me I don't want you, but I need you I love you and hate you at the very same time (Bittersweet You're gonna be the death of me I don't want you ...very same time)
My first time hearing this was 14 yo on limewire . My god how I want to go back but songs like this is the reason why I’ll always be a Kanye supporter. 🤷🏿♂️
I feel like we can all agree that this masterpiece should be made available in all streaming platforms on lossless audio quality
Agreed.
Guys it is, i have it on my iPod you need the Japanese version of the CD. Also I downloaded it on my dad Mac a long time ago. I don’t how he got it but I’m assuming that maybe it was available back in the day.
💯
Amen to that 🙏
@@CAYCAYNULLIAN But it’s not, because 90% of us aren’t from Japan my man lol I wish 🥲🥲
i wish kanye still rapped over fancy/cute production like this
This lowkey cute beat
@@Ruemir007lmao
Bro this beat so adorable so cute so pretty how colorfully pretty I love this
Yeah but kanye have changed to much since 2007😢
Bro if you looking for cute production then listen to "Don’t Forget 'Em Remix" by consequence and Kanye
The fact that I can only listen to this song when I seek it out makes it that much more special
facts
real
Saw it in my recommendeds ☺️❤️
When you show RUclips your a kanye disciple it brings it up to you
i torrented it
Can’t believe I’m hearing this for the first time. Like getting a brand new song from the old Kanye. Wow
That happened to me today with the song White Dress. One of the best Kanye songs
listen to mamas boyfriend if you havent
Welcome
Same bro
Best feeling
listening to this right after vultures dropped i actually miss the old kanye
I feel the same. Anthems for hoes < Everything He Was (pun intended)
On god
wallahi
I miss the old Kanye !!!
Vultures is good but old Kanye…
I paid $50 for a Japanese cd of this album and waited over a month for it to arrive from Japan just so I can listen to this song and experience and own the complete album physically
This song just came with the deluxe on my vinyl
@@aquaz372where can I buy that version?
@aquaz372 where did the vinyl
@@michaelshaw5354 If i’m not mistaken, they’re aren’t any official vinyls of Graduation. So any vinyls out there aren’t official prints
@@michaelshaw5354rollin recs
I cannot express how happy i am hearing a song in kanyes graduation era for the first time
same fr😭
YES
yes!! it's like hearing devil in a new dress for the first time again lol i remember the feeling
Yes
my mans really scrapped this but said "yeah, imma use Drunk and Hot Girls"
Not a scrap its on the deluxe edition
@@christlike3286 which is only in Japan iirc and its a Late Registation Era song
The sample was never cleared for the U.S.
@@AliMeslat pain
@@AliMeslat Really? Probably didnt notice cuz i pirate all my shit
it's insane how graduation followed by 808s in just a year. it's like a roller coaster of emotion. from this to Say You Will. Kanye must felt extremely heartbroken in an instant.
That’s what a mothers death will do to you😪
Followed by a breakup too
His mom died days after this album dropped
@@nochilllwill 2 months before but true it is sad tbh
It was supposed to be followed by good ass job
If you listened to Kanye's albums chronologically, Bittersweet Poetry seems a lot like a prelude to Say You Will.
Genius observation
bittersweet poetry were made in the studio sessions for late registration so it totally makes sense
@@sebastian-rx3kz what does this have to do with say you will
@@gsorestes9933 😭
@@gsorestes9933 smh he obviously has no idea “say you will” is on 808s & heartbreak
There's no way after all this time I just learned this song existed today.
Better late than never :)
Same
That's how I feel
Welcome to real Kanye fandom
This and we can make it better.
WHY WAS THIS A BONUS TRACK THIS SHIT IS FIREEE
Japan
It's on the japan issues
@@Wicked_Fox what does that mean ?
@@shreyasbangera5393 japan issues always contain a bonus track Exclusive to japan only
People are saying Japan but that’s not why. It was released in Japan but Kanye decided not to because he thought the song didn’t match the rest of graduation
My younger brother would play this song while my dad was slowly dying. I'll go to the room and cry alone. I never wanted my dad to die. But it's nearly a decade now since he's gone.
Still playing May 11th 2024.
RIP DAD 🙏😢
Hey..my mother and father both died recently - all sort of " bitter sweet memories" and then my lovely wife thinks that "I love you / hate you / need " is a reference to her. You're not alone friend - life's hard and "bitter sweet poetry" sums it up nicely x
Mine just went on May 7th, RIP bro
Ayo dawg, your dad never died. Our life is one long, amazing day of sunshine and rain. you wake up and make your way across, but eventually the sun must set for all. Your father has gone to bed, moved to tomorrow yet his memory yesteryear, and when you feel sleepy, you can wake up the the forever tomorrow of glory where the sun never sets.
God bless and amen🕊🫡
rip man
Love u bro ur a strong person, keep going. For him, for ur family 🗣✨
Easily one of the best Kanye songs, even in 2022.
thats what the virgins say
@@craneoconvocado8610 🤣🤣
It’s a forever-top-10 Ye song for me.
@@craneoconvocado8610 Damn 😂
@@craneoconvocado8610 you’re gonna be the death of me 🤣🤣🤣
Been smiling for the past 10 minutes. John Mayers voice is just magical in this
I’m randomly driving and just started singing this song and knew every words while not listening to this song for over 7 years. I miss the old kanye
The Hennessy line always sends me chills cause he really predicted that it was gonna be the death of him and it almost was
ever since i learned of this tracks existence, i always go from spotify to youtube after good night to listen to the true last song on the album. a hidden masterpiece
That's deep
this is what i be doing
Local files bro?
Just use yt music bro
It’s on Spotify. Somebody uploaded it as a podcast.
“We’ve been generally warned
that’s what the surgeon says”
RIP DONDA🕊
Donda is coming
@@Sora-lu6wl Aug. 6th
@@ozarrr funny
@@ozarrr lol
@@ozarrr lol
I heard A 6-second clip of this song 20 years ago and I've been searching for it ever since.
this is not 20 years old
@@randomname9196 The RUclips post isn't the song is
this album is from 2007, so its not 20 years old lmao
@@CheapGodiva bro is living in 2027
@@owenmacpherson5311the first time this song was previewed was around 2004-2004 on mtv. it was originally just called "Bitter Sweet"
One of the most enduring melodies I’ve ever heard. I discovered this song at least 10 years ago and it remains one of my absolute favorites of all-time to this day. A+ work.
And I’m only discovering today I guess you never know it’s 2023 and we still Vibing
@@emmanuelborris4408 Hell yeah man! I love those moments when you discover an amazing song for the first time. It’s such a high and the first one is always the most special (musically).
And, shamelessly, on that note, you can have another one of those moments rn by checking out my own song called Heaven, which is lowkey pretty melodic and has a harpsichord just like this one. Make it a 2-for-one tonight!
true
I know this is a “who asked” thing but this song genuinely makes me cry. I remember walking home crying while listening to this song after screwing myself up. Kanye says the wildest of things but I can’t forget the way his music helped me.
who asked
Imagine crying to music
I asked and i cared
i asked and i did the same
i asked
This needs to be more widely available. It’s amazing!
fr
The fact that I only get to listen to this track rarely when it resurfaces in my mind makes it so much more special, every time feels like I'm listening to it for the first time. Ngl I kinda like it not being available for streaming cuz it sucks but it makes it that more special. I want more old Kanye.
I remember bumpin this song non stop the summers after i graduated. All throughout community college days. Working full time at home depot. This song stayed on repeated. Then i went off and joined the Marine Corps and lost memory of this track. Fast forward 15 years later, just a regular dude with my CDL. I still bump this song on a sunny off day when i go for a run. Life kinda grey some days. But this song takes me back to childhood days. Them early adult days before the world became so complicated.
nostalgia in a song.
yah… even though Kanye is crazy I’ll always have a soft spot for his 2000s stuff
This is the best song of the album. It hurts me that this is not in spotify
fr like i’d sell my nuts for it
homecoming is better
@@Latelammas L take lil bro
It is on spotify but only japanese users can actually listen to it
@@Latelammasbro you’ve only listened to 20 kanye songs admit it
Listening this when he just dropped Vultures. Man I really miss the old Kanye.
real
Yeah. Vultures wasn't bad per se, but very overhyped for what it was...
Man shut up
@@Not_a_Femboy._.Well it was farely hyped but the tracklist changed and most of the bangers got moved to v2 v3
wish he had his lyricism and sweet sounding beats back😔
This song makes me geniunely cry not only for myself and what I think about as it plays but even for Kanye himself and not even just thinking about this simply for being the last piece of media for the college trilogy but it's like the last thing he ever made before his life went to hell and became a complete psycho and most importantly lost his mom
This was the end of pure Kanye
Beautifully said❤
Dam
He became crazy after his moms death because his mom was his guardian Angel , security blanket and his number one supporter. He would ask her opinion about things like his songs , life , etc….
There is a new graduaiton leak now called "Building" check it out if u havent already
Nailed it!
There’s so much love, pain, and truth in that second verse. This is definitely still one of Ye’s best heartbreak songs ❤️💔
top 10 kanye song. shits insane
Maybe not quite top ten but it’s defiently a really really good song I wish he could release it outside Japan
🤖@@wayneenglish17
@wayneenglish17 not a top 10, but a top 5
fun fact:this was originally supposed to be Late Registration track but it had graduation vibes so he put it as a bonus track on graduation
It sounds like the perfect 50/50 between the two albums, really love this cute somber pop stuff personally
Celebration from that record sounds alot like this
Honestly this may be the best Ye song I’ve heard.
"Bittersweet Poetry"
(feat. John Mayer)
[John Mayer:]
Bittersweet
You're gonna be the death of me
I don't want you, but I need you
I love you and hate you at the very same time
Bittersweet
[Kanye West:]
See, what I want so much should never hurt this bad
Never did this before, that's what the virgin says
We've been generally warned, that's what the surgeon says
God, talk to me now, this is an emergency
And she claims she only with me for the currency
You cut me deep, bitch, cut me like surgery
And I was too proud to admit that it was hurting me
I'd never do that to you, at least purposely
We breaking up again, we making up again
But we don't love no more, I guess we fucking then
Have you ever felt you ever want to kill her?
And you mix them emotions with tequila
And you mix that with a little bad advice
On one of them bad nights, y'all have a bad fight
And you talk about her family, her aunts and shit
And she say, "Motherfucker, your momma's a bitch"
You know, domestic drama and shit, all the attitude
I'd never hit a girl, but I'll shake the shit out of you
But I'mma be the bigger man, big pimpin' like Jigga man
Oh, I guess I figure it's
[John Mayer:]
Bittersweet
You're gonna be the death of me
I don't want you, but I need you
I love you, hate you at the very same time
Bittersweet
[Kanye West:]
See, what I want so much should never hurt this bad
Never did this before, that's what the virgin says
We've been generally warned, that's what the surgeon says
God, talk to me now, this is an emergency
And my niggas said I shouldn't let it worry me
I need to focus on the girls we getting currently
But I been thinking and it got me back to sinking
And this relationship, it even got me back to drinking
Now this Hennessy, uh, it's gonna be the death of me
And I always thought that you having my child was our destiny
But I can't even vibe with you sexually
'Cause every time that I'd try, you would question me
Saying, "You fucking them girls, disrespecting me
You don't see how your lies is affecting me?
You don't see how our life was supposed to be?
And I never let a nigga get that close to me
And you ain't cracked up to what you were supposed to be
You always gone, you always be where them hoes will be"
And this the first time she ever spilled her soul to me
[John Mayer and Kanye West:]
Bittersweet (I fucked up and I know it, G)
You're gonna be the death of me (I guess it's bittersweet poetry)
I don't want you, but I need you
I love you and hate you at the very same time
Bittersweet
You're gonna be the death of me
I don't want you, but I need you
I love you and hate you at the very same time
[Kanye West:]
See, what I want so much should never hurt this bad
Never did this before, that's what the virgin says
We've been generally warned, that's what the surgeon says
God, talk to me now, this is an emergency
See, what I want so much should never hurt this bad
Never did this before, that's what the virgin says
We've been generally warned, that's what the surgeon says
God, talk to me now, this is an emergency
[John Mayer:]
Bittersweet
You're gonna be the death of me
I don't want you, but I need you
I love you and hate you at the very same time
(Bittersweet
You're gonna be the death of me
I don't want you
...very same time)
Thankyu
A real hero, thanks
thx :)
Thanks🙏🙏🙏
This song is so nostalgic for some weird reason it brings back 2008-2010 memories...windows movie maker type shit make me wanna cry
This song had been my comfort in rough times since its release. I wish we could have this Kanye back soo bad. This is when i truely fell in love with his music
This song is amazing.. I will never understand why Kanye leaves masterpieces like this, original Homecoming, Goodnight, Good bad and ugly,,, and plenty more off his albums.. I will never understand
kanye is kanye
sample never got cleared in US
Didn't know this song existed until I got the album on vinyl
Must be a bootleg
@@Arr5503 yep
@@Arr5503 did you think you did something by pointing that out? lmao of course its a bootleg, there isn't an official release.
@@kayvan4132 there was, but there was 500 limited pressings
@@MS-yy4qs you learn something new everyday
here from the tyler tweet.
and now that i think about it..
this song really fits the album artwork
W
I hate that I can’t get find this on Spotify
That’s why I use RUclips premium for music instead of Spotify... cause if they don’t have this song they ain’t for me
what is this, 2015? Its all about that Apple music man! Get with it.
@@mragunathan1627 apple music doesn't have the song either
@@sylvialuvzj if you had android you could have had youtube vanced which is basically hacked premium
Exact reason why I’m here
kanye was kicking his legs up and down in the air while making this. and im all here for it.
I can appreciate this song even more now as an adult. Classic song.
Never thought this was such an obscure song to a whole generation
This & Good Night always close out Graduation for me
I'll never allow Big Brother to be the album closer
The tempo leading into the end of the album best fit Bittersweet. Imo. Imagine Homecoming -> Bittersweet to end Graduation.
Big brother is a great closer, this should’ve definitely made the album it’s probably the best song
@@jaymoroney2800 It did actually make the album, just in japan. they couldn't clear the sample anywhere else so it was only released on the physical copy in japan!
Good night is now closing track on apple music bro don’t trip
Wys
I just discovered this song today and this might be my favorite unreleased song from Kanye
It came as a bonus track when the album was released in 2007. Also included in the Japanese version of the cd. But now you can’t even officially find which is crazy but cool at the same time
What about mama’s boyfriend!
This was my song. A shame this was never really released in the States.
Hearing this for the first time is just incredible. Old Kanye is the best to ever create music ❤️❤️
Bittersweet how we lost the high spirited Kanye during 2005 and have Ye now
Word. Facts. The name change alone is very significant. It lets us know we are literally dealing with a different person now….we lost a good one😢
why tf was this not in the album this is like peak top 5 kanye
Its only in japan since many people in japan bought dvds from the US since it’s cheaper than buying it in japan and it was cheaper getting it imported which caused Kanye to release a song only towards Japan so they would stop buying from the US
Easily one of his best songs. Haven’t heard this in a while. Thanks for posting!
How have I never heard this?
I had bought a Kanye Graduation sweater and it said Bittersweet Poetry I was like "Huh?"
I'm so glad I found this masterpiece. 🔥
I need this on streaming platforms. Kanye and Mayer are a great duo
1:58 when he says Hennessy it sounds like he was gonna go for a high note and then gave up 💀
Sounds like he just ran out of breath
Yeah but I like it
The more i listen to this song the more it sounds like he didn’t even try at all😭
@@KanyeWrld Still a fire song I plan on getting this on vinyl
@@ashers_armwhos gonna tell him..
If TikTok finds this masterpiece it’s over
truth
what the sigma
Uhhhh who is gonna tell him
@@masonasuncion9496 no way tiktok got this
Impossible, only songs where the entire song is shit except the most listened part of it.
Just listened to the whole trilogy, this changed my music taste and the way i see the world... Thank old Kanye.
This song is a masterpiece.
This is definitely a late registration cut 🙌🏾🔥 thanks for the bonus, Ye!
It was originally supposed to be on Late Registration, but got scrapped, but turned into a Japanese Exclusive for Graduation.
I think John Mayer actually recorded the vocals during the College Dropout era. Jon Brion's touch really added to the end result, but you can hear the vocal production of Graduation in Kanye's verses. A lil bit of all three!
@@jackjohnson5714 I don't think so. It was included in the making of video that MTV did on Late Registration.
@@blunteastwood I might have been confusing that special between eras
My girlfriend sent me this today... I sent it to her a few months ago
Things went full circle... Sensational
W gf for listening to this masterpiece
We broke up today. Guess how it feels...bitter sweet lol
@@idkwhatimdoing5762 damn man keep your head up
@@idkwhatimdoing5762 aww that sucks
@@idkwhatimdoing5762 its gonna be okay man. stay positive
this song brings me to tears and makes me happy at the same time
Remember when this came out my friend had it on his iPod I couldn’t find it no where else and now here it is again
And it's the first time she ever spilled her soul to me...
BITTERSWEEEEEEEET
i'm being fr when i say this might be the greatest song of all time.
I’ve been looking for this for so long
god, this is weird. a generation who remembers this from the days of the ipod and a generation who doesn't remember this at all. i guess you gotta pass the torch someday
I wasn’t old enough to be when IPods were around, and I’m just now listening to the whole album of graduation, it’s really good
Early Kanye was something else man. This album was what put me on to Kanye but the fact we never got this track in the west is bullshit.
This shit got me thinking of my ex
Can we appreciate John’s vocals and his flow
i will forever gatekeep this song, im so glad my cousin found this gem and put it on my ipod classic. i always bring it up when people talk kanye, and people go “never heard it, must suck” 😂😂
Two of my favourite artists made a song together 13 years ago and I only find out today
Same!!
Literally discovered this song today.
@@malbin5035 discovered it first time I listened to graduation 6 months ago
actually it's more like 17 years because this song was created in 2004 and meant for Late Registration
RIGHT??!
Absolute love!!! So glad I found this bonus track. Thank you for uploading it. I listen to it everyday ❤❤❤
I come back to this frequently, but mostly in my exams. I have an exam in the morning, I hope it goes well.
I can't describe it but the first 10 seconds of the song are just beautiful , might be my new favorite song off of graduation
#Savekanye
From himself?
@@rouge939 yup
Free kanye
Imagine the timeline where this song replaces Drunken Hot Girls
And people upload leaks of drunk and hot girls on RUclips and people ask why this masterpiece wasn’t released
@@mikehunt5926 it is it's a bonus track on graduation
Tbf, Druken Hot Girls kind of fits the album more. The album is like a story where Druken Hot girls is like the middle where everything is taken to excess.
@profishonal8912 the song is shit though. Shit songs shouldn't be on an album just to fit a concept unless they are short and unique like the Better, Happier song on oK Comouter as an exmple
@@seankrolyk5814drunk and hot girls is an absolute heater, overhated fr. especially mos def's bridge at the end of the song, that shit is ethereal.
This song is the reason I feel happy to be born in Japan
W u ninja boy
SO GLAD I COULD FINALLY FIND THIS SONG OMGG
I hate that it took me so long to finally listen to graduation front to back. This is fuckinv amazing. It's like I have a new found motivation in my life
same bro 😭 i did late registration & college dropout (should of started with college dropout but whatever) and this feels (especially this song) the perfect conclusion!
this should’ve been released everywhere. it sounds like a combination of sounds from college dropout, late registration and graduation itself. even if it «doesn’t» fit the album(?), it surely fits a spot in the trilogy
the thing is it fits the album perfectly. Putting this second to last before goodnight would be perfect as they sound a little similar
Sounds like a Tupac song I used to listen to, I don't know which though
you can definitely hear the late registration off this. love
He was making this while making late registration so I see what you mean
best song on the album HANDS DOWN
Dude I just discovered this and holy crap I love it. This might be my favorite Kanye song. And it makes me feel Nostalgic even though I’ve never heard it, and it’s awesome!
Sometimes, these beats make me cry. Never knew why, but I always appreciated them. Just so much. They are so good. All these songs. Thank you
Wish Kanye & John Mayer had more records together
It is a crime this song is not on Spotify
It is
Save our boy
the production is crazy
Dude i kept having to go to soundcloud to hear this joint. thank you for the upload.
I found this song at the perfect time :,)
kanye the goat is back
I love how innocent sounding the album is
One of my faves
If graduation was a movie, this would be the credits song
BRO YES
FACTS!!
Bro really released vultures 2 and kept this masterpiece from us
I really remember this being a single and seeing this as a music video on MTV
Still here 2024 miss this Kanye man
Yeah the new Kayne is completely insane. I never got to witness this Kayne but i still wish this Kayne was like the old one
Kanye is so washed now man
i love you kanye west thank you for blessing us with this masterpiece
This is insane. This is like a Late Registration and Graduation mix. Old and New Kanye. Never knew he did this, wild.
Chorus: John Mayer]
Bittersweet
You're gonna be the death of me
I don't want you, but I need you
I love you and hate you at the very same time
Bittersweet
[Refrain: Kanye West]
See, what I want so much should never hurt this bad
Never did this before, that's what the virgin says
We've been generally warned, that's what the surgeon says
God, talk to me now, this is an emergency
[Verse 1: Kanye West]
And she claims she only with me for the currency
You cut me deep, bitch, cut me like surgery
And I was too proud to admit that it was hurting me
I'd never do that to you, at least purposely
We breaking up again, we making up again
But we don't love no more, I guess we fucking then
Have you ever felt you ever want to kill her?
And you mix them emotions with tequila
And you mix that with a little bad advice
On one of them bad nights, y'all have a bad fight
And you talk about her family, her aunts and shit
And she say, "Motherfucker, your momma's a bitch"
You know, domestic drama and shit, all the attitude
I'd never hit a girl, but I'll shake the shit out of you
But I'mma be the bigger man, big pimpin' like Jigga man
Oh, I guess I figure it'sChorus: John Mayer]
Bittersweet
You're gonna be the death of me
I don't want you, but I need you
I love you, hate you at the very same time
Bittersweet
[Refrain: Kanye West]
See, what I want so much should never hurt this bad
Never did this before, that's what the virgin says
We've been generally warned, that's what the surgeon says
God, talk to me now, this is an emergency
[Verse 2: Kanye West]
And my niggas said I shouldn't let it worry me
I need to focus on the girls we getting currently
But I been thinking and it got me back to sinking
And this relationship, it even got me back to drinking
Now this Hennessy, uh, it's gonna be the death of me
And I always thought that you having my child was our destiny
But I can't even vibe with you sexually
'Cause every time that I'd try, you would question me
Saying, "You fucking them girls, disrespecting me
You don't see how your lies is affecting me?
You don't see how our life was supposed to be?
And I never let a nigga get that close to me
And you ain't cracked up to what you were supposed to be
You always gone, you always be where them hoes will be"
And this the first time she ever spilled her soul to meChorus: John Mayer & Kanye West]
Bittersweet (I fucked up and I know it, G)
You're gonna be the death of me (I guess it's bittersweet poetry)
I don't want you, but I need you
I love you and hate you at the very same time
Bittersweet
You're gonna be the death of me
I don't want you, but I need you
I love you and hate you at the very same time
[Refrain: Kanye West]
See, what I want so much should never hurt this bad
Never did this before, that's what the virgin says
We've been generally warned, that's what the surgeon says
God, talk to me now, this is an emergency
See, what I want so much should never hurt this bad
Never did this before, that's what the virgin says
We've been generally warned, that's what the surgeon says
God, talk to me now, this is an emergency
[Chorus: John Mayer]
Bittersweet
You're gonna be the death of me
I don't want you, but I need you
I love you and hate you at the very same time
(Bittersweet
You're gonna be the death of me
I don't want you
...very same time)
My first time hearing this was 14 yo on limewire . My god how I want to go back but songs like this is the reason why I’ll always be a Kanye supporter. 🤷🏿♂️
same I was like 15, rediscovering this song had forgotten all about it
This song feels like spring
Like Houston old head by asap rocky
@@davidespaccavento1604 perfect comparison
Ye's music really took a giant turn after his mother died. Imagine how his music would be if she was still here
This is one of my favorite songs on the album