Kanye West - Lost In The World (Explicit) ft. Bon Iver

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  • Опубликовано: 7 ноя 2024

Комментарии • 11 тыс.

  • @dbjovan1994
    @dbjovan1994 8 лет назад +2999

    The layering of sounds in this is absolutely beautiful

    • @BieberFever19061
      @BieberFever19061 8 лет назад +68

      listen to woods by bon iver, it is the sampled song, it's also way too goooood

    • @jonniecandito181
      @jonniecandito181 5 лет назад +46

      @@BieberFever19061 Honestly the Woods doesn't sound that good to me. Shows Kanye knows how to use samples transformatively. Because this has a whole different soul whereas the original sounded like a vocal testing.

    • @LlamaFluff
      @LlamaFluff 5 лет назад +7

      @@jonniecandito181 Yeah I love Woods lots but this gives it more of a purpose.

    • @jjghjghj5245
      @jjghjghj5245 5 лет назад +2

      @@jonniecandito181 "vocal testing" my ass lmao. woods will always be superior to whatever garbage kanye west produces. please don't talk about things you don't understand

    • @Elesounds
      @Elesounds 5 лет назад +71

      jj ghjghj you're just mad

  • @fyuzahhh
    @fyuzahhh 3 года назад +3740

    In my opinion, this is one of Ye's most slept on songs, if not, THE most slept on song of his. Shits so underrated

    • @LucciOW
      @LucciOW 3 года назад +36

      Agree

    • @undergoundinstrumentals
      @undergoundinstrumentals 3 года назад +94

      It went from being a overrated song to being an underrated song

    • @lucid6607
      @lucid6607 3 года назад +83

      It’s his best song

    • @ninjanicktf9768
      @ninjanicktf9768 3 года назад +26

      I cant decide if this or Runaway is my favorite song the album tbh

    • @warona9244
      @warona9244 3 года назад +2

      @@lucid6607 exactly

  • @jpschumacher8543
    @jpschumacher8543 5 лет назад +6954

    One of the cool things about this song is how Kanye and Bon Iver sing different parts in the chorus. Kanye says "I'm lost in the world, I'm down on my mind, I'm building a city, and I'm down for the night" and Bon Iver sings "I'm lost in the woods, I'm down on my time, I'm building a still, and I'm down for the night." At the time Bon Iver was asked by Kanye to do this song, he was living in a log cabin in the middle of the wilderness to find himself after a string of unsuccessful attempts to break into the music industry which explains his lyrics. Kanye, in contrast, lives in LA and probably felt lost after the controversy surrounding 808's and Heartbreak and also the loss of his mother. You can feel the pain and desire for redemption from both men in this song, truly is touching. Kanye shows the genius of balancing two narratives in one song, and that is something remarkable to listen to.

    • @DMary27
      @DMary27 4 года назад +62

      Wow! I did not know that

    • @retrograde-
      @retrograde- 4 года назад +247

      bon iver was a successful project for justin vernon before this was recorded. he was signed to jagjaguwar and for emma was a critical and commerical success. his time spent in his fathers cabin was because he had mono, and he recorded fefa around the time he recovered from the illness in 2006-2007. this song was recorded two years later (2009). love the narrative but you have many facts wrong.

    • @jesus_talks
      @jesus_talks 4 года назад +46

      Kanye's part is "I'm lost in the world, I'm down on my mind, I'm new in the city, but i'm down for the night"

    • @FirstnameLastname-jb4ne
      @FirstnameLastname-jb4ne 4 года назад +21

      JP Schumacher yeah but bon Iver already made his part from his song “woods”

    • @michalvaclavcisarovsky14
      @michalvaclavcisarovsky14 4 года назад +114

      Guys get your lyrics right:
      Bon Iver's part is "I'm up in the woods, I'm down on my mind, I'm building a still, to slow down the time"
      While Kanye's is "I'm lost in the world, been down my whole life, I'm new in the city, and I'm down for the night"

  • @ny5store
    @ny5store Год назад +890

    I was a 27 year old Production Assistant on this Music Video. It was my very first production job. They had me as an “intern.” I worked so hard they ended up paying me. Now I do video-playback. If it wasn’t for this video(job), I wouldn’t be where I am now. Thanks.

    • @99ish91
      @99ish91 Год назад +23

      That’s pretty cool. Good job

    • @dansinn
      @dansinn Год назад +3

      Cool

    • @AFN.90210
      @AFN.90210 Год назад +11

      Did you ever see/meet Mr. West?

    • @flylima
      @flylima 9 месяцев назад +19

      Your contribution to the culture won’t go unnoticed my brother 🙏

    • @TRSTNGLRD
      @TRSTNGLRD 7 месяцев назад +7

      Can I just ask where an opportunity like that came up when searching for your first job? You don't find gigs like that often, so I'm curious how you got so lucky coming across it!

  • @ebtrax4081
    @ebtrax4081 7 лет назад +2067

    This is, no exaggeration, one of the greatest songs of all time. Kanye truly is a genius

    • @carterwelland8973
      @carterwelland8973 4 года назад +15

      Justin Vernon*

    • @reeee9991
      @reeee9991 4 года назад +41

      @@carterwelland8973 Kanye carried this song tho 😴

    • @re-dna7099
      @re-dna7099 4 года назад +9

      @@reeee9991 yes, this is his song, but the genius is from Justin Vernon

    • @wheres_wolfie
      @wheres_wolfie 3 года назад +13

      @@re-dna7099 I would say it could not be one without the other, but Justin's original was not a hit. To be honest, I don't even like it; it's a completely different song. Vernon's contribution is the main chorus and a few lyrics. Central to the song? Absolutely. But to say Justin is the reason this song is good, no.

    • @ebtrax4081
      @ebtrax4081 3 года назад +3

      @B P I know, and I love the original Bon Iver track. But Kanye added so much to it, with the production and the vocals and everything, he turned it into something else

  • @delaneyblake8187
    @delaneyblake8187 5 лет назад +2540

    “Run from the Lights
    Run from the night
    Run for your life”
    CHILLSSSS

    • @adeepkang2743
      @adeepkang2743 4 года назад +64

      HOLY SHIT I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE LOL

    • @gabrielonibudo5710
      @gabrielonibudo5710 3 года назад +89

      This hits me harder than any part of any song ever.

    • @reeee9991
      @reeee9991 3 года назад +3

      AHHHHH

    • @tooglianprimus15
      @tooglianprimus15 3 года назад +27

      Alicia Keys sings that’s part. That’s why it sounds so good 😭😭😭

    • @dxddydas
      @dxddydas 3 года назад +12

      @@tooglianprimus15 it’s elly jackson

  • @TavishSharma7
    @TavishSharma7 9 лет назад +2250

    My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy is a reflection of Kanye's soul. He will be hailed for his work after 20 or 10 years, as one of the greatest music composers to ever live in 2000s on planet earth.

    • @TavishSharma7
      @TavishSharma7 8 лет назад +6

      +Tavish Sharma My Yeezus would feel so happy after seeing this video's comment section.:')

    • @davidsavage519
      @davidsavage519 8 лет назад +37

      The Kanye hate is so intense nowadays Im afraid that will only be true if he dies :(

    • @Jhonnyblaze28
      @Jhonnyblaze28 8 лет назад

      +Tavish Sharma Awful singer, better rapper

    • @BennRutter
      @BennRutter 8 лет назад +13

      I think you should've stopped at "to ever live"

    • @wilsondavid578
      @wilsondavid578 6 лет назад +1

      So true man

  • @xkdjdnskdnscndjdj984
    @xkdjdnskdnscndjdj984 3 года назад +1181

    How can a human come up with music like this

    • @Kingz_1096
      @Kingz_1096 3 года назад +131

      Taking years alone isolated with nothing but your thoughts and barely being able to keep yourself sane then coming back to society 50x a better person than you used to be and forgiving your self through like like kanye

    • @frequency4387
      @frequency4387 3 года назад +2

      @@Kingz_1096 did he do this??

    • @cuntlol2887
      @cuntlol2887 3 года назад +60

      @@frequency4387 yeah, in 2009 he went into exile and came back in 2010 with MBDTF.

    • @ishmaelcarter4517
      @ishmaelcarter4517 3 года назад +3

      @@Kingz_1096 issa team behind it trust me

    • @toons8744
      @toons8744 3 года назад +17

      ONLY a human can

  • @cholosocks
    @cholosocks 5 лет назад +5371

    Kanye is a genius, but you have to give credit to Bon Iver as well, a genius in his own right. Without him, this song would not be possible. I wish him and Kanye would create an album together, the sound that would be, unimaginable. .

    • @P9rkour90
      @P9rkour90 4 года назад +9

      KnowFugazi they should

    • @CollegeDroputPowerpoints
      @CollegeDroputPowerpoints 4 года назад +84

      Kanye and Kid Cudi made a duo called kids see ghosts years back, their album is a ton of this.

    • @ooharifika1231
      @ooharifika1231 4 года назад +12

      God, I hope I live to hear all the music I want.

    • @theofficialshed3690
      @theofficialshed3690 4 года назад +89

      Bruh Bon Iver is a band

    • @cholosocks
      @cholosocks 4 года назад +57

      Theofficialshed I know that, but the song is titled “ft. Bon Iver” not “ft. Justin Vernon”.

  • @Reebah28964
    @Reebah28964 8 лет назад +2642

    Oh my goodness, this song gives me mixed feelings. It's a song I listen to when I want to cry, when I feel like rejoicing, when I feel like falling apart or rebooting. A song I play during the calm before the storm, during the storm, and when the sun rises again. I love it

    • @omgyest2
      @omgyest2 8 лет назад +46

      beautifully put

    • @dannyortiz9038
      @dannyortiz9038 8 лет назад +13

      Beautifully said

    • @bitchwazzup
      @bitchwazzup 8 лет назад +3

      there is a road there is a way, we were bought with the precious blood of the Lamb of Yâ-hwéh, hence the strong emotions

    • @oyizam5258
      @oyizam5258 8 лет назад +6

      Best comment ever, can totally relate. its an amazing song

    • @EthanParisMills93
      @EthanParisMills93 8 лет назад +1

      so true.

  • @jobsmine
    @jobsmine 7 лет назад +2826

    This guy truly lives in the Future. The world was not ready for 808 & heartbreak album. And it ain’t still ready for Life of Pablo 2016 either. He’s A LEGEND!!!

    • @icedynamite1560
      @icedynamite1560 6 лет назад +116

      Jobs mine exactly I hadn’t listened to MDTBF until this year and I regret not listening years ago

    • @eduoloo
      @eduoloo 6 лет назад +33

      What about yeezus???

    • @davidearle7209
      @davidearle7209 6 лет назад +81

      eduoloo exactly. Yeezus was like 3-4 years ahead of its time. So far ahead that people are just now able to appreciate it. Kanye the GOAT IDGAF

    • @mehtra7395
      @mehtra7395 6 лет назад +52

      E.J. Craig yeah i barely started loving Kanye recently and i appreciate him now more than before. I used to hate on him just cause everyone did and now that ive broken out of the “media” mindset, ive really respected this man.

    • @Wojak-explainer
      @Wojak-explainer 6 лет назад +5

      i experienced the same

  • @chitimeofficial
    @chitimeofficial 3 года назад +932

    I never hear anyone talk about how incredible the part is at 3:27. That low and booming vocoded voice going “whole world, whole life city, night” sends chills down my spine. anyone agree?

    • @chitimeofficial
      @chitimeofficial 3 года назад +19

      it sounds so powerful

    • @blackcaillou2814
      @blackcaillou2814 3 года назад +3

      Right!

    • @FredsRTW
      @FredsRTW 3 года назад +19

      The whole song gives me chills

    • @every2464
      @every2464 3 года назад +36

      are you fucking crazy? what about 3:10 when those voice come in? fucking absolutely madness. this could easily be kanye's best fucking track for so many different reasons. i don't think it is, but it could be,

    • @holzman00
      @holzman00 3 года назад

      My favorite part

  • @proddelle
    @proddelle 5 лет назад +2453

    mbdtf is one of the most legendary hip hop albums ever created

    • @kresnaoen4539
      @kresnaoen4539 4 года назад +135

      Mbdyf is the most legendary hip hop albums ever created

    • @M360-w6o
      @M360-w6o 4 года назад +23

      Albums***

    • @nenditajaswal
      @nenditajaswal 4 года назад +3

      True

    • @kaaneda2722
      @kaaneda2722 4 года назад +107

      Mbdtf is the one of the most legendary album at any genre

    • @heyimskar
      @heyimskar 4 года назад +1

      No shit bro

  • @amanuelw7202
    @amanuelw7202 4 года назад +3460

    Hearing the “Who will survive in america” just hits differently now a days

    • @marcofranco42
      @marcofranco42 4 года назад +101

      I'm from Brazil, this fits too much with the ignorance that the government here have to his people

    • @arnis71
      @arnis71 4 года назад +10

      Yes but the song is not about that

    • @Torrancee
      @Torrancee 4 года назад +8

      @TyetheRebel thats me im the insane leftist sjw

    • @Torrancee
      @Torrancee 4 года назад +26

      @TyetheRebel I don't fall under any of those criterias. Stuff like the N-word is very racist though, and I think you need to understand why we go out and protest. We go out for change, there is still racism and discrimination. I understand things are worded kinda weird out there but lemme explain. The phrase "not all lives matter until black lives matter" isnt degrading other lives, it's asking why you say all lives matter when many racist people discriminate against lives which makes it so not all lives matter yet. We're trying to fight for change, not control or to call out people who aren't racist.

    • @mycatsnameisellaandshesver7393
      @mycatsnameisellaandshesver7393 4 года назад +10

      TyetheRebel I'm not reading all that shit, but most of what you said was really stupid and not reflecting of the entire ""sjw"" ideologies.

  • @david_potvin15
    @david_potvin15 4 года назад +846

    You can’t listen to the lyrics of this song and watch what Kanye is going through right now and not feel some sort of sorrow for the man. He’s been struggling in front of our eyes for years. We need you Ye.

    • @joose6667
      @joose6667 4 года назад +28

      Subsequenc3 People have been making fun of him but I really hope he gets the help he needs.

    • @plug4you
      @plug4you Год назад +6

      @The Mincer He needs it... Still hurting

    • @Baruch.Goldstein
      @Baruch.Goldstein Год назад

      Truth.

    • @animezae
      @animezae Год назад +17

      This whole album and a good portion of 808s was a clear call for help/outcry about the pain and turmoil he was fighting. It reminds me of that line in Hey Ya! by Outkast: "Y'all don't wanna hear me, y'all just wanna dance."

    • @godly_potatoe69xd19
      @godly_potatoe69xd19 3 месяца назад

      @@animezaeyeah as a kid I always listened to that song and then a few months ago I looked at the actual lyrics and it was actually kinda sad

  • @iNfiNiTi7
    @iNfiNiTi7 2 года назад +107

    that second hook @ (2:20) with the choir singing literally brings tears to my eyes, not sure if its the meaning behind the words or simply how beautiful it sounds but i cant get over it. this song speaks to me , and my generation, on so many levels i cant help but get emotional every time i hear it. this whole ablum was a masterpiece at a pivotal time in my life. such a shame to see him fall so low in these past few years but ill still love the "old" kanye

  • @McDuls
    @McDuls 9 лет назад +696

    how does this song not have a billion views

    • @kristinadj1018
      @kristinadj1018 9 лет назад +81

      Because people are ashamed to go against the majority's fucked up opinion

    • @Diesker
      @Diesker 8 лет назад +20

      +Kristina Djurdjic Because Kanye have a lot of asshole haters.

    • @TheVideoChain
      @TheVideoChain 8 лет назад +3

      I just asked myself the same question

    • @rinjimaru
      @rinjimaru 8 лет назад +4

      it don't have a billion views because its a song about the bastard child of America aka my people we lost in the woods we can't go home because they hate us and we can't stay here because they hate us we forever lost

    • @mandykayla4762
      @mandykayla4762 8 лет назад

      I have no idea

  • @inigosalcedom1443
    @inigosalcedom1443 4 года назад +9266

    Crashing my car while listening to this song was a spiritual experience

    • @d3luz3
      @d3luz3 4 года назад +229

      damn

    • @prestonj.7687
      @prestonj.7687 4 года назад +651

      Goals😍

    • @meatgrinder9403
      @meatgrinder9403 4 года назад +654

      lowkey want to crash to this song rn

    • @wpprodpyc9266
      @wpprodpyc9266 4 года назад +801

      Imagine crashing and slowly being burned to death to this song 😍

    • @skazzi2g
      @skazzi2g 4 года назад +303

      @@wpprodpyc9266 wait what?!

  • @CrowzEye
    @CrowzEye 10 лет назад +659

    The song and the video define what art is supposed to do, kanye is a creative genius.

    • @CrowzEye
      @CrowzEye 10 лет назад +11

      are you stupid?

    • @flashfive12
      @flashfive12 10 лет назад +15

      6laderunner but he is a creative genius for putting it together.

    • @GeronFletcher
      @GeronFletcher 10 лет назад +12

      the last 30 seconds is one of the greatest pieces of music ive ever fucking heard. you have to listen closely and hear all the different things working together its mindblowing

    • @WhatAreGraphics
      @WhatAreGraphics 10 лет назад +12

      6laderunner Kanye produces all of his music and a ton of popular artists like Drake, he also writes raps for a ton of popular artists. Take a look at the writers/producers of almost any popular hip hop song, Kanye will be on it. He makes his own beats which are some of the best ever made. And he can rap as well as anyone ever. And you say he's overrated? Well that's just not true

    • @reniaesaddler8632
      @reniaesaddler8632 10 лет назад

      Yes, it shows God struggle in the world. Yes.

  • @KnekiEm
    @KnekiEm 2 года назад +51

    1:49 is the reasons I still being in this world.
    I remember being depressed because a bad relationship and I was playing random songs, then Lost In The World played, at first I wasn’t really having it, then the song intensified and I felt life going through all my body and started to dance.
    Now I’m my best version and I never imagined being this happy in my life.
    I really appreciate Ye for saving me. 🖤

  • @Rosalina102798
    @Rosalina102798 8 лет назад +3075

    This is the track that finally made me believe, "Wow. This guy is actually a genius."

    • @christophercruzart
      @christophercruzart 8 лет назад +243

      I'm sure Justin Vernon knows his friend Kanye is a genius.

    • @diogeneselcinico2957
      @diogeneselcinico2957 8 лет назад +141

      It's called sampling.....

    • @therealduckslikerain
      @therealduckslikerain 8 лет назад +168

      If you didnt know already Kanye and Vernon were in the studio for the entire production of the entire album. They are actually really good friends, Kanye is also in the special thanks for the upcoming Bon Iver album.

    • @brianbailey5572
      @brianbailey5572 8 лет назад +7

      explain to me how completely ripping Bon Iver's genius a song not even 10 years old can make this a masterpiece. How.. By adding a bunch of noise and drums to it? Literally anyone in the music industry could have made this in their sleep. The original Woods is the creative spark.

    • @Shibby21
      @Shibby21 8 лет назад +5

      It took you 12 years... but better late than ever, right?

  • @AaronKay97
    @AaronKay97 8 лет назад +4155

    The general population won't understand Kanye until he passes away, they're too brainwashed by the media, the man is a musical genius who expresses his emotions purely through his music and has helped many people through tough times.

    • @carouselmind2441
      @carouselmind2441 8 лет назад +77

      Yes thank you finally someone understands

    • @marcopecorino9
      @marcopecorino9 8 лет назад +117

      I can't stand people that say Taylor swift is better it's not even close

    • @chadthundercock4629
      @chadthundercock4629 8 лет назад +85

      Unfortunately though, the brainwashed haters will celebrate his passing without ever realizing how much of an amazing artist he is.

    • @steamboat4853
      @steamboat4853 8 лет назад +3

      by then the music will probably be too outdated and people who look back will see the more influential people kanye took ideas from to inspire himself

    • @ehhh1489
      @ehhh1489 8 лет назад +17

      I wouldn't say brainwashed. People have different opinions, that's all it is.

  • @CZ4E
    @CZ4E 4 года назад +421

    Kanye, if you ever read this, you’ve saved my life more than once man. Your art hasn’t gone unnoticed or was never for nothing. You’re moving people, saving them & even pushing them to chase what they love. God bless 🙏🏼 “Yeezy” will always be my answer when someone asks who my favorite artist is. Love you brother.

    • @ja711rich8
      @ja711rich8 Год назад +3

      If you see this im Curious do u still think this cause I saw ur comment and completely agree

    • @Akhobdj
      @Akhobdj Год назад +2

      Yeezy taught me 🔥🔥

    • @Brandon-eo9qo
      @Brandon-eo9qo Год назад +1

      ​@@ja711rich8Why wouldnt he still think it?

    • @islixxn
      @islixxn 9 месяцев назад

      npc comment@@ja711rich8

    • @alexanderperales3055
      @alexanderperales3055 8 месяцев назад

      @@Brandon-eo9qoa lot of people get shit on nowadays for being ye fans because of the controversy. It’s bs in my opinion because kanye’s music will always be kanye’s music

  • @paulmccharmley8570
    @paulmccharmley8570 3 года назад +576

    this is criminally underrated

    • @fyuzahhh
      @fyuzahhh 3 года назад +1

      factual

    • @HHSFr
      @HHSFr 3 года назад +9

      YES IT IS 😔 its a masterpiece

    • @Brendan-Black
      @Brendan-Black 3 года назад +2

      Lol f-ck no, this track is criminally overrated. Kanye West in general is criminally overrated.

    • @Brendan-Black
      @Brendan-Black 3 года назад

      @@HHSFr Not even close to a masterpiece. Expand your horizons a little and you'll find true masterpieces. Good luck!

    • @fyuzahhh
      @fyuzahhh 3 года назад +33

      @@Brendan-Black didn’t know opinions could be so wrong

  • @NJASZN
    @NJASZN 5 лет назад +8539

    What if Kanye really is the greatest artist of our time? Bold statement. But what if? And what if we don’t realize it until he’s gone?

    • @TheThugnificant
      @TheThugnificant 5 лет назад +1193

      He dropped the album of the Decade in the beginning of the decade and it still can't be matched he definitely has a case.

    • @astrothunder3580
      @astrothunder3580 4 года назад +764

      He definitely is. I've known this for years. It's sad that alot people don't give him enough credit. When he passes, the world will then realize what it lost

    • @M360-w6o
      @M360-w6o 4 года назад +459

      He is; he has the best discography, is probably the most influential and the most creative

    • @ricardoxvii
      @ricardoxvii 4 года назад +127

      The destiny of many greats unfortunately

    • @Ralaacj
      @Ralaacj 4 года назад +47

      Kanye west or the weekend listen his early albums to latest by far bestest

  • @Mathieu1696
    @Mathieu1696 8 лет назад +4944

    I really don't get why Kanye isn't in discussions as one of the best artists of our generation. His music goes so far past the rap genre.

    • @brogan294
      @brogan294 8 лет назад +508

      Because he has an ego, raps, and is always shown negatively in the media so that apparently means he makes bad music.

    • @donttouchtheac8651
      @donttouchtheac8651 8 лет назад +287

      +Based because hes a "producer rapper" and cant be considered a real lyricist, according to billboard. Those guys are fucking idiots

    • @datura7883
      @datura7883 8 лет назад +83

      +Based he is, though.

    • @Mathieu1696
      @Mathieu1696 8 лет назад +66

      +Hannes Samuelsson He really isn't as the people above said hes shadowed by his attitude & is misunderstood. People will praise him when hes dead

    • @datura7883
      @datura7883 8 лет назад +188

      Based anyone big into hip-hop will say kanye is one of the greats, though. he is also incredably critically acclaimed.

  • @ForeverGambino3
    @ForeverGambino3 8 лет назад +7471

    i hope you're okay ye

    • @heroesp100
      @heroesp100 8 лет назад +29

      FG 🙏🏻

    • @morgan3918
      @morgan3918 8 лет назад +235

      He'll be okay. I have a mental disorder and a crazy passion to get my name public. I have my breakdowns too. Having a mental disorder is a bitch, but he's strong. Kanye just needs to get healthy again and continue being Kanye.

    • @Oxytocin_
      @Oxytocin_ 8 лет назад +12

      +Morgan Connelly to get your name public?

    • @turquesacarolina
      @turquesacarolina 7 лет назад +7

      being famous

    • @Oxytocin_
      @Oxytocin_ 7 лет назад +15

      Carolina Islas so tHe urgency of fame comes witH tHe disorder?

  • @hazebleu6171
    @hazebleu6171 3 года назад +236

    Man, I can't believe I just found his music recently. Like this man is one hell of a musical genius. You can see his growth, creativity, and artistry in his discography.
    MBDTF to be exact is the greatest album that I've ever listened to. The feels, the emotions, the creativity that he put and the other artists, as well as producers, are Fucking tremendous that it made the album unique, it's amazing.
    Kanye is one of the greatest artists, he's a big inspiration for me. Too bad that people always focus on his controversies, and being bipolar rather than listening to his words and appreciating him. People will just know how great he was when he dies, hopefully, he won't be gone soon... and I hope that people will take their time to understand him and appreciate the ART he made and will be making.

    • @Phtthnku34567
      @Phtthnku34567 3 года назад +7

      that’s the thing. it’s the musical growth, through his ego, maturity, family, it’s like all a big film through his discography from the 2004-07 era then his mom died then everything changed , egotistical from 2011-2014 then 2016-2018 he began to change now he is a changed man and it perfectly shows that through his music

    • @aguyfromnothere
      @aguyfromnothere 2 года назад +4

      Poor guy is struggling these days. But I totally ignored Kanye until watched Netflix documentary. Just catching up.

  • @SECguy06
    @SECguy06 8 лет назад +214

    this track is one of the most brilliant pieces of music ive ever heard

  • @biggiemobhov
    @biggiemobhov 5 лет назад +137

    I remember almost bursting into tears the first time I heard that female choir come in at 2:18ish mark. I've been following Ye's career since before The College Dropout came out and I felt so proud of him, as a fan. The composition on this is just incredible.

    • @J-Dawg98
      @J-Dawg98 Год назад +1

      Best part of the song !!!!

  • @ihitterdal
    @ihitterdal 10 лет назад +264

    the more i listen to this album, the better it gets, and this track is no exception.

    • @darksunrise37
      @darksunrise37 10 лет назад +27

      The only album I can call perfect. Usually there are bad tracks in good albums but not this one.

    • @mavsandnuggetsfan
      @mavsandnuggetsfan 10 лет назад +3

      I've always said that this album is my favorite of all time.

    • @cinemaslut9034
      @cinemaslut9034 9 лет назад

      Nah I wouldn't say it didn't have its bad tracks. So Appalled was pretty terrible IMO. But Dark fantasy, Gorgeous, Power, All of the Lights, this, and Blame Game make up for it.

    • @nonyashblob
      @nonyashblob 9 лет назад +11

      Lunatic Prodigy so appalled was excellent imo

    • @cinemaslut9034
      @cinemaslut9034 9 лет назад

      A lot of people like that song. I never saw the appeal of it. I just hated the hook.

  • @Ciclopea2
    @Ciclopea2 3 года назад +246

    Absolutely Kanye's most underrated work, regardless of views. I mean 13.4 milions is a lot, but i still feel like i'm a member of an exclusive club where people appreciate this masterpiece.

    • @eeeyooohoh
      @eeeyooohoh 2 года назад +7

      same!! i think this is his BEST song personally. and thats obviously saying a lot.

    • @RM-wp7df
      @RM-wp7df Год назад

      @@eeeyooohoh i mean, it's the outro to his magnum opus 🤷🏻‍♂️

  • @iwo_naa
    @iwo_naa 8 лет назад +608

    There is no one like him!!! You just can't compare anyone to him! What he does is not ordinary hip hop. Kanye is true artist!!!

    • @quint3484
      @quint3484 8 лет назад

      Travis Scott

    • @drfrog4
      @drfrog4 8 лет назад +9

      Quinton Burks sux

    • @screenb9657
      @screenb9657 8 лет назад +7

      Quinton Burks Ehhh, Travis derives his style from Cudi and Ye too much to be considered like Kanye. He is definitely one of the most original though.

    • @Makingbread714
      @Makingbread714 8 лет назад +3

      yes...I love Kanye... but childish gambino new shit proves that wrong

    • @Rembrandtswagster
      @Rembrandtswagster 7 лет назад +18

      Gambino isn't even rap anymore 😂😂😂

  • @eujc21
    @eujc21 8 лет назад +2514

    I just noticed Kanye West is ahead of his time.

    • @kristinadj1018
      @kristinadj1018 8 лет назад +37

      +Edgar Joya always been :)

    • @jarrettblair7125
      @jarrettblair7125 8 лет назад +53

      How about Bon iver the one who wrote the chorus in 2010

    • @eujc21
      @eujc21 8 лет назад +81

      I have enjoyed Bon Iver for a while, and yes the chorus is definitely great by itself. I am not trying to downplay Bon Iver by any means. I am just enjoying that Kanye West was able to recognize the track for what it was and put a great spin on it.

    • @IgBtac0
      @IgBtac0 8 лет назад +14

      He's still a complete asshole but I agree he is a good artist who won't be appreciated as much until the future.

    • @estebang5741
      @estebang5741 8 лет назад +2

      Justin Vernon*

  • @MyBihLuhCoco
    @MyBihLuhCoco 4 года назад +379

    This might be my favorite song on the album, maybe because of how much i slept on it when i first heard it but re-listening to it years later was an unexplainable feeling

    • @redghost905
      @redghost905 4 года назад +13

      Same bro

    • @jadadedier5129
      @jadadedier5129 2 года назад +5

      My exact experience

    • @advi86
      @advi86 2 года назад +1

      Same

    • @miniman9121
      @miniman9121 2 года назад +3

      First time I heard this song was when I woke up at like 2 in the morning at a mates place, stoned as fuck and they played this on their tv. I was completely blown away and it was simply incredible.

    • @TheAzraf123
      @TheAzraf123 2 года назад

      me rn

  • @wheres_bears1378
    @wheres_bears1378 Год назад +202

    Man I love this song it really makes me feel something, like sad but hopeful at the same time ….. genius

  • @jazzyfour
    @jazzyfour 9 лет назад +392

    THIS IS MY JAM. DIDNT KNOW THERE WAS A VIDEO FOR IT

  • @user-up5kh2mz4n
    @user-up5kh2mz4n 8 лет назад +721

    there is no denying Kanye West is creative

    • @nicholasmiranda6013
      @nicholasmiranda6013 4 года назад

      Uhhhh.... Yeah?

    • @Scilla_Sage
      @Scilla_Sage 4 года назад +2

      Seandre chan 8H
      denying that Kanye is creative is like denying that Steve Jobs is innovative

    • @gauravchintamneedi5136
      @gauravchintamneedi5136 4 года назад

      Seandre chan 8H it was an analogy

    • @cooldudefromtinder.4312
      @cooldudefromtinder.4312 4 года назад

      you forgot to say 'af'

    • @manu-nz7vc
      @manu-nz7vc 3 года назад +1

      @Lavar Ball kanye and steve should have hung out at some point that would have been an interesting encounter

  • @bruhh_art
    @bruhh_art 9 лет назад +604

    This whole album helped me with my depression. god, I love kanye

    • @done___
      @done___ 8 лет назад +25

      MBDTF and The Weeknd's "Trilogy" basically both saved my life.

    • @rohanthanedar6407
      @rohanthanedar6407 8 лет назад +13

      +Charlie F it didn't save my life but it certainly changed it for the better, I love Abel and Ye

    • @brevinoconnor8300
      @brevinoconnor8300 8 лет назад +2

      +Charlie F trilogy was amazing

    • @oceanwavesandcocaine1129
      @oceanwavesandcocaine1129 8 лет назад +3

      +Arturo Cardenas The Life of Pablo made me feel more 'enlightened' about everything

    • @aimonstre9
      @aimonstre9 8 лет назад +2

      +Arturo Cardenas That was exactly my case, for the last couple of weeks.. Cheers from Morocco!
      Also, always keep in mind that you are awesome, and don't you ever underestimate yourself ;)

  • @ericseldon7270
    @ericseldon7270 3 года назад +611

    The older I get the more I realize how good of an artist he is. Def top 5 all time

    • @tylan24maga65
      @tylan24maga65 3 года назад +53

      Number 1

    • @mallu3577
      @mallu3577 2 года назад +68

      Fr man i hated him first because everyone hate him. I judged him by seeing some short clips of him. As i grew older i became more and more fond of his songs and began to watch his interviews and realised this man was spitting straight facts. Love him now, one of few celeb who is real to the world and defiantly among the top 3 artist of the 21st century

    • @tropicalfreeze
      @tropicalfreeze Год назад +2

      ON GAHHHHH, top 1 to me tho, full glaze

    • @sarthakjain1824
      @sarthakjain1824 9 месяцев назад

      Who above him?

    • @saqib7965
      @saqib7965 9 месяцев назад

      Top 3 solo artists
      Kanye west
      Michael Jackson
      David Bowie

  • @viyangiri6474
    @viyangiri6474 6 лет назад +529

    2:22 to 2:37 is the most beautiful sounding part of any song ever made

    • @Jsmithlovesspam
      @Jsmithlovesspam 6 лет назад +53

      its a trip aint it bro. the stampeding drums towards the end are incredible too

    • @seandaros3259
      @seandaros3259 4 года назад +15

      Couldn’t agree more, that voice is heavenly

    • @LoseWithLos
      @LoseWithLos 4 года назад +22

      Viyan Giri I love that part too, but I also love the drum parts at the end. After 3:43.

    • @vonssssss
      @vonssssss 4 года назад +12

      Yessss I could listen to that part over and over. I’ve never had a song give me goosebumps like that before

    • @nzungu7773
      @nzungu7773 4 года назад +1

      🙄

  • @haydenross4688
    @haydenross4688 8 лет назад +1883

    People like to hate on Kanye because of some poor actions he made in the eye of the media, while not realizing his unbelievable musical talent, they hate him just because it's cool to hate him, he's one of the best musical producers and rappers of our time, and fuck any hater, I'll always stay repping Yeezy.

    • @nickcampellone2404
      @nickcampellone2404 8 лет назад +66

      He even said: "Everyone makes mistakes, i just make em in public"

    • @joshbognar275
      @joshbognar275 8 лет назад +6

      I've never seen this put so perfectly. I agree 100%. I hope one day the world will learn to appreciate him for the genius he is

    • @bohmischeart
      @bohmischeart 8 лет назад +3

      This is literally what I tell to every Kanye's "hater" I find... But unfortunately people focus on the life more than the work all this people make. Kanye is a truly special artist, with tons of talent, but people just cares about him for being Kim's "controversial" husband.

    • @corneiliusclemons1140
      @corneiliusclemons1140 8 лет назад +2

      I couldn't have typed it any better

    • @jawnmel6596
      @jawnmel6596 8 лет назад

      I'm wit you ✊

  • @kristinadj1018
    @kristinadj1018 8 лет назад +920

    This song is proof that popularity and quality have nothing to do with one another anymore. This is a masterpiece and everytime I come here I expect millionsss of views and then get disappointed by how meaningless music gets popular quick and this doesnt. Idk i just cant seem to grasp it.

    • @ElectricBlobz
      @ElectricBlobz 8 лет назад +48

      8.4 million views. So underground and underappreciated

    • @mtthew123
      @mtthew123 8 лет назад +29

      +Blobidibi BoubouBa (ElectricBlob) For a Kanye song it's incredibly underrated. If you look at most of Kanye's other videos they get like 50-150million

    • @123Mathzak
      @123Mathzak 8 лет назад +15

      +Blobidibi BoubouBa (ElectricBlob) compared to Low Life by Future, which has 4x the views and is absolute garbage

    • @ANIMALBEHAVIORoff
      @ANIMALBEHAVIORoff 8 лет назад +2

      Agree 100%

    • @CleverMetaphor
      @CleverMetaphor 8 лет назад

      lol this shit is meaningless

  • @PILLOWHEX
    @PILLOWHEX Год назад +43

    Genius. Pure genius. The symphonic slow walk..and then.. the drums grab on.. and never let go....then... the Gil Scott Heron chaser. One of Ye's best. Produced to perfection.

    • @saichetanreddy2012
      @saichetanreddy2012 Год назад +2

      @Kalista bro you in every Kanye song hating..

    • @AFN.90210
      @AFN.90210 Год назад +2

      @@saichetanreddy2012 it's a bot to premote some shitty artist

  • @legendaryfitcrew1272
    @legendaryfitcrew1272 4 года назад +145

    This song is simply amazing it’s like listening to a moving painting

    • @jojomcleod1868
      @jojomcleod1868 3 года назад +16

      its crazy you say this because kanye said he sees sounds in colors and every song is like a panting to him

  • @ashtonmathew6576
    @ashtonmathew6576 5 лет назад +129

    2:22 Get chills up my body from those harmonies: "Run from the lights"

    • @ass_ass_in6365
      @ass_ass_in6365 4 года назад +9

      That is my favourite part of the song and the drums at the end

    • @thomasnelson5758
      @thomasnelson5758 3 года назад +1

      Kanye, Alicia Keys, and Elly Jackson
      👌

  • @cameronalmonte1700
    @cameronalmonte1700 6 лет назад +266

    Give this song a couple more years.... and maybe people will finally understand the song and how powerful his music really is. This song really was released 10 years to early and I KNOW this song will come back.

    • @samb998
      @samb998 4 года назад +14

      this one aged well for 2020

    • @k-doggy1762
      @k-doggy1762 4 года назад +12

      I'm still listening to it almost daily in 2020

    • @raphaelhernandez7724
      @raphaelhernandez7724 4 года назад +6

      Shit go hard

    • @1305vishal
      @1305vishal 2 года назад +1

      2022 and this song still undefeated. Honestly his best song and it’s a shame it’s a deep cut.

    • @sporgiii
      @sporgiii 2 года назад

      this song is one of my favorites of his. fucking love every element he incorporated into it, it's still criminally underrated imo

  • @nallan2538
    @nallan2538 2 года назад +458

    I'm not ashamed to admit that i've cried to this song

  • @yean_jean5317
    @yean_jean5317 8 лет назад +286

    This is One of the Most Beautiful Songs I have ever heard + in my opinion My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy is his best Album

    • @ophelialacsamana8154
      @ophelialacsamana8154 8 лет назад +6

      mbdtf is v underrated

    • @salatgurke30
      @salatgurke30 8 лет назад +9

      +a milk box I dont Think so, seeing as Entertainment Weekly I Think it was actually put it on Nr 8 of the best Albums of all time

    • @salatgurke30
      @salatgurke30 8 лет назад +7

      +a milk box But still, it should get way more attention in the rap community and the public in general

    • @jelenaudaric3779
      @jelenaudaric3779 8 лет назад +2

      Kenshin Himura YES! best album ever ❤ and i fuckin looove it 😎

    • @re-dna7099
      @re-dna7099 4 года назад

      Try woods by Bon iver, it’s the original

  • @wordplayer17
    @wordplayer17 9 лет назад +2613

    Anyone who says Kanye West is "shit" or "a douche", doesn't have the capacity to understand the emotional depth of his struggle, which is expressed through his music. What you judge others to be is really a reflection of yourself -- Kanye is an insecure genius who happens to be in the biggest public spotlight in human history. You think you feel good when your Instagram post gets 100 likes? Try getting 10 million. What would that do to your mind? Your ego? Kanye is both a hero and a victim of our modern culture's fucked up notion of what success means.
    His music breaks through all of the garbage and hits your heart and soul with its raw emotions and melodic beauty. I challenge anyone who hates on Kanye to look through his discography, look past the image in the magazines, and really try to vibe with what he's saying and what he's feeling. Kanye is on some MJ meets Mozart shit. His collaboration with McCartney was out of this world and the upcoming 7 songs they have I predict will be equally astounding.

    • @joepetruzzi4636
      @joepetruzzi4636 9 лет назад +34

      I have a theory anytime someone posts multiple paragraphs on youtube comment section, they care way to much about the subject, and cant be objective!

    • @DiosanXaquerry
      @DiosanXaquerry 9 лет назад +105

      Joe Petruzzi I have a hypothesis that the fact you chose to express your "theory" here indicates you are a hater.

    • @stephanusbekker4788
      @stephanusbekker4788 9 лет назад +3

      Fuck you buddy - this should be put on wikipedia under "How to Rape a good song"

    • @SethSolomonSputnikSpyglass
      @SethSolomonSputnikSpyglass 9 лет назад +36

      Stephanus Bekker god you're an idiot

    • @joepetruzzi4636
      @joepetruzzi4636 9 лет назад

      Dion Santana ok

  • @MMCGGames
    @MMCGGames 6 лет назад +73

    The way he flipped the lost in the woods sample. Oh my god. It gives this song a whole different vibe than the original. It gives a slight feeling of hope while the original is just straight hopelessness and being lost. This gives the feeling of being lost but wanting to be found and having hope

  • @CHRISVIZOFFICIAL
    @CHRISVIZOFFICIAL 4 года назад +918

    GOAT

  • @Arthur-be3qu
    @Arthur-be3qu 5 лет назад +76

    I'm up in the woods
    I'm down on my mind
    I'm building a still
    To slow down time
    I'm up in the woods
    I'm down on my mind
    I'm building a still
    To slow down the time
    I'm up in the woods
    I'm down on my line
    I'm building a still
    Down the time ooh
    I'm lost in the world
    Been down my whole life
    I'm new in the city
    And I'm down for the night
    Down for the night
    Said she's down for the night
    Down the time
    I'm lost in the world
    Been down my whole life
    I'm new in the city
    But I'm down for the night
    Down for the night, down for the night
    You're my devil, you're my angel
    You're my Heaven, you're my Hell
    You're my now, you're my forever
    You're my freedom, you're my jail
    You're my lies, you're my truth
    You're my war, you're my truce
    You're my questions, you're my proof
    You're my stress and you're my masseuse
    Ma-ma-se, ma-ma-se, ma-ma-ku-sa
    Lost in this plastic light
    Let's break out of this fake ass party
    Turn this into a classic night
    If we die in each other's arms
    Still get laid in that afterlife
    If we die in each other's arms
    Still get laid yeah
    I'm up in the woods (run from the lights, run from the night)
    Run for your life
    I'm new in the city
    And I'm down for the night
    Down for the night, down for the night
    I'm lost in the world
    Been down my whole life
    I'm new in the city
    But I'm down for the night
    Down for the night, down for the night
    Who will survive in America?
    Who will survive in America? (Down for the night)
    Who will survive in America?
    Who will survive in America?
    I'm lost in the world
    Been down my whole life
    I'm new in the city
    And I'm down for the ride, known for the ride
    I'm lost in the world
    Been down my whole life
    I'm new in the city
    But I'm down for the night
    Down for the night, for a good time
    Hey oh wow oh
    Hey oh wow oh
    Hey oh wow oh
    Whoa whoa whoa
    Hey oh wow oh
    Hey oh wow oh
    Hey oh wow oh
    Whoa whoa whoa
    Hey oh wow oh
    Hey oh wow oh
    Hey oh wow oh
    Whoa whoa whoa
    Hey oh wow oh
    Hey oh wow oh
    Hey oh wow oh
    Whoa whoa

  • @LOVER_LINK
    @LOVER_LINK 8 лет назад +2529

    No rap artist does this

    • @6LUEE
      @6LUEE 8 лет назад +206

      exactly why Kanye is the best. he experiments, and it works. unlike others who stick with the same sound and then can't stay relevant anymore..

    • @LOVER_LINK
      @LOVER_LINK 8 лет назад +17

      nikole too bad hes being hospitalized for mental health problems

    • @6LUEE
      @6LUEE 8 лет назад +47

      Link My Love ikr i feel so bad for him. everyone is bashing him also

    • @loganwendt778
      @loganwendt778 7 лет назад +56

      Thank you! Exactly! He makes bodies of work like no other hip hop artist. He goes way way beyond rap. He's fr a modern day beatle

    • @Whutto87
      @Whutto87 7 лет назад +25

      Artists don't come from necessarily sane backgrounds.

  • @michaelhibbert1613
    @michaelhibbert1613 5 лет назад +515

    imagine skipping this song... or any song on MBDTF

    • @freeross371
      @freeross371 4 года назад +25

      Moment of silence for those who did

    • @farhannr28
      @farhannr28 4 года назад +28

      Hell of a life sometimes, but the others are unskipable

    • @sintoorak8508
      @sintoorak8508 4 года назад +63

      @@farhannr28 hell of a life is god dude

    • @MrWadeSnow
      @MrWadeSnow 4 года назад +37

      @@farhannr28 hell of a life is a banger

    • @owenbaill6203
      @owenbaill6203 4 года назад +26

      @@farhannr28 hell of a life is fire

  • @bari3215
    @bari3215 3 года назад +846

    lowkey the best song on the album

  • @marike1100
    @marike1100 9 лет назад +200

    "I don't need writers, I might bounce ideas
    But only I could come up with some shit like this" - Barry Bonds, Graduation
    He's right, only Kanye could come up with some shit like this. Great album, not one bad song, finished off by this epic track.

    • @parabolicpanorama
      @parabolicpanorama 9 лет назад +5

      Who will survive in america and See me now were after this..

    • @clsagst
      @clsagst 9 лет назад +11

      +Ms. Chanandler Bong See Me Now is only a bonus track and Who Will Survive In America is basically this track's coda,....

    • @falconsfootball23
      @falconsfootball23 9 лет назад +2

      +Markus Arike Lol you do know that this whole song is pretty much "woods" by bon iver right?

    • @marike1100
      @marike1100 9 лет назад +15

      Seth Jared Duh, Bon Iver is listed right in the title and the whole world knows this song is a remix of their song Woods. Your point? On second thought, I don't care.

    • @marike1100
      @marike1100 8 лет назад

      Slimeasaur The First Slimy Dinosaur Yes I know, but it's impossible for me to use the singular when naming a band.

  • @syd16packchicken
    @syd16packchicken 7 лет назад +1369

    I used to sleep on this song so muchhh

    • @kevlouis3272
      @kevlouis3272 6 лет назад +4

      syd16packchicken I swear !!

    • @joshurbina7421
      @joshurbina7421 6 лет назад +31

      syd16packchicken I feel bad for you

    • @jacobpomelow6047
      @jacobpomelow6047 6 лет назад

      am right now🙂

    • @BLVCK-VINCI
      @BLVCK-VINCI 6 лет назад +11

      It was ahead of it's time i appreciate it more now than before and the song came out in 2010

    • @kevindehulsters
      @kevindehulsters 5 лет назад +4

      Same, I never really listened to it for some reason and now it's my favorite Kanye song

  • @casanovast.pierre9136
    @casanovast.pierre9136 9 лет назад +189

    i used to always skip this track for the longest and one day it hit me how great this song is all around......not all Ye tracks are liked from the jump; some have to grow on you, but they will.

    • @TheBlatez
      @TheBlatez 8 лет назад +32

      +Casanova St. Pierre thats like most songs ever, there are few which grab you and some will grab you when you're ready for them.

    • @claytron3000
      @claytron3000 8 лет назад +2

      +Casanova St. Pierre same way here - I could never get past the intro (since hits seemingly have to "grab you" these days). Had this album for over five years and only had now begun to appreciate this track.

  • @tihomiriordanov9060
    @tihomiriordanov9060 2 года назад +35

    Listening to this song on good headphones is a whole other experience. I feel so lucky to be alive in the same time as this man.

  • @blooobearx3
    @blooobearx3 8 лет назад +47

    whenever I feel like I've hit a rut in my music library I always turn back to this song, one of my absolute favorites, and I remember how music is more than just lyrics and some production; it's art, poetry, drama, a story, and everything in between. kanye is and will always be a legend, and i feel sorry for those who can't see that

  • @albertouzofficial
    @albertouzofficial 9 лет назад +91

    This is my one of my fave Kanye West song and i realized today this song had a music video....

    • @Rohan-yn2ts
      @Rohan-yn2ts 9 лет назад +1

      Albertouz SAME.

    • @ahsatar
      @ahsatar 9 лет назад +1

      Albertouz Me too.

    • @charlesreed5506
      @charlesreed5506 9 лет назад +1

      Albertouz i did too LOL I was in iraq I think when he made this

  • @emmaem2094
    @emmaem2094 8 лет назад +38

    Sample From "Woods": Justin Vernon]
    I'm up in the woods, I'm down on my mind
    I'm building a still to slow down the time
    I'm up in the woods, I'm down on my mind
    I'm building a still to slow down the time
    I'm up in the woods, I'm down on my mind
    I'm building a still to slow down the time
    [Chorus 2x:]
    I'm lost in the world, I'm down on my mind
    I'm new in the city, and I'm down for the night
    Down for the night
    Said she's down for the night
    [Kanye West:]
    You're my devil, you're my angel
    You're my heaven, you're my hell
    You're my now, you're my forever
    You're my freedom, you're my jail
    You're my lies, you're my truth
    You're my war, you're my truce
    You're my questions, you're my proof
    You're my stress and you're my masseuse
    Mama-say mama-say ma-ma-coo-sah
    Lost in this plastic life,
    Let's break out of this fake ass party
    Turn this into a classic night
    If we die in each other's arms we still get laid in the afterlife
    If we die in each other's arms we still get laid
    [Chorus:]
    (I'm lost in the world)
    Run from the lights, run from the night,
    (I'm down on my mind)
    Run for your life,
    I'm new in the city, and I'm down for the night
    Down for the night
    Down for the night
    I'm lost in the world, been down for my whole life,
    I'm new in the city but I'm down for the night
    Down for the night
    Down for the night
    Who will survive in America?
    Who will survive in America?
    Who will survive in America?
    [Chorus:]
    I'm lost in the world, I'm down on my mind
    I'm new in the city, and I'm down for the night
    Down for the night
    Said she's down for the night
    I'm lost in the world, I'm down on my mind
    I'm new in the city and I'm goin' for a ride
    Goin' for a ride
    I'm lost in the world, been down for my whole life
    I'm new in the city but I'm down the for the night
    Down for a night, down for a good time
    [Gil-Scott Heron:]
    Us living as we do upside down.
    And the new word to have is revolution.
    People don't even want to hear the preacher spill or spiel because God's whole card has been thoroughly piqued.
    And America is now blood and tears instead of milk and honey.
    The youngsters who were programmed to continue fucking up woke up one night digging Paul Revere and Nat Turner as the good guys.
    America stripped for bed and we had not all yet closed our eyes.
    The signs of truth were tattooed across our open ended vagina.
    We learned to our amazement the untold tale of scandal.
    Two long centuries buried in the musty vault, hosed down daily with a gagging perfume.
    America was a bastard, the illegitimate daughter of the mother country whose legs were then spread around the world and a rapist known as freedom, free doom.
    Democracy, liberty, and justice were revolutionary code names that preceded the bubbling bubbling bubbling bubbling bubbling in the mother country's crotch
    What does Webster say about soul?
    All I want is a good home and a wife
    And our children and some food to feed them every night.
    After all is said and done build a new route to China if they'll have you.
    Who will survive in America?
    Who will survive in America?
    Who will survive in America?
    Who will survive in America?

  • @Adam-yv1fc
    @Adam-yv1fc 4 года назад +507

    The fact that this only have 12 mil makes me question ppl's taste in music

    • @yonatanmussies1302
      @yonatanmussies1302 4 года назад +13

      12 million is a lot

    • @freddieeverett6752
      @freddieeverett6752 4 года назад +38

      It makes me angry to be honest. Then u got Tekashi 69 making shit clickbait

    • @benmungai5978
      @benmungai5978 3 года назад

      Exactly!! . . .

    • @cube5884
      @cube5884 3 года назад +13

      i wish kanye was an underground artist sometimes cuz hes my fav artist and i hate when people say i hate the new kanye and curse him out but probably listen to him on the low

    • @Adam-yv1fc
      @Adam-yv1fc 3 года назад +4

      @@cube5884 yep and why do ppl act like he didn't inspire a whole generation of rap artists including drake himself?

  • @splet__
    @splet__ 8 лет назад +361

    kanye's not a rapper, kanye's an artist

  • @juanmadera6189
    @juanmadera6189 8 лет назад +88

    This song is BEAUTIFUL.

  • @chocolate4queenrules
    @chocolate4queenrules 9 лет назад +1576

    Why do I only hear about Kanye being a douche? Now that I've checked out his music, I'm in love! I wish we listened to the music and not worry about the artist so much.

    • @jlgarcia044
      @jlgarcia044 9 лет назад +76

      Welcome to the season of Ye

    • @chocolate4queenrules
      @chocolate4queenrules 9 лет назад

      whats that?

    • @Akid0Kag3
      @Akid0Kag3 9 лет назад +2

      London Pirtle lol it's a joke. Like "next time on " insert show here) ".

    • @saqibmunir2102
      @saqibmunir2102 9 лет назад +44

      Yeezy season

    • @dobi287
      @dobi287 9 лет назад +9

      our nature is divisive and we tend toward the destructive, tearing down and looking for reasons to do so. if i am persecuting you i don't look at my own issues and can leave them unaddressed which is less daunting. we want mercy for ourselves but reluctantly give it away. but i second what you said.

  • @joegarrison5911
    @joegarrison5911 4 года назад +201

    The man that transcended rap. He showed the world what potential the genre had.

    • @garanceahran7953
      @garanceahran7953 Год назад

      The world ?! you mean white people ?

    • @joegarrison5911
      @joegarrison5911 Год назад +2

      @@garanceahran7953 your jealously is showing.

    • @garanceahran7953
      @garanceahran7953 Год назад +1

      @@joegarrison5911 what are you talking about? Jealous of who?

    • @PrinceJes
      @PrinceJes Год назад

      ​@@garanceahran7953they probably deleted the comment you bozo use your bozo brain😊

  • @TavishSharma7
    @TavishSharma7 8 лет назад +127

    I find it kinda mandatory to mention this, the person who made this video, is one hell of an artist.

    • @jakel939
      @jakel939 5 лет назад

      I was looking for a comment mentioning this.

  • @yostarslowed
    @yostarslowed 8 лет назад +131

    for some reason, this song is better nowdays

    • @rachit
      @rachit 8 лет назад +1

      +shoturhead true :)

    • @H24DA
      @H24DA 8 лет назад +1

      because "music" now is pure Shit

    • @downthetube23
      @downthetube23 8 лет назад +56

      Because it was ahead of its time, like everything Kanye does.

    • @vitorialuiza7867
      @vitorialuiza7867 8 лет назад

      +Maddie djcRod

    • @suremrghost234
      @suremrghost234 6 лет назад +1

      Fabio Yostar it’s because we are just now catching up to Kanye when he made this song in the present he is still years ahead of us like he says he is ten years in the future he has to slow down to process everything from the future to the present

  • @robertosandoval9094
    @robertosandoval9094 8 лет назад +303

    i love bon iver

  • @thomasnelson5758
    @thomasnelson5758 3 года назад +203

    I truly envy people who get to experience this song for the first time. I still get high from the euphoria of hearing it ten years later.

    • @MrMiniblock
      @MrMiniblock 2 года назад +4

      I still remember the leaked version with the radio tag.
      good times

    • @finznetworkinstagram705
      @finznetworkinstagram705 2 года назад +1

      Funny as i’m high and discover this song for the first time w my headphones on and now am in love with it

    • @jakehenri9608
      @jakehenri9608 Год назад +1

      just happened bro it was unbelievable

    • @christinewallace4578
      @christinewallace4578 Год назад +1

      Just discovered it yesterday! Incredible!

    • @codiroberts7089
      @codiroberts7089 Год назад

      This first listen dedicated to you, friend. Definitely feeling that euphoria high 😊

  • @shaney_haro
    @shaney_haro 9 лет назад +88

    This song, in my opinion, is one of the best album closers of all time. It's worth buying and listening to My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy just to get to Lost in the Woods at the very end. It encapsulates the whole record - the pomp, the grandiosity, the euphoria and the introspection - in 4 minutes. It is sublime in every sense of the word.

  • @arnoringvarsson9294
    @arnoringvarsson9294 4 года назад +65

    This song is so underrated, one of his best creations imo

  • @TheDomanation13
    @TheDomanation13 10 лет назад +519

    Anyone that doesn't like Kanye West hasn't listened to this album. MBDTF as well as Late Registration are necessities for any and all hip-hop fans.

    • @domgluhwein
      @domgluhwein 10 лет назад +120

      This album made me respect him as an artist and as a person. This album was beautiful, a total masterpiece, no kidding.

    • @elpadrino7425
      @elpadrino7425 10 лет назад +33

      Very well said!! MBDTF and Late Registration are masterpieces...'Ye is a legend!

    • @etagged
      @etagged 10 лет назад +31

      All his albums tell stories that mesh into a masterpiece... And then there's Watch the Throne

    • @TheDomanation13
      @TheDomanation13 10 лет назад +24

      I like to think of Watch the Throne not as an anomaly amongst his discography, but rather as a victory lap celebrating the height of artistic achievement, passion, and emotion that went into MBDTF. Hence lyrics on Lift Off; "We gon’ take it to the moon, take it to the stars
      How many people you know can take it this far?"
      Kanye and Nas are my favorite hip-hop artists of all time. I am very glad that both of these legends are still putting out great music.

    • @TheDomanation13
      @TheDomanation13 10 лет назад +23

      In conclusion, I feel like MBDTF changed hip-hop forever. Even before its release, the hype surrounding it influenced the whole hip-hop game and even the music game. Few hip-hop albums (including Illmatic) match the immense star power of MBDTF.

  • @Michael-zi2qg
    @Michael-zi2qg 2 года назад +7

    The layers and the distorted bassline is sick. Love this song still 10 years after its release

  • @JJS88STL
    @JJS88STL 4 года назад +36

    man 3:10 when all those backing vocals come in brings tears to my eyes

  • @haley666G59
    @haley666G59 5 лет назад +384

    Who's here in 2019? Kanye is the G.O.A.T

  • @udichohen
    @udichohen 5 лет назад +48

    Sometimes i feel shame and regret about things i did or missed, And it's a heavy feeling.
    And I listen to this song, and remember there is always a new start and a new chance for everyone.
    Thanks Kanye :)

  • @vvroncyrus4971
    @vvroncyrus4971 10 лет назад +43

    Love how he contradicts everything he says in the beging yet it still makes perfect sesnse and if u been in tge situation u know excatly what he means

    • @stormeth4624
      @stormeth4624 10 лет назад

      Preach it XD

    • @MrJumpshot10
      @MrJumpshot10 10 лет назад +29

      He's using a literary technique called Paradox.

    • @NillyVanilly08
      @NillyVanilly08 10 лет назад +16

      Jumpshot7 The person who gives you the best times of your life, and the worst times of your life in the same person! Your my heaven, Your my Hell. My Relationship is just like this statement!

    • @howtocreateyourownmarketin1541
      @howtocreateyourownmarketin1541 10 лет назад

      alot of hz material he contradicts....das y ppl think hes a hypocrite.....

  • @spencerj4677
    @spencerj4677 8 лет назад +274

    when the media wants you to hate someone, that's when you should like them.

    • @robiri1
      @robiri1 8 лет назад +1

      Visit his twitter acc. That will chaneg your mind. I agree that his music is good (especially the older songs) but as a person he is rubbish.

    • @spencerj4677
      @spencerj4677 8 лет назад +18

      Anthrax62 I follow him and retweet him daily.
      He's no different than lennon, and he gets worshiped.

    • @DojoMuppet
      @DojoMuppet 8 лет назад +32

      +Spencer G lol John Lennon, Steve Jobs, Shakespeare, Thomas Eddison, Michael Jackson, Picasso were all cunts but no one even thinks about that anymore. Same will happen for Kanye. Shame he isnt appreciated while hes alive

    • @spencerj4677
      @spencerj4677 8 лет назад +2

      DojoMuppet yup. Some of us appreciate him tho.

    • @DojoMuppet
      @DojoMuppet 8 лет назад +1

      Spencer G a minority unfortunately

  • @ChescoYT
    @ChescoYT 5 лет назад +762

    *Kanye's love poem to Kim K, that eventually turned into a song.*

    • @hunterhannemann2063
      @hunterhannemann2063 4 года назад +17

      Chesco this is 80% bon Iver but ok

    • @chainymania8611
      @chainymania8611 4 года назад +127

      Hunter Hannemann bruh the whole “you’re my heaven you’re my hell” part was a poem he wrote for Kim K

    • @CollegeDroputPowerpoints
      @CollegeDroputPowerpoints 4 года назад +14

      @@hunterhannemann2063 ft. Automatically means 50% or less. Try again

    • @victoriagigena5009
      @victoriagigena5009 4 года назад +6

      Tyler just to let you know this song was originally wrote and composed by bon iver in 2009, so dont speak if you dont know

    • @thenavigator2559
      @thenavigator2559 4 года назад +33

      @@victoriagigena5009 huge bon Iver fan, but that's just not true

  • @huntymcbunty
    @huntymcbunty Год назад +17

    My Dark Twisted Fantasy (looking back on it) was easily his best album. With this song, Runaway, Hell of a Life, even Devil In A New Dress; Were all super good songs. The album truly expresses Ye’s song writing ability.

  • @airdropsneakers3432
    @airdropsneakers3432 8 лет назад +44

    This song just make me appreciate life, it make me want to live life better.

  • @EmilyRose1
    @EmilyRose1 7 лет назад +14

    The verse is so sweet. Describes when you love someone so much you don't even understand your own feelings and it hurts yet is bliss.

  • @lauragatinha7270
    @lauragatinha7270 5 лет назад +474

    He said in an interview that he wrote this song for Kim when he was in love with her and she was in a relationship with other guys before they married.

    • @justlove9750
      @justlove9750 4 года назад

      @TyetheRebel what happppnnndddd

    • @wumpus3719
      @wumpus3719 4 года назад +3

      @TyetheRebel nah before when Kim was married to some baseball player and Kanye was with Amber Rose

    • @jakeezetci
      @jakeezetci 4 года назад +10

      the lyrics for the first verse, not the whole song

    • @bigo4896
      @bigo4896 4 года назад +1

      @@wumpus3719 he was a basketball player

    • @re-dna7099
      @re-dna7099 4 года назад +4

      Actually, he wrote a verse for her, most of the song is Justin vernons doing

  • @pavlekovacevic7320
    @pavlekovacevic7320 Год назад +37

    I'm going to cherish this song for a lifetime. The lyrics will always find a way of drawing me back, no matter what. After all, "I'm lost in the world" feeling will always reappear.

  • @Chris-tb8mj
    @Chris-tb8mj 8 лет назад +312

    Kanye and Justin Vernon need to do a collab album. The world will be better.

    • @quantgold738
      @quantgold738 8 лет назад +4

      W

    • @pidom9036
      @pidom9036 8 лет назад +2

      +R E S P E C K plus Chance the Rapper and James Blake

    • @adriancarreon8868
      @adriancarreon8868 8 лет назад +3

      +P. Domerc Too much people

    • @Chris-tb8mj
      @Chris-tb8mj 8 лет назад +20

      And Hold My Liqour. And I'm In It. And That's My Bitch. And Monster. And Fall Out Of Heaven. I'm missing something I think but they're godly together.

  • @SidneyMosley
    @SidneyMosley 8 лет назад +167

    Idk why but I find myself listening to this song awfully a lot nowadays...

  • @cochisewiessenhaan6865
    @cochisewiessenhaan6865 4 года назад +51

    Praying for you right now mr. West

  • @isahe
    @isahe Год назад +16

    This song has grounded and helped me through some tough times, makes me feel like I’m not alone. Thank you kanye

    • @isahe
      @isahe Год назад

      @6JVhHdjd 😂😂😂

  • @HaxorSerialKiller
    @HaxorSerialKiller 8 лет назад +297

    "Run from the lights, Run from the night, Run for your life" This is one of the best lyrics i have ever heard

    • @stayfrosty5281
      @stayfrosty5281 8 лет назад +40

      HaxorSerialKiller you must not listen to a lot of music

    • @Ms9mmBeretta
      @Ms9mmBeretta 8 лет назад +101

      +Stay Frosty Stay QUIET. Because that's not what that comment means. It means the lyrics have meaning to that person and you think you can judge someone's taste in music based off that statement? Your taste in music is remedial at best, since we're all critiquing each other with irrelevant comments such as yours.

    • @mvuyisogqwaru2409
      @mvuyisogqwaru2409 5 лет назад +4

      Bruh????? No truer words have ever been spoken

    • @mariob3864
      @mariob3864 5 лет назад +3

      Umm Kanye is my favorite artist, so don’t get the wrong idea when I tell you that that line in it of itself is not that impressive

    • @SavingSoulsMinistries
      @SavingSoulsMinistries 5 лет назад +1

      You think it's about the satanic industry? Warning us?

  • @toibain2070
    @toibain2070 6 лет назад +70

    For the longest time I secretly felt Kanye West is the shit.
    All these comments from people who feel the same, is sublime
    Kanye songs have got me through some rough times. And jammed with me during some good ones
    You the man Mr. West

    • @nottucks
      @nottucks 3 года назад

      Ye is and will always be the shit

  • @iamgroot9020
    @iamgroot9020 6 лет назад +35

    Kanye West + Bon Iver = GREATNESS.

  • @alex_harnar_618
    @alex_harnar_618 2 года назад +12

    ‘My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy’
    An artistic masterpiece of an album that tells a story about the beauty and dangers of fame and love presented in amazing ways with extremely realistic musical elements with pianos and orchestral sounds, and amazing usage of sampling small elements of some know/unknown 1960’s, 1970’s & early 1980’s old school songs to make something completely original. Also extraordinary mature subject matter used very well lyrically throughout the album. Whether you like Kanye or not this thing is thing is a masterpiece that won’t be forgotten.

  • @lululuuuuup
    @lululuuuuup 9 лет назад +42

    This song gives me chills every fucking time. Such a perfect ending to a masterpiece as Runaway.
    And I know he wrote it for Kim, but I think it has A LOT to do with his mom. Kanye is lost and stuck in a shallow world where he doesn't belong to, a world which took his beloved mother's life, that's why he wants her lover to run away with him from all this mess.
    It's beautiful, powerful and tragic at the same time.
    So much respect for this man.

    • @123miscrits
      @123miscrits 9 лет назад

      Never understood why people think the ending of runaway was good, i mean I get he's saying he is being drowned out but it gets boring

    • @BombXXplosive
      @BombXXplosive 8 лет назад +2

      +123miscrits just because you don't like it doesn't mean others shouldn't

  • @SavingSoulsMinistries
    @SavingSoulsMinistries 5 лет назад +842

    Who's here after Jesus is king? Proud of you kanye

    • @luanbitencourt
      @luanbitencourt 4 года назад +6

      i miss this kanye

    • @chrisramare04
      @chrisramare04 4 года назад +1

      @@luanbitencourt Buy his old shit

    • @Eduardo-vj6ly
      @Eduardo-vj6ly 4 года назад +13

      @@user-wx8mi1pd6g I very recently got into listening to Kanye. Went from God is King Sunday Service, to Life of Pablo/Ye, then College Dropout/Graduation. Yesterday I listened to more songs of MDBTF without paying attention. Today I saw for the first time the Runaway Film and consequently paid attention to the lyrics. I absolutely love the overly religious Kanye, he is beautiful and happy and in my opinion makes his earlier projects (especially MBDTF) sooo much better. This specific song really feels like a happy ending to the album and the fact that he is who he is today tells us that that ending is everlasting. The verse in this song is a poem to Kim Kardashian and i am so happy for him to be where he is today with his children and with god and that he didn't turn back to his former self.

    • @conormackey204
      @conormackey204 4 года назад +1

      Mank 100% he listened to it wrong. To fully understand and appreciate Kanye’s albums I feel like u need to listen to each one at least 20 times. The first Kanye album u listen to can’t be JIK. That’s like starting a book on the last chapter.

    • @conormackey204
      @conormackey204 4 года назад

      Mank plus the album was terrible. It felt rushed and not taught out very well.

  • @dilatedmuscle
    @dilatedmuscle 11 лет назад +16

    This song is a beautiful poem.

  • @evwal6429
    @evwal6429 4 года назад +25

    i never cry and i almost shed a tear listening to this - such a masterpiece. Kanye is a generational talent think about all he’s accomplished.

  • @priyadarshiniable
    @priyadarshiniable 4 года назад +298

    Kanye's the Tesla of our time, most of us won't know how great he is until decades later.

    • @k-doggy1762
      @k-doggy1762 4 года назад +10

      lol he's good but comparing him to Tesla is just silly

    • @darraghkelly1744
      @darraghkelly1744 4 года назад +1

      Tesla is the Tesla of our time

    • @evwal6429
      @evwal6429 4 года назад

      yes

    • @kingm8085
      @kingm8085 4 года назад +5

      @@darraghkelly1744 tesla isnt from our time

    • @tinntopic
      @tinntopic 3 года назад +8

      @@darraghkelly1744 he means Nikola Tesla