Genius Meanings
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Kanye West (Ft. Pusha T) – Runaway
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The piano, the echoing voice in the background, the distortion on his singing, the vocoder solo: every single element of this track is spine-tingling, hauntingly beautiful. Combine
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Kanye West (Ft. Alicia Keys, Bon Iver, Charlie Wilson, Drake, Elly Jackson, Elton John, Gil Scott-Heron, John Legend, Justin Vernon, Ken Lewis, Kid Cudi, Nicki Minaj, Pusha T, Rick James, Rihanna, Ryan Leslie, Selita Ebanks, The-Dream & The World) – Runaway (Full-length Film)
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[Intro to Film: Lacrimosa by Mozart] / [Song 1 - Dark Fantasy] / [Intro: Nicki Minaj] / You might think you've peeped the scene / You haven't, the real one's far too mean / The
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Kanye West (Ft. Bon Iver) – Lost In the World
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According to Kanye, the verse began as a poem he emailed to Kim Kardashian because he had the beat but no lyrics. He made the revelation at his Glastonbury 2015 headline set.
This
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Kanye West (Ft. John Legend) – Blame Game
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This entire song can be taken two different ways: One, Kanye is talking about his relationship with fame (pretty easy to see metaphor-wise). Two, he’s talking about a specific girl
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Kanye West (Ft. Rick Ross) – Devil In a New Dress
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Produced by Bink!, “Devil In a New Dress” finds Kanye using familiar religious imagery in contemplating all kinds of nasty thoughts about his girl.
It’s perhaps an ode to Amber
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Kanye West – All of the Lights
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“All of the Lights” is the 4th single from Kanye West’s 5th studio album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.
The song is about Kanye’s qualms living as a celebrity with personal
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Kanye West & Drake – Runaway (Free Larry Hoover Benefit Concert Version)
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[Intro: Kanye West & Rick James] / When the beat drop I need y'all to make some noise / Look at ya, look at ya, look at ya, look at ya, look at ya / Look at ya, look at ya, look at
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Kanye West – Dark Fantasy
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Preceded by the darkest period of Kanye’s life, which culminated in the infamous Taylor Swift incident, this conceptual album digs deeper into the dark side of fame.
This track
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Silverstein (Ft. Camm Hunter) – Runaway
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Silverstein covered Kanye West’s Runaway for Punk Goes Pop 4. Silverstein’s cover features Cam Hunter of Down With Webster.
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Kanye West – Hell of a Life
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With the thematic of My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy centered around pros and cons of fame, “Hell of a Life” is the culminating ode to the corrupt use of it to have a one-night
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Kanye West (Ft. Kid Cudi & Raekwon) – Gorgeous
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“Gorgeous” sees Kanye describing the ugly nature of social injustice in America, ironically calling the nation “gorgeous” because of it.
Recorded during his self-imposed exile in
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Kanye West – Who Will Survive In America
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The final song of My Beautiful Twisted Dark Fantasy, “Who Will Survive in America” is an abridged version of Gil Scott-Heron’s “Comment #1” that paints a bleak outlook for Kanye’s
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Kanye West & XXXTENTACION – True Love
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“True Love” sees Kanye West and the late XXXTENTACION singing about the complicated nature of love and their struggles to keep their relationships alive on a beat reminiscent of Ye
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Bo Burnham – Can’t Handle This
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In the finale of his 2015 Make Happy Tour, Bo shares his struggles with the radius of Pringles cans, burrito overspill, and being a comedian with a declining mental state.
Bo
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Kanye West (Ft. Pusha T) – Runaway (HW Version)
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(This copy is for Hype Williams) / [Pre-Chorus: Kanye West] / And I always find, yeah, I always find something wrong / You been putting up with my shit just way too long / (This
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Kanye West – Facts (Charlie Heat Version)
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“Facts” celebrates Kanye’s Adidas Yeezy Boost line and denounces his affiliation with competitor Nike. It appears that the track is simply a spur of the moment recording
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Genius Traduzioni Italiane – Kanye West - Runaway ft. Pusha T (Traduzione Italiana)
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Struggente, tragica e meravigliosa nona canzone di MBDTF.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7_jYl8A73g
Sono presenti campioni da “Expo 83” dei Backyard Heavies, “Mary Jane (Live
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Kanye West (Ft. Pusha T & Tony Williams) – Runaway [GAJ Version]
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[Pre-Chorus: Kanye West] / And I always find, yeah, I always find something wrong / You been puttin' up with my shit just way too long / I'm so gifted at finding what I don't like
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A Genius Analysis: Kanye West's Short Film "Runaway"
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In 2010, Yeezy blessed us with My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, an album so many of us appreciate. But to those who don’t know, he also directed and dropped a short film “Runaway,” a dynamic visual translation of the album – and today, we are releasing a breakdown page!
Keep in mind that this is only the 1st part, the 2nd is coming soon! Huge props go out to @damasaify for essentially managing the whole process, @Drew_Harvie for help in our proofreading/idiot-checking (hopefully we’ll see more of you in Part 2!), and @StillAtIt and @Tyrant for overseeing the project. If anyone has any questions, PM any of us. Enjoy!
@genius-editorial-board @screen-genius @rap-genius
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toasty digital – RUNAWAY
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[Intro: Gil Scott-Heron, Samoria Green & Natalie Green] / All I want is a good home and a wife and a children / And some food to feed them every night / We don't want no devils in
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John Legend & Teyana Taylor – Bliss
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For the second-to-last song on Kanye West Presents… Cruel Summer, G.O.O.D. Music labelmates John Legend and Teyana Taylor combine their complementary vocal qualities to create an
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Kanye West – Runaway (Watch The Throne Tour Freestyle)
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Live performance of Kanye West’s “Runaway” during the WTT tour. This freestyle replaced Pusha T’s and Kanye West’s second part of “Runaway”.
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Juice WRLD – RUNNAWAY FREESTYLE
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“RUNNAWAY FREESTYLE” is the fourth track on Juice WRLD’s album JUICED UP THE EP. Juice is remixing the song “Runaway” of Kanye West.
On his self-produced track, Juice WRLD talks
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Kanye West (Ft. Chance the Rapper, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin & The-Dream) – Ultralight Beam
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“Ultralight Beam” is about Kanye’s faith in God. This track establishes strong parallels for The Life of Pablo with the life of Saint Paul the Apostle. Paul (Saul at the time) was
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Kanye West – Violent Crimes
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“Violent Crimes” chronicles Kanye’s shift in perspective towards women with the birth of his children, specifically his daughters North and Chicago. He also brings up his fears
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Justin Bieber (Ft. Kanye West & Raekwon) – Runaway Love (Remix)
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There are two versions of this song; one with the original beat (which was included on the Never Say Never: Remixes album), and another (released on GOOD Fridays) used the beat
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Plan B (UK) – Runaway - triple j Like A Version
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This is his Kanye West cover recorded for Triple J in 2011. For Plan B’s ORIGINAL song on iLL Manors, see “The Runaway”.
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Kanye West – POWER
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Produced by Kanye and S1, “POWER” samples “21st Century Schizoid Man” by progressive British rock band King Crimson, the drums from the Cold Grits' rendition of “It’s Your Thing” (
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