Kanye West

pulpit; a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it

We make history, strive for victory (Yeah)

Standing at my podium, I'm trying to watch my sodium

Die high blood pressure either let the Feds catch ya (yeah)

disturbance; unstable flow of a liquid or gas

I channeled them bad, all in abode

I challenge the trust, I challenge the turbulence

I came with the life

foster; help develop, help grow

Father, forgive me, I'm scared of the karma

'Cause now I see women as somethin' to nurture

Not somethin' to conquer

calm; a disposition free from stress or emotion

This is everything

Deliver us serenity, deliver us peace

Deliver us loving, we know we need it

out-of-date; obsolete or old-fashioned

Troll conventional thought, don't need to question

I know it's antiquated so sometimes I get aggressive

Thank God For Jay Electra, he down with the mission

bizarre; conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual

Especially when you got family members on payroll

The media said it was outlandish spendin'

The media said he's way out of control

figure out; convert code into ordinary language

My friends' best advice was to stay low

I guess it's hard to decipher all of the bills

Especially when you got family members on payroll

importance; special importance or significance

And you can live through anything if Magic made it (oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)

They say I talk with so much emphasis

Ooh, they so sensitive

collection; a collection of works that an artist or company can perform

Come Erykah Badu me, well, let's make a movie

Hell, you know my repertoire is like a wrestler (shake that body, party that body)

I show you the ropes, connect the dots (shake that body, party that body)

calmness; steadiness of mind under stress

I ain't gotta peak over

Keepin' perfect composure

When I scream at the chauffeur

obvious; conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible

Every agent I know, know I hate agents

I'm too black, I'm too vocal, I'm too flagrant

Somethin' smellin' like shit, that's the new fragrance (Los Angeles)

coated; form a crust or a hard layer

With these responsibilities that they entrusted me

As I look down at my diamond encrusted piece

Thinking

compete; compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others

Throw on some Maybach keys

Fuck it, c'est la vie

I know that we the new slaves

thoughtful; given to examining own sensory and perceptual experiences

I really wanted more like of the simple type JAY-Z

I ain't want like the, the more introspective, complicated

Rhy- or the, in my personal opinion

pride; overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors

Now I could let these dream killers kill my self-esteem

Or use my arrogance as the steam to power my dreams

I use it as my gas, so they say that I'm gassed

extreme; (used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm

Switch my, switch my attitude

I'm so, I'm so radical

All these people mad at dude

consider equal; consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous

Lack of visual empathy

Equates the meaning of L-O-V-E

Hatred and attitude tear us entirely

exclusive group; an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose

Polk County, Jacksonville, rep Melbourne

Whole clique appetite's had tapeworms

Spinning Teddy Pendergrass vinyl as my J burns

pay back; adjust for

I think this is the part where I'm supposed to say somethin' good

To compensate it so it doesn't come off, bad

But sometimes I think really bad things

swivel; turn on a pivot

Dude! Fresh off the plane, Konnichiwa, bitches

Turn around another plane, my passport on pivot

Ask for it, I did it, that asshole done did it

irritating; causing disapproval or protest

New Chanel, I rock it, twist, and it ain't even out yet

All this jewelry at the grocery store, I'm obnoxious

Bought a home and closing on another, I know I'm blessed

hatred; a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility

You had this look on your face

So much animosity

Ego death is where you find happiness

huge; of great force or power

I just, uh, I owe you a lot

I live on the Titanic (oh), I can rock your boat (Spider)

Hopping out the brand new Rolls (skrrt, skrrt)

unplanned; happening or arising without apparent external cause

She's got a lover, so the lies, and the lust, is a rush

Time's of the essence, I need you to be spontaneous

Roll up the doja, Henny and Co-Co-Coca-Cola (you make me smile)

put upon; compel to behave in a certain way

Then I'll get the lotion, and do somethin' to me, when your thighs is exposed (you make me smile)

There's no turning back now, I mean I don't mean to impose

Not now but right now, I need you to undress, and then pose

ill famed; known widely and usually unfavorably

I guess after I live I wanna be compared to B.I.G (I can't study war, no, no)

Any one; Big Pun, Big L or Notorious

'Till then, get money, stunt (I can't study war, no, no) and stay glorious

understanding; the cognitive condition of someone who understands

I do not talk to the serpent

That's the holistic discernment

Daddy said I'm so determined

eager; (often followed by `for’) ardently or excessively desirous

Stove on my waist turn beef to patties

And I ate it 'cause I'm so avid (no homo)

And I don't front, and I don't go backwards

not essential; (sometimes followed by `to’) minor or casual or subordinate in significance

They want me sent to mental

We had an incident but I cover incidentals

You want me working on my messaging

rebel; break with established customs

We know the blacks, the orphans, refused to be runaways

Rebel, renegade, must stay paid

More than anything

self satisfied; contented to a fault with oneself or one’s actions

Scared of the future while I hop in the DeLorean

Scared to face the world, complacent career student

Some people graduate, but be still stupid

thesis; a treatise advancing a new point of view resulting from research

Looking at every ass, cheated on every test

I guess, this is my dissertation

Homie, this shit is basic, welcome to graduation

dullness; the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety

Yeah inevitably, but could it be little me?

You was heckling me, now it's monotony when I regularly

I catch rec' on recreation, so I exceed all your expectations

high point; the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding

'Til you're bigger than the program

Climax fast to a slow jam

Toxic love, chemical romance

unspeaking; expressed without speech

No, she not like you

Right now I need you to mute all the monologue

All that talking is gon' give me a Tylenol

storm; a tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific or Indian oceans

I hit that ass, and I wait, I zoom

Make it rain nonstop call me young typhoon

Top spot already filled up no room

pioneering; markedly new or introducing radical change

And a rapist known as freedom, free doom

Democracy, liberty, and justice were revolutionary code names

That preceded the bubbling, bubbling, bubbling, bubbling, bubbling

conflict; a bold challenge

Blame this thing I'm part of

Tryin' to avoid more confrontation

I just gotta try harder

mild; humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness

Angel on my shoulder, "What should we do?" (we do)

Devil on the other, "What would Meek do?"

Pop a wheelie, tell the judge to Akinyele

seeming; concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious

Niggas done mistook me for my stylist

And I know it's superficial, and you say it's just clothes

But we shoppin' in that motherfucker and they just closed

song; an elaborate song for solo voice

No matter where you go, you might see me (hello, haha)

Uh, I'm Yeezy, she say "Hi, I'm Aria"

No, you a angel, you wave "Hi" to Aaliyah

simultaneous; occurring or operating at the same time

Ice insured, fuck life insurance

Three bad bitches, don't come concurrent

Still, you know the dope won't stop

point from which one sees; place or situation affording a comprehensive view

Actually, wearin' the hat'll show people that we equal

You gotta see the vantage point of the people

What makes you feel equal makes them feel evil

death report; an examination and dissection of a dead body to determine cause of death

Blow, don't sneeze, bitch shut up, don't breathe

Gasp, on the gas, 'til I crash, autopsy said that nigga mashed

All praise to Allah, not Ramadan but these bitches fast

wise; a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom

Talk in third person, they won't admit it if I done it

Money like sage in my house, keep it burnin'

Money like sage in my house, keep it burnin'

hold back; keep under control; keep in check

Uh, uh, uh, I can't contain it

No, no, no, I can't restrain it

There's a lot of stars in here, ain't it?

wander; lose clarity or turn aside from the main subject in writing or speaking

This ain't a scene; it's a goddamned arms race

I'm not a shoulder to cry on, but I digress

I'm a leading man (I'm a leading man)

organize; a law officer having duties similar to those of a sheriff

You know homie don't play that

Pay the fire marshal bill

'Cause this shit done got way packed

ban; forbid the public distribution of ( a movie or a newspaper)

Uh, they tellin' stories, tellin' lies

Tryna censor my light, but I'm blessed, I'm alright

Storm look like lightning when I shine (legend, legend, legend, legend)

complex; having many complexly arranged elements; elaborate

I'm a leading man (I'm a leading man)

And the lies I weave are oh-so intriate, oh-so intricate

I'm a leading man (I'm a leading man)

fleeing; someone who flees from an uncongenial situation

Listen to Lil Baby, listen to Future, bitch

I hope your future baby daddy is a fugitive

Can't sue CO, I don't never love these hoes

model; systematic arrangement of all the inflected forms of a word

Life is a marathon

I'ma shift the paradigm

I'ma turn up every time

decline; the state of the economy declines

After two classics another stripe up on my arm baby

it's a blessin' to blow a hundred thou in a recession

With no second guessin,