Song Verse

“We are all here for a reason on a particular path
You don't need a curriculum to know that you are part of the math
Cats think I'm delirious, but I'm so damn serious
That's why I expose my soul to the globe, the world
I'm trying to make it better for these little boys and girls
I'm not just another individual, my spirit is a part of this
That's why I get spiritual, but I get my hymns from Him
So it's not me, it's He that's lyrical
I'm not a miracle, I'm a heaven-sent instrument
My rhythmatic regimen navigates melodic notes for your soul and your mental
That's why I'm instrumental
Vibrations is what I'm into
Yeah, I need my loot by rent day
But that is not what gives me the heart of Kunte Kinte
I'm tryina give us "us free" like Cinque
I can't stop, that's why I'm hot
Determination, dedication, motivation
I'm talking to you, my many inspirations
When I say I can't, let you or self down
If I were of the highest cliff, on the highest riff
And you slipped off the side and clinched on to your life in my grip
I would never, ever let you down
And when these words are found
Let it been known that God's penmanship has been signed with a language called love
That's why my breath is felt by the deaf
And why my words are heard and confined to the ears of the blind
I, too, dream in color and in rhyme
So I guess I'm one of a kind in a full house
Cuz whenever I open my heart, my soul, or my mouth
A touch of God reigns out”

Verse from a CD by Kanye West.

This verse seems to incorporate so much that is no expected to be in song from a rap artist. The idea of the artist praising God about his gift to be able to perform sends out such a strong message that more can come out or rap than violence and sex. From the first time I heard this song through I was caught off guard by the potency of its lyrics. Though I wasn’t paying full attention to the song I could discern the voice and the tone of the song. I briefly stopped what I was doing at the time to listen more closely to the lyrics and knew I would have to listen to it again later in a clearer mind set. When I listened to the verse through in its entirety it instant became something I felt proud to like. Even through reading the verse I appreciate what is being said and can almost hear it as it is recited in song in my head. Whenever I listen to the song containing this verse I make sure I listen closely because even though I’ve heard it so many times now it still instills sense of virtue in me.