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"BEG FORGIVENESS" is the thirteenth track from Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign's collaborative studio album, VULTURES 1 (2024).[1] The song features vocals from Chris Brown.[2]

Production[]

The song is a cover of Joe Goddard's 2011 song, "Gabriel". Only a few lyrics are changed, including the removal of all mentions of the name Gabriel.[2][3]

Background[]

According to insiders, the song was originally created during the YEBU sessions. It was reportedly one of the songs played at a private YEBU listening party in June 2023.[4] Rooga recorded a reference track for the song, which Ye gave to Bryson Gray in order to make the song "more Christian". Rooga later recorded a second reference track, along with Vory.

On December 8, 2023, Ty posted a tentative track list for VULTURES 1, listing the song as the fifth track.[5] It was first previewed at the Miami rave on December 12.[6] On February 2, HipHopDX revealed a new track list for VULTURES 1, now moving the song down to the eleventh track.[7] The version previewed at the Chicago and New York listening parties on February 8 and 9 was much more developed compared to the version played in Miami.

On March 10, during the Vultures Listening Experience at Footprint Center, a new version of the song was played with new vocals from the Hooligans.[8] On August 4th, in response to not being allowed to help Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign finalize VULTURES 2, reference writer Fat Money officially released two different references for the song onto his SoundCloud, both titled "BegForgiveness Freestyle Pt 1 & 2".[9][10]

Lyrics[]

[Intro]
You've gone too far
You've gone too far and you should hang your head in shame
For these wounds, I cannot stay, you've gone too far
You've gone too far

[Refrain]
Wide awake and I can't hear my heartbeat
Hope it cradles me and rocks my heart to sleep
Protector in the light and a stranger in the dark
You don't say anything more
Bound by suffocating secrets I must keep

[Pre-Chorus]
You've gone too far
You've gone too far and you should hang your head in shame
For these wounds, I cannot stay, you've gone too far
You've gone too far

[Chorus]
Sum of all the parts that you have taken
Are a fraction of the parts that make me whole
For he was stronger than I was
But it's strength you can't sustain
Do not come to give me counsel
You should beg forgiveness of me

[Post-Chorus]
You should beg forgiveness
You should beg forgiveness
You should beg forgiveness
You should beg forgiveness of me

[Refrain]
Wide awake and I can't hear my heartbeat
Hope it cradles me and rocks my heart to sleep
Protector in the light and a stranger in the dark
He don't say anything more
Bound by suffocating secrets I must keep

[Pre-Chorus]
You've gone too far
You've gone too far and you should hang your head in shame
For these wounds, I cannot stay, you've gone too far
You've gone too far

[Chorus]
Sum of all the parts that you have taken
Are a fraction of the parts that make me whole
For he was stronger than I was
But it's strength you can't sustain
Do not come to give me counsel
You should beg forgiveness of me

[Post-Chorus]
You should beg forgiveness
You should beg forgiveness
You should beg forgiveness
You should beg forgiveness of me

[Verse 1]
Fuck it up one time
I know what you want, I'm readin' the signs
Don't let your moment pass you by
Don't let your moment pass you by
Had to go in my whole life
A hundred percent covered in ice
Put down your phone, cut off the lights, lights
Cut off the lights, covered in ice
And if I go tonight, know that I lived a lovely life
Just make sure my kids are right and it is alright
And if I go tonight, just know I lived a lovely life
Tell my kids to live they life how they wanna live they life

[Chorus]
Forgiveness, beg forgiveness
Beg forgiveness, beg forgiveness
Beg forgiveness, beg forgiveness
Beg forgiveness, beg forgiveness
Beg forgiveness, beg forgiveness
Beg forgiveness, beg forgiveness
Beg forgiveness, beg forgiveness
Beg forgiveness

[Verse 2]
Say you wanna make amends before I go
Now you wanna put your heart on the line
God knows the way you are
I will wait
I will wait, I will wait, I will wait
I will wait
I will wait, I will wait
I will wait, I will wait
I will wait, don't wait, I will wait
I will wait
I will wait
I will wait
Now you wanna be so sad
Wanna be with me so bad after driving me so mad
Yeah, you know, I'm still suffocating on your every lie
Yeah, you know, I'm still wakin' up with murder on my mind
Yeah, you know, I'm still suffocating on your every lie
Yeah, you know, I'm still wakin' up with murder on my mind
And you know

[Chorus]
Beg forgiveness, beg forgiveness (Oh-ah-ah)
Beg forgiveness, beg forgiveness (Oh-ah-ah)
Beg forgiveness, beg forgiveness (Oh-ah-ah)
Beg forgiveness (Oh-ah-ah)
Beg forgiveness

Trivia[]

  • "BEG FORGIVENESS" is the longest song on VULTURES 1.

References[]

VULTURES 1
Singles
"VULTURES" • "TALKING" • "CARNIVAL"
Other tracks
"STARS" • "KEYS TO MY LIFE" • "PAID" • "BACK TO ME" • "HOODRAT" • "DO IT" • "PAPERWORK" • "BURN" • "FUK SUMN" • "BEG FORGIVENESS" • "GOOD (DON'T DIE)" • "PROBLEMATIC" • "KING"
Chronology
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