"Guilt Trip" is the eighth track from Kanye West's sixth studio album, Yeezus (2013).[1] The song features uncredited vocals from Kid Cudi.[2]
In the song, Kanye sings about going through a breakup.
Production[]
The song heavily utilizes a vocal sample from Pusha T's 2012 song, "Blocka". He also references a lyric from Lords of the Underground's 1993 song, "Chief Rocka".[3]
Background[]
Producer S1 revealed that the song was originally meant to release on Watch The Throne (2011) and even had a verse from Jay-Z, but Kanye instead saved it for himself.[4] Kid Cudi confirmed that his vocals in the song were originally meant to just be a reference. Cudi also stated that he wasn't very happy with his feature in the song, since he felt "underused" by Kanye.[5]
Live performances[]
The song was performed during The Yeezus Tour as the fourteenth track on the setlist.[6]
Lyrics[]
[Intro]
I need to call it off
I need to, I need to make it known
'Nother one, something gone
Capricorn
Dancing out on the lawn
Fancy like the things she likes
I'm losing my
I'm living mine
[Chorus]
All dem a gwaan, dem a, dem a, dem a gwaan
Dem a gwaan, gwaan, gwaan, sof-sof-softer, sof-softer ('Nother one)
All dem a gwaan, dem a, dem a, dem a gwaan
Gwaan, gwaan, gwaan, gwaan, softer than clay
[Verse]
Maybe it's 'cause she into Leos and I was into trios
Plus all the trips to Rio couldn't have helped
It's gettin' cold, better bring your ski clothes
Peekin' through the keyhole, the door locked, by myself
And I'm feelin' it right now
'Cause it's the time when my heart got shot down
Blocka, blocka, blocka-blocka, blocka
Pour a little champagne, cranberry vodka
Feelin' lied to like parents never said you adopted
Your feelings like Zulu, then nothing is a Shaka
I hit her with Jamaican dick, I'm the new Shabba
She lookin' for her daddy, call me Big Poppa
On to the next saga
Focus on the future and let the crew knock her
Star Wars fur, yeah, I'm rockin' Chewbacca
The one Chief Rocka, number-one Chief Rocka, oh
[Chorus]
All dem a gwaan, dem a, dem a, dem a gwaan
Dem a gwaan, gwaan, gwaan, sof-sof-softer, sof-softer
All dem a gwaan, dem a, dem a, dem a gwaan
Gwaan, gwaan, gwaan, gwaan, softer than clay
All dem a gwaan, dem a, dem a, dem a gwaan
Dem a gwaan, gwaan, gwaan, sof-sof-softer, sof-softer
[Refrain]
None ah dem have the guts to rise it and spray
None ah dem have the guts to bust the SK
[Interlude]
Ohh, ohh, ohh
If you love me so much, then why'd you let me go?
If you love me so much, then why'd you let me go?
If you love me so much, then why'd you let me go, woah-woah?
Let me go, woah-woah, let me go, woah-woah, let me go, woah-woah-woah-woah, hmm
If you love me so much, then why'd you let me go, woah-woah?
Let me go, woah-woah-woah-woah, hmm
[Chorus]
All dem a gwaan, dem a, dem a, dem a gwaan
Dem a gwaan, gwaan, gwaan, sof-sof-softer, sof-softer
All dem a gwaan, dem a, dem a, dem a gwaan
Gwaan, gwaan, gwaan, gwaan, softer than clay
All dem a gwaan, dem a, dem a, dem a gwaan
Dem a gwaan, gwaan, gwaan, sof-sof-softer, sof-softer
[Refrain]
None ah dem have the guts to rise it and spray
None ah dem have the guts to bust the SK
References[]
- ↑ https://open.spotify.com/album/7D2NdGvBHIavgLhmcwhluK
- ↑ https://genius.com/Kanye-west-guilt-trip-lyrics
- ↑ https://www.whosampled.com/Kanye-West/Guilt-Trip/
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNX3sYfSaqw
- ↑ https://www.mtv.com/news/e22b8j/kid-cudi-yeezus-feature
- ↑ https://www.kanyetothe.com/threads/setlist-of-the-yeezus-tour.566321/
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