Low Lights – English Lyrics

• By: Kanye West
• Album: The Life Of Pablo

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into 'Low Lights' to practice understanding the cadence of soulful spoken-word testimony. This track is a special introduction to gospel-inflected English, featuring emotive, clear, and powerful storytelling that highlights how personal narrative is used in modern music to express faith and resilience.

[English]

You want me to give you a testimony about my life

And how good he's been to me

I don't know what to tell you about him

I love him so much with all my heart and my soul

With every bone in my body I love him so much

Because he's done so much for me

Every morning

Every day of my life

I won't always be crying tears

In the middle of the night, and I won't always have to wake up

By myself wondering how I'm gonna get through the day

I won't always have to think about what I'm gonna do

And how I'm gonna, how I'm gonna make it

How I'm gonna get there, because he...

He's gonna be there for me

Some day the sky above will open up

And he will reach out his hand and guide me through

Oh yes he will

I won't always be crying these tears

I won't always be feeling so blue

Some day, he will open up the door for me

And call my name

Some day he will

I don't know if anybody understands what that feels like

No matter what you've been through

Or where you've been he's always there

With his arms open wide

Accepting me

For who I am

And I love him so much

I couldn't do it without him I wouldn't want to

I'm crying now

It feels so good to be free

To be accepted for who you are and loved no matter what

Oh lord thank you

You are the joy of my life

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
testimony /ˈtɛstɪmoʊni/ C1	noun - a formal written or spoken statement, especially one given in a court of law
soul /soʊl/ B2	noun - the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being
wondering /ˈwʌndərɪŋ/ B1	verb - desiring to know something; feeling curiosity
crying /ˈkraɪɪŋ/ A2	verb - shedding tears, typically as an expression of distress or pain
guide /ɡaɪd/ B1	verb - to show or indicate the way to someone
blue /bluː/ A2	adjective - melancholy; sad
accepting /əkˈsɛptɪŋ/ B2	verb - consenting to receive or undertake something offered
free /friː/ A1	adjective - not under the control or in the power of another; able to act as one pleases
joy /dʒɔɪ/ B1	noun - a feeling of great pleasure and happiness
lord /lɔːrd/ B2	noun - someone or something having power, authority, or influence; a master or ruler (often religious)