Saint Pablo – English Lyrics

• By: Kanye West

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Yeah, 9:08 L.A. time

Back in the lab and shit

My wife said, I can't say no to nobody

And at this rate we gon' both die broke

Got friends that ask me for money knowin' I'm in debt

And like my wife said, I still didn't say no

People tryna say I'm goin' crazy on Twitter

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

The media said it was outlandish spendin'

The media said he's way out of control

I just feel like I'm the only one not pretendin'

I'm not out of control, I'm just not in they control

I know I'm the most influential

That TIME cover was just confirmation

This generation's closest thing to Einstein

So don't worry about me, I'm fine

I can see a thousand years from now in real life

Skate on the paradigm and shift it when I feel like

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

Did it with with no permission, on our own conditions

Most Blacks with money have been beaten to submission

Yeezy with the big house, did it way different

Never listen to Hollywood producers

Don't stare at money too long, it's Medusa

The ultimate Gemini has survived

I wasn't supposed to make it past 25

Yeah, you're lookin' at the church in the night sky

Wonderin' whether God's gonna say hi

Oh, you're lookin' at the church in the night sky

And you wonder where is God in your nightlife

Yeah, you're lookin' at the church in the night sky (Father, Father, Father)

Wonderin' whether God's gonna say hi

The night sky, yeah, I feel like I'm home, yeah, yeah

I've been wakin' the spirits of millions more to come

A million illegally downloaded my truth over the drums

I believe in the children, listen to the kids, bro

If the phone ringin', go and get your kids hoe

Brother Don Muhammad told the minister about the presentation

He sat back and smiled

Black on black lies is worse than black on black crime

The Jews share their truth on how to make a dime

Most black men couldn't balance a checkbook

But buy a new car, talkin' 'bout "How my neck look?"

Well, it all looks great

400 years later, we buyin' our own chains

The light is before us brothers, so the devil workin' hard

Real family stick together and see through the mirage

The smokescreens, perceptions of false reality

Who the real owner if your boss gets a salary?

I am one with the people

I am one with the people (Real)

I've been woken from enlightened man's dream

Checkin' Instagram comments to crowdsource my self esteem

Let me not say too much or do too much

'Cause if I'm up way too much, I'm out of touch

I'm prayin' an out-of-body experience will happen

So the people can see my light, now it's not just rappin'

God, I have humbled myself before the court

Drop my ego and confidence was my last resort

I kno-I know he got a plan, I know I'm on your beams

One set of footsteps, you was carryin' me

When I turned on the news and they was buryin' me

One set of footsteps, you was carryin' me

When I was negotiatin' with Apple, it was Larry and me

Told Tim Cook to call me, I was scary to see

I would've took a 100 million and gave 20 to Hov

I heard it's the way they did it when we only had a stove

But it's better that I stayed at home with my folks

'Cause if Jay a billionaire then I'ma never go broke

Only thing I ask is next time I'm on stage we all go

We all go

Not just by myself, lookin' for niggas like where's Waldo

She got the same shoes as my wife but she copped 'em at Aldo

Modern day MJ with a off-the-wall flow

Nightlife, walk all over me

Walk all over me

I'm deliverin' everything I've ever sent to you'll bring

Fly, fly, fly overseas

Fly overseas

Oh, anywhere, everything but in between

Yeah, you're lookin' at the church in the night sky

Wonderin' whether God's gonna say hi

Oh, you're lookin' at the church in the night sky

And you wonder where is God in your nightlife

Yeah, you're lookin' at the church in the night sky (Father, Father, Father)

Wonderin' whether God's gonna say hi

Oh, you're lookin' at the church in the night sky

And you wonder where is God in your nightlife

Please face me when I speak

Please say to me somethin' before you leave

You've been treatin' me like I'm invisible

Now I'm visible to you

Oh, the invisible truths they sold

I can't quite understand the games you play

Understand, understand

Understand I'm standin' under oath

And I promised I, I wouldn't fall anymore

But I'm cryin' at the bar

I'm wishin' that you saw my scars, man

I'm wishin' that you came down here

And stood by me

And look at me like you knew me

But I feel so alone

Like I don't know anyone except the night sky above

Yeah, you're lookin' at the church in the night sky

Wonderin' whether God's gonna say hi

Oh, you're lookin' at the church in the night sky

And you wonder where is God in your nightlife

Yeah, you're lookin' at the church in the night sky (Father, Father, Father)

Wonderin' whether God's gonna say hi

Oh, you're lookin' at the church in the night sky (Father, Father, Father)

And you wonder where is God in your nightlife

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
debt /dɛt/ B1	noun - an amount of money that is owed to someone
crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ A2	adjective - mad, insane, or acting in a wild or strange way
decipher /dɪˈsaɪfər/ C1	verb - to convert into normal language or understand something obscure
outlandish /aʊtˈlændɪʃ/ C1	adjective - looking or sounding bizarre or unfamiliar
influential /ˌɪnfluˈɛnʃəl/ B2	adjective - having great influence on someone or something
confirmation /ˌkɒnfərˈmeɪʃən/ B2	noun - the action of confirming or making official
paradigm /ˈpærədaɪm/ C1	noun - a typical example or pattern of something; a model
conventional /kənˈvɛnʃənəl/ B2	adjective - based on what is generally done or believed
antiquated /ˈæntɪkweɪtɪd/ C1	adjective - old-fashioned or outdated
aggressive /əˈɡrɛsɪv/ B1	adjective - ready or likely to attack or argue; forceful
permission /pərˈmɪʃən/ B1	noun - official consent or authorization
submission /səbˈmɪʃən/ B2	noun - the action of accepting or yielding to a superior force
survived /sərˈvaɪvd/ B1	verb - continued to live or exist, especially in spite of danger or hardship
mirage /mɪˈrɑːʒ/ C1	noun - an optical illusion; something that appears real or possible but is not
perceptions /pərˈsɛpʃənz/ B2	noun - the ability to see, hear, or become aware of something through the senses
enlightened /ɪnˈlaɪtənd/ C1	adjective - having or showing a rational, modern, and well-informed outlook
humbled /ˈhʌmbəld/ B2	verb - made someone feel less important or proud; lowered in pride
invisible /ɪnˈvɪzəbəl/ B1	adjective - unable to be seen