Good Night
Kanye West Lyrics

I'm not sure anymore-more
Kanye is confused about something

Who is knocking at my door-door
He is not certain who is at the door

All the faces that I know
He recognizes people he knows

Ja make them so sunny and true
He finds their faces bright and sincere

I don't wanna say goodbye to you
Kanye doesn't want to say farewell

So I'll just say good night to you
He chooses to say farewell by wishing them a good night

My people, no goodbyes to you
He is saying there shouldn't be goodbyes to his people

I'm just gonna say good night
He finally decides to bid farewell with a simple 'good night'

Right now I can see it so vivid
Kanye recalls a memory very clearly

Like it was just yesterday like I could relive it
He feels like he's reliving that memory right now

Me and my grandparents on a field trid-ip
He remembers being with his grandparents on a field trip

And I'm the little kid tryna touch the exhibits
He was a child trying to interact with the exhibits

But it'll fade before I get to get a hold of that
Sadly, the memory fades before he can grasp it completely

Man I wish I could stop time like a photograph
He wishes he could capture the moment and make it last forever

Every joke that they told I'd know to laugh
He wishes he could remember every joke they told so he could always laugh

Man, man I wouldn't let a moment pass
He regrets letting any moment pass without cherishing it

What do it mean when you dream that you fallin'
Kanye is asking a philosophical question about dreams

What do it mean when you dream that you ballin'
He continues to ponder the meaning of dreams

What do it mean when you never dream at all then
Kanye questions the absence of dreaming

And you don't really know cause you can't recall them
He is frustrated by his inability to remember his dreams

It's sorta fly you get a chance to say hi to
He thinks it's cool that he can see people he missed in his dreams

People you never got a chance to say bye to
These are the people he never got the chance to say goodbye to

Maybe you could pull em up outta your dreams
He suggests that you could bring these people from dreams to reality

Into real life, if you try to
You could try to bring them into your real life

So close, but so far
He is close to reconnecting with these people but they are still far away

And so far, no cigar
Despite his attempts, Kanye falls short of his goal

We can't dwell on the past all we got is today
He encourages focusing on the present

So I'm a live like there's no tomorrow
He wants to live every day like it's his last

Uh, to you
An interjection addressing someone

If I part my heart will live through you
He tells someone that if he leaves, his heart will remain with them

Dream beautiful and unusual
He encourages dreaming big and outside the norm

Wake up like everyday new to you
He advises treating every day like a fresh start

Stay true to you, a hood musical
He encourages being authentic and true to oneself

My art will live through you
He believes his musical art will continue through someone else

I'm not sure anymore-more
The song comes full circle with Kanye still feeling uncertain about something

Who is knocking at my door-door
The same line is repeated, emphasizing his confusion

All the faces that I know
He recognizes that these are familiar faces

Ja make them so sunny and true
He continues to find their faces bright and sincere