The World
Kanye West Lyrics

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I'm up in the woods
I'm down on my mind
I'm building a still
To slow down time

I'm up in the woods
I'm down on my mind
I'm building a still

To slow down the time

I'm up in the woods
I'm down on my line
I'm building a still
Down the time ooh

I'm lost in the world
Been down my whole life
I'm new in the city
And I'm down for the night
Down for the night
Said she's down for the night

Down the time
I'm lost in the world
Been down my whole life
I'm new in the city
But I'm down for the night
Down for the night, down for the night

You're my devil, you're my angel
You're my Heaven, you're my Hell
You're my now, you're my forever
You're my freedom, you're my jail
You're my lies, you're my truth

You're my war, you're my truce
You're my questions, you're my proof
You're my stress and you're my masseuse
Ma-ma-se, ma-ma-se, ma-ma-ku-sa
Lost in this plastic light
Let's break out of this fake ass party
Turn this into a classic night
If we die in each other's arms
Still get laid in that afterlife
If we die in each other's arms
Still get laid yeah

I'm up in the woods (run from the lights, run from the night)
Run for your life
I'm new in the city
And I'm down for the night
Down for the night, down for the night

I'm lost in the world
Been down my whole life
I'm new in the city
But I'm down for the night
Down for the night, down for the night

Who will survive in America?
Who will survive in America? (Down for the night)
Who will survive in America?
Who will survive in America?

I'm lost in the world
Been down my whole life
I'm new in the city
And I'm down for the ride, known for the ride

I'm lost in the world
Been down my whole life
I'm new in the city
But I'm down for the night
Down for the night, for a good time

Hey oh wow oh
Hey oh wow oh
Hey oh wow oh
Whoa whoa whoa
Hey oh wow oh
Hey oh wow oh
Hey oh wow oh
Whoa whoa whoa
Hey oh wow oh
Hey oh wow oh
Hey oh wow oh
Whoa whoa whoa
Hey oh wow oh
Hey oh wow oh
Hey oh wow oh
Whoa whoa

Overall Meaning

"Lost in the World" by Kanye West and Bon Iver is a song that expresses the feeling of being lost in a new world or unfamiliar circumstances. The lyrics describe the singer's attempt to escape from reality by building a still to slow down time. He is lost in the woods, down on his mind and line, but he is new in the city and down for the night. The song speaks to the struggles that come with adjusting to a new place and the desire to escape from reality.

The song is not just about being lost in a new city, but also about finding oneself in a complicated world where things are not always what they seem. The lyrics connect with the listener in a way that allows them to see themselves through the words of the song. The line “Your my devil, your my angel” speaks to the dual nature of life and how there are both good and bad sides to every situation. The chorus of the song repeats the phrase “lost in the world” which emphasizes the feeling of being directionless and disconnected from reality.

Line by Line Meaning

I'm up in the woods
I'm in an isolated place

I'm down on my mind
I'm feeling low mentally

I'm building a still
I'm creating a distraction to make time move slower

To slow down time
To make time seem longer

I'm new in the city
I'm in an unfamiliar place

And I'm down for the night
I'm ready to party all night long

Your my devil, your my angel
You have both good and bad qualities

Your my heaven, your my hell
You can bring both happiness and pain

You're my now, you're my forever
You are important to me both in the moment and in the future

You're my freedom, you're my jail
You can give me both freedom and restrict me

You're my lies, you're my truth
You can deceive me or tell me the truth

If we die in each other's arms
If we pass away together

Still get laid in that afterlife
We will be together even in the next life

Who will survive in America?
Asking who can make it in this tough society

Hey oh wow oh
Exclamation of surprise or excitement

Whoa whoa whoa
Expressing surprise or concern

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Jeff Bhasker, Kanye West, James Brown, Manu Dibango, Gil Scott-Heron, Justin Vernon, Edwin J Bocage, Alfred Scramuzza, Alfred Scamuzza, Edwin Bocage, Gil Scott Heron, Jeffrey Bhasker, Edwin J. Bocage, Justin Deyarmond Edison Vernon, Kanye Omari West

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