Blame Game
Kanyes West Lyrics


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Whose fault?

Let's play the blame game, I love you, more
Let's play the blame game for sure
Let's call out names, names, I hate you, more
Let's call out names, names, for sure

I'll call you bitch for short
As a last resort, and my first resort
You call me motherfucker for long
At the end of it you know we both were wrong

But I love to play the blame game, I love you more
Let's play the blame game for sure
Let's call out names, names, I hate you, more
Let's call out names, names, for sure

On a bathroom wall I wrote
"I'd rather argue with you than to be with someone else" (else, else, else)
I took a piss and dismiss it like fuck it and I went and found somebody else
Fuck arguing harvesting the feelings, yo I'd rather be by my fucking self
'Til about two A.M. And I call back and I hang up and I start to blame myself
Somebody help

Let's play the blame game, I love you, more
Let's play the blame game for sure
Let's call out names, names, I hate you, more
Let's call out names, names, for sure

You weren't perfect but you made life worth it
Stick around, some real feelings might surface
Been a long time since I spoke to you
In a bathroom gripping you up, fucking and choking you
What the hell was I supposed to do?
I know you ain't getting this type of dick from that local dude
And if you are I hope you have a good time
'Cause I'll definitely be having mine

(And you ain't finna see a) mogul get emotional
Every time I hear 'bout other, niggas that's stroking you
Lying say I hit you
He sitting there consoling you
Rubbing my name threw the mud
Who's provoking you?
You should be grateful a nigga like me ever noticed you
Now you noticeable and can't nobody get control you
One a.M. And can't nobody get a hold of you
I'm calling your brothers phone like what was I supposed to do?
Even though I knew, he never told the truth
He was just gon' say whatever you gon' told him to
At a certain point I had to stop asking questions
Y'all got dirt on each other like mud wrestlers
I heard he bought some Coke with my money
That ain't right girl
You getting blackmailed for that white girl
You always said, "Yeezy I ain't you're right girl
You probably find one of them "I like art"-type girls"
All of the lights, she was caught in the hype girl
And I was satisfied being in love with the lie
Now who to blame? You to blame? Me to blame?
For the pain and it be pouring every time when it rained

Let's play the blame game
I love you, more
Let's play the blame game for sure

Things used to be, now they not
Anything but us is who we are
Disguising ourselves as secret lovers
We've become public enemies
We walk away like strangers in the street
Gon' for eternity
We erased one another
So far from where we came
With so much of everything, how do we leave with nothing?
Lack of visual empathy equates the meaning of L-O-V-E
Hatred and attitude tear us entirely
Chloe Mitchell

Let's play the blame game, I love you, more
Let's play the blame game for sure
Let's call out names, names, I hate you, more
Let's call out names, names, for sure

I can't love you this much
I can't love you this much
I can't love you this much
I can't love you this much
I can't love you this much
No, I can't love you this much
I can't love you this much
I can't love you this much

And I know that you are somewhere doing your thing
And when the phone called it just ring and ring
You ain't pick up but your phone accidentally called me back
And I heard the whole thing

I heard the whole thing
Whole thing, whole thing, whole thing

Oh my God
Baby you done took this shit to the nother motherfuckin' level!
Now a neighborhood nigga
Like me ain't supposed to be gettin' no pussy like this
Goddamn, Goddamn! Who taughtyou how to get sexy for a nigga?
(Yeezy taught me)
You never use to talk dirty, but now you you goddamn disgusting
My, my God, where'd you learn that?
(Yeezy taught me)
Look at you, motheruckin' butt ass naked, with them, Jimmy Choos on
Who taught you how to put some motherfucking Jimmy Choos on?
(Yeezy thought me)
Yo you took your pussy game up a whole 'nother level
This is some Cirque du Soleil pussy now shit!
You done went all porno on a nigga OK
And I, and I love it
And I thank you, I thank you, my dick thanks you!
How did you learn, how, how did your pussy game come up?
(Yeezy thought me)
I was fuckin' parts of your pussy I never fucked before
I was in there like, "Ooh shit I never been here before"
I've never even seen this part of pussy town before
It's like you got this shit re-upholstered or some shit
What the fuck happened?
Who, who the fuck got your pussy all re-upholstered?
(Yeezy re-upholstered my pussy)
You know what, I gotta thank Yeezy
And when I see that nigga I'ma thank him
I'ma buy the album
I'ma download that motherfucker, I'ma shoot a bootlegger!
That's how good I feel about this nigga
Ahh, I still can't believe you got me this watch
This motherfucker is the exact motherfucker I wanted!
You went to bezel! This is the motherfucker I wanted
I saw this shit
I saw it, Twista had this shit on in The Source
I remember! Twista had this motherfucker on in The Source
That's right, that's right!
Yo yo babe, yo yo this the best birthday ever!
Where you learn to treat a nigga like this?




(Yeezy taught me)
Yeezy taught you well, Yeezy taught you well

Overall Meaning

The song "Blame Game" by Kanye West presents a troubling and complex picture of a tumultuous relationship. The lyrics are cryptic and seem to be about blaming each other for the problems in the relationship. As the song progresses, it becomes clear that both parties are at fault, but they are unwilling to take responsibility for their own behavior.


The song opens with the provocative lines, "Whose fault? Let's play the blame game." This sets the tone for the rest of the song, which is about two people who are unable to communicate their feelings and instead resort to blaming each other. Kanye and his partner are constantly calling each other names and trying to make the other person feel guilty for the problems in the relationship.


At the same time, it is clear that there is deep love and affection between the two. Kanye sings, "I love you more" several times throughout the song, and there is a sense of longing and sadness that permeates the lyrics. The reference to the bathroom wall and the line, "I'd rather argue with you than to be with someone else," offers a glimpse into the intensity of the relationship despite its toxicity.


Overall, "Blame Game" offers a gritty and raw portrayal of a relationship that is falling apart but that still has a spark of love. Although the lyrics are difficult and at times painful to listen to, they offer a window into the complexities of human relationships and the ways in which we often try to assign blame instead of taking responsibility for our own actions.


Line by Line Meaning

Whose fault?
Who is to blame?


Let's play the blame game, I love you, more
Let's blame each other and fight, but I still love you more


Let's play the blame game for sure
Let's definitely play the blame game


Let's call out names, names, I hate you, more
Let's call each other names that we know will hurt and I'll hate you more for it


Let's call out names, names, for sure
Let's definitely call each other names


I'll call you bitch for short
As a last resort and also my first, I'll call you bitch


As a last resort, and my first resort
Calling you names is the only thing I know how to do when things go wrong


You call me motherfucker for long
But you call me motherfucker for much longer


At the end of it, you know we both were wrong
When all is said and done, we were both at fault


But I love to play the blame game, I love you more
Despite everything, I still enjoy fighting with you and I love you more for it


On a bathroom wall, I wrote
In an act of desperation, I wrote on a bathroom wall


"I'd rather argue with you than to be with someone else" (else, else, else)
I'd rather be in a toxic relationship with you than be alone or with anyone else


I took a piss and dismiss it like fuck it, and I went and found somebody else
After our argument, I didn't care and left to be with someone else


Fuck arguing, harvesting the feelings, yo I'd rather be by my fucking self
I don't want to argue anymore, I'd rather be alone


'Til about two A.M. and I call back and I hang up and I start to blame myself
Feeling guilty, I call you back multiple times but hang up and blame myself for our problems


Somebody help
I need help getting over you


You weren't perfect, but you made life worth it
Despite your flaws, being with you made my life better


Stick around, some real feelings might surface
Stay with me, maybe we can fix our relationship and our true feelings will come back


Been a long time since I spoke to you
It's been a while since we last talked


In a bathroom, gripping you up, fucking and choking you
I clearly remember the last time we were together, in a bathroom, being intimate


What the hell was I supposed to do?
I didn't know what else to do in that situation


I know you ain't getting this type of dick from that local dude
I know you're not getting better sex from anyone else in town


And if you are, I hope you have a good time
But if you are, then I hope you're enjoying yourself


'Cause I'll definitely be having mine
Because I will definitely be enjoying myself


(And you ain't finna see a) mogul get emotional
I won't let you see me breakdown emotionally


Every time I hear 'bout other, niggas that's stroking you
But it hurts me to know that other guys are having sex with you


Lying, say I hit you
I heard you lied and said that I physically hurt you


He sitting there consoling you
And now he's there comforting you


Rubbing my name threw the mud, who's provoking you?
He's badmouthing me, but who's really making you do this?


You should be grateful a nigga like me ever noticed you
You should be thankful that someone like me was ever interested in you


Now you noticeable and can't nobody get control you
Now that you're famous, nobody can control you anymore


One a.M. and can't nobody get a hold of you
It's 1am and I can't get in contact with you


I'm calling your brother's phone like what was I supposed to do?
I'm calling your brother because I don't know what else to do


Even though I knew, he never told the truth
But I didn't expect him to tell me the truth anyway


He was just gon' say whatever you gon' told him to
He will only say what you tell him to say


At a certain point, I had to stop asking questions
I had to stop asking questions because I knew I wouldn't get any answers


Y'all got dirt on each other like mud wrestlers
You two know each other's secrets like two people wrestling in mud


I heard he bought some Coke with my money
I heard that he bought cocaine with the money I gave him


That ain't right girl, you getting blackmailed for that white girl
That's not fair, you're being blackmailed for using cocaine


You always said, "Yeezy I ain't you're right girl, you probably find one of them "I like art"-type girls"
You always said that I wasn't the right guy for you and that I would be better off with someone who was more into art


All of the lights, she was caught in the hype girl
You got caught up in the spotlight


And I was satisfied being in love with the lie, now who to blame?
I was content with being in love with a false reality, but now who's to blame for our broken relationship?


You to blame? Me to blame? For the pain and it be pouring every time when it rained, let's play the blame game
Are you responsible for our pain? Am I? Let's keep blaming each other and playing this game


Things used to be, now they not
Our relationship used to be perfect, now it's falling apart


Anything but us is who we are
We're not ourselves if we're not together


Disguising ourselves as secret lovers, we've become public enemies
We act like secret lovers, but now we're on bad terms and hate each other


We walk away like strangers in the street, gon' for eternity
We left each other like complete strangers, never to see each other again


We erased one another
We both removed each other from our lives


So far from where we came, with so much of everything, how do we leave with nothing?
We've come so far in our relationship, but how did we end up with nothing at all?


Lack of visual empathy equates the meaning of L-O-V-E
Not being able to see ourselves in each other means we don't really have love


Hatred and attitude tear us entirely, Chloe Mitchell
Our anger and our negative attitudes destroyed our relationship, Chloe Mitchell


I can't love you this much
I can't possibly love you this much anymore


No, I can't love you this much
No, I can't love you with that much intensity anymore


And I know that you are somewhere doing your thing
I know you're out there living your life


And when the phone called it just ring and ring
And when I call you, the phone just rings endlessly


You ain't pick up but your phone accidentally called me back
You didn't pick up, but your phone accidentally called me back


And I heard the whole thing, I heard the whole thing, whole thing, whole thing, oh my God
And I overheard everything, the whole conversation, oh my God


Baby, you done took this shit to the nother motherfuckin' level!
Baby, you have done something to me that is beyond extreme


Now a neighborhood nigga like me ain't supposed to be gettin' no pussy like this
Someone like me from this area isn't supposed to be sleeping with someone like you


Goddamn, Goddamn! Who taught you how to get sexy for a nigga?
How did you become so good at seducing me?


(Yeezy taught me)
(Kanye West taught me)


You never used to talk dirty, but now you you goddamn disgusting
You never used to be into dirty talk, but now you're extremely vulgar


My, my God, where'd you learn that? Look at you, motherfuckin' butt ass naked, with them, Jimmy Choos on
Oh my God, where did you learn that? You're standing here naked with Jimmy Choos on


Who taught you how to put some motherfucking Jimmy Choos on? (Yeezy thought me)
Who taught you how to put on Jimmy Choos? (Kanye West taught me)


Yo you took your pussy game up a whole 'nother level, this is some Cirque du Soleil pussy now shit!
You became even better in bed, this is some next-level sexual acrobatics!


You done went all porno on a nigga OK, and I, and I love it and I thank you, I thank you, my dick thanks you!
You've turned into some kind of porn star, and I love it, and I thank you for it, my penis thanks you!


How did you learn, how, how did your pussy game come up?
How did you get this good at sex?


I was fuckin' parts of your pussy I never fucked before, I was in there like, "Ooh shit I never been here before"
I was being intimate with you in ways I never have before, it was like I was exploring new territory


I've never even seen this part of pussy town before, it's like you got this shit re-upholstered or some shit, what the fuck happened? Who, who the fuck got your pussy all re-upholstered? (Yeezy re-upholstered my pussy)
I've never experienced that part of you before, it's amazing. It's like you got some renovation work done, who the hell did it? (Kanye West did it)


You know what, I gotta thank Yeezy, and when I see that nigga, I'ma thank him. I'ma buy the album, I'ma download that motherfucker, I'ma shoot a bootlegger! That's how good I feel about this nigga
I have to thank Kanye West. When I see that guy, I'll thank him. I'll buy his album, I'll download it, and I'll even shoot the person who tries to pirate it. That's how much I love him


Ahh, I still can't believe you got me this watch, this motherfucker is the exact motherfucker I wanted! You went to bezel! This is the motherfucker I wanted. I saw this shit. I saw it, Twista had this shit on in The Source. I remember! Twista had this motherfucker on in The Source. That's right, that's right! Yo yo babe, yo yo this the best birthday ever!
I can't believe you got me this watch; it's exactly what I wanted. You even went to bezel! I remember seeing this same watch on Twista in The Source, and now it's mine. This is the best birthday ever!




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Written by: Kanye West, Mike Dean, Justin Franks, Richard James, John Legend, Chloe Mitchell

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