Evan CarmichaelSpeaker / Author / Introvert

A Deep Dive into Kanye West's Life and Legacy

11 Mar 2017 · 6 min

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The video presents a lyrical, spoken‑word performance that uses repetitive verses and rap‑style delivery to explore the creator’s fascination with Kanye West as a cultural icon. Through multiple speakers, the piece weaves themes of personal struggle, ambition, and self‑assertion. The narrator describes feeling constrained, counting down days, and being "4 or 5 seconds from wilding," while repeatedly declaring a desire to "be like Kanye," to wear a crown like a god, and to rise above a broken‑home background. The verses juxtapose moments of vulnerability (drunkenness, feeling misunderstood) with bold proclamations of autonomy and confidence, positioning Kanye as a model for self‑empowerment. The overall tone is aspirational and defiant, using rhythmic repetition to emphasize the yearning for artistic and personal greatness.

Chapters

Look at you. Look at you. Look at you. Look at you. Look at.
I think I've had enough. I might get a little drunk. I say what's on my mind. I might do a little time. Cuz all of my kindness is taken for weakness. Now I'm 4, 5 seconds from wilding, and we got 3 more days till Friday. I'm just trying to make it back home by Monday morning. I swear I wish somebody would And I know that you're out tonight thinking, how could I be so selfish? But you called about a thousand times wondering where I've been. Now I know that you're out tonight Thinking, how could I be so reckless? But I just can't abide by ties. I hope you understand. Now I'm 4 or 5 seconds from wilding, and we got 3 more days till Friday. I'm just trying to make it back. 3 more days. I hope I'm making it back. Somebody would tell me.
I have I never wished and hoped I'd need a telescope to see where I'm going. I have never been the one trying hard to hold my tongue. It's my stereo. One day I'll stand with a crown on my head like a god. Yeah, like a god. With every step, no, I won't second-guess what I want.
I wanna be like Kanye. I'll be the king of me, always do what I want, I'll have it my way. All day like Kanye.
Born in a broken home, single mama let me chase what I was made for. We made out a paradise built on nickels, rubbing dimes. I'm entitled to so much more. One day I'll stand with the crown on my head like a god.
Yeah, like a god.
With every step, no, I won't second-guess what I got.
I wanna be like Kanye. I'll be the king of me always. Do what I wanna have my way. All day like Kanye, yeah. I wanna be like Kanye. See my face when it starts Every place I find Every time I felt mine girl I see it in the star baby hold Calm down Let me be open? Let me take you away from the cold?
Baby, be my D