#Pinocchio story kanye tv#

It is extremely impressive that he was able to think of the reference and continue the theme throughout while thinking on the spot. It is just the fact that this is freestyle, recorded live at a concert. I think this is without a doubt one of my favorite Kanye West songs. Wise man say” he is referring to the intro in which the wise man tells him he is never going to figure it out, but he is also choosing to end the song on a semi-hopeful note. He ends the song saying “ Perspective, and wise man say. You talk the hoes to death thinkin’ the money that the- you spend the dough to death.” He is yet again talking about his mom and how the material items that gave him the “good life” can’t fill the space in his life that he is missing now. And when the clothes was left, and the hoes was left.

#Pinocchio story kanye tv#

Chasing everything we seen up on a TV screen.” He is pondering if he would be happier without fame and fortune. All my fault to be a real boy, chasin’ the American dream. He continues “ the day I moved to L.A, Maybe that was all my fault. He is trying to understand his inability to connect with his mother because of his busy life pursuing a career.

Back when I was living at home, and this was all a big dream, and the fame will be get-got.” Kanye is evaluating the amount of time he has spent with his family, specifically his mother. “ The only one that come out on the tour and screams. She guided him through life much like Gepetto did to Pinocchio. I can’t-” This Album was released following the death of Kanye’s mother who was his ”Gepetto”. I can’t find her no more, I can’t call her no more. Kanye returns to the Pinocchio reference in the third verse saying “ there is no Gepetto to guid e me. A lot of people want fame, but they don’t understand the scrutiny that comes with it. He is asking himself if he has the stamina to handle these situations everyday. You oughta laugh.” Kanye is speaking to himself here. For everybody that see you cryin’ that you say you oughta laugh. For everybody that sees you say: ‘sign an autograph’. He goes on to say “ Do you really have stamina? For everybody that sees you say: ‘where’s my camera’. He is almost saying that being his true self feels like he’s playing a character. Kanye starts the second verse saying “ It’s funny, Pinocchio lied and that’s what kept him from it, I tell the truth and I keep running” Kanye is addressing the irony between him and Pinocchio, because Pinocchio can’t be a real boy because he lies, but Kanye feels like he can’t be a real boy because he tells the truth.

He continues this them into the chorus where he says “ I just want to be a real boy”. He is comparing himself to a puppet because he feels like one. Pinocchio wants to be a real boy just like Kanye wants to live a normal life. To live a real life” The song is called Pinocchio Story and Kanye relates to the way Pinocchio feels. What does it feel like? I ask you tonight. To end the verse Kanye says “ Real life, what does it feel like? I ask you tonight, I ask you tonight. He goes on to say “ there is no Gucci I can buy, there is no Louis Vuitton to put on, there is no YSL that they could sell, to get my heart out of this hell and my mind out of this jail” Despite seemingly having everything and being able to afford anything Kanye is still sad because money can’t him true happiness. For example, going to a restaurant is a hassle for him but it is something that most people don’t even think twice about. Mid-verse Kanye says “ Do you think I’d sacrifice real life, for all the fame and flashing lights, do you think I’d sacrifice a real life, for all the fame and flashing lights?” Kanye is commenting on all the luxuries that normal people have that he has had taken away from him due to his fame. There is an intro to the song but I’m going to skip it and start on the first verse. This is also the last track on the album. Pinocchio Story from Kanye West’s fourth studio album is a live recording of a freestyle.