Kanye iterates the repetitiveness of life and its petty affairs, and Read More Produced by Kanye West Release Date November 24, 2008 View All Credits 1 319.5K 81 107 Intro Let me know Do I still got time to grow Things aint always set in stone That be known let me know Let me.

Verse Seems like street lights, glowing, happen to be Just like moments, passing, in front of me So I hopped in the cab and I paid my fare See I know my destination, but Im just not there All the street lights, glowing, happen to be Just like moments, passing, in front of me So I hopped in the cab and I paid my fare See I know my destination, but Im just not there Chorus In the streets In the streets Im just not there in the streets Im just not there Lifes just not fair Verse Seems like street lights, glowing, happen to be Just like moments, passing, in front of me So I hopped in the cab and I paid my fare See I know my destination, but Im just not there All the street lights, glowing, happen to be Just like moments, passing, in front of me So I hopped in the cab and I paid my fare See I know my destination, but Im just not there All the street lights, glowing, happen to be Just like moments, passing, in front of me So I hopped in the cab and I paid my fare See I know my destination, but Im just not there Chorus In the streets In the streets Im just not there in the streets Im just not there Lifes just not fair Lifes just not fair About 5 Contributors One of the most emotionally distressing tracks off an already depression-focused album is Street Lights.

Heartless 4. Amazing 5.

Love Lockdown 6. Paranoid 7.

RoboCop 8. Street Lights 9.

Bad News 10. See You in My Nightmares 11.

I still had the thought in my head that this album wasnt good, but I never have been more wrong.

Not sure what that means.

Contributor 4 years ago This song means a lot to me.I see it as the repetitiveness of life, and how we just ignore the moments in our lives that mean a lot, but we cant understand it in the moment.

It didnt take two of us to pick it up, but he wanted to come.

We checked out this new shop before the pizza, then brought it back to our friends.

Sometimes they are sad and we want to forget them but they shape us as a human beings.

This album is perhaps the most important album in my life and thank you for having the courage to make it.

NichRigga Contributor 5 years ago I get such strong Kid Cudi vibes here.

I would love to hear how this sounds with him singing.

My favorite song of all time.

It seems so simple, but its meaning is invaluable in my opinion.

This song has the simplest lyrics but the deepest meaningHeres my take: Knowing Yes strong faith in God, I believe this song is a prayer (or Kanye just talking to God) He begins by saying in the Intro Let me know, do I still got time to grow He could only be asking this question to the Lord who is the only one who truly knows if he can grow out of his situation.

The first verse is his confession as he is obviously distressed about the situation because he breaks from the intro with Let meSeems like street lights The street lights represent powerful, yet pointless and meaningless repetitive distractions in his life; the life of stardom that he has been seeking for so long.

At this point in his career in 2008, Ye is a legitimate star (a light).

He also indicates in this verse that hes put in the work I paid my fare to be a star but he wants something different beyond meaningless, pointless stardom.

He wants to be special (iconic, meaningful) but hes just not there in the streets (current stardom, distractions, meaningless lifestyle).

They represents Gods confirmation that Kanye is supposed to be amongst the stars and that is his purpose (Look at Kanyes life today and how he embraces celebrity, culture, Kardashian, lifestyle and his musical production compared to before 808s).

My thoughts, from looking at Yes new lifestyle, is that he is simply embracing Gods will for him through celebrity.

BUT my fave songs or albums of YE changin every week.GOAT 14 griff48432 4 years ago I think the guitar riff really makes this song.

Dont get me wrong, its all put together perfectly as expected, but the guitar riff really makes my eyes glaze over and it really helps the song represent the repetition that causes our eyes to glaze over and miss the everyday great things that occur in our life.

Songs like these are the reason why Kanye West is the artist of our time.

Rapmessiah Contributor 4 years ago this is genius 13 Expand Genius is the worlds biggest collection of song lyrics and musical knowledge About Genius Contributor Guidelines Press Advertise Event Space Privacy Policy Licensing Jobs Developers Copyright Policy Contact Us Sign In Do Not Sell My Personal Information 2020 Genius Media Group Inc.

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