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Kanye West - I Wonder
Find your dreams come true
And I wonder if you know
What it means, what it means
And I wonder if you know
What it means, what it means
And I wonder if you know
What it means to find your dreams
I've been waiting on this my whole life
These dreams be waking me up at night
You say I think I'm never wrong
You know what, maybe you're right, aight
And I wonder if you know
What it means, what it means
And I wonder if you know
What it means to find your dreams
You say he get on your fucking nerves
You hope that he get what he deserves, word
Do you even remember what the issue is
You just trying to find where the tissue is
You can still be who you wish you is
It ain't happen yet
And that's what the intuition is
When you hop back in the car
Drive back to the crib
Run back to their arms
The smokescreens
The chokes and the screams
You ever wonder what it all really mean
And I wonder if you know
What it means, what it means
And I wonder if you know
What it means to find your dreams
And I'm back on my grind
A psychic read my lifeline
Told me in my lifetime
My name would help light up the Chicago skyline
And that's what I'm
Seven o'clock, that's primetime
Heaven'll watch, God calling from the hot lines
Why he keep giving me hot lines
I'm a star, how could I not shine
How many ladies in the house
How many ladies in the house without a spouse
Something in your blouse got me feeling so aroused
What you about
On that independent shit
Trade it all for a husband and some kids
You ever wonder what it all really mean
You ever wonder if you'll find your dreams
Revered among fans, “I Wonder” is an emotional anthem that deals with the theme of finding one’s dreams. This song is largely inspired by U2’s “City of Blinding Lights,” which the band often performed at live shows to much applause. Kanye went on U2’s The Vertigo Tour as a supporting act in 2006, and after witnessing the praise they received when opening concerts, he sought to achieve “stadium status” through anthemic music. The soulful piano and vocals were sampled from Labi Siffre’s 1972 track “My Song,” off his album Crying Laughing Loving Lying. Although West used a soul sample, the production contrasts many of his former songs due to the layered electronic synths and loud drum patterns. Kanye noted in an interview with Concrete Loop that he simplified the lyrics on “I Wonder” so his listeners could identify with the record: "I was like you know what? I don’t need to over rap and that’s how you get a song like ’I Wonder.’ […] I didn’t even try. I just zoned out, I’d go into the studio and vibe to the beat and it just came to me—God gave me the words." In an official press message Kanye West says the following about “I Wonder” and his favorite songs from the album: "My favorite 3 songs are: “Flashing Lights,” “Homecoming” and “I Wonder.” Now, “I Wonder” is more of an emotional pull. “I Wonder” and “Homecoming” is very emotional, but “I Wonder” has that stadium thing to it and that has one of my favorite pieces of music – the third verse, the breakdown when the strings come in that Larry Gold did."
