Runaway what makes you beautiful

Kanye is in a constant battle with his authenticity as an artist and his desire for status. In the film, Kanye takes the bird to what looks like a parade with a huge Michael Jackson cast being wheeled through amidst fireworks and the effigies of a black and white angel.

The parade represents the power of white supremacy within culture, with Jackson wheeled along in mourning by the very people that opposed him and exploited him for his entertainment. By the end of the scene, the child has been cultivated in a Klansman hood, walking slowly holding the torch.

The dinner party is all-white-themed, with the table and guests dressed up in their finest white clothing and the ballerina performers wearing black.

The inspiration from this scene came from Vanessa Beecroft , an Italian artist and regular collaborator with Kanye, who later worked on his Yeezy Season shows. Her piece VB65 features a table of 20 African immigrants in suits eating chicken and drinking water without platters or silverware, in a scene parodying the last supper.

All eyes turn to her as they enter. They begin eating and all is normal until Kanye is spoken to by another guest. This line evokes the overall message of the film — that the element of fame is what removes individuals of their character and morality.

I love this song because to me it means facing life. It always calms me. It means that no matter what we will keep going towards life and what we believe and that is what life is about. Almost like a "meet joe black" movie or the song by Stevie Nicks, "Landslide". My Opinion Here is a song where the lyrics are crushing, and if read like a poem it could only be interpreted as a tragedy.

Yet songs are more than words alone and I can't help but feel uplifted by the end. The way the music rises quietly throughout It is as if the facts of the situation have not changed and everything is still awful, but you find some reason to hope for a better future despite everything.

I think this song is similar to Blood by The Middle East and Arcade Fire's Wake Up in that it is able to speak honestly about terror and darkness and within that, discover hope.

Jacobusw6 on December 11, Link. General Comment there's no savin' anything and i was swallowing the shine of the sun there's no savin' anything from the shine of the sun but i won't no runaway 'cause i won't run no, i won't be no runaway what makes you think i'm enjoyin' being led to the flood?

GreenGlove on August 10, Link. General Comment i would think part of it's connected with matt berninger's new fatherhood spartacus on April 05, Link. Artists - N. Rate These Lyrics. We do not have any tags for Runaway lyrics. Why not add your own? Log in to add a tag. More The National Lyrics. SongMeanings is a place for discussion and discovery.

User does not exist. Incorrect Password. Remember Me. And how can this help us understand Kanye West in , when he's more controversial than he's ever been? This isn't an attempt to excuse any of his behavior over the past couple years.

Instead, I simply want to evaluate a man who once had a major falling out with the public, what that low point did to his psyche, and how that explains his behavior in and From his rant about George Bush not caring about black people, to donning the Confederate Flag on his jacket during the Yeezus rollout, to embracing Donald Trump in the Oval Office, Kanye has always stayed true to himself.

It's the code to self-esteem. If you're a Kanye West fan, you're not a fan of me. You're a fan of yourself.

You will believe in yourself. I'm just the espresso. I'm just the shot in the morning to get you going to make you believe you can overcome that situation that you're dealing with all the time. But in One of the best videos of all time! Fans and haters alike were turning their backs on him. You know how people give a backhanded compliment? It was a backhanded apology.

It was like, all these raps, all these sonic acrobatics. I was like: 'Let me show you guys what I can do, and please accept me back. You want to have me on your shelves. That quote always blows my mind. It almost feels like Kanye acknowledging that he only made one of the most beautiful pieces of art ever created He encourages people to fully be themselves, to embrace who they are.

In that same interview with the New York Times , which took place three years after My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy , you can finally feel Kanye moving past that guilt he felt about caving to peer pressure. Instead the version of Kanye responded in the way we know the version of Kanye would respond:.

Beauty, truth, awesomeness. The Runaway film is the visual depiction of that birth into a new life. Sometimes we best understand artists by simply looking at their art. So, in the spirit of my new film podcast , I'm going to take a look at what the ending of Runaway signaled about Kanye West in , and why that experience shaped his behavior in Runaway opens with a shot of Kanye running through the forest.

We actually start with the moment where the Phoenix is burning through the stratosphere and into space, with Kanye chasing after her. We think that Kanye is running away from something, as opposed to running towards something. I believe Kanye uses this song to reference his life leading up to the My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy era—trapped by his own doing in the spotlight, crucified and criticized by news outlets, late night talk show hosts, and celebrities who felt the need to speak out.

In his own way, Kanye was experiencing his own judgement day after the Taylor Swift incident. And that's where we'll note the difference between Kanye and Kanye. The real one is far to mean. The watered down, the one you know, was made up centuries ago. They it sound all wack and corny, yes its awful blasted boring. Twisted fiction, sick addiction—well gather round children. Zip it, listen! The journey to actually achieving fame is long and arduous and can break a man in two.