Welcome to Heartbreak Lyrics

Lyric discussion by thepatient666 

Cover art for Welcome to Heartbreak lyrics by Kanye West

This song, to me, is about his regret at the choices he made in regards to being so career focused. He has missed opportunites in regards to love/family etc and now as he gets more mature he sees that everything he strived for, isn't 'everything'.

A counter point to Love Lockdown.

this song breaks my heart. meaning is obvious- he isn't rich in the way he wants to be. he's devoted so much time to his career and everything else has just passed him by. at least he realizes.. so he can do something about it. poor mr. kanye.

i agree...although he talks about the great things that he has done, he feels like the is somewhere where "he went wrong"

great song...best one on the cd and one of the best kanye songs ever...

I think this song is about his battle with fame and his life before it. If you listen to him in the beginning he says how his friends showed him a picture of his family, and lal kanye has to offer is material items, things don't mean a thing in life. he has no one near him to love, he doesn;t have a family. the man then goe son by saying yes she got her first report card. and kanye tries to compare it, like a happy moment of his, and he can only think of... a sports car. (material) "Chased...