Dark Fantasy Lyrics

Lyric discussion by notwist 

Cover art for Dark Fantasy lyrics by Kanye West

To me it's pretty obvious that the first lines are heavily influenced by "Revolting Rhymes" by Roald Dahl, which is a book full of reworked fairy tales. Just for comparison, here's the first lines from Roald Dahl's "Cinderella":

I guess you think you know this story. You don't. The real one's much more gory. The phony one, the one you know, Was cooked up years and years ago, And made to sound all soft and sappy just to keep the children happy.

My Opinion

Great pick up!

You might be right about that, But what i think shes talking about is the bible. yes the bible ("the one you know") was made centuries ago. and yes the bible is hella boring. nicki minaj is saying that its not hte whole truth.

@notwist I know your comment is ten years old so you’re probably already aware but I recently found this demo version of the album and that is the original opening to Dark Fantasy, I thought reading your comment sounded familiar

https://youtu.be/uaDHtwCtp1M