Kanye West's song "Wash Us in the Blood" is a song off of "God's Country" depicting the trials of living in a "jezebelic" world.
Initially, the song copes with the lives of the unfortunate, particularly minorities who are predisposed to a life of crime, violence, incarceration. It is not out of choice that swaths of people have to live this form of life. The ultimate freedom would be to have the rain wash away this outcome for so many people.
Kanye West calls on the spirit of the Holy Ghost to help resolve these outcomes for the unfortunate. The rain is a cry for the "holy spirit" to help resolve the less fortunate, as Kanye West so aptly states in a middle verse. Here, he touches on broader issues of execution, "dodging" time in prison, and lives being lost in the federal prison system. In true Kanye fashion, he addresses his own standing in the world and icon status. He laments that his position will produce calmer, lesser versions of his talent. Kanye despises being censored or edited, as he feels his artistry is the voice of many. He doesn't want to lose God despite this arbitrary claim, as he thanks God for getting him so far ahead in life. He goes so far to call himself a truth-seeker, and ultimately closes his song with the acapella chorus that is reminiscent of choral hymn.
He remind the listener that we will always need God.
Kanye West's song "Wash Us in the Blood" is a song off of "God's Country" depicting the trials of living in a "jezebelic" world.
Initially, the song copes with the lives of the unfortunate, particularly minorities who are predisposed to a life of crime, violence, incarceration. It is not out of choice that swaths of people have to live this form of life. The ultimate freedom would be to have the rain wash away this outcome for so many people.
Kanye West calls on the spirit of the Holy Ghost to help resolve these outcomes for the unfortunate. The rain is a cry for the "holy spirit" to help resolve the less fortunate, as Kanye West so aptly states in a middle verse. Here, he touches on broader issues of execution, "dodging" time in prison, and lives being lost in the federal prison system. In true Kanye fashion, he addresses his own standing in the world and icon status. He laments that his position will produce calmer, lesser versions of his talent. Kanye despises being censored or edited, as he feels his artistry is the voice of many. He doesn't want to lose God despite this arbitrary claim, as he thanks God for getting him so far ahead in life. He goes so far to call himself a truth-seeker, and ultimately closes his song with the acapella chorus that is reminiscent of choral hymn.
He remind the listener that we will always need God.