All Falls Down by Kanye West - Lyrics and Translation

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All Falls Down

Kanye West

All Falls Down

Song byKanye West

in AlbumCollege Dropout

[Syleena Johnson]

Oh when it all...

(Yea..)

It All Falls Down

(This Da Real One Baby..)

Im Tellin You Alll

(Chi- Town Stand Up)

It All Falls Down ..

(SouthSide SouthSide We Gun Set This Party Off Right ..)

Oh when it all...

It All Falls Down

(WestSide WestSide We Gun Set This Party Off Right ..)

Im Telling You All

It All Falls Down

Oh when it all...

[Kanye West]

Man I promise she so self consciouss

She has no idea what she doing in college

That major that she majored in don't make no money

But she won't drop out her parent's look at her funny

Now tell me that an't insecurr

The concept of school seems so securr

Sophmore three yurr an't picked a carurr

She's like Fuck I'll just stay down here and do hair

Cause thats enough money to buy her a few pairs of new airs

Cause her baby daddy don't really care

She so precious with the peer pressure

Couldn't afford a car so she named her daughter alexis

She had hair so long that it looked like weave

Then she cut it all off now she look like Eve

And she be dealing with some issues that you can't believe

Single black female addicted to retail

[Syleena Johnson]

Oh when it all...

It All Falls Down

(And When it All Falls Down Who You Gunna Call Now?)

Im Tellin You All...

It All Falls Down

(Cmon Cmon And When It Falls Down)

[Kanye West]

Man I promise I'm so self conscious

Thats why you always see me with a least one of my watches

Rollies and pasha's done drove me crazy

I can't even pronounce nothing, yo pass the versace

Then I spent $400 bucks on this

Just be like N**** you an't up on this

And I can't even go to the grocery store

With out some ones that are clean and a shirt with a team

It seems we living the American Dream

But the people highest up got the lowest self esteem

The prettiest people do the ugliest things

For the road to the riches and the diamond rings

We shine because they hate us floss because they degrade us

We trying to buy back our 40 acres

And for that paper look how we'll stoop

Even if your in a benz you still a n**** in a coup

[Chorus]

[Kanye West]

I say F*** the police thats how I treat them

We buy our way out of jail but we can't buy freedom

We buy a lot of clothes but we don't really need them

Things we buy to cover up whats inside

Cuz they made us hate ourselfs and love they wealth

Thats why shorty's holla where the ballas at?

Drug dealer's buy jordans crackhead buy crack

And the white man get paid off of all of that

But i an't even gonna act holier than thou

Cause f*** it I went to Jacob with 25 thou

Before i had a house and i'll do it again

Cause i wanna be on 106 and park pushing a benz

I wanna act balerific like its all terrific

I got a couple of past few bills won't get specific

I got a problem with spending money before I get it

We all self conscious, I'm just the first to admit it

[Syleena Johnson]

Oh when it all...

It All Falls Down

(And When it All Falls Down Who You Gunna Call Now?)

Im Tellin You All ..

It All Falls Down

(Cmon Cmon And When It Falls Down)

Oh .... Yah ... Watcha Gunna Do When It All Falls Down?

LanguageEnglish

Translated byAllen Morningstar

About this Song

All Falls Down by Kanye West is a powerful commentary on consumerism, insecurity, and social issues within the African American community. The song delves into the struggles of self-identity and the pressure to conform to societal standards of success and materialism. Key themes include materialism, self-consciousness, and internal conflict. Poignant moments in the song occur when Kanye discusses the irony of buying expensive brands for confidence and the impact of societal expectations on self-worth.