Lyrical Breakdown of Keep My Spirit Alive - A Journey through Words and Rhymes
Welcome to the detailed analysis of "Keep My Spirit Alive" on Lazyjot. Here, we unravel the lyrical complexity and artistic brilliance that define this iconic song.
- Lyric Overview: Witness how Kanye West weaves words into powerful emotions and vivid imagery. From intricate rhyme schemes to compelling storytelling, every line in "Keep My Spirit Alive" is a testament to masterful songwriting.
- Rhyme and Rhythm Analysis: Our Lazyjot editor highlights the ingenious use of multi-syllabic rhymes and the rhythm pattern that Kanye West employs. Understand the construction of each verse and how it contributes to the song's overall impact.
- Syllable Pattern Insights: Dive deeper into the structural elements of the lyrics. See how the syllable count varies across the song, adding a unique rhythm and flow to Kanye West's narrative.
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Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Keep my spirit alive
Keep my spirit alive, alive
More than anything
You can take it all, but the Lord on my side
Spirit won't die, yeah
Oh-oh-oh, my life
Is in his hands, so I don't stress, I pray and strategize
Yo, flushed the work just in time and they raided
Thank God (thank God)
Screamin' through the GT roof like "-, we done made it"
Thank God (thank God)
Hundred round drum didn't jam when my shooter tried to spray it
Thank God (thank God, brr)
Drop a thousand grams, got 2000 grands, we'll be waiting
Thank God (thank God)
I was facing 15 and I beat it (and I beat it)
Just spent about 20 up at Neimans (up at Neimans)
Did 200 in a demon (in a demon, skrrt)
I'm the illest - and I mean it (and I mean it)
My homie dropping bodies for no reason (boom, boom, boom, boom, boom)
Now his kids see him on the weekends (argh)
Got the baking soda for the remix (remix)
Millionaires on, I can see it
More than anything
You can take it all, but the Lord on my side
Spirit won't die-ie
Oh-oh-oh, my life, yeah
Is in his hands, so I don't stress, I pray and strategize
Yeah, don't hate me 'cause my heart is full of love
No weapon formed against me 'cause I'm covered in the blood
Laying in the hospital when I got shot, fam
Mama prayed for me, said she left it in God's hands, yeah
So I'ma leave it in God's hands
Everything I'm doing now is God's plan
Doctor said I wouldn't walk no more, now I stand
Then I ran, here I am, Machine
Keep my spirit alive
More than anything
You can take it all, but the Lord on my side
Well, between a mix of bad schools with the fast-food
Bad-had tools and a bad mood
If you don't turn to a Lil Gotti
They gon' drain all the strength in your lil' body
They turned me into a Lil Gotti, uh, yeah
Not Wakanda, but Wakanda is kinda like what we 'bout to make
And who gon' make it? Kan', duh
Who the squad? Donda
Who the mom? Donda
Who can see? Don, duh, get Don C
Who needs practice? I don't do rehearsals
And I don't do commercials 'cause they too commercial
Give it all to God and let Jesus reimburse you
She said, "You in the studio with who? I'ma hurt you"
How I'm 42 and you got a curfew?
How nerves dictate how they gon' curve you?
Quiet all the cordialness
We walk in God's spiritual ordinance
We know the blacks, the orphans, refused to be runaways
Rebel, renegade, must stay paid
More than anything
You can take it all, but the Lord on my side
Spirit won't die-ie
Oh-oh-oh, my life, yeah
Is in his hands, so I don't stress, I pray and strategize