The Glory by Kanye West

Watching the Throne: A Lyrical Analysis of Kanye West

New School Critics

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4.8 • 692 Ratings

🗓️ 23 June 2021

⏱️ 112 minutes

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Summary

Secretly, Chris and Travis only have one true goal this season: TO MAKE YOU LOVE THE GLORY. Seriously. This is one of Kanye's best songs. The playful ego, the infectious flow, the meaning behind the production and samples, its place in the Graduation narrative—The Glory is an EPIC. So just sit back and listen to us gush about it for about two hours. If you'd like to support the show (and hear this episode ad-free), then join our Patreon community: https://www.patreon.com/KanyePodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Everybody want to know what I would do if I didn't win.
0:07.0	I guess we'll never know. I don't get enough up here. Jesus just rose again.
0:27.5	Listen to the kids.
0:33.6	Welcome to watching the throne.
0:36.6	A lyrical analysis of Kanye West.
0:40.8	My name is Chris Lambert.
0:43.6	My name is Travis Bean and Chris, how have you been?
0:46.1	I haven't seen you in several weeks.
0:48.4	I know.
0:49.1	It's a little strange for listeners because they can just listen to this in order and it feels like no time has passed at all.
0:55.5	Yeah, but it's...
0:56.5	I haven't seen you.
0:57.8	God, you look so different.
0:59.5	I know.
1:00.2	I have grown a mullet.
1:02.2	Yep.
1:03.1	I've been partying.
1:05.6	That was the first thing I was going to ask is how much you've been partying.
1:09.3	Yeah, just I like to party, you know.
1:13.0	It makes me feel like I've achieved the glory. Do you think while since the last time I saw you
1:20.4	that you have achieved the glory or do you still have a ways to go? I like to think that I achieved
1:25.4	the glory a long time ago. You probably think you've achieved the glory a long time ago.
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