Kanye West - 808s & Heartbreak (Digital Booklet)

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SAY YOU WILL | Why would she make calls out the blue | Now I'm awake sleep (less in June) or (missing you) | Hey, hey, hey, hey | Don't say you will | Unless you will | Hey, hey, hey, hey | Don't say you will | Then play you will | I pray you will | Mrs. so fly crash lands in my room | Can't waste no time she might leave soon | Hey, hey, hey, hey | Don't say you will | You do | Hey, hey, hey, hey | Don't say you will | One day you will | I pray you will | When I grab your neck I touch your soul | Take off your cool then lose control | Hey, hey, hey, hey | Don't say you will | You will...you will | Hey, hey, hey, hey | Don't say you will | If you will | I pray you will | I wish this song would really come true | I admit I still fantasize about you...about you | Hey, hey, hey, hey | Don't say you will | You will...you will | Hey, hey, hey, hey | Please say you will | For real | I pray you will | (K. West, D. Mills, J. Bhasker, J. Jenkins) Produced by Kanye West for Very Good Beats/Hip Hop Since 1978. Recorded by Andrew Dawson and Anthony Kilhoffer at Glenwood Studios, Burbank, CA and Avex Recording Studio, Honolulu, HI. Assistants at Glenwood Studios: Chad Carlisle and Isha Erskine. Assistants Assistants at Avex Recording Studio: Christian Mochizuki and Gaylord Homomalia. Mixed by Manny Marroquin at Larrabee Studios North, Los Angeles, CA. Assisted by Christian Plata and Erik Madrid. Keyboards: Jeff Igor Bhasker. Strings arranged Gregory and conducted by Larry Engineer: Jeff Chestek. Assistant Montez Roberts, Rick Friedrich, John Stahl. Violins: Emma Kummrow, Szwec, Luigi Mazzochi, Luigi Teperman, Teperman, Olga Gold. Konopelsky, Charles Parker. Viola: Parker. Davisengineers: Barnett, Alexandra Alexandr a Leem. Cello: James J. Cooper, III, Jennie Lorenzo. Bass: Miles Davis. Vocals: The Kadockadee Kwire featuring Glenn Jordan, Phillip Ingram, Jim Gilstrap, Romeo Johnson, Kevin Dorsey (courtesy of The Bassmint Entertainment Group) and Will Wheaton (courtesy of Platinum Bass Records). Background vocals: Mr. Hudson and Tony Williams. © 2008 Please Gimme My Publishing Inc.|EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (BMI)/Get Ya Frog On Publishing (BMI)/Above The Line (BMI)/Young Jeezy Music (BMI)

WELCOME TO HEARTBREAK | Kanye (Verse): | My friend showed me pictures of his kids | And all I could show him was pictures of my cribs | He said his daughter got a brand new report card | And all I got was a brand new sports car | Kid Cudi (Chorus): | And my head keeps spinning | Can't stop having these visions I gotta get with it | Ohhoo Ohhoo | Ohhhhoooo | And my head keeps spinning | I can't stop having these visions I gotta get with it | Ohhoo Ohhoo | Ohhhhoooo | Kanye (Verse): | Dad crack a joke all the kids laughed | But I couldn't hear em all the way in first class | Chased the good life my whole life long | Look back on my life and my gone...where did I go wrong? | Kid Cudithese (Chorus): my get headwith keeps | Can't |stop having these visions I gotta with Ohhoo Ohhoo || IOhhhhoooo | And my head|keeps | I it can't stop| I having visions| And I gotta it |spinning Ohhoo Ohhoo Ohhhhoooo | Kanye (Bridge): | Iget seen it |it I|seen it before seen it | I seen it before I seenspinning it | I seen before seen it | I seen it before | Kanye (Verse): | My god-sister getting married by the lake | But I couldn't figure out who I wanna take | Bad enough that I showed up late | I had to leave before they even cut the cake | Welcome to heartbreak | Kid Cudi (Chorus): | And my head keeps spinning | Can't stop having these visions I gotta get with it | Ohhhhhh Ohhhhhhh | Ohhhhhhhh | And my head keeps spinning | I can't keep having these visions I gotta get with it | Ohhoo Ohhoo | Ohhhhoooo | And my head keeps spinning | I can’t stop having these visions I gotta get with it | Ohhoo Ohhoo | Ohhhhoooo | Ohhhhoooo | Ohhoooo | Ohhoooo | Kanye (Outro): | And I, and I can’t stop | No, no, I can’t stop | No, no, no, no, I can’t stop | No, no, no, no I can’t stop | I can’t stop | I can’t stop | I can’t stop | No, no, no, no | No, no, no, no | No, no, no, no | No, no, I can’t stop | Can’t stop having these visions | I gotta get with it | Ohhoo Ohhoo | Ohhhhoooo | (K. West, J. Bhasker, P. Reynolds, S. Mescudi) Produced by Kanye West for Very Good Beats/Hip Beats/Hip Hop Since 1978. Co-produced by by Jeff Bhasker and Plain Pat. Recorded by Andrew Dawson Dawson and Anthony Kilhoffer at Glenwood Studios, Burbank, CA and Avex Recording Studio, Honolulu, HI and by Ryan West at Chung King Studios, NYC. Assistants at Glenwood Studios: Chad Carlisle and Isha Erskine. Assistants at Avex Avex Recording Studio: Christian Mochizuki Mochizuki and Gaylord Homomalia. Mixed by Manny Marroquin at Larrabee Studios North, Los Angeles, CA. Assisted by by Christian Plata and Erik Madrid. Keyboards: Jeff Bhasker. Piano: Ken Lewis. Strings arranged and conducted by Larry Gold. Engineer: Jeff Chestek. Assistant engineers: Montez Roberts, Rick Friedrich, John Stahl. Violins: Emma Kummrow, Igor Szwec, Luigi Mazzochi, Gregory Teperman, Olga Konopelsky, Charles Parker. Viola: Davis Barnett, Alexandra Leem. Cello: James J. Cooper, III, Jennie Lorenzo. Bass: Miles Davis. Background vocals: Jeff Bhasker. © 2008 Please Gimme My Publishing Inc.|EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (BMI)/Above The Line (BMI)/Copyright Control/Elsie’s Baby Boy Publishing (ASCAP)

HEARTLESS | In the night I hear them talk | The coldest story ever told | Somewhere far along this road | He lost his soul | To a woman so heartless… heartless | How could you be so heartless… oh | How could you be so heartless | How could you be so | Cold as the winter wind when it breeze yo | Just remember that you talking to me yo | You need to watch the way you talking to me yo | I mean after all the things that we been through | I mean after all the things we got into | And yo I know some things, things that you ain’t told me | Ayo I did some things but that’s the old me | And now you wanna get me back | You gon' show me | So you walk around like you don't me | You got a new friend | Well I got homies | But at the end it’s still so lonely | In the night I hear them talk | The coldest story ever told | Somewhere far along this road | He lost his soul | To a woman so heartless… heartless | How could you be so heartless… oh | How could you be so heartless | How could you be so Dr. Evil | You're bringing out a side of | me that I don't know | I decided we wasn't gonna speak speak so why are up 3 a.m. on the phone, | Why do she be so mad at me for, homey I don't know she hot and cold, | I won't stop, won’t mess my groove up cause I already know how this thing goes | You run and tell your friends that you're leavin' me | They say that they don't see what you see in me | You wait a couple months then you gon' see, | You'll never find nobody better than me | In the night I hear them talk | The coldest story ever told | Somewhere far along this road | He lost his soul | To a woman so heartless… heartless | How could you be so heartless… oh | How could you be so heartless | Talkin', talkin', talkin', talk | Baby let’s just knock it off | They don’t know what we been through | They don’t know 'bout me and you | So I got something new to see | And you just gon' keep hatin' me | And we just gon' be enemies | I know you can’t believe | I could just leave it wrong | And you can’t make it right | I’m gon' take off tonight | Into the night… | In the night, I hear 'em talk | The coldest story ever told | Somewhere far along this road, he lost his soul | To a woman so heartless… | How could you be so heartless? Oh…how could could you be so heartless? | (K. West, West, E. Wilson, S. Mescudi, M. Jones) Produced by by Kanye West for Very Very Good Beats/Hip Hop Since 1978. 1978. Co-pro-


duced by No I.D. Recorded by Andrew Dawson Dawson and Anthony Kilhoffer at Glenwood Studios, Burbank, CA and Avex Recording Studio, Honolulu, HI. | Assistants at Glenwood Studios: Chad Carlisle and Isha Erskine. Assistants at Avex Avex Recording Studio: Christian Mochizuki and Gaylord Homomalia. Mixed by Manny Marroquin at Larrabee Studios North, Los Angeles, CA. Assisted by Christian Plata and Erik Madrid. Keyboards: Jeff Bhasker. Piano: Ken Lewis. © 2008 Please Gimme My Publishing Inc.|EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (BMI)/Invisible Music|Chrysalis Publishing (BMI)/Elsie’s Baby Boy Publishing (ASCAP)/Jabriel Iz Myne (ASCAP)

AMAZING | Verse 1: | It’s amazing I'm the reason | Everybody fired up this evening | I'm exhausted barely breathing | Holding on to what I believe in | Chorus: | No matter what you'll never take that from me | My reign is as far as your eyes can see..it’s amazing | So amazing, so amazing | So amazing, it’s amazing | So amazing, so amazing | So amazing, it’s amazing | Verse 2: | I'm a monster I'm a killer | I know I'm wrong | I'm a problem | That will never ever be solv solved ed | Chorus: | No matter what you'll never take that from me | My reign is as far as your eyes can see..it’s amazing | So amazing, so amazing | So amazing, it’s amazing | So amazing, so amazing | So amazing, it’s amazing | Verse 3: | I'm a monster I'm a maven | I know this world is changing | Never gave in never gave up | I'm the only thing that I'm afraid of | Chorus: | No matter what you'll never take that from me | My reign is as far as your eyes can see..it’s amazing | So amazing, so amazing | So amazing, it’s amazing | So amazing, so amazing | So amazing, it’s amazing | So amazing, so amazing | So amazing, it’s amazing | So amazing, so amazing | So amazing, it’s amazing | Jeezy (Verse): | I'm amazing yea I'm all that | If I ain't on my grind then what you call that that | Victorious...yea we warriors | We We make history strive off victory victory | Standing at my podium podium I'm trying to watch watch my sodium | Die high blood either let the feds get you | I'm amazing born on a full moon | I was bred to get it in no spoon | That’s why I'm so goon summertime no June | Big family small house no room | They like oh god why he go so hard | Look what he's been through he deserve an award | Chorus: | So amazing, so amazing | So amazing, it’s amazing | So amazing, so amazing | So amazing, it’s amazing | So amazing, so amazing | So amazing, I’ts amazing | So amazing, so amazing | So amazing, it’s amazing | (K. West, M. Jones, D. Mills, J. Bhasker, J. Jenkins) Produced by by Kanye West for Very Good Beats/Hip Hop Since 1978. Co-produced by Jeff Bhasker. Recorded by Andrew Dawson Dawson and Anthony Kilhoffer at Glenwood Studios, Burbank, CA and Avex Recording Studio, Honolulu, HI. Assist Assistants ants at Glenwood Studios: Chad Carlisle and Isha Erskine. Assistants at Avex Recording Studio: Christian Mochizuki and Gaylord Gaylord Homomalia. Mixed by Manny Marroquin at Larrabee Studios North, Los Angeles, CA. Assisted by by Christian Plata and Erik Madrid. Keyboards: Jeff Bhasker. Background vocals: Mr. Hudson and Tony Tony Williams. © 2008 Please Gimme My Publishing Inc.|EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (BMI)/Jabriel Iz Myne (ASCAP)/Get Ya Ya Frog On Publishing (BMI)/Above The Line (BMI)/Y (BMI)/Young oung Jeezy Music (BMI)

LOVE LOCKDOWN | I’m not loving you | Way I wanted to | What I had to do | Had to run from you | I’m in love with you | But the vibe is wrong | And that haunted me all the way home | So you never know | Never, never know | Never know enough | Til it’s over love | Til we lose control | System overload | Screamin’ no, no, no, no, no | I’m not lovin’ you | Way I wanted to | See I want to move | But can’t escape from you | So I keep it low | Keep a secret code | So everybody else don’t have to know | So keep your love down down | Your| love locked down Keepin’ love lockedtodown | Your love | Now keep |your locked to down | Your locked | Now keep your locked love locked You lose | I’m not |lovin’ youyour | Way I wanted | I can’t keep my locked cool | down So I keep it true I gotlove something lose | So love I gotta move down | I can’t keep myself | And still keep you too | So I keep in mind | When I’m on my own | Somewhere far from home | In the danger zone | How many times did I tell you | ‘fore it finally got through | You lose you you lose | I’m not lovin’ you | Way I wanted to | See I had to go | See I had to move | No more wastin’ time | You can’t wait for life | We’re just racin’ time | Where’s the finish line | So keep your love locked down | Your Your love locked down | Keepin’ your love locked down | Your Your love locked down | Now keep your love locked down | Your love locked down | Now keep your love locked down | You lose | I’m not lovin’ you | Way I wanted to | I bet no one knew | I got no one new | No I said I’m through | But got love for you | But I’m not lovin’ you | Way I wanted to | Gotta keep it going | Keep the lovin’ going | Keep it on a role | Only god knows | If I’ll be with you | Baby I’m confused | You choose, you choose | I’m not lovin’ you | Way I wanted to | Where I want to go | I don’t need you | I’ve been down this road | Too many times before | I’m not lovin’ you | Way I wanted to | So keep your love locked down | Your Your love locked down | Keepin’ your love locked down | Your Your love locked down | Now keep your love locked down | Your love locked down | Now keep your love locked down | You lose | You lose | You lose | You lose | You lose | (K. West, J. Bhasker, J. Englishman, M. Jones, L. Menzies) Produced by Kanye West for Very Good Beats/Hip Hop Since 1978. Co-produced by Jeff Bhasker. Recorded and mixed by Andrew Dawson at Glenwood Studios, Burbank, CA and Avex Recording Studio, Honolulu, HI. Keyboards: Jeff Bhasker. Drums/Percussions: Drums/Percussions: Gibi, Zé Bruno, Lula Almeida and Rodney Dassis. © 2008 Please Gimme My Publishing Inc.|EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (BMI)/Above The Line (BMI)/EMI April Music Inc.|EMI April Music Canada Ltd.|Stinky Minky Music (SOCAN) All rights for Stinky Minky Music controlled and administered by EMI April Music Inc. (ASCAP)/Jabriel Iz Myne (ASCAP)/Copyright Control

PARANOID | Intro: | Why are you so paranoid | Don't be so paranoid | Don't be so.... | Baby don't worry about it | Lady don't even think about it | You worry bout the wrong things, the wrong things | You worry bout the wrong things, the wrong things | You worry bout the wrong things, the wrong things | You worry bout the wrong things, the wrong things | Verse 1: | All of the time, | You really wanna spend your whole life alone | A little time out might do you good, might do us good | Before we be done for good | Cause I make it good I could make it hood | I can make you come I can make you go | I can make you high I can make you fly | Make you touch the sky hey maybe so | All of the time, | You be up in mine checking through my cell phone baby no | You wanna kill the vibe on another night | Here's another fight oh here we go | Baby don't worry about it | Lady we'll go out to the floor | Chorus: | Anyway they don't know you like I do | They'll never know you | Anyway they don't know you like I do | They'll never know you | Verse 2: | All of the time, | You wanna complain about the nights alone | So now you're here with me, | Show some gratitude leave the attitude way back at home | Yea you see em look, | Baby let em look give us cold looks cause we look cold | Yea you heard about all the word of mouth | Don't worry about what we can't control | All the talk in the world lost in the world | Till you finally let that thing go | You You wanna check in to the heartbreak hotel | But sorry we're closed | Baby don't worry about it | Lady we'll go out to the floor | Chorus: | Anyway they don't know you like I do | They'll never know you | Anyway they don't know you like I do | They'll never know you | Baby don't worrything, aboutthe it |wrong Lady don't think about it |the Youwrong worrything bout| the wrong things, thing | You worry boutknow the wrong thing, the Youlike worry bout the wrong thingeven | You worry bout Anyway they don't the knowwrong you like I do | They'll never you | Anyway theywrong don't thing know |you I do | They'll never know you | (K. West, P. Reynolds, S. Mescudi, D. Mills, J. Bhasker) Produced by Kanye West for Very Good Beats/Hip Hop Since 1978. Co-produced by Jeff


Bhasker and Plain Pat. Recorded by Andrew Dawson and Anthony Kilhoffer at Glenwood Studios, Burbank, CA and Avex Recording Studio, Honolulu, HI. Assistants at Glenwood Studios: Chad Carlisle and Isha Erskine | Assistants at Avex Recording Studio: Christian Mochizuki and Gaylord Homomalia. Mixed by Manny Marroquin at Larrabee Studios North, Los Angeles, CA. Assisted by Christian Plata and Erik Madrid. Keyboards: Jeff Bhasker. Background vocals: Kid Cudi. © 2008 Please Gimme My Publishing Inc.|EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (BMI)/Copyright Control/Elsie’s Baby Boy Publishing (ASCAP)/Get Ya Frog Frog On Publishing (BMI)/Above The Line (BMI)

ROBOCOP | Bout the baddest girl I ever seen | Straight up out a movie scene | Who knew she was a drama queen | That a turn my life to Stephen King | Up late night like she on patrol | Checking everything like I'm on parole | I told her some things she don't need to know | She never let it go | Ok, Ok, Ok, Ok | You will never stop it now | You Y ou never stop it now | Ok, Ok, Ok | You will never stop it now | You need to drop it now....drop it...drop it | Cause I don't want no Robocop | You moving like a Robocop | When did you become a Robocop | Now I don't need no Robocop | Just looking at your history | You You like the girl from Misery | She said she ain't take it to this degree | Well let’s agree to disagree | Shorty kind of crazy but it turn me on | Keep it up enough to keep it goin’ on | I told her some things she don't need to know | She never let it go | Ok, ok, ok, ok | You will never stop it now | You never stop it now | Ok, ok, ok, ok | You will never stop it now | You need to drop it now....drop it...drop it | Cause I don't want no Robocop | You moving like a Robocop | When did you become a Robocop | Somebody please make her stop | Stop...drop...roll...pop | I'm cold....I | Ain't used to being told stop | So I could never be your robot | Fast or slow you can stay or can go | Now, now that you know, now, now that you know | Yea I had her before but that happened before | You get mad when you know so just don't ask me no more | Ok, ok, ok, uh, uh | It ain’t ok, ok, ok | (K. West, J. Englishman, M. Jones, D. Mills, S. Mescudi, A. Williams, J. Bhasker, F. Najm, J. Jenkins, P. Doyle) Produced by Kanye West for Very Good Beats/Hip Hop Since 1978. Recorded by Andrew Dawson and Anthony Kilhoffer at Glenwood Studios, Burbank, CA and Avex Recording Studio, Honolulu, HI. Assist Assistants ants at Glenwood Studios: Chad Carlisle and Isha Erskine. Assist Assistants ants at Avex Recording Studio: Christian Mochizuki andarranged Gaylord Homomalia. Mixed Manny Marroquin at Larrabee Studios North,engineers: Los Angeles, CA. Roberts, Assisted by Christian Plata andStahl. Erik Madrid. Jeff Bhasker. Strings and conducted by by Larry Gold. Engineer: Jeff Chestek. Assistant Montez Rick Friedrich, John Violins:Keyboards: Emma Kummrow, Igor Szwec, Luigi Mazzochi, Gregory Teperman, Teperman, Olga Konopelsky, Charles Parker. Viola: Davis Barnett, Alexandra Alexandra Leem. Cello: James J. Cooper, III, Jennie Lorenzo. Bass: Miles Davis. Orchestra in chorus created and performed by Ken Lewis. Engineered by Ken Lewis and Brent Kolatalo. Background vocals: Tony Tony Williams and Jeff Bhasker. © 2008 Please Gimme My Publishing Inc.|EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (BMI)/EMI April Music Canada Ltd.|Stinky Minky Minky Music (SOCAN). All rights for Stinky Minky Music controlled and administered by EMI April Music Inc. (ASCAP)/Jabriel Iz Myne (ASCAP)/Get Ya Ya Frog On Publishing (BMI)/Elsie’s Baby Baby Boy Publishing (ASCAP)/Penafire Music (BMI)/Above (BMI)/Above The Line (BMI)/Nappypub Music|Universal Music|Universal Music-Z Songs (BMI)/Young Jeezy Music (BMI)/TCF Music publishing Inc. (ASCAP) This composition embodies portions of “Kissing In The Rain,” written by P. Doyle, published by TCF Music Publishing Inc. (ASCAP).

STREET LIGHTS | Let me know | Do I still got time to grow | Things ain't always set in stone | That be known let me know | Let me...seems like... | Street lights glowing | Happen be just to like in front | Soof I hopped cab in andthe I paid | See I know my destination but I'm justbut notI'mthere Allthere the street glowingto | Happen bemoments just likepassing moments passingofinme front me | SoinI the hopped cab my andfare I paid my fare | See I know my destination just |not | In thelights streets | In the streets | I'm just not there | In the streets | I'm just not there | Life's just not fair | Seems like | Street lights glowing | Happen to be just like moments passing in front of me | So I hopped in the cab and I paid my fare | See I know my destination but I'm just not there | All the street lights glowing | Happen to be just like moments passing in front of me | So I hopped in the cab and I paid my fare | See I know my destination but I'm just not there | All the street lights glowing | Happen to be just like moments passing in front of me | So I hopped in the cab and I paid my fare | See I know my destination but I'm just not there | In the streets | In the streets | I'm just not there | In the streets | I'm just not there | Life's just not fair | Life's just not fair | (K. West, J. Englishman, A. Williams, B. McIldowie) Produced by Kanye West for Very Good Beats/Hip Hop Since 1978. Co-produced by Mr. Hudson. Recorded by Andrew Dawson and Anthony Kilhoffer at Glenwood Studios, Burbank, CA and Avex Recording Studio, Honolulu, HI. Assistants at Glenwood Studios: Chad Carlisle and Isha Erskine. Assistants at Avex Recording Studio: Christian Mochizuki and Gaylord Homomalia. Mixed by Manny Marroquin at Larrabee Studios North, Los Angeles, CA. Assisted by by Christian Plata and Erik Madrid. Keyboards: Jeff Bhasker. Background vocals: Esthero and Tony Tony Williams. © 2008 Please Gimme My Publishing Inc.|EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (BMI)/ EMI April Music Inc.|EMI April Music Canada Ltd.|Stinky Ltd.|Stinky Minky Music (SOCAN) All rights for Stinky Minky Music controlled and administered by EMI April Music Inc. (ASCAP)/Penafire Music (BMI)/Copyright Control

BAD NEWS | Didn't you know I was waiting on you | Waiting on a dream that'll never come true | Didn't you know I was waiting on you | My face turned to stone when I heard the news | When you decide to break the rules? | Cause I just heard some real bad news | People will talk like it’s old news | I played it off and act like I already knew | Let me ask you how long have you known dude? | You played it off and act like he's brand new | When you decide to break the rules | Cause I just heard some real bad news | Real bad news | Real bad news | Real bad news | Oh you just gonna keep another for you | Oh you just gonna keep it like you never knew | Oh you just gonna keep another love for you | Oh you just gonna keep it like you never knew | While I'm waiting on a dream that'll never come true | Oh you just gonna keep it like you never knew | My face turned to stone when I heard the news | What's on the news? | (K. West, G. Bass) Produced by Kanye West for Very Very Good Beats/Hip Hop Since 1978. Recorded by by Andrew Dawson and Anthony Kilhoffer at Glenwood Studios, Burbank, CA and Avex Recording Studio, Honolulu, HI. Assist Assistants ants at Glenwood Studios: Chad Carlisle and Isha Erskine. Assistants Assist ants at Avex Recording Studio: Christian Mochizuki and Gaylord Homomalia. Mixed by Manny Marroquin at Larrabee Studios North, Los Angeles, CA. Assisted by by Christian Plata Stahl. and Erik Madrid. Keyboards: Jeff Bhasker. arranged and conducted byOlga LarryKonopelsk Gold. Engineer: JeffPark Chestek. Assist Assistant ant Barnett, engineers: Montez Roberts, RickJames Friedrich, John Violins: Emma Kummrow, Igor Szwec, Strings Luigi Mazzochi, Gregory Teperman, Tep erman, Konopelsky, y, Charles Parker. er. Viola: Davis Alexandra Leem. Cello: J. Cooper, III, Jennie Lorenzo. Bass: Miles Davis. Contains a sample of the recording “See Line Woman” as performed by Nina Simone. Under license from Universal Music


Enterprises. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Written by George Bass, published by WB Music Corp. (ASCAP). All rights reserved. © 2008 Please Gimme My Publishing Inc.|EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (BMI)/WB Music Corp. (ASCAP)

SEE YOU IN MY NIGHTMARES | Kanye: | I’m cold | I’m cold | I’m cold | Wayne (Bridge): | I got the right | To put up a fight but not quite | Cause you cut off my light | But my sight | Is better tonight ght and and I might might | See you in my nigh nightmar tmare e | Well Well how did you you get get there there | Caus Cause e we were were once once a fairy airytal tale e | But But this is farew arewell ell yeaaaa yeaaaaaah aah | Kanye Kanye (Ver (Verse): se): | I got got my life fe | And And it’s it’s my onl onlyy one | I got the night | I'm running from the sun | So goodnight | I'm headed out the door | Door, door, door, door | After tonight | There will be no return | After tonight | I'm taking off on the road | I’m taking off on the road | And that you know | Kanye (Chorus): | That you know | Tell everybody that you know | That I don't love you no more | And that’s one thing that you know | That you know | Kanye (Verse): | Ok I'm back up on my grind | You do you and I'm just gonna do mine | You do you cuz I'm just gonna be fine | Ok I got you out my mind | And the night is young, the drinks is cold | The stars is out I'm ready to go | You always thought I was always wrong | Well now you know tell everybody, everybody that you know | Kanye (Chorus): | Tell everybody that you know | That I don't love you no more | And that’s one thing that you know | That you know | Wayne (Bridge): | I got the right | To put up a fight but not quite | Cause you cut off my light | But my sight | Is better tonight and I might | See you in my nightmare | Well how did you get there | Cause we were once a fairytale | But this is farewell yeaaaaaah | Wayne (Verse): | Baby girl I’m finished | I thought we was committed | I thought we was cemented | I only thought we meant it | But now we just repentin’ | And now we just resentin’ | The clouds is my vision | Look I had it I be gettin’ | And it’s all because of you | Girl we through | You think your sh*t don't stank but you are Mrs. Peeyew | And I don't see you with me no more | Now tell everybody that you know...that you know | Kanye (Chorus): | That you know | Tell everybody that you know | That I don't love you no more | And that’s one thing that you know | That you know | That you know | Tell everybody that you know | That I don’t love you no more | And that’s one thing that you know | That you know | (K. West, E. Wilson, J. Bhasker, D. Carter) Produced by Kanye West for Very Good Beats/Hip Hop Since 1978. Co-produced by No I.D. Recorded by Andrew Dawson and Anthony Kilhoffer at Glenwood Studios, Burbank, CA and Avex Recording Studio, Honolulu, HI. Assistants at Glenwood Studios: Chad Carlisle and Isha Erskine. Assistants at Avex Recording Studio: Christian Mochizuki and Gaylord Homomalia. Mixed by Manny Marroquin at Larrabee Studios North, Los Angeles, CA. Assisted by Christian Plata and Erik Madrid. Keyboards: Jeff Bhasker. Strings arranged and conducted by Larry Gold. Engineer: Jeff Chestek. Assistant engineers: Montez Roberts, Rick Friedrich, John Stahl. Violins: Emma Kummrow, Igor Szwec, Luigi Mazzochi, Gregory Teperman, Olga Konopelsky, Charles Parker. Viola: Davis Barnett, Alexandra Leem. Cello: James J. Cooper, III, Jennie Lorenzo. Bass: Miles Davis. Lil Wayne appears courtesy of Cash Money/Universal Motown Records. © 2008 Please Gimme My Publishing Inc.| EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (BMI)/Invisible Music Chrysalis Publishing (BMI)/Above The Line (BMI)/Young Money Publishing Inc.|Warner Chappell Music (BMI)

COLDEST WINTER | Verse 1: | On lonely nights I start to fade | (On lonely nights I start to fade) | Her love's a thousand miles away | (Her love's a thousand miles away) | Chorus: | Memories sleep) | Her made love in the is all coldest that I winter can see| |Goodbye (Her love my is friend all that will I I can eversee) love | Chorus: again | Memories | Memories made made in the in the coldest coldest winter winter | Verse | Goodbye 2: | Its my 4am friend andwill I can't I ever sleep love | (Its again4am | Memories and I can't made in the coldest winter winter | Winter...winter Winter...winter | Goodbye my friend friend will I ever love again | Goodbye Goodbye my friend will will I ever love again | Goodbye Goodbye my friend will ll I ever love again | Verse Verse 3: | If Spring can take the snow away | (If Spring can take the snow away) | Can it melt away all our mistakes | (Can it melt away all our mistakes) | Chorus: | Memories made in the coldest winter | Goodbye my friend I won't ever love again | Never again | (K. West, E. Wilson, R. Orzabal) Produced by Kanye West for Very Good Beats/Hip Hop Since 1978. Co-produced by No I.D. and Jeff Bhasker. Recorded by Andrew Dawson and Anthony Kilhoffer at Glenwood Studios, Burbank, CA and Avex Recording Studio, Honolulu, HI. Assistants at Glenwood Studios: Chad Carlisle and Isha Erskine. Assistants at Avex Recording Studio: Christian Mochizuki and Gaylord Homomalia. Mixed by Manny Marroquin at Larrabee Studios North, Los Angeles, CA. Assisted by Christian Plata and Erik Madrid. Keyboards: Jeff Bhasker. This composition embodies an interpolation interpol ation of “Memories Fade,” Fade,” written by Roland Orzabal and published by Chrysalis Songs (BMI). © 2008 Please Gimme My Publishing Inc.|EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (BMI)/Invisible Music|Chrysalis Publishing (BMI)/Chrysalis Songs (BMI)

KANYE WEST

808s & HEARTBREAK

A&R Direction: Patrick “Plain Pat” Reynolds A&R Administration: Terese Joseph Mastered by Vlado Meller at Universal Music Studios East, NYC Marketing: Al Branch for Hip Hop Since 1978

Art Direction by Past Tell Museum Photography by Willy Vanderperre Photograph of Kanye and Donda West by Danny Clinch Package design: design: JP Robinson Artwork by KAWS Art & Photography Coordination: Kristen Yiengst Package Production: Carol Corless

and Don C. for Hustle. Marketing for Def Jam: Chris Atlas Management: Hip Hop Since 1978 and Hustle.

Business Affairs: Randy McMillan, Antoinette Trotman, Ian Allen Sample Clearances: Eric Weissman Weissman Music

Executive Producers: The Carter Administration, Kanye West, Gee Roberson and Kyambo “Hip Hop” Joshua

www.kanyewest.com www.rocafella.com www.IDJMobile.com Roc-A-Fella Records Since1996 Hip Hop Since 1978 The Heavy Hitters HUSTLE.  2008 Roc-A-Fella Records, LLC.

Manufactured and Marketed by The Island Def Jam Music Group,


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