Lost In the World

Kanye West & Bon Iver * Track #12 On My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

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Album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

ALBUM

Kanye West

2010

Lost In the World by Kanye West (Ft. Bon Iver)

Release Date

Mon Nov 22 2010

Performed by

Kanye WestBon Iver

Produced by

Kanye West & Jeff Bhasker

Writed by

Kanye West & Jeff Bhasker & Malik Yusef & Justin Vernon & Alfred Scramuzza & Eddie Bo & Mano & Gil Scott-Heron & Manu Dibango

About

According to Kanye, the verse began as a poem he emailed to Kim Kardashian because he had the beat but no lyrics. He made the revelation at his Glastonbury 2015 headline set.

This song was featured in Kanye’s movie “Runaway” as the closing track.

The song’s introduction and the chorus’s interpolat...

Lost In the World Lyrics

[Intro: Justin Vernon]
I'm up in the woods, I'm down on my mind
I'm building a still to slow down the time
I'm up in the woods, I'm down on my mind
I'm building a still to slow down the time
I'm up in the woods, I'm down on my mind
I'm building a still, down the time

[Chorus: Kanye West & Justin Vernon]
I'm lost in the world, been down my whole life
I'm new in the city, and I'm down for the night
Down for the night, said she's down for the night
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh (Slow down the time), ooh
I'm lost in the world, been down my whole life
I'm new in the city, but I'm down for the night
Down for the night, down for the night

[Verse: Kanye West]
You're my devil, you're my angel
You're my heaven, you're my hell
You're my now, you're my forever
You're my freedom, you're my jail
You're my lies, you're my truth
You're my war, you're my truce
You're my questions, you're my proof
You're my stress and you're my masseuse
Ma-ma-se, ma-ma-se, ma-ma-ku-sa
Lost in this plastic life
Let's break out of this fake-ass party
Turn this into a classic night
If we die in each other's arms
Still get laid in the afterlife
If we die in each other's arms
Still get laid, yeah, yeah, yeah

[Pre-Chorus: Kanye West & Elly Jackson]
Run from the lights, run from the night, run for your life
Down for the night, down for the night, down for the night

[Chorus: Kanye West]
I'm lost in the world, been down my whole life
I'm new in the city, and I'm down for the night
Down for the night, down for the night

[Bridge: Gil Scott Heron & Kanye West]
Who will survive in America?
Who will survive in America? (Down for the night)
Who will survive in America?
Who will survive in America?

[Chorus: Kanye West]
I'm lost in the world, been down my whole life
I'm new in the city
And I'm down for the night, down for the night
I'm lost in the world, been down my whole life
I'm new in the city
But I'm down for the night, down for a night
Oh-oh, get down

[Outro]
[Non-lyrical vocals]

[Produced by Jeff Bhasker & Kanye West]

[Directed by Kanye West and Ruth Hogben]

Lost In the World Q&A

Who wrote Lost In the World's ?

Lost In the World was written by Kanye West & Jeff Bhasker & Malik Yusef & Justin Vernon & Alfred Scramuzza & Eddie Bo & Mano & Gil Scott-Heron & Manu Dibango.

Who produced Lost In the World's ?

Lost In the World was produced by Kanye West & Jeff Bhasker.

When did Kanye West release Lost In the World?

Kanye West released Lost In the World on Mon Nov 22 2010.

Does Kanye samples song he had already sampled on this song?

Contains samples of 5 songs: Manu Dibango – Soul Makossa (Sample appears at 0:08)

Gil Scott-Heron
- Comment #1 (Sample appears at 4:14)

Lyn Collins – Think (About It) (Sample appears at 2:24 and 1:24)

Bon Iver – Woods (Sample appears at 0:00)

Eddie Bo – Hook and Sling – Part I (Sample appears at...