Kanye West

Songwriter: Israel Boyd Kanye West

Producer: Dr. Dre

[Intro]
It's the ugliest nightmare born from the prettiest dreams
Millions of people tryin' to get on the scene
And everyone sellin' their souls, everyone sellin' their...
Everyone sayin' they woke
But they sleepwalkin', dead, eyes closed

[Chorus]
L.A. monster
I pray the Lord my soul to keep
Lord, save these people, they asleep
They lettin' Satan run they streets
Lord, save us from
L.A. monster
I pray the Lord my soul to keep
Lord, save these people, they asleep
They lettin' Satan run they streets
Lord, save us from
L.A. monster (L.A. Monster)

[Break]
L.A. monster, L.A
L.A. monster, L.A
L.A. monster, L.A
L.A. monster, L.A

[Refrain]
It's the ugliest nightmare born from the prettiest dreams (Oh)
Millions of people tryin' to get on the scene (Oh, yeah)
And everyone sellin' their souls, everyone sellin' their...
Everyone sayin' they woke (Oh, yeah)
But they sleepwalkin', dead, eyes closed (Yeah-yeah)
L.A. monster
It's the ugliest nightmare born from the prettiest dreams
Millions of people tryin' to get on the scene
And everyone sellin' their souls, everyone sellin' their...
Everyone sayin' they woke
But they sleepwalkin', dead, eyes closed
L.A. monster (L.A. monster)

[Break]
L.A. monster, L.A
L.A. monster, L.A
L.A. monster, L.A
L.A. monster, L.A

[Outro]
L.A. monster, L.A
Jesus, save all my people
L.A. monster, L.A
From this monster, 'fore it takes their souls
L.A. monster, L.A
It gives false hope and eats them whole
L.A. monster, L.A
Sinned billionaires who are still broke
L.A. monster, L.A
Jesus, save all my people
L.A. monster, L.A
From this monster, 'fore it takes their souls
L.A. monster, L.A
It gives false hope and eats them whole
L.A. monster, L.A
Sinned billionaires who are still broke

The ubiquitous Kanye West—from his famous quip, “George Bush doesn’t care about black people,” to “I'ma let you finish,” to marrying Kim Kardashian, to announcing that he’s running for President, and admitting his love for President Trump—you can see that he’s a staple of the tabloids and the entertainment world, industry-wide.

That certainly doesn’t take anything away from his music; as a matter of fact, it only seems to add to his fortuitous career. For instance, his 2010 album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, was universally praised by fans and critics alike; it was recorded during the backlash he received from the Swift interruption and during his break-up with then-girlfriend Amber Rose.

He has scored other well-known hits, as well, from each of his previous studio albums—such as “Stronger,” “Heartless,” and “Gold Digger.” Each of his albums has been massive critical and commercial successes, including his collaboration album with JAY-Z, Watch the Throne. As of 2020, West has won an astounding 21 Grammys, tied with JAY-Z as the most decorated hip-hop artist in Grammy history.

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