Heartbreak Poem Analysis

“Didn’t you know, I was waiting on you” is a quote from the song “Bad News” (Bhasker, West, Simone, and Bass, 2008, p. 1). The theme of this particular song is about heartbreak in relationships, and many times the woman is the one breaking a man’s heart. Three songs sung by Kanye West tell the tale of heartbreak caused by a woman and how the man has emotional pain, deals with heartbreak, and loses the woman to someone else.

One theme of heartbreak written by Jones et al. (2008) in the song “Heartless” sung by Kanye West is emotional pain. West sings about how a woman could be so heartless. In one example, he compares the woman to being as “cold as the winter wind when it breeze” (p. 1). He states that even though they have been through a lot,

she still isn’t talking to him. Jones, et al. (2008) comes to the conclusion that “in the end {they're both} still so lonely” (p. 1). In another song “Welcome to Heartbreak” written by West, Reynolds, Bhasker, Mescudi, and Mcildowie (2008) state that his “God-sister is getting married by the lake” [but due to his recent heartbreak he] “couldn’t figure out” who he wants to take (p. 1). Also, it was bad enough he had to leave early, but West et al. (2008) had to “leave before they even cut the cake” (p. 1).
The second theme of heartbreak is dealing with heartbreak.

In the song “Welcome to Heartbreak,” written by West et al. (2008) says, “he chased the good life [his] whole life” but now that he looks back on his life, his life is gone. Thus, West, et al. (2008) ask where did [he] go wrong” (p. 1). Meaning he is trying to figure out what to do with his life without her in it. also, in “Heartless” written by Jones et al. (2008) West asks, why they’re still up at “3 am on the phone?” even though he knows how this is going to go (p.1). In addition, he emphases that she will “run and tell [her] friends that she’s leaving” him (p. 1). In conclusion, West, et al. (2008) makes it clear that she “will never find nobody better than” him (p.1). Concluding the end of a once fruitful

relationship.
The final theme of heartbreak is when the person is happy with someone else.

In “Heartless” written by Jones et al. (2008) West states that she walks around like she doesn’t know him. Also, West sings “you got a new friend”, but he still has his friends around. Meaning she moved on and is with another man, but West still has old friends to rely on. In “Bad News” written by Bhasker et al. (2008) West sings that his “face turned to stone when [he] heard the news”. At the same time, West was “waiting on a dream” that they would get back together (p. 1). Finally, after seeing his old girlfriend with a new man, he lost hope and realizes it would never happen. In addition, he says that he “knows that’ll never come true” (p.1). However, West, et al. (2008) “played it off and acted like he already knew” asking how long she had known the guy before deciding to come out with the relationship. In conclusion, she plays it off by “acting like he’s brand new” (P. 1). West does not show any emotion or pain from seeing her with

him.
In conclusion, these three songs stick to the theme of heartbreak. In addition, the songs prove to be useful in writing a paper as many people can relate to heartbreak and can listen to them to heal.