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Originally posted by Kworb
Even without autotune and sung by a capable vocalist it would be a bunch of nothing. There's barely a melody, minimal production. Designed solely to cause emotional impact with these maudlin lyrics. Which in turn makes it dishonest and unemotional.

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The minimal production makes it intriguing as a Kanye song, and the carefully chosen elements that are there are what carry the emotion, not the lyrics. You don't even need to listen to the lyrics to feel how melancholy yet uplifting it is, because it's all embedded in the melody and production.
