Listen to this when
Only One
What if the voice you miss most told you it was okay? Only One. 🤍
Who it's for
West said the song came to him as if his late mother were speaking through him, so it is voiced as a deceased parent's reassurance rather than the griever's lament.
Sad→Self-Compassion
Feelings it meets
What it is
A single by Kanye West featuring Paul McCartney, released on December 31, 2014, through Def Jam. McCartney plays electric piano and co-wrote and co-produced it, with Ty Dolla Sign on backing vocals. The song is sung from the perspective of West's late mother, Donda West, and is also a tribute to his daughter, North.
Where to find it
Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Amazon Music (widely available); the official video (directed by Spike Jonze) was released in 2015.
Before you start
Heads up: Theme of a parent's death.
Age: Ages 9+
Silence will carry your voice like the nest that holds the sleeping birds.Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds, no. 155
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