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Ultralight Beam

Artist: Kanye West

Album: Kanye West

Contains themes requiring parental guidance
Contains themes requiring parental guidance

Minimum age: Age 13+

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Detailed Analysis

The song is primarily a gospel-inspired, spiritually uplifting track centered on faith, prayer, and perseverance. The overwhelming majority of content is positive and religiously themed. However, there are a few elements that warrant parental guidance: one use of a racial slur ('nigga'), one use of the f-word in a non-sexual context ('I fuck with your friends'), and a mild sexual innuendo ('Treat the demons just like Pam / I mean I fuck with your friends, but damn, Gina'). There is also a reference to depression and a 'holy war,' which touches on mild mental/emotional struggle. The themes of faith, prayer for tragedy victims (Paris attacks), family protection, and perseverance are mature but constructive. The profanity is sparse and not central to the song's message, but its presence means the content is not fully appropriate for young children without parental guidance.

Themes
faith
religion
prayer
spirituality
mental health
depression
perseverance
family
grief
hope
light vs. darkness
mild profanity
racial language
God
spiritual warfare

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Lyrics

Yes, God) We don't want no devils in the house, God (Yes, Lord) We want the lord (Yes, Jesus) And that's it (Yes, God) Hallej- hand over Satan (Yes, Jesus) Jesus praise the Lord (Yes God) Hallelujah, God (Yes, God) We don't want no devils in the house, God (Yes, Lord) We want the lord (Yes, Jesus) And that's it (Yes, God) Hallej- hand over Satan (Yes, Jesus) Jesus praise the Lord (Yes, God) I'm tryna keep my faith We on an ultralight beam We on an ultralight beam This is a God dream This is a God dream This is everything This is everything Deliver us serenity Deliver us peace Deliver us loving We know we need it You know we need it You know we need it That's why we need you now, oh, I Pray for Paris Pray for the parents This is a God dream This is a God dream This is a God dream We on an ultralight beam We on an ultralight beam This is a God dream This is a God dream This is everything Everything (Thing, thing, thing) I'm tryna keep my faith But I'm looking for more Somewhere I can feel safe And end my holy war I'm tryna keep my faith So why send depression not blessings? Why, oh why'd you do me wrong? (More) You persecute the weak Because it makes you feel so strong (To save) Don't have much strength to fight So I look to the light (Lord) To make these wrongs turn right Head up high, I look to the light Hey, cause I know that you'll make everything alright And I know that you'll take good care of your child Oh, no longer am afraid of the night Cause I, I look to the light When they come for you, I will shield your name I will field their questions, I will feel your pain They don't know, they don't They don't know, they don't know Foot on the Devil's neck 'til they drifted Pangaea I'm moving all my family from Chatham to Zambia Treat the demons just like Pam I mean I fuck with your friends, but damn, Gina I been this way since Arthur was anteater Now they wanna hit me with the woo wap the bam Tryna snap photos of familia My daughter look just like Sia, you can't see her You can feel the lyrics and spirit coming in braille Tubman of the underground, come and follow the trail I made Sunday Candy, I'm never going to hell I met Kanye West, I'm never going to fail He said let's do a good ass job with Chance three I hear you gotta sell it to snatch the Grammy Let's make it so free and the bars so hard That there ain't one gosh darn part you can't tweet This is my part, nobody else speak This is my part, nobody else speak This little light of mine Glory be to God, yeah I'mma make sure that they go where they can't go If they don't wanna ride I'mma still give them raincoats Know what God said when he made the first rainbow Just throw this at the end if I'm too late for the intro Ugh, I'm just having fun with it You know that a nigga was lost I laugh in my head Cause I bet that my ex looking back like a pillar of salt Ugh, cause they'll flip the script on your ass like Wesley and Spike You cannot mess with the light Look at lil Chano from 79 We on an ultralight beam We on an ultralight beam This is a God dream This is a God dream This is everything Everything (Yes, God Hallelujah) I'm tryna keep my faith (Yes, Jesus) But I'm looking for more Somewhere I can feel safe And end my holy war Father, this prayer is for everyone that feels they're not good enough. This prayer's for everybody that feels like they're too messed up. For everyone that feels they've said "I'm sorry" too many times. You can never go too far when you can't come back home again. That's why I need... Faith, more, safe, war


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Analysis performed on July 23, 2026
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