made me everything I am.
This song is about letting go of past regrets or failed aspirations
because everything that happened along the way has brought you to where you are now.
For example, one of the first things Kanye says in this song is:
"Common passed on this beat, I made it to a jam,
Everything I'm not made me everything I am."
In Touch the Sky, he says:
"I'm trying to right my wrongs,
But it's funny these same wrongs helped me write this song."
On one hand it's about adapting to changes and making the best out of your situation...
and on the other hand it's about loving and appreciating who are you now.
One time I had to console a best friend who was in tears over a guy who called their relationship off because he didn't feel they were very compatible. She told me this upset her because she thought she had something to offer for anyone, a personality that could adapt to anyone's needs.
Though taken aback by the fact that anyone would strive for such a thing, all I could tell her was to take it as a positive reinforcement of her character. That if what he wanted was something she didn't have, it affirms her individuality even more.
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