Kanye West has made his most candid statement yet about his marriage to Bianca Censori, with a new track that appears to address their separation and reconciliation, as his long-awaited album Bully makes its debut at listening parties around the world.
The 20-track record, which goes by the name Ye, was set to hit streaming services but has yet to appear on any platform.
Instead, fans around the world got their first listen at dedicated listening events.
And one song in particular, High and lowhas attracted immediate attention for how openly it speaks about the state of his relationship with the Australian-born architect, whom he married in 2022, weeks after his divorce from Kim Kardashian was finalized.
On the track, West sings, “Highs and lows, I put you through a lot, I know. Highs and lows. Yet you never let me go.”
He continues, “You said I love you and I love you back. Before I break your heart, I’ll have a heart attack. We broke up, but we came back. And we’ll stay attached until we black out.”
The outro sees him plead, “Don’t let me go. I’ve put you through too much, I know.”
It is a striking admission from an artist whose behavior in recent years, including a series of widely condemned anti-Semitic remarks, has put his wife in an unusually difficult position.
West issued an open letter apologizing for those remarks in January, though the title track of the new album raises new questions about how much has really changed.
On Bullyhe raps, “I wanna hit somebody like a thug.”
The album may also land him in legal hot water.
West has a history of sampling music without permission, Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne were furious in 2024 when he used a Black Sabbath track despite being denied permission.
On Bullya song called I can’t wait try The Supremes’ You can’t rush lovewhile White lines borrows heavily from The Carpenters’ (They long to be) close to you.
Whether or not the rights holders have opted out this time is yet to be seen, which may explain why the album has yet to appear on streaming services.
