Theme
Songs about pride
Interpretations from our editorial team that explore this theme.
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Kanye West
Heartless
A breakup post-mortem sung through Auto-Tune, where accusation and self-incrimination keep swapping seats until both sides look colder than they meant to be
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Kehlani
Folded
A pride-swallowing invitation back, where folding a lover's laundry becomes the gesture that admits she was wrong to push them away
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Kendrick Lamar
PRIDE.
A halting confession from someone who knows pride is corroding his ability to love, sketching a perfect world he cannot quite reach
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SIENNA SPIRO
Die On This Hill
A song about choosing to stay loyal to someone who treats your devotion as entertainment, knowing exactly what it costs you