If we take a look at one of Kanye’s latest tweets, he said he cried writing “Father Stretch My Hands.” Then he said, “I love my dad.” Now sure, he can definitely be talking about his own father because the lyrics would suggest that. But perhaps maybe there is a double meaning to it. He says he “lost his soul” and “lost control.” Maybe the symbolism is in seeing the light in the first track and then seeing the chaos of his life and asking God to stretch his hands toward salvation, much like Paul was stretched to be a vessel for God. “Then Ananias went to the house and entered it. Placing his hands on Saul, he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord—Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here—has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.” Immediately, something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and he could see again. He got up and was baptized…” Acts 9:17-18.
Another piece of info linking Pablo to Paul is the fact that prior to his life as a missionary, his trade was in tent making. This is referenced in Acts 18:3. Now the Kanye connection comes in when we revisit “No Parties in LA.”
“I feel like Pablo when I'm working on my shoes, I feel like Pablo when I see me on the news. I feel like Pablo when I'm building my house.” Okay, while working on shoes he feels like a Picasso. When he is on the news he feels like Pablo Escobar. Now who is the third Pablo building the house? It’s Paul, the tent maker who built tent houses.
Also, Kanye has been cryptically dropping the message "Which one?" next to the name of the album every time he makes a post about it. He is daring us to guess, and the first and second Pablo's seem easy, the third, not so much.
Lastly, let’s take a look at the final track, “Wolves.” Some of the lyrics are, “Lost and, beat up/Dancin', down there/ I found you, somewhere out”…”Lost and, found now/Turned out, our new love/Daddy, found out/How you turned out, how you turned out”…”I was lost and beat up/ Turned out, burned up/ You found me, through a heartache/ Knowin’, you were drawn in/ I was lost and beat up/ I was warm flesh, unseasoned/ You found me, in your gaze/ I found you, oh Jesus/ I was too wild, I was too wild”
It feels like a final confession to God and an acknowledgment that it was time to change all that “too wild” behavior.
Okay, so that is it. This is the best and most elaborate Kanye West theory I can come up with. I present to you the facts. I understand and am expecting to be wrong, but wouldn’t it be awesome if Paul was the Pablo, Kanye was referencing? He claims to be a Christian and says this is a gospel album about change, so it make sense, right?
What do you all think? I guess we’ll find out later today if the album is indeed a "God's dream."
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