Welcome To America Analysis

In the final verse of the song Lecrae takes yet a much different perspective of the US. In this verse the song takes on the perspective of an individual from another country whom dreams of living in the US. Logistically speaking some may wonder why Lecrae chose for this one to be last. What it appears is happening is that Lecrae wanted to cover one of the two perspectives that people are most likely in already first. By doing so he already softened up the listeners take in the last bit wholeheartedly, thus either realizing the problem he describes in the third verse or realizing the problems in one of the other first two. The final verse begins “Uh, I wish I lived in America / Wanna raise my kids in America / Heard everybody rich all I gotta do is run jump kick” (Welcome to America).
Over the course of the verse the woman, clearly desperate to find good fortune in another country, begins to address the problem she sees in the US. Lecrae writes “Got plenty food in your nation / I can tell cause a lot of ya’ll are over weight / I already work for ya’ll / I’m at a sweatshops making these shirts for ya’ll / Naw I ain’t getting money” (Welcome to America). These lines both are written both in a pathos sense and logos. Lecrae makes us feel sorry for the women by mentioning how she struggles to live making shirts that we take for granted. He also appeals to facts as the woman argues about the obesity problems prevailing in the US. Citing such problems as this spark the listeners interest and (or) emotions. From talking about problems, the women points out in America, she then turns towards how she is trying to go to America. Methodically speaking it is at this point the instruments begin to slow down some to give more focus to what is being