We Go High

"We Go High" finds Chance the Rapper opening up about his past relationship issues with his wife (and mother of his child), Kirsten Corley. During the first verse, Chance admits to not being faithful in the early days of their relationship. He recalls how Kirsten reacted to his infidelity by abstaining from sex. My baby mama went celibate Lies on my breath, she say she couldn't take the smell of it Tired of the rumors, every room had an elephant Tryna find her shoes, rummagin' through the skeletons She took away sex, took me out of my element I tried to do the single-dad mingle-dance Chance previously admitted to not being faithful to Corley on 2018's "65th & Ingleside." That song details the ups and downs of their longtime relationship.

At the end of the first verse, Chance builds off a famous Michelle Obama quote to depict the ups and downs in his relationship with Kirsten. But he go high (We love You, God) And we go high They go low, we go… Higher, higher The slogan "When they go low, we go high" was popularized in a speech by Michelle Obama during the 2016 Democratic National Convention. Chance's spin on the quote evokes a more spiritual high ground.

Chance first met Kirsten Corley at a Christmas party when he was nine years old. They began dating in 2013 and welcomed their daughter, Kensli, two years later. They separated for a time because of Chance's infidelity, but after Chance began taking his Christian faith more seriously, the pair rekindled their romance. During the third verse, Chance gives praises to both Kirsten and God for saving their relationship. I used to dive headfirst, just know I had to let go of the flesh first It's true, God, this union was for You, God