My example of something that configures itself around the vertical is the song “All Falls Down” by Kanye West and Syleena Johnson. In “All Falls Down” Kanye West discusses the problem of insecurity which plagues our society. He does this by rapping about hypothetical situations which many individuals in society face and gives his take on how people from the very wealthy to the poor are insecure. One specific element of this song is Syleena Johnson’s repetition of the verse “Oh when it all, it all falls down/ I’m telling you all, it all falls down” in the background of the entire song. This is a very important phrase due to the fact that it makes Kanye West’s main points throughout this song sound more convincing. For example, Kanye’s verses, “It seems like we living the American dream/ But the people highest up got the lowest self-esteem/ The prettiest people do the ugliest things” is followed by Syleena Johnson’s repeated phrase in the background and as a result makes Kanye’s statement feel more like a reality than an assertion. Kanye’s message in this song is the fact that the way society functions at, the end of the day, “all falls down” to each of us feeding our own egos. Syleena Johnson’s verses in this song should affect our understanding of the whole picture by leading us to question the society we live in. We can do this by asking ourselves what insecurities plague us as individuals, a group, a community, and a society. It can also give us a better understanding of how individuals in everyday society find drive and motivation based on the insecurities they are dealing with on an everyday basis.