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Kendrick Lamar – To Pimp A Butterfly (2015) LyricsThe Blacker The Berry[Intro x2]Everything black, I don't want blackI want everything black, I ain't need blackSome white, some black, I ain't mean blackI want everything black[Bridge]Six in the morn', fire in the streetBurn, baby, burn, that's all I wanna seeAnd sometimes I get off watchin' you die in vainIt's such a shame they may call me crazyThey may say I suffer from schizophrenia or somethin'But homie, you made meBlack don't crack, my n****[Verse 1]I'm the biggest hypocrite of 2015Once I finish this, witnesses will convey just what I meanBeen feeling this way since I was 16, came to my sensesYou never liked us anyway, **** your friendship, I meant itI'm African-American, I'm AfricanI'm black as the moon, heritage of a small villagePardon my residenceCame from the bottom of mankindMy hair is nappy, my **** ** ***, my nose is round and wideYou hate me don't you?You hate my people, your plan is to terminate my cultureYou're ****** evil I want you to recognize that I'm a proud monkeyYou vandalize my perception but can't take style from meAnd this is more than confessionI mean I might press the button just so you know my discretionI'm guardin' my feelings, I know that you feel itYou sabotage my community, makin' a killin'You made me a killer, emancipation of a real n****[Pre-Hook]The blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice (x4)The blacker the berry, the bigger I shoot[Hook: Assassin]I said they treat me like a slave, cah' me blackWoi, we feel a whole heap of pain, cah' we blackAnd man a say they put me in a chain, cah' we blackImagine now, big gold chain full of rocksHow you no see the whip, left scars pon' me backBut now we have a big whip, parked pon' the blockAll them say we doomed from the start, cah' we blackRemember this, every race start from the Black, just remember that[Verse 2]I'm the biggest hypocrite of 2015Once I finish this, witnesses will convey just what I meanI mean, it's evident that I'm irrelevant to societyThat's what you're telling me, penitentiary would only hire meCurse me till I'm deadChurch me with your fake prophesizing that I'mma be just another slave in my headInstitutionalize manipulation and liesReciprocation of freedom only live in your eyesYou hate me don't you?I know you hate me just as much as you hate yourselfJealous of my wisdom and cards I dealtWatchin' me as I pull up, fill up my tank, then peel outMuscle cars like pull ups, show you what these big wheels 'bout, ahBlack and successful, this black man meant to be specialCAT scans on my radar b****, how can I help you?How can I tell you I'm making a killin'?You made me a killer, emancipation of a real n****[Pre-Hook][Hook][Verse 3]I'm the biggest hypocrite of 2015When I finish this if you listenin' then sure you will agreeThis plot is bigger than me, it's generational hatredIt's genocism, it's grimy, little justificationI'm African-American, I'm AfricanI'm black as the heart of a ****** AryanI'm black as the name of Tyrone and DariusExcuse my French but **** you — no, **** y'allThat's as blunt as it gets, I know you hate me, don't you?You hate my people, I can tell cause it's threats when I see youI can tell cause your ways deceitfulKnow I can tell because you're in love with that Desert EagleThinkin' maliciously, he get a chain then you gone bleed himIt's funny how Zulu and Xhosa might go to warTwo tribal armies that want to build and destroyRemind me of these Compton Crip gangs that live next doorBeefin' with Pirus, only death settle the scoreSo don't matter how much I say I like to preach with the PanthersOr tell Georgia State "Marcus Garvey got all the answers"Or try to celebrate February like it's my B-DayOr eat watermelon, chicken, and Kool-Aid on weekdaysOr jump high enough to get Michael Jordan endorsementsOr watch BET cause urban support is importantSo why did I weep when Trayvon Martin was in the street?When gang banging make me kill a n**** blacker than me?Hypocrite!i[Skit]"We got a young brother that stands for something! We got a young brother that believes in the all of us! Brother Kendrick Lamar! He's not a rapper, he's a writer, he's an author! And if you read between the lines, we'll learn how to love one another! But you can't do that — right on! — I said, you can't do that without loving yourself first."[Sample]This is a world premiere![Intro]I done been through a whole lotTrial, tribulation, but I know GodSatan wanna put me in a bow tiePray that the holy water don't go dryAs I look around meSo many ************* wanna down meBut an enemigo never drown meIn front of a dirty double-mirror they found me[Hook]And I love myself(The world is a ghetto with big guns and picket signs)I love myself(But it can do what it want whenever it want, I don't mind)I love myself(He said I gotta get up, life is more than suicide)I love myself(One day at a time, sun gon' shine)[Verse 1]Everybody lookin' at you crazy (Crazy)What you gon' do? (What you gon' do?)Lift up your head and keep moving (Keep moving)Or let the paranoia haunt you? (Haunt you)Peace to fashion police, I wear my heartOn my sleeve, let the runway startYou know the miserable do love companyWhat do you want from me and my scars?Everybody lack confidence, everybody lack confidenceHow many times my potential was anonymous?How many times the city making me promises?So I promise this[Hook][Verse 2]They wanna say it's a war outside and a bomb in the streetAnd a gun in the hood and a mob of policeAnd a rock on the corner and a line for the fiendAnd a bottle full of lean and a model on the scene yupThese days of frustration keep y'all on tuck and rotationI duck these cold faces, post up fi-fie-fo-fum basisDreams of reality's peaceBlow steam in the face of the beastThe sky could fall down, the wind could cry nowThe strong in me, I still smile[Hook][Bridge]Walk my bare feet (Walk my bare feet)Down, down valley deep (Down, down valley deep)Fi-fie-fo-fum (Fi-fie-fo-fum)My heart undone (My heart undone)[Hook][Verse 3]I went to war last nightWith an automatic weapon, don't nobody call a medicI'ma do it till I get it rightI went to war last nightI've been dealing with depression ever since an adolescentDuckin' every other blessin', I can never see the messageI could never take the lead, I could never bob and weaveFrom a negative and letting them annihilate meAnd it's evident I'm moving at a meteor speedFinna run into a building, lay my body in the streetKeep my money in the ceiling, let my mama know I'm freeGive my story to the children and a lesson they can readAnd the glory to the feeling of the holy unseenSeen enough, make a ************ scream, "I love myself!"[Outro]I lost my headI must misread what the good book saidOh woes be me, it's a jungle insideGive myself again till the well runs dry (i)King Kunta[Intro]I got a bone to pickI don't want you monkey mouth ******** sittin' in my throne again(Aye aye n**** whats happenin' n****, K Dot back in the hood n****)I'm mad (He mad), but I ain't stressin'True friends, one question[Hook]B**** where you when I was walkin'?Now I run the game got the whole world talkin', King KuntaEverybody wanna cut the legs off him, KuntaBlack man taking no lossesB**** where you when I was walkin'?Now I run the game, got the whole world talkin', King KuntaEverybody wanna cut the legs off him[Verse 1]When you got the yams (What's the yams?)The yam is the power that beYou can smell it when I'm walking down the street(Oh yes we can, oh yes we can)I can dig rapping, but a rapper with a ghost writer?What the **** happened?(Oh no) I swore I wouldn't tellBut most of y'all sharing bars like you got the bottom bunk in a two man cell(A two man cell?)Something's in the water (Something's in the water)And if I got a brown nose for some gold then I'd rather be a bum than a ******** baller[Hook][Verse 2]When you got the yams (What's the yams?)The yam brought it out of Richard PryorManipulated Bill Clinton with desires24/7, 365 days times twoI was contemplatin' gettin' on stage just to go back to the hood, see my enemy and say...[Hook][Verse 3](You goat mouth mammy ******)I was gonna kill a couple rappers but they did it to themselvesEverybody's suicidal they don't even need my helpThis **** is elementary, I'll probably go to jailIf I shoot at your identity and bounce to the leftStuck a flag in my city, everybody's screamin' "Compton"I should probably run for Mayor when I'm done, to be honestAnd I put that on my Mama and my baby boo tooTwenty million walkin' out the court buildin', woo woo!Ah yeah, **** the judgeI made it past 25 and there I wasA little nappy headed n**** with the world behind himLife ain't **** but a fat *****Screamin' "Annie are you ok? Annie are you ok?"Limo tinted with the gold platesStraight from the bottom, this the belly of the beastFrom a peasant to a prince to a ********* king[Hook 2]B**** where was you when I was-*POP*(By the time you hear the next pop, the funk shall be within you)*POP*Now I run the game got the whole world talkin', King KuntaEverybody wanna cut the legs off him, (King) KuntaBlack man taking no lossesB**** where was you when I was walkin'Now I run the game, got the whole world talkin', King KuntaEverybody wanna cut the legs off him[Outro](Funk, funk, funk, funk, funk, funk)We want the funkWe want the funk(Now if I give you the funk, you gon' take it)We want the funk(Now if I give you the funk, you gon' take it)We want the funk(Now if I give you the funk, you gon' take it)We want the funk(Do you want the funk?)We want the funk(Do you want the funk?)We want the funk(Now if I give you the funk, you gon' take it)We want the funkI remember you was conflicted, misusing your influenceInstitutionalized [Intro: Kendrick Lamar]What money got to do with itWhen I don't know the full definition of a rap image?I'm trapped inside the ghetto and I ain't proud to admit itInstitutionalized, I keep runnin' back for a visitHol' up, get it backI said I'm trapped inside the ghetto and I ain't proud to admit itInstitutionalized, I could still kill me a n****, so what?[Interlude: Anna Wise and Bilal]If I was the presidentI'd pay my mama's rentFree my homies and themBulletproof my Chevy doorsLay in the White House and get ****, LordWho ever thought?Master take the chains off me!Zoom Zoom Zoom Zoom ZoomZoom, Zoom, ZoomZoom Zoom Zoom Zoom ZoomZoom, Zoom, Zoom****[Verse 1: Kendrick Lamar]Life can be like a box of chocolateQuid pro quo, somethin' for somethin', that's the obviousOh ****, flow's so sick, don't you swallow itBitin' my style, you're salmonella poison positiveI can just, alleviate the rap industry politicsMilk the game up, never lactose intolerantThe last remainder of real ****, you know the obviousMe, scholarship? No, streets put me through collegesBe all you can be, true, but the problem isDream only a dream if work don't follow itRemind me of the homies that used to know me, now follow thisI'll tell you my hypothesis, I'm probably just way too loyalK Dizzle will do it for you, my n**** think I'm a godTruthfully all of 'em spoiled, usually you're never chargedBut somethin' came over you once I took you to the ****** BET AwardsYou lookin' at artists like the harvestsSo many Rollies around you and you want all of themSomebody told me you thinkin' 'bout snatchin' jewelryI should've listened when my grandmama said to me[Hook: Bilal]**** don't change until you get up and wash yo' ass, n******** don't change until you get up and wash yo' ass, boy**** don't change until you get up and wash yo' ass, n****Oh now, slow down[Bridge: Snoop Dogg]And once upon a time, in a city so divineCalled West Side Compton, there stood a little n****He was 5 foot something, God bless the kidTook his homie to the show and this is what they said[Verse 2: Kendrick Lamar]**** am I 'posed to do when I'm lookin' at walkin' licks?The constant big money talk 'bout the mansion and foreign whipsThe private jets and passport, presidential glass floorGold bottles, gold models, sniffin' up the ass forInstagram flicks, **** * ****, ***** is this?One more **** away from wavin' flashy wristMy defense, mechanism tell me to get him, quickly because he got itIt's a recession, then why the **** he a King of Diamonds?No more livin' poor, meet my four-fourWhen I see 'em, put the per diem on the floorNow Kendrick, know they're your co-workersBut it's gon' take a lot for this pistol to go cold turkeyNow I can watch his watch on the TV and be okayBut see I'm on the clock once that watch landin' in LARemember steal from the rich and givin' it back to the poor?Well that's me at these awardsI guess my grandmama was warnin' a boyShe said...[Hook][Outro: Snoop Dogg]And once upon a time, in a city so divineCalled West Side Compton, there stood a little n****He was 5 foot something, dazed and confusedTalented but still under the neighborhood ruseYou can take your boy out the hood but you can't take the hood out the homieTook his show money, stashed it in the mozey wozeyHollywood's nervous**** you, goodnight, thank you much for your serviceu[Screams][Hook x10]Loving you is complicated[Verse 1]I place blame on you stillPlace shame on you stillFeel like you ain't ****Feel like you don't feelConfidence in yourself, breakin' on marble floorsWatchin' anonymous strangers tellin' me that I'm yoursBut you ain't **** I'm convinced your tolerance nothin' specialWhat can I blame you for, n**** I can name severalSituation had stopped with your little sister bakin'A baby inside, just a teenager, where your patience?Where was your antennas, where was the influence you speak of?You preached in front of 100,000 but never reached herI ****** tell you, you ****** failure—you ain't no leader!I never liked you, forever despise you—I don't need you!The world don't need you, don't let them deceive youNumbers lie too, **** your pride too, that's for dedicationThought money would change you, made you more complacentI ****** hate you, I hope you embrace itI swear[Hook][Bridge]Lovin' you, lovin' you, not lovin' you, one hundred proofI can feel you vibin', recognize that you're ashamed of meYes I hate you too[Skit]House keeping*knocks*House keeping?Abre la puerta! ?Abre la puerta tengo que limpiar el cuarto!?Es que no hay mucho tiempo tengo que limpiar el cuarto?!Disculpe![Verse 2]You the reason why mama and them leavin'No you ain't ****, you say you love them, I know you don't mean itI know you're irresponsible, selfish, in denial, can't help itYour trials and tribulations a burden, everyone felt itEveryone heard it, multiple shots, corners cryin' outYou was deserted, where was your antennas again?Where was your presence, where was your support that you pretend?You ain’t no brother, you ain’t no disciple, you ain’t no friendA friend never leave Compton for profit or leave his best friendLittle brother, you promised you’d watch him before they shot himWhere was your antennas, on the road, bottles and ******You faced time the one time, that's unforgivenYou even Facetimed instead of a hospital visit***** you thought he would recover wellThird surgery couldn't stop the bleeding for realThen he died, God himself will say "you ****** failed"You ain't try[Verse 3]I know your secrets n****Mood swings is frequent n****I know depression is restin' on your heart for two reasons n****I know you and a couple block boys ain't been speakin' n****Y'all damn near beefin', I seen it and you're the reason n****And if this bottle could talk *gulp* I cry myself to sleepBitch everything is your faultFaults breakin' to pieces, earthquakes on every weekendBecause you shook as soon as you knew confinement was neededI know your secretsDon't let me tell them to the world about that **** you thinkin'And that time you *gulp* I'm bout to hurlI'm ****** up, but I ain't as ****** up as youYou just can't get right, I think your heart made of bullet proofShoulda killed yo ass a long time agoYou shoulda feeled that black revolver blast a long time agoAnd if those mirrors could talk it would say "you gotta go"And if I told your secretsThe world'll know money can't stop a suicidal weaknessComplexion (A Zulu Love) [Hook: (Pete Rock)]Complexion (two-step)Complexion don't mean a thing (it's a Zulu love)Complexion (two-step)It all feels the same (it's a Zulu love)[Verse 1: Kendrick Lamar]Dark as the midnight hour or bright as the mornin' sunGive a **** about your complexion, I know what the Germans doneSneak (dissin’)Sneak me through the back window, I’m a good field n****I made a flower for you outta cotton just to chill with youYou know I'd go the distance, you know I'm ten toes downEven if master listenin', cover your ears, he 'bout to mention[Hook][Verse 2: Kendrick Lamar]Dark as the midnight hour, I'm bright as the mornin' sunBrown skinned, but your blue eyes tell me your mama can't runSneak (dissin')Sneak me through the back window, I’m a good field n****I made a flower for you outta cotton just to chill with youYou know I'd go the distance, you know I'm ten toes downEven if master's listenin', I got the world's attentionSo I'mma say somethin' that's vital and critical for survivalOf mankind, if he lyin', color should never rivalBeauty is what you make it, I used to be so mistakenBy different shades of facesThen Whit told me, "A woman is woman, love the creation"It all came from God then you was my confirmationI came to where you resideAnd looked around to see more sights for sore eyesLet the Willie Lynch theory reverse a million times with...[Hook][Interlude]You like it, I love it (x8)(Where the homegirl Rapsody at?I need you to speak your mind real quick loved one!)[Verse 3: Rapsody]Let me talk my Stu Scott, ‘scuse me on my 2PacKeep your head up, when did you stop loving thyColor of your skin, color of your eyesThat’s the real blues, baby, like you met Jay’s babyYou blew me away, you think more beauty in blue, green and greyAll my solemn men up north, 12 years a slave12 years of age, thinkin’ my shade too darkI love myself, I no longer need CupidEnforcin’ my dark side like a young George LucasLight don’t mean you smart, bein’ dark don’t make you stupidAnd frame of mind for them bustas, ain’t talkin’ “Woohah!”Need a paradox for the pair of daughters they tutoredLike two ties, L-L, you lose two timesIf you don’t see you beautiful in your complexionIt ain’t complex to put it in contextFind the air beneath the kite, that’s the contextYeah, baby, I’m conscious, ain’t no contestIf you like it, I love it, all your earth tones been blessedAin’t no stress, jigga boos wanna beI ain’t talkin’ Jay, I ain’t talkin’ BI’m talkin’ days we got school watchin’ movie screensAnd spike your self esteemThe new James Bond gon’ be black as meBlack as brown, hazelnut, cinnamon, black teaAnd it’s all beautiful to meCall your brothers magnificent, call all the sisters queensWe all on the same team, blues and pirus, no colors ain’t a thing[Outro: Kendrick Lamar]Barefoot babies with no caresTeenage gun toters that don’t play fair, should I get out the car?I don’t see Compton, I see something much worseThe land of the landmines, the hell that’s on earth ................
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