When the lights shut offAnd it's my turn to settle downMy main concernPromise that you will sing about mePromise that you will sing about meI said When the lights shut offAnd it's my turn to settle downMy main concernPromise that you will sing about mePromise that you will sing about meI woke up this morning and figured I’d call youIn case I’m not here tomorrowI’m hoping that I can borrow a piece of mindI’m behind on what’s really importantMy mind is really distortedI find nothing but trouble in my lifeI’m fortunate you believe in a dreamThis orphanage we call a ghetto is quite a routineAnd last night was just another distractionOr a reaction of what we consider madnessI know exactly what happenedYou ran outside when you heard my brother cry for helpHeld him like a newborn baby and made him feelLike everything was alrightAnd a fight he tried to put up, but the typeOf bullet that stuck had went against his willAs blood spilled on your handsMy plans rather vindictiveEverybody’s a victim in my eyesWhen I ride it's a murderous rhythmAnd outside became pitch blackA demon glued to my back whispering, “Get em”I got emAnd I ain’t give a fuckThat same mentality I told my brother not to duckIn actuality it's a trip how we trip off of colorsI wonder if I’ll ever discoverA passion like you and recoverThe life that I knew as a young’nIn pajamas and?When thunder comes it rains cats and dogs, dumbNiggas like me never prosperPrognosis of a problem childI’m proud and well devotedThis piru shit been in me foreverSo forever I’mma push it, wherever wheneverAnd I love you cause you love my brother like you didJust promise me you’ll tell this story when you make it bigAnd if I die before your album drop I hope –Promise that you will sing about mePromise that you will sing about meI said When the lights shut offAnd it's my turn to settle downMy main concernPromise that you will sing about mePromise that you will sing about meYou wrote a song about my sister on your tapeAnd called it section. 80, the message resemble Brenda’s Got a BabyWhat's crazy was, I was hearin about itBut doubted your ignorance, how could you everJust put her on blast and shitJudging her past and shitWell it’s completely my futureA nigga behind me right now asking for ass and shitAnd I’mma need that 40 dollars even if I gottaFuck, suck and swallow in the parking lotCause I was? And followed by a married man, a father of threeMy titties bounce on the cadence of his tingling keysMatter of fact he my favorite cause he tip me with E’sHe got a cousin named David and I seen him last weekThis is the life of another girl damaged by the systemThese foster homes, I run away and never do miss emSee, my hormones just run away and if I can get em backTo where they used to be then I’ll probably be in the denimOf family jean that you’re wearingHow to be woman, or better yet a leaderYou need her to learn something, then you probably need to beat herThat’s how I was taughtThree niggas in one room, first time I was tossedAnd I’m exhaustedBut fuck that “Sorry for your loss shit”My sister died in vain, but what point are you trying to gainIf you can’t fit the pumps I walk in?I’ll waitYour rebuttal a little too lateAnd if you have a album date, just make sure I’m not in the songCause I don’t need the attention bring enough of that on my ownAnd matter fact did I mention that I physically feel great?A doctor’s approval is a waste of time, I know I’m straightI’ll probably live longer than you and never fade awayI’ll never fade away, I’ll never fade awayI know my fate, and I’m on my grind for this cakeI’mma get or die trying, I’m eyeing every male gender with intentions of buyingYou lying to these motherfuckers, talking about you can help with my storyYou can help me if you sell this pussy for me, niggaDon’t ignore me…When the lights shut offAnd it's my turn to settle downMy main concernPromise that you will sing about mePromise that you will sing about meI said When the lights shut offAnd it's my turn to settle downMy main concernPromise that you will sing about mePromise that you will sing about meSometimes I look in a mirror and ask myselfAm I really scared of passing away, if it’s todayI hope I hear aCry out from heaven so loud it can water down a demonWith the holy ghost till it drown in the blood of JesusI wrote some raps that make sure that my lifelineRake in the cent of a reaper, ensuring that my allegianceWith the other side may come soonAnd if I’m doomed, may the wound help me mother be blessed for many moonsI suffer a lotAnd every day the glass mirror get tougher to watchI tie my stomach in knotsAnd I’m sure why I’m infatuated with deathMy imagination is surely an aggravation of threatsThat can come aboutBecause the tongue is mighty powerfulAnd I can name a list of your favorites that probably vouchCause I’m dreamer and sleep is the cousin of deathReally stuck in the scheme of, wondering whem I’mma restAnd you’re right, your brother was a brother to meAnd your sister’s situation was the one that put me
Lyrics by Kendrick Lamar
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