作词 : Kendrick Lamar/Deyra Barrera 作曲 : Kendrick Lamar/Deyra BarreraQue reflejan tu miradaLa noche, tú y yoI got this fire burnin' in me from withinConcentrated thoughts on who I used to be, I'm sheddin' skinEvery day, a new version of me, a third of me demented, cemented in painJuggling opposing kinds of fameI don't know how to make friends, I'm a lonely soulI recollect this isolation, I was four years oldTruth be told, I've been battling my soulTryna navigate the real and fakeCynical about the judgement dayI did bad, slight progression last year and it ****ed me upReincarnated on this earth for a hundred plusBody after body, lesson after lesson, let's take it back to Michigan in 1947My father kicked me out the house 'cause I wouldn't listen to himI didn't care about his influence, only loved what I was doingGifted as a musician, I played guitar on the grand levelThe most talented where I'm from, but I had to rebelAnd so, I'm off in the sunset searchin' for my place in the worldWith my guitar up on my hip, that's the story unfurledI found myself with a pocket full of money and a whole lot of respectWhile the record vendors loved meI was head of rhythm and bluesThe women that fell to they feet, so many to chooseBut I manipulated power as I lied to the massesDied with my money Gluttony was too attractive, ReincarnatedAnother life had placed me as a black woman in the Chitlin' CircuitSeductive vocalist as the promoter hit the curtainsMy voice was angelic, straight from Heaven, the crowd sobbedA musical genius what the articles emphasizedHad everything I wanted, but I couldn't escape addictionHeroin needles had me in fetal position, restrictedTurned on my family, I went wherever cameras beCocaine, no private planes for my insanitySelf-indulged, discipline never been my sentimentsI needed drugs, to me, an 8-ball was like Penicillin**** love, my happiness was in that brown sugarSex and melodies gave me hope when nobody's lookin'My first assistant was a small town scholarNever did a Quaalude 'til I got myself around herMy daddy looked the other way, he saw sin in meI died with syringes pinched in me, reincarnatedMy present life is Kendrick LamarA rapper looking at the lyrics to keep you in aweThe only factor I respected was raisin' the barMy instincts sent material straight to the charts, huhMy father kicked me out the house, I finally forgive himI'm old enough to understand the way I was livin'Ego and pride had me looking at him with resentmentI close my eyes hoping that I don't come off contentiousI'm yelling, "Father, did I finally get it right?" Everything I did was selflessI spoke freely, when the people needed me I helped themI didn't gloat, even told them noWhen the vultures came took control of my fleshly body when the money changed"Son, you do well, but your heart is closedI can tell residue that linger from your past creates itself"Father, I'm not perfect, I got urges, but I hold them down"But your pride has to die" Okay, father, show me how"Tell me every deed that you done and what you do it for"I kept one hundred institutions paid"Okay, tell me more" I put one hundred hoods on one stage"Okay, tell me more" I'm tryna push peace in L.A"But you love war" No, I don't"Oh, yes, you do"Okay, then tell me the truth"Every individual is only a version of youHow can they forgive when there's no forgiveness in your heart?"I could tell you where I'm going"I could tell you who you areYou fell out of Heaven 'cause you was anxiousDidn't like authority, only searched to be heinousIsaiah fourteen was the only thing that was prevalentMy greatest music director was youIt was colors, it was pinks, it was reds, it was bluesIt was harmony and motionI sent you down to earth 'cause you was brokenRehabilitation not psychosisBut now we here nowCenturies you manipulated man with musicEmbodied you as superstars to see how you movingYou came a long way from garnishing evilish views"And all I ever wanted from you was love and approvalI learned a lot, no more putting these people in fearThe more that word is diminished, the more it's not realThe more light that I can capture, the more I can feelI'm using words for inspiration as an ideal"So can you promise that you won't take your gifts for granted?"I promise that I'll use my gifts to bring understanding"For every man, woman and child, how much can you vow?"I vow my life just to live one in harmony now"You crushed a lot of people keeping their thoughts in captivity"And I'm ashamed that I ever created that enemy"Then let's rejoice where we at"I rewrote the devil's story just to take our power back, 'carnated
[00:00.000] 作词 : Kendrick Lamar/Deyra Barrera[00:00.067] 作曲 : Kendrick Lamar/Deyra Barrera[00:00.134]Que reflejan tu mirada[00:04.352]La noche, tú y yo[00:07.374][00:20.300]I got this fire burnin' in me from within[00:22.554]Concentrated thoughts on who I used to be, I'm sheddin' skin[00:24.585]Every day, a new version of me, a third of me demented, cemented in pain[00:28.214]Juggling opposing kinds of fame[00:29.944]I don't know how to make friends, I'm a lonely soul[00:32.621]I recollect this isolation, I was four years old[00:34.665]Truth be told, I've been battling my soul[00:37.043]Tryna navigate the real and fake[00:38.802]Cynical about the judgement day[00:40.512]I did bad, slight progression last year and it ****ed me up[00:43.136]Reincarnated on this earth for a hundred plus[00:45.997]Body after body, lesson after lesson, let's take it back to Michigan in 1947[00:51.075]My father kicked me out the house 'cause I wouldn't listen to him[00:53.735]I didn't care about his influence, only loved what I was doing[00:56.375]Gifted as a musician, I played guitar on the grand level[00:59.195]The most talented where I'm from, but I had to rebel[01:02.176]And so, I'm off in the sunset searchin' for my place in the world[01:05.057]With my guitar up on my hip, that's the story unfurled[01:08.132]I found myself with a pocket full of money and a whole lot of respect[01:11.652]While the record vendors loved me[01:12.987]I was head of rhythm and blues[01:14.500]The women that fell to they feet, so many to choose[01:17.180]But I manipulated power as I lied to the masses[01:20.245]Died with my money Gluttony was too attractive, Reincarnated[01:24.223][01:34.004]Another life had placed me as a black woman in the Chitlin' Circuit[01:37.273]Seductive vocalist as the promoter hit the curtains[01:39.571]My voice was angelic, straight from Heaven, the crowd sobbed[01:41.910]A musical genius what the articles emphasized[01:44.817]Had everything I wanted, but I couldn't escape addiction[01:47.770]Heroin needles had me in fetal position, restricted[01:50.420]Turned on my family, I went wherever cameras be[01:52.731]Cocaine, no private planes for my insanity[01:55.213]Self-indulged, discipline never been my sentiments[01:57.586]I needed drugs, to me, an 8-ball was like Penicillin[02:00.527]**** love, my happiness was in that brown sugar[02:03.256]Sex and melodies gave me hope when nobody's lookin'[02:06.224]My first assistant was a small town scholar[02:08.024]Never did a Quaalude 'til I got myself around her[02:10.996]My daddy looked the other way, he saw sin in me[02:14.140]I died with syringes pinched in me, reincarnated[02:16.750][02:25.770]My present life is Kendrick Lamar[02:27.807]A rapper looking at the lyrics to keep you in awe[02:30.134]The only factor I respected was raisin' the bar[02:32.985]My instincts sent material straight to the charts, huh[02:36.784]My father kicked me out the house, I finally forgive him[02:39.110]I'm old enough to understand the way I was livin'[02:41.741]Ego and pride had me looking at him with resentment[02:44.142]I close my eyes hoping that I don't come off contentious[02:46.860]I'm yelling, "Father, did I finally get it right?" Everything I did was selfless[02:50.289]I spoke freely, when the people needed me I helped them[02:53.210]I didn't gloat, even told them no[02:55.002]When the vultures came took control of my fleshly body when the money changed[02:58.445]"Son, you do well, but your heart is closed[03:00.569]I can tell residue that linger from your past creates itself"[03:03.419]Father, I'm not perfect, I got urges, but I hold them down[03:06.462]"But your pride has to die" Okay, father, show me how[03:09.229]"Tell me every deed that you done and what you do it for"[03:11.641]I kept one hundred institutions paid[03:13.251]"Okay, tell me more" I put one hundred hoods on one stage[03:16.199]"Okay, tell me more" I'm tryna push peace in L.A[03:18.511]"But you love war" No, I don't[03:20.619]"Oh, yes, you do"[03:21.296]Okay, then tell me the truth[03:22.630]"Every individual is only a version of you[03:24.680]How can they forgive when there's no forgiveness in your heart?"[03:27.364]I could tell you where I'm going[03:29.355]"I could tell you who you are[03:30.699]You fell out of Heaven 'cause you was anxious[03:33.010]Didn't like authority, only searched to be heinous[03:35.158]Isaiah fourteen was the only thing that was prevalent[03:40.595]My greatest music director was you[03:43.290]It was colors, it was pinks, it was reds, it was blues[03:45.634]It was harmony and motion[03:47.280]I sent you down to earth 'cause you was broken[03:49.575]Rehabilitation not psychosis[03:51.422]But now we here now[03:52.378]Centuries you manipulated man with music[03:54.682]Embodied you as superstars to see how you moving[03:57.415]You came a long way from garnishing evilish views"[04:00.062]And all I ever wanted from you was love and approval[04:02.457]I learned a lot, no more putting these people in fear[04:04.995]The more that word is diminished, the more it's not real[04:07.825]The more light that I can capture, the more I can feel[04:10.809]I'm using words for inspiration as an ideal[04:12.767]"So can you promise that you won't take your gifts for granted?"[04:15.795]I promise that I'll use my gifts to bring understanding[04:18.443]"For every man, woman and child, how much can you vow?"[04:21.092]I vow my life just to live one in harmony now[04:23.520]"You crushed a lot of people keeping their thoughts in captivity"[04:26.093]And I'm ashamed that I ever created that enemy[04:28.739]"Then let's rejoice where we at"[04:30.576]I rewrote the devil's story just to take our power back, 'carnated