Kendrick Lamar - Sing About Me Lyrics
[Intro/Hook]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 me[Verse 1]I woke up this morning and figured I'd call youIn case I'm not here tomorrow, I'm hoping that I can borrowA peace of mind, I'm behind on what's really importantMy mind is really distorted, I 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 distraction or a reactionOf what we consider madness, I 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 alright and a fight he tried to put upBut the type of bullet that stuck had went against his willAs blood spilled on your hands, my plans rather vindictiveEverybody's a victim in my eyesWhen I ride it's a murderous rhythm and outside became pitch blackA demon glued to my back whispering, "Get em"I got 'em, and I ain't give a *****That same mentality that told my brother not to duckIn actuality it's a trip how we trip off of colorsI wonder if I'll ever discover a passion like you and recoverThe life that I knew as a young'n in pajamas and Dun-ta-dunsWhen thunder comes it rains cats and dogsDumb niggas like me never prosperPrognosis of a problem child, I'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 --[Hook]Promise that you will sing about mePromise that you will sing about me[Verse 2]You wrote a song about my sister on your tapeAnd called it "Section.80," the message resembled "Brenda's Got a Baby"Whats crazy was, I was hearin about itBut doubted your ignorance how could you ever just put her on blast and shitJudging her past and shit, well it's completely my futureHer nigga behind me right now asking for ass and shitAnd I'mma need that 40 dollars even if I gotta*****, suck and swallow in the parking lotGonzales Park, I'm 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 a family gene that show women how to be womanOr better yet a leader, you need her to learn somethingThen you probably need to beat her, that's how I was taughtThree niggas in one room, first time I was tossedAnd I'm exhausted, but ***** that "Sorry for your loss" shitMy 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 away, I know my fateAnd I'm on the grind for this cake, I'mma get or die tryingI'm eyeing every male gender with intentions of buyingYou lying to these mother*****ers, talking about you can help 'emWith my story, you can help me if you sell this ***** for me, niggaDon't ignore me nigga, ***** your glory nigga, this bullshit...[Hook]Promise that you will sing about mePromise that you will sing about me[Verse 3]Sometimes I look in a mirror and ask myselfAm I really scared of passing away, if it's today I hope I hear aCry out from heaven so loud it can water down a demonWith the holy ghost 'til it drown in the blood of JesusI wrote some raps that make sure that my lifelineReeking the scent of a reaper, ensuring that my allegianceWith the other side may come soon and if I'm doomedMay the wound, help my mother be blessed for many moonsI suffer a lot and every day the glass mirrorGet tougher to watch, I tie my stomach in knotsAnd I'm not sure why I'm infatuated with deathMy imagination is surely an aggravation of threatsThat can come about cause the tongue is mighty powerfulAnd I can name a list of your favorites that probably vouchMaybe cause I'm a dreamer and sleep is the cousin of deathReally stuck in the schema, wondering when I'mma restAnd you're right, your brother was a brother to meAnd your sister's situation was the one that pulled meIn a direction to speak of something that's realer than the TV screenBy any means, wasn't trying to offend or come betweenHer personal life, I was like "it need to be told"Cursing the life of 20 generations after her soulExactly what'd happen if I ain't continued rappingOr steady being distracted by money drugs and fourFives, I count lives all on these songsLook at the weak and cry, pray one day you'll be strongFighting for your rights, even when you're wrongAnd hope that at least one of you sing about me when I'm goneNow am I worth it? Did I put enough work in?[Hook]Promise that you will sing about mePromise that you will sing about meI said when the lights shut offAnd its my turn to settle downMy main concernPromise that you will sing about mePromise that you will sing about me
