作词 : Lamar, Kendrick 作曲 : Lamar, Kendrick It's like I don't think you fully Understand who I am y'know
I'm just a good kid from Compton That wanna rap
I don't represent no colors I represent my lil' sisters And brothers I'm the oldest *****
And if you can't respect that Your whole perspective is wack Check it out I used to wanna rap like Jay-Z Until I finally realised that Jay wasn't me I took my time to jot down Every line that's a quotable Critics say I don't be killing This **** but I know I do Because I used to practice early Morning and then after school I'm working on my hooks my ***** I ain't tryna battle you But even if I did I guarantee I'd overshadow you Like a ****** up taper that Turned to bowl cut I'ma close cut to Common And Gucci Mane Now that's a comparison That you probably wouldn't Understand Because I can touch the people And still keep it ghetto As an '87 Regal with the tree air Freshener on the rearview mirror I wear a heart on my shoulder 'Member when we used to make the Boost look like Motorola Your cousin ****** up your room Every time he came over Then went to jail when we got older That **** is a bad odor but still I remain focussed In due time I'll be able to swipe My card and it won't say decline That ****'s embarrassing huh Hope no one pay you no mind But it's a bad ***** behind you While you standing in line Can you relate to my story Can you follow my dreams And admirations that I had ever Since I was thirteen My momma believed in me she let Me use her van to go to the studio Even though she know her tank is empty That's who I do it fo' My pops got a different approach Yeah he believed But he always questioned when I'ma drop my debut CD How long this gon' take ***** You still haven't ate ***** At twenty-two I had two cars And my own place ***** It's a sacrifice I try to tell him That's when he turn to BET And tell me that he jealous Of all these ****** getting money And their **** don't sound like **** I ate tryna kill your confidence Or forcing you to quit I just wanna hear you heard Yep yep that's my word Make a statement with these Nouns and verbs I represent the liquor That's poured out on the curb Listen to my nouns and verbs (Man I wanna be heard) Like a cattle with sheep While y'all sleep I re-up Cooking up all day Like a mad scientist in that Laboratory
********** what a critic got to say I'ma be heard What up Dasan I ain't forgot ***** You developed me Telling me I was hot ***** You believed in me first That's what's for sure At the church recording At the garage but it worked But me and Dave kind Of felt you lost the passion A lot was going on in your Life and you needed space But still I should have came To you first to tell you what happened But I was seventeen and figured It's best I stay away And I wrong I was young
And couldn't look you in the eye For what I'd done But I'm telling you we ain't done Matter of fact how's your sons What they up to Remember they used to run away While you had worked on ProTools People I used to be in the booth Till four in the morning With school in the morning yawning But I was on it Me you and Dave was on it Buzzing like Charlotte Hornets When that tape dropped Where them beats ***** It's been Five years since we had rocked Time to be heard Yep yep that's my word Make a statement with these nouns and verbs I represent the liquor that's poured out on the curb Listen to my nouns and verbs (man I wanna be heard) Like a cattle with sheep While y'all sleep I re-up cooking up all day Like a mad scientist in that laboratory ********** what a critic got to say I'ma be heard So can you feel it When you hear it do it Pulsate your spirit Does it make you wanna say ********** a gimmick
[00:00.000] 作词 : Lamar, Kendrick [00:01.000] 作曲 : Lamar, Kendrick [00:05.45]It's like I don't think you fully [00:06.71]Understand who I am y'know [00:08.33] [00:10.19]I'm just a good kid from Compton [00:11.61]That wanna rap [00:12.86] [00:13.40]I don't represent no colors [00:14.29]I represent my lil' sisters [00:16.09]And brothers [00:16.45]I'm the oldest ***** [00:17.80] [00:18.52]And if you can't respect that [00:19.67]Your whole perspective is wack [00:21.30]Check it out [00:22.09]I used to wanna rap like Jay-Z [00:23.42]Until I finally realised that [00:25.03]Jay wasn't me [00:25.96]I took my time to jot down [00:28.27]Every line that's a quotable [00:29.59]Critics say I don't be killing [00:31.30]This **** but I know I do [00:32.58]Because I used to practice early [00:33.65]Morning and then after school [00:34.96]I'm working on my hooks my ***** [00:36.51]I ain't tryna battle you [00:37.69]But even if I did I guarantee [00:39.23]I'd overshadow you [00:39.78]Like a ****** up taper that [00:41.55]Turned to bowl cut [00:42.74]I'ma close cut to Common [00:43.82]And Gucci Mane [00:44.63]Now that's a comparison [00:45.95]That you probably wouldn't [00:46.94]Understand [00:47.77]Because I can touch the people [00:48.98]And still keep it ghetto [00:50.12]As an '87 Regal with the tree air [00:52.04]Freshener on the rearview mirror [00:53.97]I wear a heart on my shoulder [00:55.44]'Member when we used to make the [00:56.85]Boost look like Motorola [00:58.17]Your cousin ****** up your room [00:59.31]Every time he came over [01:00.81]Then went to jail when we got older [01:02.44]That **** is a bad odor but still [01:03.97]I remain focussed [01:04.69]In due time I'll be able to swipe [01:07.25]My card and it won't say decline [01:09.01]That ****'s embarrassing huh [01:09.97]Hope no one pay you no mind [01:11.56]But it's a bad ***** behind you [01:12.82]While you standing in line [01:13.97]Can you relate to my story [01:15.27]Can you follow my dreams [01:16.79]And admirations that I had ever [01:18.23]Since I was thirteen [01:19.02]My momma believed in me she let [01:20.93]Me use her van to go to the studio [01:22.81]Even though she know her tank is empty [01:24.47]That's who I do it fo' [01:25.84]My pops got a different approach [01:27.02]Yeah he believed [01:27.80]But he always questioned when [01:29.05]I'ma drop my debut CD [01:30.54]How long this gon' take ***** [01:31.94]You still haven't ate ***** [01:33.33]At twenty-two I had two cars [01:34.82]And my own place ***** [01:36.14]It's a sacrifice I try to tell him [01:37.66]That's when he turn to BET [01:39.48]And tell me that he jealous [01:40.73]Of all these ****** getting money [01:42.13]And their **** don't sound like **** [01:43.88]I ate tryna kill your confidence [01:45.01]Or forcing you to quit [01:46.14]I just wanna hear you heard [01:47.90]Yep yep that's my word [01:49.39]Make a statement with these [01:51.26]Nouns and verbs [01:52.37]I represent the liquor [01:53.58]That's poured out on the curb [01:55.16]Listen to my nouns and verbs [01:56.99](Man I wanna be heard) [01:58.52]Like a cattle with sheep [02:00.34]While y'all sleep I re-up [02:01.56]Cooking up all day [02:02.98]Like a mad scientist in that [02:04.36]Laboratory [02:04.54] [02:05.47]********** what a critic got to say [02:07.74]I'ma be heard [02:09.07]What up Dasan [02:10.43]I ain't forgot ***** [02:11.65]You developed me [02:12.78]Telling me I was hot ***** [02:14.21]You believed in me first [02:15.68]That's what's for sure [02:16.65]At the church recording [02:17.42]At the garage but it worked [02:19.28]But me and Dave kind [02:20.76]Of felt you lost the passion [02:22.22]A lot was going on in your [02:23.59]Life and you needed space [02:24.72]But still I should have came [02:26.02]To you first to tell you what happened [02:27.63]But I was seventeen and figured [02:29.15]It's best I stay away [02:30.13]And I wrong I was young [02:31.23] [02:31.78]And couldn't look you in the eye [02:33.22]For what I'd done [02:34.12]But I'm telling you we ain't done [02:35.51]Matter of fact how's your sons [02:36.76]What they up to [02:37.66]Remember they used to run away [02:38.84]While you had worked on ProTools [02:40.08]People I used to be in the booth [02:41.64]Till four in the morning [02:42.58]With school in the morning yawning [02:43.80]But I was on it [02:45.08]Me you and Dave was on it [02:46.56]Buzzing like Charlotte Hornets [02:47.28]When that tape dropped [02:48.06]Where them beats ***** It's been [02:49.94]Five years since we had rocked [02:51.08]Time to be heard [02:52.04]Yep yep that's my word [02:53.80]Make a statement with these nouns and verbs [02:56.00]I represent the liquor that's poured out on the curb [02:58.71]Listen to my nouns and verbs (man I wanna be heard) [03:02.66]Like a cattle with sheep [03:04.53]While y'all sleep I re-up cooking up all day [03:06.49]Like a mad scientist in that laboratory [03:09.62]********** what a critic got to say I'ma be heard [03:12.71]So can you feel it [03:14.15]When you hear it do it [03:15.40]Pulsate your spirit [03:16.10]Does it make you wanna say [03:17.59]********** a gimmick
