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Fear. Lyrics By Kendrick Lamar

    dale warren
    poverty’s paradise
    i dont think i could find a way to make it on this earth
    i’ve been hungry all my life

    voicemail carl duckworth
    what’s up family
    yeah its your cousin carl man just givin’ you a call man
    i know you been havin’ a lot on yo’ mind lately
    and i know you feel like you know
    people ain’t been prayin’ for you
    but you have to understand this man that we are a cursed people deuteronomy 88 says the lord shall smite thee with madness and blindness and astonishment of heart
    see family that’s why you feel like you feel
    like you got a chip on your shoulder
    until you follow his commandments you gonna feel that way

    charles edward sydney isom jr kendrick lamar
    why god why god do i gotta suffer
    pain in my heart carry burdens full of struggle
    why god why god do i gotta bleed
    every stone thrown at you restin’ at my feet
    why god why god do i gotta suffer
    earth is no more wont you burn this muhfucka
    i don’t think i could find a way to make it on this earth
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    teef ym ta ‘nitser uoy ta nworht enots yreve

    kendrick lamar
    i beat yo ass keep talkin’ back
    i beat yo’ ass who bought you that
    you stole it i beat yo’ ass if you say that game is broken
    i beat yo’ ass if you jump on my couch
    i beat yo’ ass if you walk in this house
    with tears in your eyes runnin’ from poo poo and prentice
    go back outside i beat yo’ ass lil’ nigga
    that homework better be finished i beat yo’ ass
    your teachers better not be bitchin’ ’bout you in class
    that pizza better not be wasted you eat it all
    that tv better not be loud if you got it on
    them jordans better not get dirty when i just bought ’em
    better not hear ’bout you humpin’ on keisha’s daughter
    better not hear you got caught up
    i beat yo’ ass you better not run to your father
    i beat yo’ ass you know my patience runnin’ thin
    i got buku payments to make
    county building’s on my ass tryna take my food stamps away
    i beat yo’ ass if you tell them social workers he live here
    i beat yo’ ass if i beat yo’ ass twice and you still here
    seven years old think you run this house by yourself
    nigga you gon’ fear me if you don’t fear no one else

    kendrick lamar
    if i could smoke fear away i’d roll that mothafucker up
    and then i’d take two puffs
    i’m high now huh i’m high now huh
    i’m high now huh i’m high now huh
    life’s a bitch pull them panties to the side now
    pull them panties to the side now
    i don’t think i could find a way to make it on this earth

    kendrick lamar
    i’ll prolly die anonymous i’ll prolly die with promises
    i’ll prolly die walkin’ back home from the candy house
    i’ll prolly die because these colors are standin’ out
    i’ll prolly die because i ain’t know demarcus was snitchin’
    i’ll prolly die at these house parties fuckin’ with bitches
    i’ll prolly die from witnesses leavin’ me falsed accused
    i’ll prolly die from thinkin’ that me and your hood was cool
    or maybe die from pressin’ the line actin’ too extra
    or maybe die because these smokers are more than desperate
    i’ll prolly die from one of these bats and blue badges
    bodyslammed on black and white paint my bones snappin’
    or maybe die from panic or die from bein’ too lax
    or die from waitin’ on it die ’cause i’m movin’ too fast
    i’ll prolly die tryna buy weed at the apartments
    i’ll prolly die tryna defuse two homies arguin’
    i’ll prolly die ’cause that’s what you do when you’re 7
    all worries in a hurry i wish i controlled things

    kendrick lamar
    if i could smoke fear away i’d roll that mothafucker up
    and then i’d take two puffs
    i’ve been hungry all my life
    i’m high now huh i’m high now huh
    i’m high now huh i’m high now huh
    life’s a bitch pull them panties to the side now
    pull them panties to the side now
    now

    kendrick lamar
    when i was 7 i grew accustomed to more fear
    accumulated 0 times over throughout the years
    my newfound life made all of me magnified
    how many accolades do i need to block denial
    the shock value of my success put bolts in me
    all this money is god playin’ a joke on me
    is it for the moment and will he see me as job
    take it from me and leave me worse than i was before
    at 7 my biggest fear was losin’ it all
    scared to spend money had me sleepin’ from hall to hall
    scared to go back to section 8 with my mama stressin’
    0 shows a month and i still won’t buy me no lexus
    what is an advisor somebody that’s holdin’ my checks
    just to fuck me over and put my finances in debt
    i read a case about rihanna’s accountant and wondered
    how did the bad girl feel when she looked at them numbers
    the type of shit’ll make me flip out and just kill somethin’
    drill somethin’ get ill and fill ratchets with a lil’ somethin’
    i practiced runnin’ from fear guess i had some good luck
    at 7 years old my biggest fear was bein’ judged
    how they look at me reflect on myself my family my city
    what they say ’bout me reveal if my reputation would miss me
    what they see from me would trickle down generations in time
    what they hear from me would make ’em highlight my simplest lines

    4 kendrick lamar
    i’m talkin’ fear fear of losin’ creativity
    i’m talkin’ fear fear of missin’ out on you and me
    i’m talkin’ fear fear of losin’ loyalty from pride
    ’cause my dna won’t let me involve in the light of god
    i’m talkin’ fear fear that my humbleness is gone
    i’m talkin’ fear fear that love ain’t livin’ here no more
    i’m talkin’ fear fear that it’s wickedness or weakness
    fear whatever it is both is distinctive
    fear what happens on earth stays on earth
    and i can’t take these feelings with me so hopefully they disperse
    within fourteen tracks carried out over wax
    searchin’ for resolutions until somebody get back
    fear what happens on earth stays on earth
    and i can’t take these feelings with me so hopefully they disperse
    within fourteen tracks carried out over wax
    wonderin’ if i’m livin’ through fear or livin’ through rap
    damn

    bkon
    god damn you god damn me
    god damn us god damn we
    god damn us all

    carl duckworth
    says you only have i known of all the families of the earth therefore i will punish you for all your iniquities
    so until we come back to these commandments
    until you come back to these commandments
    we gonna feel this way we gonna be under this curse
    because he said he’s gonna punish us
    the socalled blacks hispanics and native american indians
    are the true children of israel
    we are the israelites according to the bible
    the children of israel
    he’s gonna punish us for our iniquities for our disobedience
    because we chose to follow other gods
    that man chastens his son so the lord thy god chasten thee
    so just like you chasten your own son he’s gonna chasten you
    because he loves you so that’s why we get chastised
    that’s why we’re in the position that we’re in
    until we come back to these laws statutes and commandments
    and do what the lord says these curses is gonna be upon us
    we gonna be at a lower state in this life that we live
    here in today in the united states of america
    i love you family and i pray for you
    god bless you
    shalom

    Artist: Kendrick Lamar

    Year: 2017

    Decade: 10s

    Language: en

    Word Count: 808