Lyrics

[Part I] [Intro: Kendrick Lamar, Sam Dew & Whitney Alford] I hope you find some peace of mind in this lifetime (Tell them, tell 'em, tell them the truth) I hope you find some paradise (Tell 'em, tell 'em the truth) (Tell 'em, tell 'em, tell 'em, tell 'em your—) I've been goin' through somethin' One-thousand eight-hundred and fifty-five days I've been goin' through somethin' Be afraid [Verse: Kendrick Lamar] What is a bitch in a miniskirt? A man in his feelings with bitter nerve What is a woman that really hurt? A demon, you're better off killing her What is a relative making repetitive narratives On how you did it first? That is a predator, hit reverse All of your presidents' evil thirst What is a neighborhood rep'table? That is a snitch on a pedestal What is a house with a better view? A family broken in variables What is a rapper with jewelry? A way that I show my maturity What if I call on security? That mean I'm calling on God for purity I went and got me a therapist I can debate all my theories and sharing it, woah Consolidate all my comparisons Humblin' up because time was imperative, woah Started to feel like it's only one answer To everything, I don't know where it is, woah Popping a bottle of Claritin, woah Is it my head or my arrogance? Woah Shaking and moving, like, what am I doing? I'm flipping my time through the Rolodex Indulging myself in my life and my music The world that I'm in is a cul-de-sac The world that we in is just menacing The demons portrayed as religionous I wake in the morning, another appointment I hope the psychologist listenin' [Part II] [Chorus: Kendrick Lamar] The new Mercedes whip, black G-Wagon The, "Where you from?" It was all for rap I was 28 years young, twenty mill' in tax Bought a couple of mansions, just for practice Five hundred in jewelry, chain was magic Never had it in public, late reaction 50K to cousins, post a caption Pray none of my enemies hold me captive [Refrain: Kendrick Lamar] I grieve different I grieve different, huh [Verse 1: Kendrick Lamar] I met her on the third night of Chicago North America tour, my enclave Fee-fi-fo-fum, she was a model Dedicated to the songs I wrote and the Bible Eyes light green penetratin' the moonlight Hair done in a bun, energy in the room like Big Bang for theory, God, hopin' you hear me Phone off the ringer, tell the world, "I'm busy" Fair enough, green-eyes said her mother didn't care enough Sympathize when her daddy in the chain gang Her first brother got killed, he was twenty-one I was nine when they put Lamont in the grave Heartbroken when Estelle didn't say goodbye Chad left his body after we FaceTimed Green-eyes said you'd be okay, first tour, sex'd the pain away [Refrain: Kendrick Lamar] I grieve different I grieve different, huh [Chorus: Kendrick Lamar] The new Mercedes whip, black G-Wagon The, "Where you from?" It was all for rap I was 28 years young, twenty mill' in tax Bought a couple of mansions, just for practice Five hundred in jewelry, chain was magic Never had it in public, late reaction 50K to cousins, post a caption Pray none of my enemies hold me captive [Verse 2: Kendrick Lamar] So what? Paralyzed, the county building controlled us I bought a Rolex watch, I only wore it once I bought infinity pools I never swimmed in I watched Keem buy four cars in four months You know the family dynamics on repeat The insecurities locked down on PC I bought a .223, nobody peace treat You won't doo-doo me, I smell TNT Dave got him a Porsche, so I got me a Porsche Paid lottery for it, I ain't want it in portions Poverty was the case But the money wipin' the tears away [Outro: Kendrick Lamar] I grieve different (Everybody grieves different) (Everybody grieves different) I grieve different, huh