Poetic Justice (Live in New York)

Lyrics

[Intro: Kendrick Lamar] Every second, every minute Man, I swear that she can get it (Hey) Say if you a bad chick, put your hands up high (What's up?) Hands up high (What's up?), hands up high (Uh-huh) Tell 'em dim the lights down right now, put me in the mood I'm talkin' 'bout dark room, perfume Go, go [Verse 1: Kendrick Lamar] I recognize your fragrance Hold up, you ain't never gotta say it, uh And I know your taste is A little bit, mm, high maintenance, uh Everybody else basic You live life on an everyday basis With poetic justice, poetic justice If I told you that a flower bloomed in a dark room, would you trust it? I mean, I write poems in these songs dedicated to you when You're in the mood for empathy, it's blood in my pen Better yet, where your friends and 'em? I really wanna know you all I really wanna show you off Fuck that, pour up plenty of champagne Cold nights when you curse this name You called up your girlfriend Y'all curled in little bitty Range, I heard that She wanna go and party, she wanna go and party Don't approach her with that Atari That ain't good game, homie Now they say conversation rule a nation, I can tell But I could never right my wrongs 'less I write it down for real, PS (One time) [Chorus: Kendrick Lamar] You can get it, you can get it, you can get it, you can get it And I know just, know just, know just, know just, know just what you want, uh Poetic justice, uh, put it in a song, alright (Two times, wait) You can get it, you can get it, you can get it, you can get it And I know just, know just, know just, know just, know just what you want Poetic justice, put it in a song, alright [Verse 2: Kendrick Lamar] Every time I write these words, they become a taboo Makin' sure my punctuation curve, every letter here's true Livin' my life in the margin and that metaphor was proof I'm talkin' poetic justice, poetic justice If I told you that a flower bloomed in a dark room, would you trust it? I mean, you need to hear this Love is not just a verb, it's you lookin' in the mirror Love is not just a verb, it's you lookin' for it, maybe Call me crazy, we can both be insane A fatal attraction is common and what we have common is pain I mean, you need to hear this Love is not just a verb and I can see power steerin' Sex drive when you swerve I want that interference, it's coherent, I can hear it, mhm That's your heartbeat, it either caught me or it called me, mhm Read slow and you'll find gold mines in these lines Sincerely, yours truly, and right before you go blind, PS [Chorus: Kendrick Lamar] You can get it, you can get it, you can get it, you can get it And I know just, know just, know just, know just, know just what you want (Hey) Poetic justice (Hey), put it in a song, alright (Two times) You can get it, you can get it, you can get it, you can get it And I know just, know just, know just, know just, know just what you want Poetic justice, put it in a song (Alright) [Outro: Kendrick Lamar] If you a bad chick, put your hands up high (Ho) Hands up high (Ho), hands up high (Uh-huh) Tell 'em dim the lights down right now, put me in the mood (Ho) I'm talkin' 'bout dark room, perfume Go, go (Go)