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kendrick lamar – don’t understand lyrics

[verse 1]
his eyes bloodshot red
i watched him as he took a fifth of henny to the head in memory of his brother
reminiscin’ on them playing sega with each other
he was hurtin’, i could see it, plenty tears, no kleenex
i stood by his side because that was my homie
gave him a hug, some of his brother’s blood got on me
clinchin’ his fist on some angry sh-t
stood up, sat back down on the curb and asked me who they be hangin’ with
i wasn’t sure, so i gave him no answer
but i was sure that he had him a blammer and wanted war
revenge, what do you say to a good friend
that just lost it and grabbin’ choppers out of the closet?
i tried my best to make him re-neg
but he was like, “my nig, this feelin’ is more than personal”
i stood down
he hopped in a four-door honda accord
before he bent the block, he said, “k-dot…
“…you wouldn’t understand”

[chorus]
(these streets can turn a kid to k!ller in minutes
not by choice, but forced to be a menace
can someone just pray for me, oh woe)
or, at least, try to understand
(the city pressure
the ak-47, twin mac-11s
the desert eagle shotty and the smith & wessons
pray for me, oh woe)

[verse 2]
corners become monuments for the dead
candles on the pavement, postcard read
rest in peace, the yellow tape blockin’ off the streets
a baby mama yellin’ at the police
but you don’t understand
you figure that we’re just a bunch of n-ggas but the picture here’s a story untold
see, this wasn’t in our plans
babies from the late ’80s wasn’t born crazy, we was raised that way
put that malcom x book down, then raise that k
complete chaos when we off x pills and st. ides
look the devil in the face, from a sane eye
cast the spell on you like akeelah and the bee
every k!ller in the street is a teen with a corrupted mind
substance, time, is no longer an issue
we don’t have it, so p-ss the tissue
then close the casket, kiss the momma when you can
and tell her you understand, but you don’t understand

[chorus]
(these streets can turn a kid to k!ller in minutes
not by choice, but forced to be a menace
can someone just pray for me, oh woe)
and, hopefully, you’ll understand
(the city pressure
the ak-47, twin mac-11s
the desert eagle shotty and the smith & wessons
pray for me, oh woe)

[verse 3]
he came back fifteen minutes later
he said, “dot, i went on one, do me this favor
dump these guns in a safe place, let n0body see you
this as critical as it gets, my n-gga, i need you”
i said, “alright, so what happened?”
“seen a few n-ggas slippin’ and i just started clappin’
i didn’t care who i was hittin'”
that’s wild sh-t, but anyway, i got you
i love you n-gga make sure you hit me up by tomorrow
i woke up the next mornin’ with a cold
allergies got me sneezin’ and wipin’ my nose when it was leaking
checked the medicine cabinet, lookin’ for some dayquil
but all i seen was some aspirin, s’just my luck
i got up, went to rite-aid
hopin’ that the pharmacy department had the right aid
i bought it and left
walked to the parking lot, that’s when i seen the faces of death
said they was lookin’ for my man, with a chopper in they hand
prayin’ it would jam, but you don’t understand

[chorus]
(these streets can turn a kid to k!ller in minutes
not by choice, but forced to be a menace
can someone just pray for me, oh woe)
i’m tellin’ you, do you understand?
(the city pressure
the ak-47, twin mac-11s)
huh? do you understand?
(the desert eagle shotty and the smith & wessons
pray for me, oh woe)

[outro]
it’s like
it’s a revolving door
that i’ve been a part of
my whole life
f-cked up, right?

- kendrick lamar lyrics

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