Kendrick Lamar Pray Slowed

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https://genius.com/Kendrick-lamar-pra... • [Verse 1] • I was born on February 24th, 1970 • The day I was delivered, they said I would build a legacy • Picture me with influence that last generations I was made out of love to keep you happy and educated • The first three letters of the alphabet, my name I made you laugh, I made you dance, I made you Sing • I been around the world and back, you recorded my almanac • So dearly way before the fact me and pops was estranged • My father was a public figure, bigger than life Lived as a winner, on stages alike • Rivers of people surely united, just to see our bond • Time carried on, that was a common thread My perfect father had many flaws • Still they moved they legs and shook they heads in unison • He had more children, I was the oldest We always played with each other 'fore they ruined 'em • He told me his personal secrets, childhood catching on beatings Sexually touched and abused, never seen life in a school • The price of being iconic was demonic and screwed • I stood on stage and had to watch my father on the news • Stress on the head of my spirit, I was lost and confused • I knew both sides of the story, but still, I couldn't choose • See, it was more than humiliation and bein sued They crucified my affiliation for points to prove And now my purpose for livin' makes no difference to you • My total existence was for makin' a smiling move They said that I'll live forever, but the moment he died • More accusations arrived, I had to die too • [Verse 2] • I remember takin' my first breath August 28th, • 1963 • The whole nation had saved the day, I made it on TV • My come out was a standing ova', the crowd in disbelief • How could a group of words be so great? • Designed to make you think • Races and faces embracin' my conscience in letter form • How gracious was I speakin' on changes once outside the norm? • The person responsible, my creator • He never conformed or used hatred to form mass retaliation • Watch him perform with conviction • Two hundred and fifty thousand souls left they homes to listen • gather his thoughts in abundance made to complete the mission • His life became heroic, then tables turned My creator stripped from being a poet because he yearned • Other women, infidelity stricken, I can't say he was perfect • It made me nervous, they tear him down and forget me • I prayed that I survived in the midst of the controversy • How many lives will fall on deaf ears if I'm not worthy? • I won't justify his personal problems, that's not my job • I was only born to make sure your children can play outside • And I imagine the other demons, he hid before he died • If they came to surface, this dream probably won't be alive because of you • • [Verse 3] • I was born in paranoia, it's poison for us We can't create with joyous ambition, we're out of luck • The critics formed a new coalition and huddled up • The non-creators are now elated and out of touch • Why can't you gladly appreciate the influence we give? • Stop starin' at me disgusted, my substance made sure you'd lived • You want the head of the messenger and the history from him • Which eventually takes away from the good you accustom • Think of a life without the likes of imagination that's prosperin' • The bodies that you consider genius, you like to box 'em in • The great debaters and thinkers, they gave you a voice • Why can't you prosecute the crimes and not the thoughts I employ? • Because your better judgement will always look down on me • But if I recollect how we connect, you'll account on me • I got a theory that most of y'all won't allow to see • It goes like this, talent doesn't choose morality See, if Daniel Hale was a killer, would you not want a heart? • If Carl Benz was a racist, would you stop driving cars? • I can't help we jump in these bodies and you called them a God • Just know the Earth is just a rock without the voices of art, sincerely yours • Original Track length : 5:22 • Leak Date : Aug 18, 2020 • Credit to : UMG STUDIOS https://www.universalmusic.com • • #kendricklamar #kendrick #pray #prayer

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