KENDRICK LAMAR – THESE WALLS
[intro: kendrick lamar]
i remember you was conflicted, misusing your influence
sometimes, i did the same
if these walls could talk (x6)
[bridge: anna wise]
s-x, she just want to close her eyes and sway
if you, if you, if you exercise your right to work it out
it’s true, it’s true, it’s true, shout out to the birthday girls say hey
say hey, everyone deserves a night to play
and she’s plays only when you tell her no
[hook: bilal]
if these walls could talk
i can feel your reign when it cries gold lives inside of you
if these walls could talk
i love it when i’m in it, i love it when i’m in it
[verse 1: kendrick lamar]
if these walls could talk they’d tell me to swim good
no boat i float better than he would
no life jacket i’m not the god of nazareth
but your flood can be misunderstood
wall telling me they full of pain, resentment
need someone to live in them just to relieve tension
me? i’m just a tenant
my lord said these walls vacant more than a minute
these walls are vulnerable, exclamation
interior pink, color coordinated
i interrogated every nook and cranny
i mean its still amazing before they couldn’t stand me
these walls want to cry tears
these walls happier when i’m here
these walls never could hold up
everytime i come around demolition might crush
[hook]
[verse 2: kendrick lamar]
if these walls could talk they’d tell me to go deep
yelling at me continuously i can see
your defense mechanism is my decision
knock these walls down that’s my religion
walls feeling like they ready to close in
i suffocate then catch my second wind
i resonate in these walls
i don’t know how long i can wait in these walls
i’ve been on these streets too long looking at you from the outside in
they sing the same old song about how they walls are always the cleanest
i beg to differ, i must’ve missed them
i’m not involved i’d rather diss them
i’d rather call all you put your wall up
cause when i come around demolition gon’ crush
[hook]
[verse 3: kendrick lamar]
if your walls could talk they’d tell you it’s too late
your destiny accepted your fate
burn accessories and stash them where they are
take the recipe, the bible and god
wall telling you that commissary is low
race wars happening no calling co
no calling your mother to save you
homies say to you, you’re reputable, not acceptable
your behavior is sammy da bull like a killer that turned snitch
walls is telling me you a b-tch
you pray for appeals hoping the warden could afford them
that sentence so important
walls telling you to listen to “sing about me”
retaliation is strong you even dream about me
killed my homeboy and god spared your life
dumb criminal got indicted the same night
so when you play this song rewind the first verse
about me abusing my power so you can hurt
about me and her in the shower whenever she h-rny
about me and her in the after hours of the morning
about her baby daddy currently serving life
and how she think about you until we meet up at night
about the only girl that cared about you when you asked her
and how she f-cking on a famous rapper
walls could talk
[outro: kendrick lamar]
i remember you was conflicted
misusing your influence
sometimes i did the same
abusing my power full of resentment
resentment that turned into a deep depression
found myself screaming in a hotel room
