Sing About Me, I'm Dying of Thirst chords and lyrics - KENDRICK LAMAR

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[Intro 1]
[F][Bm]
[Am][C][Bm]
[G][A][Em][E]

[Chorus 1]
When the [F]lights shut off
And [Bm]it's my turn to [Am]settle down
My main con[C]cern
[Bm]Promise that you will [G]sing about[A] me
Promise that you [Em]will sing a[E]bout me
I said when the [F]lights shut off
And [Bm]it's my turn to [Am]settle down
My main con[C]cern
[Bm]Promise that you will [G]sing about[A] me
Promise that you [Em]will sing a[E]bout me

[Verse 1]
[F]I woke up this mornin[Bm]g and figured
I'd call you In [Am]case I'm not here tomorrow
I'm [C]hoping that I [Bm]can borrow a p[G]iece of mind
I'm behind on what's real[A]ly important
My mind is [Em]really distorted
I find no[E]thing but trouble in my [F]life
I'm fortunate you believe [Bm]in a dream
This orpha[Am]nage we call a ghetto
is quite a rou[Bm]tine
And last [G]night was just another distrac[A]tion
Or a reaction of what [Em]we consider madness
I know [E]exactly what happened
You ran [F]outside when you heard
my brother [Bm]cry for help
Held [Am]him like a newborn baby
and [C]made him [Bm]feel
Like every[G]thing was alright
And a fight he [A]tried to put up, but the type
Of [Em]bullet that stuck had went a[E]gainst his will
As blood [F]spillled on your hands
my [Bm]plan's rather vindictive
[Am]Everybody's a victim in [C]my eyes
[Bm]When I ride [G]it's a murderous rhythm
And [A]outside became pitch [Em]black
A demon glued to my [E]back whispering,
"Get 'em"
I [F]got 'em, and I ain't give a [Bm]fuck
That same mentality
that [Am]told my brother not to [C]duck
In actu[Bm]ality
It's [G]a trip how we trip off of colo[A]rs
I wonder if I'll ever [Em]discover
A passion like you [E]and recover
The life that I [F]knew as a young'n
In paja[Bm]mas and Dun-ta-duns
[Am]When thunder comes
it rains [C]cats and [Bm]dogs
[G]Dumb niggas like me never [A]prosper
[Em]Prognosis of a problem child
I'm [E]proud and well devoted
[F]This Piru shit been in [Bm]me forever
So [Am]forever I'ma push it,
wher[C]ever when[Bm]ever
And I [G]love you
'cause you love my brother [A]like you did
Just promise [Em]me you'll tell this story
when you [E]make it big

[Chorus 2]
And if I [F]die before your album drop
I [Bm]hope-— [bang- bang- bang!]
[Am][C][Bm]
Promise that you [G]will sing a[A]bout me
Promise that you [Em]will sing a[E]bout me
I said when the [F]lights shut off
And [Bm]it's my turn to [Am]settle down
My main con[C]cern
[Bm]Promise that you will [G]sing about[A] me
Promise that you [Em]will sing a[E]bout me

[Verse 2]
[F]You wrote a song
about my [Bm]sister on your tape
And called it [Am]Section.80,
the message re[C]sembled
"Brenda's [Bm]Got a Baby"
[G]What's crazy was, I was hearin'[A] about it
But doubted your [Em]ignorance,
how could you ever
[E]Just put her on blast and shit?
[F]Judging her past and shi[Bm]t?
Well it's completely my fu[Am]ture
A nigga behind me right [C]now
asking for [Bm]ass and shit
[G]And I'ma need that forty dol[A]lars
even if I gotta
[Em]Fuck, suck and swallow in the [E]parking lot
Gonzales Park, I'm [F]followed
by a married man, a [Bm]father of three
My [Am]titties bounce on the cadence
of his [C]tingling [Bm]keys
Matter [G]of fact he my favorite
'cause he [A]tip me with E's
He got [Em]a cousin named David
and I [E]seen him last week
This is [F]the life of another girl
[Bm]damaged by the system
These [Am]foster homes,
I run a[C]way and never [Bm]do miss 'em
See, [G]my hormones just run away
[A]and if I can get em back
To [Em]where they used to be
then I'll prob[E]'ly be in the denim
Of a [F]family gene that show wom[Bm]en
how to be woman,
or [Am]better yet a leader
You need [C]her to learn [Bm]something,
then you [G]probably need to beat her
That's [A]how I was taught
Three [Em]niggas in one room,
first [E]time I was tossed
And I'm ex[F]hausted
But fuck that [Bm]"Sorry for your loss" shit
My [Am]sister died in vain,
but what [C]point are you tryna [Bm]gain
If you can't [G]fit the pumps I walk in?
[A]I'll wai[Em]t
Your re[E]buttal a little too late
And if you [F]have a album date,
just make sure [Bm]I'm not in the song
'Cause I don't [Am]need the attention
bring e[C]nough of that on [Bm]my own
And matter [G]fact did I mention
that I [A]physically feel great?
A doc[Em]tor's approval is a waste of [E]time,
I know I'm straight
I'll [F]probably live longer than you
and [Bm]never fade away
I'll never [Am]fade away, I'll never fade a[C]way
I know my [Bm]fate, and I'm
on [G]the grind for this cake
I'ma [A]get it or die trying
I'm [Em]eyeing every male gender
with [E]intentions of buying
You ly[F]ing to these motherfuckers,
talk[Bm]in' 'bout you can help me with my [Am]story
You can help me
if you [C]sell this pussy [Bm]for me, nigga
[G]Don't ignore me, nigga,
fuck your [A]glory, nigga, you ain't shit
[Em][E]

[Chorus 3]
When the [F]lights shut off
And [Bm]it's my turn to [Am]settle down
My main con[C]cern
[Bm]Promise that you will [G]sing about[A] me
Promise that you [Em]will sing a[E]bout me
I said when the [F]lights shut off
And [Bm]it's my turn to [Am]settle down
My main con[C]cern
[Bm]Promise that you will [G]sing about[A] me
Promise that you [Em]will sing a[E]bout me

[Verse 3]
[F]Sometimes I look in a mir[Bm]ror and ask myself
Am I real[Am]ly scared of passing away
If [C]it's today I [Bm]hope I hear [G]a
Cry out from Heaven so loud
[A]it can water down a demon
[Em]With the Holy Ghost 'til it drown
[E]in the blood of Jesus
[F]I wrote some raps that make sur[Bm]e
that my lifeline
Reek[Am]in' the scent of a reaper,
en[C]suring that my [Bm]allegiance
With [G]the other side may come [A]soon
And if I'm doomed, may the [Em]wound
Help my mother be [E]blessed for many moons
I [F]suffer a lot
And every [Bm]day that glass mirror
get tough[Am]er to watch
I tie [C]my stomach in [Bm]knots
And [G]I'm not sure why I'm infat[A]uated with death
My ima[Em]gination is surely
an ag[E]gravation of threats
That can [F]come about
'Cause the [Bm]tongue is mighty powerful
And [Am]I can name a list
of your fav[C]orites that probably [Bm]vouch
May[G]be 'cause I'm a dreamer
and sleep [A]is the cousin of death
Real[Em]ly stuck in the scheme of,
won[E]dering when I'ma rest
And [F]you're right, your brother
was a [Bm]brother to me
And your [Am]sister's situation
was the [C]one that put [Bm]me
In a di[G]rection to speak on something
that's [A]realer than the TV screen
[Em]By any means, wasn't tryin[E]g to offend
or come between
[F]Her personal life, I was lik[Bm]e
"It need to be told"
Cur[Am]sing the life
of twenty gener[C]ations after [Bm]her soul
Ex[G]actly what'da happened
if I [A]ain't continue rappin'
Or stea[Em]dy being distracted
by mon[E]ey, drugs and four
[F]Fives, I count lives
[Bm]all on these songs
[Am]Look at the weak and cry,
pray [C]one day you'll be [Bm]strong
[G]Fighting for your rights,
[A]even when you're wrong
And [Em]hope that at least one of you
sing a[E]bout me when I'm gone

[Chorus 4]
Am I [F]worth [Bm]it?
Did I put enough [Am]work in?
[C]Pro[Bm]mise that you will si[G]ng about me[A]
Promise that you [Em]will sing a[E]bout me
I said when the [F]lights shut off
And [Bm]it's my turn to [Am]settle down
My main con[C]cern
[Bm]Promise that you will [G]sing about[A] me
Promise that you [Em]will sing a[E]bout me

[Interlude 1]
[F][Bm]
[Am][C][Bm]
[G]Promise that you'll sing a[A]bout me forever
[Em]Promise that you'll sing a[E]bout me for- (ooh)
[F][Bm]
[Am][C][Bm]
[G]Promise that you'll sing a[A]bout me forever
[Em]Promise that you'll sing a[E]bout me for- (ooh)
[F][Bm]
[Am][C][Bm]
[G]Promise that you'll sing a[A]bout me forever
[Em]Promise that you'll sing about...
[E]Ay, where you 'bout to go?
[F]Nigga, the homie's brother
[Bm]Nigga, right here, he gone[Am],
my nigga, he [C]gone![Bm]
We on [G]the block right now my nigga
[A]Like we, nigga we right here
[Em]Nigga, the nigga's bro—[E]
Nigga, they, they just killed
the homie's [F]brother, my nigga
We right [Bm]here
on the block my nigga
Al- alright, nigga, nigga,
just call me, alright, alright
Just call me back, man, call me back!
Arghh! Fuck!
So what we gonna do, my niggas?
What we gonna do?
Bro, bro, we can go back
right now, my nigga,
Like, nig— [Am]I don't give a fuck, my nigga,
we can go [Gm]back right now
[Am]Fuck! I'm tired of this shit[G]!
I'm tired of fuckin' runnin'
I'm [Am]tired of this shit! My brother, homie!

[Bridge 1]
[F]Tired of running
Unh, tired of hunting
[Am]Unh, my own kind[G]
But retiring nothing
[Am]Unh, tires are steady screeching,
the driver is rubbing
[G]Unh, hands on the wheel
[Am]Unh, who said we wasn't
Unh, dyin' of thirst
[Em]Unh, dyin' of thirst
[F#dim]Unh, dyin' of thirst
Unh, Dope on the corner
[G]Unh, look at [Am]the coroner
Unh, daughter is dead
[G]Unh, mother is mourning her[Am]
Unh, straight bullet
Unh, AK bullets
[G]Resuscitation was waitin'[Am] patiently
but they couldn't
Unh, [G]bring her back
Unh, who [Am]got the footage
Unh, Channel 9
[F]Unh, camera's is looking
It's hard to channel your en[Am]ergy
when you know you're crooked
[G]Unh, banana clip
[Am]Split his banana pudding
Unh, I'm like, Tre,
[G]Unh, that's Cuba Gooding
[Am]Unh, I'm know I'm good at
Unh, dyin' of thirst
[Em]Unh, dyin' of thirst
[F#dim]Unh, dyin' of thirst
Unh, how many sins?
[G]Unh, I'm bur[Am]nin' out
Unh, how many sins?
[G]Unh, I lost count
[Am]Dreams of ballin' like Spalding
But only shotty bounce
[G]Unh, the reaper calling
[Am]Unh, I'm cottonmouth
Unh, mon[G]ey is power
[Em](Money is power) [F]Yours is ours
(Yours is ours)
Lay with a snitch,
Unh, die with a coward
[G]Unh, hope we [Am]get rich
Unh, hope we can tower
[G]Over the city with vanity[Am]
with the music louder
[Am]Unh, the same song
[G]Unh, a black flower
[Am]Unh, I show you how to
Unh, dye your thirst
[Em]Unh, dye your thirst
[F#dim]Unh, dye your thirst
Unh, what are we doing?
[G]Unh, who are we fooling?
[Am]Unh, Hell is hot
[G]Unh, fire is proven
[Am]Unh, to burn for eternity[Am]
return of the student
[G]That never learned how to liv[Am]e
right just by how to shoot it
Unh, [G]tired of running
Unh, [Am]choirs is humming
Unh, tell us to visit
[F]Unh, we lyin' 'bout coming
Unh, now back to business
[Am]Unh, loading the guns in
[G]Back of the Buick, your hood is [Am]viewed
And the beef is bubbling
Unh, it's no discussion
[G]Unh, her[Am]editary, unh, all of my cousins
Unh, dyin' of [Em]thirst, unh, dyin' of thirst,
[F#dim]unh, dyin' of thirst
Unh, too many sins
[G]Unh, I'm run[Am]nin' out
Unh, somebody send
[G]Me a well for the dro[Am]ught
Unh, see, all I know
unh, is takin' notes
[G]On takin' this life for granted[Am]
Granted, if he provoke
Unh, my [G]best days,
Unh, my [Am]stress days
(Lord, forgive me for all my sins
[F]for I not know)
My best days
Unh, I stress days
[Am]Unh, say "Fuck the world"
[G]Unh, my sex slave
[Am]Unh, money, pussy, and greed
was my next crave
[G]Whatever it is,[Am] know it's my next grave
Unh, tired of [Em]running, tired of running
[F#dim]Tired of tumbling, tired of running
[G]Unh, tir[Am]ed of tumbling
Back once my momma say
[G]"See a pastor, give me a promise
[Am]What if today was the Rapture,
and you completely tarnished
[G]The truth will set you free,
so [Am]to me be completely honest
You [G]dyin' of thirst
You [Am]dyin' of thirst
So hop in that water,
and pray that it works"
[F][Am][G][Am][G][Am]

[Outro 1]
Fuck! I'm tired of this shit!
I'm tired of fuckin' runnin'
I'm tired of this shit!
My brother, homie!
Is that what I think that is?
I know that's not what I think that is
Why are you so angry?
See, you young men are dying of thirst
Do you know what that means?
That means you need water, holy water
You need to be baptized,
with the spirit of the Lord
Do you want to receive God
as your personal savior?
Okay, repeat after me: "Lord God,
I come to You a sinner."
(Lord God, I come to You a sinner)
"And I humbly repent for my sins"
(And I humbly repent for my sins)
"I believe that Jesus is Lord"
(I believe that Jesus is Lord)
"I believe you raised Him from the dead"
(I believe you raised Him from the dead)
"I would ask that Jesus come into my life"
(I would ask that Jesus come in my life)
"And be my Lord and Savior"
(And be my Lord and Savior)
"I receive Jesus to take control of my life"
(I receive Jesus to take control of my life)
"And that I might live for Him
from this day forward"
(And that I may live for Him
from this day forward)
"Thank You, Lord Jesus
For saving me with your precious blood"
(Thank you, Lord Jesus
For saving me with Your precious blood)
"In Jesus' name, amen"
(In Jesus' name, amen)
All right, now remember this day
The start of a new life, your real life