Kendrick Lamar - Fear (Lyrics) 

We met Kendrick the 7 years old The 17 years old The 27 years old True masterpiece

Kendrick explains the experience of black parenting. Our mothers and fathers understood what society had to offer black men so if you feared them most than you can handle anything after that...

I love how real he is. Pouring his heart out telling the whole world how he really feels through his music. That's true art. Beautiful Kendrick👌

Finally, a song that sounds the way anxiety feels.

Only the best lyricists can say exactly what’s on their mind while still being artful. This is a true masterpiece.

"I'll probably die cus that's what you do at 17" if you can listen to this song without having a pit in your stomach, you are much stronger than I. I find his words and message so powerful, especially right now.

Still my favourite track on the album, God knows I went through the same shit

EASILY one of his top tracks, legendary

This song and Sing About Me, I'm Dying Of Thirst fucking crazy. Speaking form a human level - no matter what skin colour and gender, we are all the fucking same.

This hits home cause now that im an adult I obsessively save money because im scared to going back to being poor like I was my entire childhood. It was terrible and its probably scarred me for life, like Kendrick says “Scared to go back to section 8”

I'm Mexican and I never thought I'd identify so much with a song.

Still my favourite track on the album, Kendrick Lamar dun took off HAM ON THIS RIGHT HERE! a u t h e n t I c v i e w s dun took his career off 2 the next level fr fr no cap

I find it crazy how the message went over so many ppl heads he literally just gave u the game in a nutshell 🤣🤣🤣

Everytime I listen to this song, it seems as if am listen to it for the first time. Pkz God keep Kendrick alive coz he invented musical philosophy

This song hits hard...i hear "ill beat yo ass" way too much as a kid.. both my parents ruled with FEAR

I’m literally in shock... I’m not sure if the world will react this way but I’m saying it now... Kendrick just got one full level better. He was already on the best in the game shit and he just got better.

Kendrick Lamar is the BEST Rapper and the BEST Lyricist of his generation BY VERY VERY FAR #FlawlessRapper💯

“Why God,Why God do I have to suffer? Pain in my heart carry burdens full of struggle”

My Favorite Track Off Of DAMN. A Pure CLASSIC

Man coming back to this. That first verse really hits me hard. You gon fear me if you dont fear no one else

What happens on earth stays on earth and I can’t take these feelings with me so hopefully they disperse

Kendrick is GTA 5 of our time, never gets old

Cousin Carl had me thinking hard with his message at the end. Great song

Now, this is what we call an instant classic

Every stage you transition, the more relevant this song gets

That ending is a must read in these trying times ✊🏾✊🏾🎙🎙

The history he told about when he has 7 years old is the history of the most children in south america

I love how you automatically know who’s talking within the initial bars of his first verse

Listening to this made me remember the Physical abuse I had from my parents and being bullied in school and now I grew up hung out with thugs learned their ways I got people's respect they feared me in some way but I knew that there's something wrong with me and it's I forgot who I really am, still a good kid with faith

“I’ll prolly die cus these colors are standing out”

cant get enough of this

A MASTERPIECE!!, Thank you for this, children clearly see the hypocrisy they are put through, then when they get older and make it, funny how the coin gets flipped in the name of wanting a hand out. This song addresses SO MUCH, THANK YOU!!

Who else sang (REVERSED) word for word

When you are high and getting every detail of the song

this is not a song its a inside feelings DAMN

Honest, personal and magnificent piece of song writing.

The haunting heartbeats.....!!!

This has got to be the best track from Damn

This is fire 🔥 so deep

The Alchemist produced this masterpiece ...2 x 🐐 together how couldn't this be a classic🔥🎶💯

The finishing 🔥🐐

Priceless

Great song.

i love him too much

Kendrick has handled the real rap game

the intro of the Why god why i gotta suffer perfectly displayed my questions on god

Damn, these songs sit heavy...

That was deep and so true.

Masterpiece

I love this song, kendrick sings about his problems at different ages, 7 problems with his family and this type shit, 17 about death and 27 about his life in general, its also the longest song on the album and the greatest

Man really used rhyme and literature schemes from the 1400s

This song is very deep. Take your time and you will understand this masterpiece more.

Mission passed Oldschool feeling got us .

Wow this was deep.

That outro beat goes so fucking hard man I want a track with just that for 5 minutes

One thing this song taught me is if I can survive pass a crazy mother & a world full of death, Savin' Money Should Be A Breeze #TheFearOfIllusions

When I listen to this I feel something in my throat and chest like a pain that wants to get out and cry... it happens everytime but I don't listen to it a lot

"God Bless You. Shalom." *queue happy royalty free music*

These song showed me how I felt during high school just fear in me hits different

This should be done in a live studio live band style, almost a Capella style

Damn...why listening to this I feel like.. this is the best shit I heard in a long time...damn

This song hit different at 3AM

Maaan, that's strong

this is good

Deuteronomy 28 speaks of Gods children (negroes, Hispanics, and native Americans) and how we are oppressed. Read up 🤞🏾

Powerfull

“PRAY ALWAYS THAT YOU MAY BE ACCOUNTED WORTHY TO ESCAPE ALL THESE THINGS THAT SHALL COME TO PASS, AND TO STAND BEFORE THE SON OF MAN.” Book of Luke 🕊

Great! that music gods

Timelessness

poetry

I was recomended to listen to this song by a cousin. I have some words for him...

GOD DAMN US ALL.

"Why God why God do I have to suffer?"

cousin carl baptized me too, APTTMH.

1:17 : the truth will break your heart when you hear it

That first verse 😮‍💨 i know a lot of us relate to this.

First verse made me cry.

[Intro: Dale Warren] Poverty's paradise I don’t think I could find a way to make it on this earth (I've been hungry all my life) [Voicemail: Carl Duckworth] What's up, family? Yeah, it’s your cousin Carl, man, just givin' you a call, man I know you been havin' a lot on yo' mind lately And I know you feel like, you know People ain't been prayin' for you But you have to understand this, man, that we are a cursed people Deuteronomy 28:28 says, "The Lord shall smite thee with madness And blindness, and astonishment of heart" See, family, that's why you feel like you feel Like you got a chip on your shoulder Until you follow His commandments, you gonna feel that way [Bridge 1: Charles Edward Sydney Isom Jr. & Kendrick Lamar] Why God, why God do I gotta suffer? Pain in my heart carry burdens full of struggle Why God, why God do I gotta bleed? Every stone thrown at you restin' at my feet Why God, why God do I gotta suffer? Earth is no more, won’t you burn this muh’fucka? I don't think I could find a way to make it on this earth Akcuf’hum siht nrub uoy t'now ,erom on si htraE Reffus attog I od doG yhw ,doG yhW Teef ym ta 'nitser uoy ta nworht enots yrevE Deelb attog I od doG yhw ,doG yhW Elggurts fo lluf snedrub yrrac traeh ym ni niaP Reffus attog I od doG yhw ,doG yhW Teef ym ta 'nitser uoy ta nworht enots yrevE [Verse 1: Kendrick Lamar] I beat yo’ ass, keep talkin' back I beat yo' ass, who bought you that? You stole it, I beat yo' ass if you say that game is broken I beat yo' ass if you jump on my couch I beat yo' ass if you walk in this house With tears in your eyes, runnin' from Poo Poo and Prentice Go back outside, I beat yo' ass, lil' nigga That homework better be finished, I beat yo' ass Your teachers better not be bitchin' 'bout you in class That pizza better not be wasted, you eat it all That TV better not be loud if you got it on Them Jordans better not get dirty when I just bought 'em Better not hear 'bout you humpin' on Keisha's daughter Better not hear you got caught up I beat yo' ass, you better not run to your father I beat yo' ass, you know my patience runnin' thin I got buku payments to make County building's on my ass, tryna take my food stamps away I beat yo' ass if you tell them social workers he live here I beat yo' ass if I beat yo' ass twice and you still here Seven years old, think you run this house by yourself? Nigga, you gon' fear me if you don't fear no one else [Chorus: Kendrick Lamar] If I could smoke fear away, I'd roll that mothafucker up And then I'd take two puffs I'm high now (Huh), I'm high now (Huh) I'm high now (Huh), I'm high now (Huh) Life's a bitch, pull them panties to the side now (Pull them panties to the side now) I don't think I could find a way to make it on this earth [Verse 2: Kendrick Lamar] I'll prolly die anonymous, I'll prolly die with promises I'll prolly die walkin' back home from the candy house I'll prolly die because these colors are standin' out I'll prolly die because I ain't know Demarcus was snitchin' I'll prolly die at these house parties, fuckin' with bitches I'll prolly die from witnesses leavin' me falsed accused I'll prolly die from thinkin' that me and your hood was cool Or maybe die from pressin' the line, actin' too extra Or maybe die because these smokers are more than desperate I'll prolly die from one of these bats and blue badges Body-slammed on black and white paint, my bones snappin' Or maybe die from panic or die from bein' too lax Or die from waitin' on it, die 'cause I'm movin' too fast I'll prolly die tryna buy weed at the apartments I'll prolly die tryna defuse two homies arguin' I'll prolly die 'cause that's what you do when you're 17 All worries in a hurry, I wish I controlled things [Chorus: Kendrick Lamar] If I could smoke fear away, I'd roll that mothafucker up And then I'd take two puffs (I've been hungry all my life) I'm high now (Huh), I'm high now (Huh) I'm high now (Huh), I'm high now (Huh) Life's a bitch, pull them panties to the side now (Pull them panties to the side now) Now [Verse 3: Kendrick Lamar] When I was 27, I grew accustomed to more fear Accumulated 10 times over throughout the years My newfound life made all of me magnified How many accolades do I need to block denial? The shock value of my success put bolts in me All this money, is God playin' a joke on me? Is it for the moment, and will he see me as Job? Take it from me and leave me worse than I was before? At 27, my biggest fear was losin' it all Scared to spend money, had me sleepin' from hall to hall Scared to go back to Section 8 with my mama stressin' 30 shows a month and I still won't buy me no Lexus What is an advisor? Somebody that's holdin' my checks Just to fuck me over and put my finances in debt? I read a case about Rihanna's accountant and wondered How did the Bad Girl feel when she looked at them numbers? The type of shit'll make me flip out and just kill somethin' Drill somethin', get ill and fill ratchets with a lil' somethin' I practiced runnin' from fear, guess I had some good luck At 27 years old, my biggest fear was bein' judged How they look at me reflect on myself, my family, my city What they say 'bout me reveal if my reputation would miss me What they see from me would trickle down generations in time What they hear from me would make 'em highlight my simplest lines [Verse 4: Kendrick Lamar] I'm talkin' fear, fear of losin' creativity I'm talkin' fear, fear of missin' out on you and me I'm talkin' fear, fear of losin' loyalty from pride 'Cause my DNA won't let me involve in the light of God I'm talkin' fear, fear that my humbleness is gone I'm talkin' fear, fear that love ain't livin' here no more I'm talkin' fear, fear that it's wickedness or weakness Fear, whatever it is, both is distinctive Fear, what happens on Earth stays on Earth And I can't take these feelings with me, so hopefully, they disperse Within fourteen tracks, carried out over wax Searchin' for resolutions until somebody get back Fear, what happens on Earth stays on Earth And I can't take these feelings with me, so hopefully they disperse Within fourteen tracks, carried out over wax Wonderin' if I'm livin' through fear or livin' through rap Damn [Bridge 2: Bēkon] God damn you, God damn me God damn us, God damn we God damn us all [Outro: Carl Duckworth] Verse 2 says, "You only have I known of all the families of the Earth, therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities." So until we come back to these commandments Until you come back to these commandments We gonna feel this way, we gonna be under this curse Because He said He's gonna punish us The so-called Blacks, Hispanics, and Native American Indians Are the true children of Israel We are the Israelites, according to the Bible The children of Israel He's gonna punish us for our iniquities, for our disobedience Because we chose to follow other gods That man chastens his son, so the Lord, thy God, chasten thee So, just like you chasten your own son, He's gonna chastise you Because He loves you, so that's why we get chastised That's why we're in the position that we're in Until we come back to these laws, statutes, and commandments And do what the Lord says, these curses is gonna be upon us We gonna be at a lower state in this life that we live Here, in today, in the United States of America I love you, family, and I pray for you God bless you

master prod

Broh tell me why the country guitar had me thinking a Fishing sports Ad was on and I was Bouta check if my RU-vid Premium was still ON😂🤣

Nice

Respect.

Happy 33rd BDAY to K-Dot 2020!!!!

When the vocal begins to sing it reminds me of Leonard Cohen

Damn it was hard

hardest ever

Eventual differences aside, this song has some Notorious Big lyrical level shit to it.

That’s how momma talking with you

Dope formart

Remember.. What happens on earth, stays on earth…

God damnnnnn

name another rapper referencing Deuteronomy in 2020

DAMN.

The National Anthem of black dads

the first verse reminds me of my mom :(

my entire life. misunderstood and scared

Too good

shits slick

😢😢😢😢I’m going through it

Thank you