Almost makes you think her voice became raspy because of the yelling that's in this song, done beforehand? Either from that or from.....well...... _the other side of these types of relationships_ 😏
Kendrick describes the ups and downs of a sometimes toxic relationship so beautifully, it balances out taylour Paige's smokey lyrics so well. It's reminiscing of every late night argument couple's have, where you fight till dawn n still walk the kids to school but the neighbors know nobody slept.
I saw a comment that said “My parents used to sing this song.” My parents used to sing this song all the time too. They’d even freestyle their own lyrics off the dome. Talent 🔥
only Kendrick can make you feel like you're literally in his living room witnessing an awkward ass argument 😂forget a Grammy he might need an Oscar for this one! The music video for this would be legendary it HAS to happen 🙏🏾
Sometimes I feel like Kendrick is in the wrong generation right now and at the same time he is the kinda artist this generation needs too. People that hate the album do so cos their sense of reasoning ain't up to the level of content on this album. Kendrick made grown folks music on this one.
People don't hate the album. They just weren't ready to hear Kendrick speak directly to their souls. The ones who don't like it are the ones who aren't ready to change.
Thank you… i didnt feel like 2 songs completely but i understand them.. this shit is seriously a beautiful representation of working through trauma… i will have my kids listen to every kendrick album at the right times
He could’ve gotten any hot female artist, but wanted to do scene we could imagine and feel. Pure artistry. This album is for a certain group of ears including yours and mine.
Taylour’s delivery is so full of emotion, I specifically like 1:56 and 2:13. There’s other great moments as well but I think about these two moments the most.
he made her voice raspy , to project how women are more emotional than men ..notice how she starts with the insults and low blows and all the hostility first ..it’s sooo many underlying elements here. this man a genius
The conversational/argumentative lyrics definitely remind me of Eminem and Dr. Dre’s track “Guilty Conscience”. I love when artists get creative with their storytelling, this is such a dope way to a convey a message, it feels like I’m literally sitting there listening to them argue as if I’m their child, all you can do is sit there and wait for the storm to pass.
A toxic relationship is a terrible thing to be in. Weakens the soul of both involved. Kendrick and Taylour Paige's artistry painted a vivid picture of a modern day loveless relationship. Great work
How Kendrick went mainstream making songs like this is mind boggling. This is a perfect depiction of the modern toxic relationship. Very dark and gonna hit home for a lot of people. Incredible art 🔥
It reminded me of Eminem's "Kim", but far more mild hah that may not have been "modern"ly toxic as much as disturbing and gruesome, but it's all art. This track will probably get some backlash from people who don't understand that art.
kendrick didnt become mainstream making experimental songs, he got most of hos popularity off of DAMN, and thats his most accessible shit...he's big enough now that he can put out artistic stuff without starving--
Taylour really makes this song honestly. Kendrick is Kendrick but man, she really poured everything into this. When she started crying man that shit really hits the core.
It shocks me that Kendrick wrote her dialogue, especially the parts that were clearly on some level the truth rather than just degrading insults. That level of awareness is pretty rare.
@@hisham1720 It sounds like an amalgamation of several arguments that him and Whitney have had. He was broke for a long time when she was with him, although she could have just been saying that because it's insulting. "Egotistic, narcissistic, love your own lies" Kendrick is not a narcissist, but he has huge ego problems. This is obvious and he even admits it elsewhere on this album. "You love a pity party, I won't show up!" In LOVE., which he wrote for Whitney, he says, "If I minimized my net worth would you still love me?" even though she was with him when he was broke and he had been cheating on her for years. It's a manipulative line to make you feel so sorry for him. So I think it's fair to say that this line is kind of true. "Won't buy shit!" Whitney called him cheap in one of his profiles, lol. But he seems generous with his money now. Obviously the lines about him cheating are true. He admitted it elsewhere in this album.
I can believe it, but where did you find out he wrote the lyrics for her too? I don't know anything about Taylor, someone said she is an actress, but that does add a whole nother level to this song if he wrote all or most of the lyrics. Again, understandable, but I was under the impression 2 different people came together to make a masterpiece of a song with different points of views. If anything, what you say is true, Kendrick is really on another level when it came to writing this song. The back and forth is just soo... well I don't really know, I've never seen it done soo well and convincing before
@@imbatrossthescrub2096 do u really think that i said that in a positive way, what i' m saying is this song represent how toxic couple are in our modern society, argue then acts like nothing happened 💀
Yup I thought she was just a hella expressive rapper but she's literally just an actress. Like she has NO songs/albums/music at all. This is literally probably her first and only song. This was genius.
There are no winners in toxic relationships. Unless there was physical abuse committed by the other person, in your mind, you were always the victim. Until The other person, reveals their side. It takes two... Heal...and move on. Be kind to yourself and the next love who wants to be in your life.
This is sadly such a relatable song. It breaks all boundaries whether its race, religion, sex, doesn't matter but it's so powerful. And that's the beauty of this album. Its not what we want to hear but what we need to hear
@@kalindisharma1632 I feel like it's extremely relatable and insightful into a toxic relationship. And as we all know toxic relationships are not unique to any one group therefore it breaks boundaries
@@kalindisharma1632 Toxic relationship can be found in any community , countries , time . Plus making it a rap song is really innovative , if you realise they are actually taking to each other while being in synchronicity ( rapping) to the instrumental . This breaks all the codes of a rap song too .
Thank you Kendrick for not being afraid to go beyond people's comfort zone. This song is yet another demonstration of how toxic relationships are. How women and men face emotional and verbal abuse towards each other and then cover it up with fake love and sex. How we've all heard this in our home, with a family member or friend growing up and now do the same things because we are broken. This song is a masterpiece ✨️ 👌🏿 Kendrick and Taylour both did a tremendous job depicting what the world sounds like and I hear it, I understand it and we need to do better.
@YouKnowHowWeDo This doesn't happen in just POC homes. Other races and nationalities do this too but the only difference is POC yea they yell and all but as you see at the end of this toxic argument their resolution was sex, other races outside of this decide to kill their partner and possibly their children too because of how mad they were. That is their resolution. Either one no matter what range of toxic it is still bad and we need a change.
@@robinskull That’s not how you promote your music. Makes nobody want to give u a shot. Take the proper channels and pay for marketing and promotion. Just friendly advice.
Phew . Emotionally raw and an open ended illustration of a hard truth. Every listen hits hard as the first one. As a firsthand victim/victimizer in the toxic relationship spectrum every lyric is close to home. Salute to a colorful & creative record!
this song takes me back to my childhood in the most painful way. the way this song is structured reminded me of the way my mom and dad would burst into the house screaming cuss words at each other
Same it reminds me if the times my mom and step daddy would be going for each other's throats, while we just sat there. What's worse is no matter what we did to help her she still chose him over us
It takes me back to not only my childhood but my last marriage. I’ve slowly realized I’ve fell into the same cycle my father fell into, of drugs, violence, and toxicity
@@lilbo2879 you’re smart enough to realize it, which means you’re already taken the first step into making a change. I’m in a similar situation myself. You got this, keep your head up, and stay positive!
Facts this whole song show gave me goosebumps I was expecting it to be like other break up songs where it only showed the pov of the man but it showed the pov both sides
This song is deep. Relistened to it with a diff perspective and I feel like Kendrick is really touching on the clear hatred men and women have for each other these days. Men aren’t providing anymore, being so harsh and critical of women, misogynistic, etc… and some women are being overly full of themselves, expecting the world from men, clowning them, putting them down when they’re trying. It’s toxicity on both sides and this was so beautifully written it went over everyone’s heads. He literally says “this is what the world sounds like…” there’s been such an uptick in misogynistic and anti-men content. The hatred is deep on both sides.
This song was such an intentional hard listening. I was in a very traumatic relationship and to a t this is accurate and chilling. It’s almost super hard to listen to at first but then over the last few months now I can appreciate it for the experiences I had and how far I’ve come.
We Cry Together is a beautiful “song.” Gives me “U” vibes but I love how it’s conversation that flows with the beat. I can only imagine how long it took to craft this masterpiece. True poetry.
It's like that one song one tpab that goes "this dick aint free." Kinda. But i like this way better. Its got the eminem feel off his second album. Song called kim.
This my first time hearing this, it's creative af to turn a argument into a song, I understood the assignment, Kendrick a genius & this song hilarious af but accurate AF, definitely covered toxic relationships 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥❤️
I'm so impressed with Taylour Paige though, I know what to expect from kendrick but wow, she bring those emotions that hits the core, touches the soul💯, perfectly done for her first💯.
Holy f-ing sh*t! This song is raw, tough, rough and triggering. It's like listening to my parents arguing all the time before he got violent to my mom. I know that most people who went through toxic relationships can be hard to listen to because of memories are still fresh and some take time to heal. It blew me away. Taylour Page really made me cry.
I've been watching the fan made videos for this song AFTER I fell in love with it........and I must say this song DEFINITELY needs its own music video (full budget and all) from Kendrick's side ........might be the most relevant song of the 21st century (for black people)
I told my my 25 yr old daughter that I heard this song and she was like,” mom, I’m surprised you listened to it.” She just don’t know that I lived this with her dad. I felt ALL the pain in this woman’s voice. I’m good now and know that I school my daughter so she won’t have to live this.
You’re such a good mom 💕 I’m so sorry you thru that, but I’m glad that you and your daughter are in a better place now :) y’all deserve better and more!
Both of the people in this song are toxic af as shown by the fact that she was down to f**k even turned on by the argument but we tend to only see the other person’s toxic qualities.
This song literally shook me to my core. Kendrick Lamar‘s method of storytelling in his songs is so captivating; I felt like I was there. This song really shows how complex modern day relationships can be, and how quickly a conversation can escalate, or even deescalate.
This is the one song on the album that truly shocked me. Glad that I was never attracted to toxicity, verbal abuse or domestic violence. This track truly shines a light on how superficial some relationships can be. Smh, this track breaks my heart. It's truly sad!
Grew up hearing this not from my parents, seems like every cousin and aunt had been this song. Thank you for you all's stories, I learn from them. All of them, all of those experiences are moments I takw with me, I pray for times never to get like this. So far he hears my whispers. Thank you all💕
Who else felt like they were sitting on the couch watching their family argue? Can't move because you don't want to be a casualty and wish to disappear.
