Complexion (A Zulu Love)
(专辑: To Pimp A Butterfly - 2015)
[Pete Rock:] I'm with this Complexion (Two-step) Complexion don't mean a
thing (It's a
Zulu love) Ooh, complexion (Two-step) It all feels the
same (It's a
Zulu love) [Kendrick Lamar:] Uh, dark as the
midnight hour or bright as the
morning sun Give a
fuck about your complexion, I
know what the
Germans done Sneak (Dissin') Sneak me through the
back window, I'm a
good field nigga I
made a
flower for you outta cotton just to chill with you You know I'd go the
distance, you know I'm ten toes down Even if master listening, cover your ears, he 'bout to mention [Pete Rock:] Complexion (Two-step) Complexion don't mean a
thing (It's a
Zulu love) Ooh, complexion (Two-step) It all feels the
same (It's a
Zulu love) [Kendrick Lamar:] Dark as the
midnight hour, or bright as the
morning sun Brown skinned, but your blue eyes tell me your mama can't run Sneak (Dissin') Sneak me through the
back window, I'm a
good field nigga I
made a
flower for you outta cotton just to chill with you You know I'd go the
distance, you know I'm ten toes down Even if master's listening, I
got the
world's attention So I'ma say something that's vital and critical for survival Of mankind, a
feline color should never rival Beauty is what you make it, I
used to be so mistaken By different shades of faces Then Whit' told me, "A woman is woman, love the
creation" It all came from God, then you was my confirmation I
came to where you reside And looked around to see more sights for sore eyes Let the
Willie Lynch theory reverse a
million times with [Pete Rock:] Complexion (Two-step) Complexion don't mean a
thing (It's a
Zulu love) Ooh, complexion (Two-step) It all feels the
same (It's a
Zulu love) [JaVonté & Kendrick Lamar:] You like it, I
love it You like it, I
love it You like it, I
love it You like it, I
love it You like it, I
love it You like it, I
love it You like it, I
love it You like it, I
love it (Where the
homegirl Rapsody at? I
need you to speak your mind real quick, loved one!) [Rapsody:] Let me talk my Stu Scott, 'scuse me on my 2Pac Keep your head up, when did you stop loving thy Color of your skin? Color of your eyes That's the
real blues, baby, like you met Jay's baby, uh You blew me away, you think more beauty in blue, green and grey All my solemn men up north, 12 years a
slave 12 years of age, thinking my shade too dark I
love myself, I
no longer need Cupid Enforcing my dark side like a
young George Lucas Light don't mean you smart, being dark don't make you stupid And frame of mind for them busters, ain't talking "Woo-hah!" Need a
paradox for the
pair of docs they tutored Like two Todd's, L-L, you lose two times If you don't see you beautiful in your complexion It ain't complex to put it in context Find the
air beneath the
kite, that's the
context Yeah, baby, I'm conscious, ain't no contest If you like it, I
love it, all your earth tones been blessed Ain't no stress, jiggaboos wanna be I
ain't talking Jay, I
ain't talking Bey I'm talking days we got school watching movie screens And spike your self-esteem The
new James Bond gon' be black as me Black as brown, hazelnut, cinnamon, black tea And it's all beautiful to me Call your brothers magnificent, call all the
sisters queens We all on the
same team, blues and pirus, know colors ain't a
thing [Kendrick Lamar:] Barefoot babies with no care Teenage gun toters that don't play fair, should I
get out the
car? I
don't see Compton, I
see something much worse The
land of the
landmines, the
hell that's on earth