Let Me Be Me
2015
5:36
Official Music Video
Let Me Be Me by Kendrick Lamar
Lyrics & Translation
English
[Kendrick Lamar:]
We on Ali? You ugly
Everybody, just clap your hands if you're real
Middle finger up, give a fuck how they feel
Be yourself, just show me you're real
Middle fingers up
Just let me be me, hmm
That's the only way I know
Just let me be me, hmm
That's the only way I know
(That's the only way I know how to hold it down
That's-that's the only way I know how to hold it down)
Uh, I just wanna be me
No disrespect, but motherfuck you
My education stopped at a high school degree
But I can outsmart any high IQ
Draped in some fly shit, call me Jeff Goldblum
Cold, my style making my nose run
Oh, I stare at the mirror, then realize
That real lies, within me
Some say I'm crazy cause I think like I need a shrink
Ask too many questions about the stars and Earth shit
Rather be in the studio than out buying drinks
So if I'm not clubbing, don't think I'm on some jerk shit
And California on that jerk shit
But I'd just rather two-step like my first steps
Jill Scott in my iPod as my head rests, yes
Just let me be me, hmm
That's the only way I know
Just let me be me, hmm
That's the only way I know
(That's the only way I know how to hold it down
That's-that's the only way I know how to hold it down)
And yeah I know I'm from Compton, Cali'
But I don't lace up Chucks or rock tan khakis
And skinny jeans ain't quite the lick
I probably would wear 'em but my dick don't fit
Ha-ha-ha, I like to joke, got a sense of humor?
Stale face, play me short like an Oompa-Loompa
You ain't gotta screw up your face in front of the kids
Won't you lighten up like Michael did?
I grew up with killers man, people who killed men
But my character never could be like them, man
And they respect that, say that I'm real man
Not a fake person, that's the Sims, man
Live my life through some film, man?
I ain't acting out shit, I be packing out shows
Cause they know they'll know Kendrick for sure, and oh
Just let me be me, hmm
That's the only way I know
Just let me be me, hmm
That's the only way I know
(That's the only way I know how to hold it down
That's-that's the only way I know how to hold it down)
Almost lost my life to the industry
Had to look through a photo book to remember me
These label heads ain't nothing but bullshit
Have you with professional killers, chasing hits
Lying to yourself all over an image
Making records they want, that was wrecking my brilliance
My mama said, "Boy, that don't sound like you."
I said, "This is the sound, though." my only excuse
Quite frankly, dusted off my shoes with my hankie
And kicked it like he skate, make these motherfuckers hate me
The reason why they hate, cause these motherfuckers ain't me
And you can underrate me, but I know what I'm worth
A diamond in God's dirt, a diamond in winter
Watching Simpsons and eating some cereal for dinner
See I give you my life to mix it up in a blender
To make sure that you feel it
Just let me be me, hmm
That's the only way I know
Just let me be me, hmm
That's the only way I know
(That's the only way I know how to hold it down
That's-that's the only way I know how to hold it down)
[Female:]
Kendrick Lamar, what are you trying to say?
What are you trying to accomplish Kendrick Lamar?
Kendrick Lamar, what are you trying to say?
What are you trying to accomplish Kendrick Lamar?
Is this really you? Is this who you are?
What are you trying to say?
What are you trying to accomplish Kendrick Lamar?
Who are you?
What are you trying to accomplish Kendrick Lamar?
Kendrick Lamar, what are you trying to say?
What are you trying to accomplish Kendrick Lamar?
[Kendrick Lamar:]
I think that I finally reached the pinnacle
Of finding myself as an individual
The world is so typical
I just wanna be higher than that
I used to want to be the messiah of rap
Infatuated with becoming a relevant star
Trying to say goodbye to the glamorous chains and cars
That I never had, but wrote it in my raps to make you mad
Vanity, they say that it can damage me
So do I really want it?
If I didn't, I guess I'm a cool cocaine connect
That means I'll be fronting, hmm
Cooking in a laboratory, hoping I can tell a story
That the whole world can feel, like the ones that came before me
Knowing that I'm misunderstood
So I gotta get my point across like a snitch would
And I would never walk in the shadow that never was really there
Or try to fill the shoes of an invisible pair
And Dave said he proud of my newfound honesty
And all I could say is "Will the radio care?"
Yeah, or should I say no?
Or should I just stop and come with a whole new approach?
You heard my hip-hop when I was sixteen years old
Well that was me then, now I'm an adult
Twenty-two like the smallest of guns that you know, most determined
But with the smallest of funds to show, but I'm not worried
My talent should take me places I've never been
The world should turn soon as my record spin
I wanna be the highest, on top of all the bullshit
The negative you bring, the stress, the violence
The capital punishment, the loud police sirens
Too focused, one word, righteous
And this is Kendrick Lamar
And soon y'all know Cloud Nine y'all
And that means I wanna be the highest
Too focused, one word (righteous)
Mm, yeah
That means I wanna be the highest
Too focused, one word
[Female:]
Too focused, too focused, one word
Too focused, too focused, one word
Too focused, too focused, one word
Too focused, one word
Too focused, too focused, one word
Spanish translations are provided by the LyricVerse team.
Spanish translation of Let Me Be Me by Kendrick Lamar
Let Me Be Me* (original Kendrick Lamar)
[Kendrick Lamar:]
We on Ali? You ugly
Everybody, just clap your hands if you're real
Middle finger up, give a fuck how they feel
Be yourself, just show me you're real
Middle fingers up
Just let me be me, hmm
That's the only way I know
Just let me be me, hmm
That's the only way I know
(That's the only way I know how to hold it down
That's-that's the only way I know how to hold it down)
Uh, I just wanna be me
No disrespect, but motherfuck you
My education stopped at a high school degree
But I can outsmart any high IQ
Draped in some fly shit, call me Jeff Goldblum
Cold, my style making my nose run
Oh, I stare at the mirror, then realize
That real lies, within me
Some say I'm crazy cause I think like I need a shrink
Ask too many questions about the stars and Earth shit
Rather be in the studio than out buying drinks
So if I'm not clubbing, don't think I'm on some jerk shit
And California on that jerk shit
But I'd just rather two-step like my first steps
Jill Scott in my iPod as my head rests, yes
Just let me be me, hmm
That's the only way I know
Just let me be me, hmm
That's the only way I know
(That's the only way I know how to hold it down
That's-that's the only way I know how to hold it down)
And yeah I know I'm from Compton, Cali'
But I don't lace up Chucks or rock tan khakis
And skinny jeans ain't quite the lick
I probably would wear 'em but my dick don't fit
Ha-ha-ha, I like to joke, got a sense of humor?
Stale face, play me short like an Oompa-Loompa
You ain't gotta screw up your face in front of the kids
Won't you lighten up like Michael did?
I grew up with killers man, people who killed men
But my character never could be like them, man
And they respect that, say that I'm real man
Not a fake person, that's the Sims, man
Live my life through some film, man?
I ain't acting out shit, I be packing out shows
Cause they know they'll know Kendrick for sure, and oh
Just let me be me, hmm
That's the only way I know
Just let me be me, hmm
That's the only way I know
(That's the only way I know how to hold it down
That's-that's the only way I know how to hold it down)
Almost lost my life to the industry
Had to look through a photo book to remember me
These label heads ain't nothing but bullshit
Have you with professional killers, chasing hits
Lying to yourself all over an image
Making records they want, that was wrecking my brilliance
My mama said, "Boy, that don't sound like you."
I said, "This is the sound, though." my only excuse
Quite frankly, dusted off my shoes with my hankie
And kicked it like he skate, make these motherfuckers hate me
The reason why they hate, cause these motherfuckers ain't me
And you can underrate me, but I know what I'm worth
A diamond in God's dirt, a diamond in winter
Watching Simpsons and eating some cereal for dinner
See I give you my life to mix it up in a blender
To make sure that you feel it
Just let me be me, hmm
That's the only way I know
Just let me be me, hmm
That's the only way I know
(That's the only way I know how to hold it down
That's-that's the only way I know how to hold it down)
[Female:]
Kendrick Lamar, what are you trying to say?
What are you trying to accomplish Kendrick Lamar?
Kendrick Lamar, what are you trying to say?
What are you trying to accomplish Kendrick Lamar?
Is this really you? Is this who you are?
What are you trying to say?
What are you trying to accomplish Kendrick Lamar?
Who are you?
What are you trying to accomplish Kendrick Lamar?
Kendrick Lamar, what are you trying to say?
What are you trying to accomplish Kendrick Lamar?
[Kendrick Lamar:]
I think that I finally reached the pinnacle
Of finding myself as an individual
The world is so typical
I just wanna be higher than that
I used to want to be the messiah of rap
Infatuated with becoming a relevant star
Trying to say goodbye to the glamorous chains and cars
That I never had, but wrote it in my raps to make you mad
Vanity, they say that it can damage me
So do I really want it?
If I didn't, I guess I'm a cool cocaine connect
That means I'll be fronting, hmm
Cooking in a laboratory, hoping I can tell a story
That the whole world can feel, like the ones that came before me
Knowing that I'm misunderstood
So I gotta get my point across like a snitch would
And I would never walk in the shadow that never was really there
Or try to fill the shoes of an invisible pair
And Dave said he proud of my newfound honesty
And all I could say is "Will the radio care?"
Yeah, or should I say no?
Or should I just stop and come with a whole new approach?
You heard my hip-hop when I was sixteen years old
Well that was me then, now I'm an adult
Twenty-two like the smallest of guns that you know, most determined
But with the smallest of funds to show, but I'm not worried
My talent should take me places I've never been
The world should turn soon as my record spin
I wanna be the highest, on top of all the bullshit
The negative you bring, the stress, the violence
The capital punishment, the loud police sirens
Too focused, one word, righteous
And this is Kendrick Lamar
And soon y'all know Cloud Nine y'all
And that means I wanna be the highest
Too focused, one word (righteous)
Mm, yeah
That means I wanna be the highest
Too focused, one word
[Female:]
Too focused, too focused, one word
Too focused, too focused, one word
Too focused, too focused, one word
Too focused, one word
Too focused, too focused, one word
Let Me Be Me (traducción LyricVerse Team)
[Kendrick Lamar:]
¿Estamos en Ali? Eres feo
Todos, aplaudan si son reales
Dedo medio arriba, me importa un carajo cómo se sientan
Sé tú mismo, solo muéstrame que eres real
Dedos medios arriba
Solo déjame ser yo, hmm
Esa es la única forma que conozco
Solo déjame ser yo, hmm
Esa es la única forma que conozco
(Esa es la única forma en que sé cómo mantenerlo
Esa es la única forma en que sé cómo mantenerlo)
Uh, solo quiero ser yo
Sin faltarle el respeto, pero que te jodan
Mi educación se detuvo en un título de escuela secundaria
Pero puedo ser más inteligente que cualquier coeficiente intelectual alto
Cubierto con una mierda de mosca, llámame Jeff Goldblum
Frío, mi estilo hace que me moquee la nariz
Oh, miro al espejo, luego me doy cuenta
Esa mentira real, dentro de mí
Algunos dicen que estoy loco porque pienso que necesito un psiquiatra
Hago demasiadas preguntas sobre las estrellas y la mierda de la Tierra
Prefiero estar en el estudio que salir a comprar bebidas
Así que si no estoy de fiesta, no pienses que estoy en una mierda de idiota
Y California en esa mierda de idiota
Pero prefiero dar dos pasos como mis primeros pasos
Jill Scott en mi iPod mientras mi cabeza descansa, sí
Solo déjame ser yo, hmm
Esa es la única forma que conozco
Solo déjame ser yo, hmm
Esa es la única forma que conozco
(Esa es la única forma en que sé cómo mantenerlo
Esa es la única forma en que sé cómo mantenerlo)
Y sí, sé que soy de Compton, Cali'
Pero no me ato Chucks ni uso caquis color canela
Y los jeans ajustados no son del todo el gusto
Probablemente los usaría, pero mi pene no cabe
Ja-ja-ja, me gusta bromear, ¿tienes sentido del humor?
Cara rancia, juégale corto como un Oompa-Loompa
No tienes que arrugar la cara frente a los niños
¿No te relajarías como lo hizo Michael?
Crecí con asesinos, hombres que mataron hombres
Pero mi personaje nunca podría ser como ellos, hombre
Y ellos respetan eso, dicen que soy un hombre real
No una persona falsa, esos son los Sims, hombre
¿Vivir mi vida a través de una película, hombre?
No estoy actuando una mierda, estoy llenando espectáculos
Porque saben que conocerán a Kendrick con seguridad, y oh
Solo déjame ser yo, hmm
Esa es la única forma que conozco
Solo déjame ser yo, hmm
Esa es la única forma que conozco
(Esa es la única forma en que sé cómo mantenerlo
Esa es la única forma en que sé cómo mantenerlo)
Casi pierdo mi vida por la industria
Tuve que mirar un álbum de fotos para recordarme
Estos jefes de discográficas no son más que tonterías
Te tienen con asesinos profesionales, persiguiendo éxitos
Mintiéndote a ti mismo por una imagen
Haciendo discos que quieren, eso estaba arruinando mi brillantez
Mi mamá dijo: "Hijo, eso no suena como tú".
Dije: "Este es el sonido, sin embargo". mi única excusa
Francamente, desempolvé mis zapatos con mi pañuelo
Y lo pateé como si patinara, haz que estos hijos de puta me odien
La razón por la que odian, porque estos hijos de puta no son yo
Y puedes subestimarme, pero sé lo que valgo
Un diamante en la tierra de Dios, un diamante en invierno
Viendo Los Simpson y comiendo cereal para la cena
Mira, te doy mi vida para mezclarla en una licuadora
Para asegurarme de que lo sientas
Solo déjame ser yo, hmm
Esa es la única forma que conozco
Solo déjame ser yo, hmm
Esa es la única forma que conozco
(Esa es la única forma en que sé cómo mantenerlo
Esa es la única forma en que sé cómo mantenerlo)
[Mujer:]
Kendrick Lamar, ¿qué estás tratando de decir?
¿Qué estás tratando de lograr Kendrick Lamar?
Kendrick Lamar, ¿qué estás tratando de decir?
¿Qué estás tratando de lograr Kendrick Lamar?
¿Este eres realmente tú? ¿Esto es lo que eres?
¿Qué estás tratando de decir?
¿Qué estás tratando de lograr Kendrick Lamar?
¿Quién eres tú?
¿Qué estás tratando de lograr Kendrick Lamar?
Kendrick Lamar, ¿qué estás tratando de decir?
¿Qué estás tratando de lograr Kendrick Lamar?
[Kendrick Lamar:]
Creo que finalmente alcancé la cima
De encontrarme como individuo
El mundo es tan típico
Solo quiero estar más alto que eso
Solía querer ser el mesías del rap
Enamorado de convertirme en una estrella relevante
Tratando de decir adiós a las glamorosas cadenas y autos
Que nunca tuve, pero lo escribí en mis raps para enojarte
Vanidad, dicen que puede dañarme
Entonces, ¿realmente lo quiero?
Si no lo hiciera, supongo que soy una conexión genial de cocaína
Eso significa que estaré alardeando, hmm
Cocinando en un laboratorio, esperando poder contar una historia
Que todo el mundo pueda sentir, como los que vinieron antes que yo
Sabiendo que soy incomprendido
Así que tengo que transmitir mi punto de vista como lo haría un soplón
Y nunca caminaría en la sombra que nunca estuvo realmente allí
O tratar de llenar los zapatos de un par invisible
Y Dave dijo que está orgulloso de mi nueva honestidad
Y todo lo que pude decir es "¿Le importará a la radio?"
Sí, ¿o debería decir que no?
¿O debería simplemente detenerme y presentar un enfoque completamente nuevo?
Escuchaste mi hip-hop cuando tenía dieciséis años
Bueno, ese era yo entonces, ahora soy un adulto
Veintidós como la más pequeña de las armas que conoces, la más decidida
Pero con los fondos más pequeños para mostrar, pero no estoy preocupado
Mi talento debería llevarme a lugares en los que nunca he estado
El mundo debería girar tan pronto como gire mi disco
Quiero ser el más alto, por encima de toda la mierda
Lo negativo que traes, el estrés, la violencia
La pena capital, las fuertes sirenas de la policía
Demasiado concentrado, una palabra, justo
Y este es Kendrick Lamar
Y pronto todos conocerán Cloud Nine
Y eso significa que quiero ser el más alto
Demasiado concentrado, una palabra (justo)
Mm, sí
Eso significa que quiero ser el más alto
Demasiado concentrado, una palabra
[Mujer:]
Demasiado concentrado, demasiado concentrado, una palabra
Demasiado concentrado, demasiado concentrado, una palabra
Demasiado concentrado, demasiado concentrado, una palabra
Demasiado concentrado, una palabra
Demasiado concentrado, demasiado concentrado, una palabra
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