Black Panther Songtext
von Kendrick Lamar

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King of my city, king of my country, king of my homeland
King of the filthy, king of the fallen, we living again
King of the shooters, looters, boosters, and ghettos poppin′
King of the past, present, future, my ancestors watchin'
King of the culture, king of the soldiers, king of the bloodshed

King of the wisdom, king of the ocean, king of the respect
King of the optimistics and dreamers that go and get it
King of the winners, district, and geniuses with conviction
King of the fighters, king of the fathers, king of the belated
King of the answer, king of the problem, king of the forsaken

King of the empathy, you resent me, king of remorse
King of my enemies, may they father feed, I rejoice
King of the skyscrapers, dodging haters, broke religion
Nine faces, go against ′em, I erased 'em with precision
I embrace them with collision


Kings did it, king vision, Black Panther, King Kendrick
All hail the king, I dropped a million tears
I know several responsibilities put me here
I don't pedal backwards but I live old-fashioned
And the lens that I′m looking through

Won′t prescribe me the right glasses, masses are now free
Ashes I'm dumpin′ out, 'bout to spread ′cross all seas
Sisters and brother in unison, not because of me
Because we don't glue with the opposition, we glue with peace
And I′m still gon' fuck up your organization if any beef

What do you stand for?
Are you an activist? What are your city plans for?
Are you an accident? Are you just in the way?
Your native tongue contradictin' what your body language say
Are you a king or you jokin′? Are you a king or you posin′?

Are you a king or you smokin' bud rocks to keep you open?
Because the king don′t cry, king don't die
King don′t lie, king give heart, king get by, king don't fall
Kingdom come, when I come, you know why
King, king, king, king, I am T′Challa!