Poetic Justice Ft. Drake
Kendrick Lamar Lyrics

Every second, every minute, man I swear that she can get it
The singer is certain that he desires the girl at all times.

Say if you a bad bitch put your hands up high, hands up high, hands up high
The singer encourages confident women to put their hands up.

Tell 'em dim the lights down right now, put me in the mood
The singer wants the lights to be dimmed to set the mood.

I'm talking 'bout dark room, perfume
The singer wants to create a sensual environment.

Go, go!
The singer is ready to start the song.

I recognize your fragrance (hol' up!)
The singer is familiar with the girl's scent.

You ain't never gotta say shit (woo!)
The singer understands the girl without her saying a word.

And I know your taste is
The singer knows the girl's preferences.

A little bit (mmm) high maintenance (ooh)
The girl may be a little demanding.

Everybody else basic
The girl stands out and is not like everyone else.

You live life on an everyday basis
The girl lives life normally.

With poetic justice, poetic justice
The girl lives her life like poetic justice.

If I told you that a flower bloomed in a dark room, would you trust it?
The singer asks if the girl can believe in unlikely things.

I mean I write poems in these songs dedicated to you
The singer writes songs dedicated to the girl.

When you're in the mood for empathy, theres blood in my pen
The singer's songs evoke empathy and emotion.

Better yet where your friends and them?
The singer wants to meet the girl's friends.

I really wanna know you all
The singer is interested in getting to know the girl and her friends.

I really wanna show you off
The singer is proud of the girl and wants to show her to the world.

Fuck that, pour up plenty of champagne
The singer wants to celebrate with champagne.

Cold nights when you curse this name
The singer has experienced difficult times with the girl.

You called up your girlfriends and
The girl calls her friends in times of trouble.

Y'all curled in that little bitty Range I heard that
The girl and her friends are close.

She wanna go and party, she wanna go and party
The girl wants to party.

Nigga don't approach her with that Atari
The singer warns others not to use outdated methods to approach the girl.

Nigga that ain't good game, homie, sorry
The singer thinks that approach won't work.

They say conversation, rule a nation, I can tell
The singer thinks that communication is important.

But I could never right my wrongs
The singer feels unable to correct his mistakes.

'less I write it down for real, P.S
The singer writes it down to express himself honestly.

You can get it, you can get it
The girl is desired by the singer.

And I know just, know just, know just, know just, know just what you want
The singer thinks that he knows what the girl desires.

Poetic justice, put it in a song
The singer thinks that poetic justice is expressed in the song.

I really hope you play this
The singer wants the girl to hear the song.

'Cause ol' girl you test my patience
The singer is becoming impatient with the girl.

With all these seductive photographs and all these one off vacations
The singer is frustrated by the girl's behavior.

You've been taken
The singer thinks that the girl is no longer herself.

Clearly a lot for me to take in
The singer is overwhelmed by the situation.

It don't make sense
The situation is confusing.

Young East African Girl, you too busy fucking with your other man
The girl is occupied with another man.

I was trying to put you on game, put you on a plane
The singer was trying to help the girl.

Take you and your mama to the motherland
The singer wants to take the girl and her mother to Africa.

I could do it, maybe one day
The singer hopes that he can still do it in the future.

When you figure out you're gonna need someone
The singer thinks that the girl will eventually need someone.

When you figure out it's all right here in the city
The singer thinks that everything she needs is in the city.

And you don't run from where we come from
The singer thinks that the girl should embrace her roots.

That sound like poetic justice, poetic justice
The girl's realization would be poetic justice.

You were so new to this life but God damn you got adjusted
The singer is impressed by the girl's ability to adapt to her new life.

I mean I write poems in these songs, dedicated to the fun sex
The singer writes songs dedicated to sex with the girl.

Your natural hair and your soft skin, and your big ass in that sundress (ooh!)
The singer is attracted to the girl's natural features.

Good God, what you doing that walk for?
The singer admires the girl's walk.

When I see that thing move, I just wish we would fight less
The singer wishes for less conflict in the relationship.

And we would talk more
The singer thinks that communication is key to a successful relationship.

And they say communication save relations, I can tell
The singer believes that communication is crucial.

But I can never right my wrongs unless I write them down for real
The singer believes that writing helps him to address his mistakes.

P.S
The singer adds a postscript to express himself honestly.

Every time I write these words they become a taboo
The singer's writing is sometimes controversial.

Making sure my punctuation curve, every letter is true
The singer pays attention to the details of his writing.

Living my life in the margin and that metaphor was proof
The singer's life is different from others and his writing reflects that.

I'm talking poetic justice, poetic justice
The singer believes that his writing is poetic justice.

If I told you that a flower bloomed in a dark room, would you trust it?
The singer asks the girl if she can believe in unlikely things.

I mean you need to hear this
The singer thinks that the girl needs to hear his message.

Love is not just a verb, it's you looking in the mirror
Love is not just a feeling, but it's also about how a person views themselves.

Love is not just a verb, it's you looking for a maybe
Love is not just about feeling sure, but also about taking risks.

Call me crazy, We can both be insane
The singer thinks that he and the girl are both a little crazy.

A fatal attraction is common
The singer believes that a dangerous attraction is not uncommon.

And what we have common is pain
The singer and the girl share a history of pain.

I mean you need to hear this
The singer thinks that the girl needs to pay attention to his message.

Love is not just a verb and I can see power steering
Love is not just about action, but it's also about control.

Sex drive when you swerve, I want that interference
The singer is attracted to the girl's sexual nature.

It's coherent, I can hear it, mmhmm
The singer's message is clear.

That's your heartbeat
The singer hears the girl's heartbeat.

It either caught me or it called me, mmhmm
The singer is captivated by the girl's heartbeat.

Breathe slow and you'll find gold mines in these lines
The singer's writing contains valuable messages.

Sincerely, yours truly
The singer signs off with sincerity.

And right before you go blind
The singer wants the girl to pay attention just before it's too late.

P.S
The singer adds a postcript to express himself honestly.

[Chorus: x2]
The chorus expresses the main message of the song.