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| 1 | Wesley's Theory | 4:47 | |
| 2 | For Free? (Interlude) | 2:10 | |
| 3 | King Kunta | 3:54 | |
| 4 | Institutionalized | 4:31 | |
| 5 | These Walls | 5:00 | |
| 6 | u | 4:28 | |
| 7 | Alright | 3:39 | |
| 8 | For Sale? (Interlude) | 4:51 | |
| 9 | Momma | 4:43 | |
| 10 | Hood Politics | 4:52 | |
| 11 | How Much A Dollar Cost | 4:21 | |
| 12 | Complexion (A Zulu Love) | 4:23 | |
| 13 | The Blacker The Berry | 5:28 | |
| 14 | You Ain't Gotta Lie (Momma Said) | 4:01 | |
| 15 | i | 5:36 | |
| 16 | Mortal Man | 12:07 | |
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| <colbgcolor=#b4b2b3,#b4b2b3><colcolor=#000,#000> These Walls | |
| 수록 앨범 | |
| 발매 | 2015년 10월 13일 |
| 녹음 | 2012년 - 2013년 |
| 장르 | 힙합 • 네오 소울 |
| 길이 | 4:10싱글 버전 5:01앨범 버전 |
| 작사 | Kendrick Duckworth • Terrace Martin • Larrance Dopson • James Fauntleroy • Rose McKinney |
| 프로듀서 | Martin • Dopson • Sounwave (addi.) |
| 레이블 | TDE • Aftermath • Interscope |
1. 개요
2015년 3월 24일에 발매된 켄드릭 라마의 앨범 To Pimp A Butterfly의 5번 트랙이자 싱글이다.
2. 상세
'I remember you was conflicted, misusing your influence, Sometimes, I did the same.'(당신이 갈등하던 것을 기억하지, 당신의 힘을 오용하고 있었어. 하지만 가끔은 나도 똑같은 짓을 했어)라는 켄드릭의 내래이션'These Walls'라는 제목은 1997년 미국 케이블 HBO에서 방영된 영화 'if these walls could talk'에서 따온 것으로, 벽은 여성의 질의 벽, 감옥의 벽, 그리고 궁극적으로 켄드릭의 마음과 양심 속의 벽을 동시에 은유하고 있다.
이 노래는 켄드릭의 친구 중 한 명[1]을 살해한 남자가 감옥에 간 틈을 타 그의 아이를 가진 여성과 섹스를 하는 켄드릭의 이야기를 담고 있다. 켄드릭은 이것을 살해당한 친구에 대한 복수 행위라며 정당화하지만, 그러한 목적을 위해 자신의 명성과 힘을 사용하는 것에 대해 내심 양심의 가책과 혼란을 느끼기도 한다. 그리고 친구들이 자신을 흑인 사회를 이용해 돈을 번 배신자라고 여기는 것도 알게 된다.
3. 가사
||<tablebgcolor=#fff,#1c1d1f><tablecolor=#000,#ddd><tablebordercolor=#000,#b4b2b3><tablealign=center><tablewidth=650> These Walls
[Poem: Kendrick Lamar]
I remember you was conflicted, misusing your influence
Sometimes, I did the same
[Intro: Kendrick Lamar & Anna Wise]
If these walls could talk
If these walls could talk
If these walls could talk
If these walls could talk
If these walls could talk
If these walls could talk—
Sex
[Verse 1: Anna Wise & Kendrick Lamar]
She just wanna close her eyes and sway
With you, with you, with you (Ah, come on)
Exercise her right to work it out
It's true, it's true, it's true
Shout out to the birthday girls
Say hey (Hey), say hey (Hey, ah, girl)
Everyone deserves a night to play (Play)
She plays, only when you tell her no
[Chorus: Anna Wise, Thundercat, & Bilal]
If these walls could talk
I can feel your reign when it cries, gold lives inside of you
If these walls could talk
I love it when I'm in it, I love it when I'm in it (Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)
Oh, oh
[Verse 2: Kendrick Lamar]
These walls could talk, they'd tell me to swim good
No boat, I float better than he would
No life jacket, I'm not the God of Nazareth
But your flood can be misunderstood
Walls tellin' me they full of pain, resentment
Need someone to live in 'em just to relieve tension
Me, I'm just a tenant
Landlord said these walls vacant more than a minute
These walls are vulnerable, exclamation
Interior pink, color coordinated
I interrogated every nook and cranny
I mean, it's still amazing, before, they couldn't stand me
These walls wanna cry tears
These walls happier when I'm here
These walls never could hold up
Every time I come around, demolition might crush
[Chorus: Anna Wise, Thundercat, & Bilal]
If these walls could talk
I can feel your reign when it cries, gold lives inside of you
If these walls could talk
I love it when I'm in it, I love it when I'm in it (Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)
Oh, oh
[Verse 3: Kendrick Lamar]
These walls could talk, they'd tell me to go deep
Yellin' at me continuously, I can see
Your defense mechanism is my decision
Knock these walls down, that's my religion
Walls feelin' like they ready to close in
I suffocate, then catch my second wind
I resonate in these walls
I don't know how long I can wait in these walls
I've been on the streets too long
Lookin' at you from the outside in
They sing the same old song
About how they walls always the cleanest
I beg to differ, I must've missed them
I'm not involved, I'd rather diss 'em
I'd rather call on you, put your wall up
'Cause when I come around, demolition gon' crush
[Chorus: Anna Wise, Thundercat, & Bilal]
If these walls could talk
I can feel your reign when it cries, gold lives inside of you
If these walls could talk
I love it when I'm in it, I love it when I'm in it (Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)
Oh, oh
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 4: Kendrick Lamar]
If your walls could talk, they'd tell you it's too late
Your destiny accepted your fate
Burn accessories and stash 'em on the yard
Take the recipe, the Bible and God
Wall tellin' you that commissary is low
Race wars happenin', no callin' CO
No callin' your mother to save you
Homies to say you're irrepetible, not acceptable
Your behavior is Sammy the Bull like
A killer that turned snitch
Walls is tellin' me you a bitch
You pray for appeals hopin' the warden would afford them
That sentence so important
Walls tellin' you to listen to "Sing About Me"
Retaliation is strong, you even dream 'bout me
Killed my homeboy and God spared your life
Dumb criminal got indicted same night
So when you play this song, rewind the first verse
About me abusin' my power so you can hurt
About me and her in the shower whenever she horny
About me and her in the after hours of the morning
About her baby daddy currently servin' life
And how she think about you until we meet up at night
About the only girl cared about you when you asked her
And how she fuckin' on a famous rapper
Walls can talk (Talk)
[Poem: Kendrick Lamar]
I remember you was conflicted
Misusing your influence
Sometimes I did the same
Abusing my power, full of resentment
Resentment that turned into a deep depression
Found myself screaming in a hotel room ||
[Poem: Kendrick Lamar]
I remember you was conflicted, misusing your influence
Sometimes, I did the same
[Intro: Kendrick Lamar & Anna Wise]
If these walls could talk
If these walls could talk
If these walls could talk
If these walls could talk
If these walls could talk
If these walls could talk—
Sex
[Verse 1: Anna Wise & Kendrick Lamar]
She just wanna close her eyes and sway
With you, with you, with you (Ah, come on)
Exercise her right to work it out
It's true, it's true, it's true
Shout out to the birthday girls
Say hey (Hey), say hey (Hey, ah, girl)
Everyone deserves a night to play (Play)
She plays, only when you tell her no
[Chorus: Anna Wise, Thundercat, & Bilal]
If these walls could talk
I can feel your reign when it cries, gold lives inside of you
If these walls could talk
I love it when I'm in it, I love it when I'm in it (Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)
Oh, oh
[Verse 2: Kendrick Lamar]
These walls could talk, they'd tell me to swim good
No boat, I float better than he would
No life jacket, I'm not the God of Nazareth
But your flood can be misunderstood
Walls tellin' me they full of pain, resentment
Need someone to live in 'em just to relieve tension
Me, I'm just a tenant
Landlord said these walls vacant more than a minute
These walls are vulnerable, exclamation
Interior pink, color coordinated
I interrogated every nook and cranny
I mean, it's still amazing, before, they couldn't stand me
These walls wanna cry tears
These walls happier when I'm here
These walls never could hold up
Every time I come around, demolition might crush
[Chorus: Anna Wise, Thundercat, & Bilal]
If these walls could talk
I can feel your reign when it cries, gold lives inside of you
If these walls could talk
I love it when I'm in it, I love it when I'm in it (Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)
Oh, oh
[Verse 3: Kendrick Lamar]
These walls could talk, they'd tell me to go deep
Yellin' at me continuously, I can see
Your defense mechanism is my decision
Knock these walls down, that's my religion
Walls feelin' like they ready to close in
I suffocate, then catch my second wind
I resonate in these walls
I don't know how long I can wait in these walls
I've been on the streets too long
Lookin' at you from the outside in
They sing the same old song
About how they walls always the cleanest
I beg to differ, I must've missed them
I'm not involved, I'd rather diss 'em
I'd rather call on you, put your wall up
'Cause when I come around, demolition gon' crush
[Chorus: Anna Wise, Thundercat, & Bilal]
If these walls could talk
I can feel your reign when it cries, gold lives inside of you
If these walls could talk
I love it when I'm in it, I love it when I'm in it (Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)
Oh, oh
[Instrumental Break]
[Verse 4: Kendrick Lamar]
If your walls could talk, they'd tell you it's too late
Your destiny accepted your fate
Burn accessories and stash 'em on the yard
Take the recipe, the Bible and God
Wall tellin' you that commissary is low
Race wars happenin', no callin' CO
No callin' your mother to save you
Homies to say you're irrepetible, not acceptable
Your behavior is Sammy the Bull like
A killer that turned snitch
Walls is tellin' me you a bitch
You pray for appeals hopin' the warden would afford them
That sentence so important
Walls tellin' you to listen to "Sing About Me"
Retaliation is strong, you even dream 'bout me
Killed my homeboy and God spared your life
Dumb criminal got indicted same night
So when you play this song, rewind the first verse
About me abusin' my power so you can hurt
About me and her in the shower whenever she horny
About me and her in the after hours of the morning
About her baby daddy currently servin' life
And how she think about you until we meet up at night
About the only girl cared about you when you asked her
And how she fuckin' on a famous rapper
Walls can talk (Talk)
[Poem: Kendrick Lamar]
I remember you was conflicted
Misusing your influence
Sometimes I did the same
Abusing my power, full of resentment
Resentment that turned into a deep depression
Found myself screaming in a hotel room ||
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[1] 이 친구가 good kid, m.A.A.d city에 나온 Dave를 뜻하는 것이란 이야기가 있다. 곡의 세번째 벌스에서 'Sing About Me'가 언급되는 것이 그 근거.