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Kendrick Lamar - Father Time ft. Sampha (Live on SNL)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Kendrick Lamar
Kendrick Lamar
Vocals
Sampha
Sampha
Vocals
Bekon
Bekon
Keyboards
Duval Timothy
Duval Timothy
Piano
Daniel Koroma
Daniel Koroma
Background Vocals
Valentine Coker
Valentine Coker
Background Vocals
Whitney Alford
Whitney Alford
Narrator
DJ Dahi
DJ Dahi
Programming
Hoskins 'Ncrowd
Hoskins 'Ncrowd
Sampled Artist
Mark Spears
Mark Spears
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Kendrick Lamar
Kendrick Lamar
Songwriter
Duval Timothy
Duval Timothy
Songwriter
Victor Ekpo
Victor Ekpo
Songwriter
Matt Schaeffer
Matt Schaeffer
Songwriter
Johnny Kosich
Johnny Kosich
Songwriter
Sampha Sisay
Sampha Sisay
Songwriter
Dacoury Natche
Dacoury Natche
Songwriter
Daniel Tannenbaum
Daniel Tannenbaum
Songwriter
Jake Kosich
Jake Kosich
Songwriter
Kenny Jones
Kenny Jones
Songwriter
Mark Spears
Mark Spears
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Beach Noise (Matthew, Johnny, Jake)
Beach Noise (Matthew, Johnny, Jake)
Producer
Duval Timothy
Duval Timothy
Assistant Producer
Victor Ekpo
Victor Ekpo
Additional Producer
Manny Marroquin
Manny Marroquin
Mixing Engineer
Trey Station
Trey Station
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Zach Pereyra
Zach Pereyra
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Anthony J Vilchis
Anthony J Vilchis
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Brandon Wood
Brandon Wood
Assistant Recording Engineer
Tristan Bott
Tristan Bott
Assistant Recording Engineer
Rob Bisel
Rob Bisel
Assistant Recording Engineer
Michelle Mancini
Michelle Mancini
Mastering Engineer
Sedrick Moore II
Sedrick Moore II
Assistant Recording Engineer
Andrew Boyd
Andrew Boyd
Assistant Recording Engineer
Matt Schaeffer
Matt Schaeffer
Recording Engineer
Johnny Kosich
Johnny Kosich
Recording Engineer
Johnathan Turner
Johnathan Turner
Recording Engineer
DJ Dahi
DJ Dahi
Producer
James Hunt
James Hunt
Recording Engineer
Kaushlesh "Garry" Purohit
Kaushlesh "Garry" Purohit
Assistant Recording Engineer
Mark Spears
Mark Spears
Producer
Ray Charles Brown Jr.
Ray Charles Brown Jr.
Recording Engineer

Lyrics

[Intro]
You really need some therapy
Real **** need no therapy, fuck you talkin' 'bout?
Nah-nah, you sound stupid as fuck
Shit, everybody stupid
Yeah, well, you need to talk to somebody
Reach out to Eckhart
[Verse 1]
I come from a generation of home invasions
And I got daddy issues, that's on me
Everythin' them four walls had taught me, made habits buried deep
That man knew a lot, but not enough to keep me past them streets
My life is a plot, twisted from directions that I can't see
Daddy issues ball across my head, told me fuck a foul
I'm teary eyed, wanna throw my hands
I won't think out loud, a foolish pride
If I lose again, won't go in the house, I stayed outside laughin' with my friends
They don't know my life
Daddy issues made me learn losses, I don't take those well
Momma said, "That boy is exhausted"
He said, "Go fuck yo' self"
If he give up now, that's gon' cost him, life's a bitch
You could be a bitch or step out the margin, I got up quick
I'm chargin' baskets and fallin' backwards, tryna keep balance
Oh, this the part where mental stability meets talent
Oh, this the part, he breaks my humility just for practice
Tactics we learned together, sore losers forever
Daddy issues
[Chorus]
Early morning wake ups
Practicin' on day offs
Tough love
Bottled up, no chaser, neat
No chaser, neat
No chaser, neat
No chaser, neat
No chase-
[Chorus]
Early morning wake ups
Practicin' on day offs
Tough love
Bottled up, no chaser, neat
No chaser, neat
No chaser, neat
No chaser, neat
No chaser
[Verse 2]
I got daddy issues, that's on me
Lookin' for "I love you," rarely empathizin' for my relief
A child that grew accustomed, jumpin' up when I scraped my knee
'Cause if I cried about it, he surely tell me not to be weak
Daddy issues hid my emotions, never express myself
Men should never show feelings, bein' sensitive never helped
His momma died, I asked him why he goin' back to work so soon?
His first reply was, "Son, that's life, and bills got no silver spoon"
Daddy issues, fuck everybody, go get your money, son
Protect yourself, trust nobody, only your momma and 'em
This made relationships seem cloudy, never attached to none
So if you took some likings around me, I might reject the love
Daddy issues kept me competitive, that's a fact, ****
I don't give a fuck what's the narrative, I am that ****
When Kanye got back with Drake, I was slightly confused
Guess I'm not mature as I think, got some healin' to do
Egotistic, zero given fucks
And to be specific, need assistance with the way I was brought up
What's the difference when your heart is made of stone
And your mind is made of gold
And your tongue is made of sword, but it may weaken your soul?
My **** ain't got no daddy, grow up overcompensatin'
Learned shit 'bout being a man and disguise it as being gangsta
I love my father for tellin' me to take off the gloves
'Cause everything he didn't want was everything I was
And to my partnas that figured it out without a father
I salute you, may your blessings be neutral to your toddlers
It's crucial, they can't stop us if we see the mistakes
Till then, let's give the women a break
Grown men with daddy issues
[Chorus]
Early morning wake ups
Practicing on day offs
Tough love
Bottled up, no chaser, neat
No chaser, neat
No chaser, neat
No chaser, neat
No chaser
Written by: Dacoury Natche, Daniel Tannenbaum, Duval Timothy, Jake Kosich, Johnny Kosich, K. Jones, Kendrick Lamar, Mark Spears, Matthew Schaeffer, Sampha Sisay, Victor Ekpo
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