Kendrick Lamar - I'm Dying Of Thirst

[@nsc_ronan]

I get fucking chills every time I hear "So hop in that water, and pray that it works.", even 4 years later

[@groovytony5568]

I get chills every time through the all song

[@zaylanseals3212]

bretjunior me to everyone I feel like I've sin I'll play the skit

[@Spiral81C1]

"Lord God I come to you a sinner and I humbly repent from my sin. I believe that Jesus is Lord. I believe you raised him from the dead. I would ask that Jesus come into my life and be my Lord and Savior. I receive Jesus to take control of my life and that I might live for him from this day forward. Thank you Lord Jesus for saving me with your precious blood." Is the part that gets me.

[@Raikwon-t1j]

Spiral81C1 if you prayed that and meant that, then you've got a home waiting for you in heaven b

[@Spiral81C1]

I did! I'm a white dude and I don't even listen to much hip hop but when I was an atheist I listened to this album and it made me cry, especially at the parts where he was explaining how he had come to the Lord. God has been trying to reach out to me. I prayed it. I meant it and I'll see you in paradise, brother. As a side note, Kendrick is a genius. People throw that term around liberally like just describing someone they like but I think he is an actual, literal genius. The way that album and lyrics were put together was really impressive.

[@YungStatikz]

As a young black male who was raised in a Christian family but was simultaneously Looking up to the streets, nothing gets me as much as this track

[@benedictcherlet8583]

hope u are doing okay. I feel what u say.

[@KevIn-ej3gm]

Even as a white man that was an outcast living between those worlds is vwry relatable

[@lumii7606]

Bro i 100% agree with this same brothewr

[@DaBlaccGhost]

8 years later, I'm not doing okay but I'm above ground when many who I couldn't save aren't.

[@2locked5]

@@DaBlaccGhost ur youngstatikz?

[@DrGanja99]

"Tired of running, tired of hunting, my own kind but retiring nothing" K Dot top 5

[@maiyafreeman1981]

Now this part that reeled me in, great delivery intro

[@sants2674]

an he not 5, 4, 3, or 2

[@zimtonsrider5069]

@@sants2674 lol

[@ClaudeTinnin]

​@sants2674 or 7 8 9 either

[@W61z]

top 1

[@od.k9]

"How many sins? I'm runnin' out. How many sins? I lost count. Dreams of ballin' like Spalding, but only shotty bounce."

[@ItsAnEndlessWorld]

Favorite part.

[@shotty7160]

*Money is power. Yours is ours.*

[@od.k9]

***** It means the same shit either way. Point is, he's committed more sins than he can count lmao

[@imthesourceofallyourproble6537]

you forgot U H

[@parisbreyon]

The humming in the backround just. UGH!! I LOVE IT

[@yaboialex2216]

Is it anna wise?

[@gustavofreitas5163]

It sends the shivers

[@moikes714]

@@yaboialex2216 My Romance - The Singers Unlimited

[@godsson1713]

That and the beat❤❤❤

[@Jazzzy6698]

@@yaboialex2216 jll6m

[@JTNugget]

Kendrick has saved modern hip hop for me.

[@stephaniebarehand1715]

JTNugget BITCH YOU THOUGHTlol😂😂

[@mistermaster____]

You're not wrong...

[@xalted5207]

Him and earl sweatshirt

[@FF-oo8nz]

For you and a lot of people including me

[@Benzzo3000]

FACTS!!! 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯

[@pierre1806]

My favorite Kendrick song. The lyrics, the flow, the beat, the humming. Everything is so fucking exceptional

[@jacovawernett3077]

Shalom, from Jacova eleven Gevurah born March 11th in Bethlehem decades ago. Ahava Adonai Ahava Israel Elehenu Adonai Hashem Hasem Hashem Hashem

[@TheKyroOf92]

The vibe of this track is too good, it's not even the rap on this track.. just beautiful.

[@nando31678]

For real. 4 real. Forelz. For reels!

[@mihajlostojanovski9496]

for me, this is kendrick's biggest masterpiece!

[@maoridreadpirateroberts2725]

I can’t believe Drake thought he could rap battle a modern Picasso 👨‍🎨

[@masoapathie5655]

Stop gassing this midget. Just because you can rap doesn't mean you can battle

[@maxpiper4241]

A 19yr old dude name keon was shot today and was dying in my arms as I try to to put pressure on his neck because a bullet went threw his face and came out his neck. He had other wounds but his head shot was my focus. People were just standing around not helping me to comfort him until some female decided to lend a hand. Don't know if he lived because when the EMTs came I bounced. Soon as I walked off this song came to mind. Daam good kid mad city. St. Louis ,mo.

[@Meme-wy3qm]

God bless you 🙏🏽.

[@mememachinefixed5317]

Rest easy

[@gerilfc8661]

Tired of runnin

[@PBandShayne]

Why did you bounce?

[@maxpiper4241]

@@PBandShayne well I had shit to do plus the police would probably want me to go down town be a witness

[@isaiahsanmiguel-z5f]

"You're dying of thirst, so hop in that water and pray that it works." Always has hit me so hard as a believer. I always pray along with the lady at the end :)

[@samuelteshager]

It had worked, 🙏🏼

[@friedchiken3038]

"lord forgive me for all my sins for I not know" that part the way it sounds, the smoothness, every time for years.. chills

[@BaldBearded101]

I'm an atheist and I STILL love the fuck out of this track. Art is art and Kendrick Lamar has talent I can respect.

[@andreandrews6237]

? Kendrick isn't into religion either lol this isn't a religious song by a long shot. Check out his interviews he isn't into religion in the slightest he does however study multiple

[@oJerryyy]

Andre Andrews it's not about religion but it's about him committing these sins which he never repented. so he's saying he needs god when he says i'm dying of thirst. or in other words, he needs to go to church

[@tselotiii]

​@@andreandrews6237aged like milk

[@plazmagaming2182]

@@tselotiii kendrick a fake christian tho. bro cusses and has naked women in his music videos...

[@FIowersForMe]

@@andreandrews6237I think you might be mistaken my friend

[@linuxd]

You saved my life with these songs Kendrick. Thank you.

[@linuxd]

In Jesus name, amen. 🙏

[@linuxd]

My Gramma got me with the same Prayer too. ❤

[@drakesmith9150]

I'm tired of people trying downplay Kendrick and his lyrics. Saying he ain't all that, and his fans are "dickriders". You can have your opinion but you sound ignorant. I'm 16, I didn't live in the generation of great story tellers like Nas and Pac, Kendrick is my generation's great story teller. Let this generation have some fun and quit ruining it for everybody else. Thats what a of y'all dudes from the 90s do. Cuz it seem like according to yall if it ain't from the 90s it ain't shit. I know my generation got a lot of shitty music, but at least let us have a taste of what y'all had, with our J. Coles and Kendrick Lamars.

[@TreyCurling]

Drake Smith Took the words out my mouth.......Always got to keep coming back 2 this song though.......Rejuvenates my spirit......

[@davidmason6794]

***** take out logic pls He's so fucking bad.

[@jdogg83rd]

Kid, don't worry about haters, they mad because they can't deliver at all. Remember to keep Hip Hop in ya heart!

[@crissy7432]

💯💯💯💯 preach

[@Mannysall21]

***** Meek Mill LOL. Don't ever mention Meek Mill in the same line as Eminem and Nas.

[@joohnnykuz5327]

The flow on this is fucking amazing. Uh Uh Uh, I love kendrick versatility.

[@janroper4378]

+jojo kyle he sticks on the rhythm to a100%

[@paoafua9093]

From my point of view, everyone wants to do good, but we are surrounded by the street life. It's how we live because it's all we see and how we feel accepted. Only when it hits home and it's someone you love, is when we are reminded that this is not the life we want to live. But, feel stuck because it's just the way of life. Therefore, we will always be headed nowhere and continue to be part of the cycle of violence. Despite wanting to change, the lifestyle will keep us "Dyin' of thirst". One of my favorite songs.

[@jaredvillhelm2002]

Paoa Fua You nailed it bud!

[@collinnevels53]

Yes but he is also telling you there is other ways if he made it out you can too doesn’t have to be rap or entertainment just keep doing your thing homie

[@j.gcoffey4192]

So we'll put. Truth

[@rururu5877]

Man i regret my cousins still stuck there

[@twgmma]

"it's hard to channel your energy when you know you're crooked" been looking for this line for a long time, amen

[@Jaymez2012]

This song isn't depressing to me so much as it is real to me. This song is far from cliché. This song is about relenting on the violence, not glorifying it. This whole album is about his life in Compton, he wrote about what he saw. It's not about whether it's depressing or uplifting, it's about how authentic it is. The perspective from which this whole album is told is what makes the difference. He was balancing between good and evil in an environment where evil could've easily consumed him.

[@LDCGrey24]

Everyone always talks about Sing About Me but this part of the song is so underrated

[@pradabears]

The beat is arguably better than sing about me too

[@mxmiv]

asffffff ngl i love sing about me but i also love this parttt

[@yorubakiniun3357]

I'm not Christian but this song Sends Me.

[@RayMond-jf8hb]

Believe in God it is better than taking chances you have nothing to lose.

[@lakishairby3617]

I always hear this in the car and it never gets boring

[@seanoneil258]

@@RayMond-jf8hb Equally likely that God would send you to hell for believing in him on bad evidence

[@laststrike4411]

...What?

[@concheadle1852]

@@laststrike4411 LMAO

[@BaldBearded101]

R.I.P. Maya Angelou

[@kameleon-ye9iu]

i guess it's her voice in the sample ?

[@nate686]

@@kameleon-ye9iu She's the beautiful Voice at the end of the song talking

[@shellyrenee5611]

Wow I didnt even know it was Maya Angelo...💛💛💛 RIP Queen👑👑👑

[@King-Montu]

i knew!!!!!! it!!!!!! i kept saying this sounds like Maya Angelou

[@ChristopheBilliet]

I have this on iTunes but just came here to see what other people think of this masterpiece. :)

[@lilTwigLP]

Christophe Billiet me too dude !

[@andrewbettelyoun9275]

Christophe Billiet weird flex

[@ElderStevenFurrJr.]

Cold... I read this backwards I got it from Robert glasper

[@italkshyt14]

This song actually bangs in the car.

[@preposterous1212]

italkshyt14 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@DsCompilations]

💯💯💯💯💯

[@D3rMesaa]

Also slaps different if youre on your way walking

[@reeland9903]

never seen a song on KZbin that so many people post quotes from an artist from a particular song. that's how you know it's a classic

[@alexchromy9684]

Is it just me or does this track give you goosebumps?

[@mohdahadi123]

Till today

[@fclightningstorm7075]

Sounds kind of like a reversed instrumental compared to the sing about me portion

[@vaid.]

it gives

[@rururu5877]

It does

[@vaid.]

everytime

[@oscarb9755]

chills all over my body

[@lachlantula]

Oscar B youre not alone

[@calvinrivera49]

Never alone

[@downfall9496]

Love the transition from Sing About Me to this track.. amazing.

[@cristyangonzalez3578]

In my opinion… Kendrick’s best song. I always come back to this and love it

[@jamarickdavis1059]

“I’m dying of thirst” man he was preaching on this

[@Quakeinc14]

Real hip hop.

[@anthonyguy1293]

but nobody else thinks its the pinnacle of the album. only a few of us appreciate the awesomeness of this song!

[@cb7694]

Agreed

[@chrisholsinger4375]

This is sooooooo real. Thank you Kendrick Lamar for preaching the word. We need more rappers to do what you're doing.

[@SwizzyDanglesYT]

***** u mad

[@Oh_its_Mike]

***** And a fine fedora tip to you too.

[@ghostrider1827]

***** Thank you.

[@epicjess]

He is MAD underrated on the East Coast... This is the best track on the album. The production is NASTY on this album. He's incredibly innovative. It's a shame the industry puts out singles in the wrong light. Swimming pools? About alcoholism.. No one listens to shit... They just hear sounds. smh

[@jorgeismaelgarcia6719]

Then TBAB cme

[@DomPeriod]

This aged badly and I'm all for it.

[@Cobra8888Colin]

"Fuck! I'm tired of this shit! I'm tired of fuckin' runnin', I'm tired of this shit! My brother, homie!"

[@daviswasswa2259]

bro u know nothing listen to Kendrick

[@raskal5988]

+davis wasswa ???

[@DMacLean15]

Best track on the album, imo.

[@WHYAREWEHAVINGTHISCONVERSATION]

No contest dude

[@noonespecialtbh]

probably out of Kendrick's entire catalogue

[@JPReckless2444]

Kendrick Lamar is the only reason I still have hope 4 Hip Hop.

[@ceilingfan948]

this is one of the most beautiful songs kendrick has ever created. very underrated too.

[@RizenUnknown]

I love the part where he "uh"s

[@99mattdogg]

Seems you're dying of thirst.

[@rainofdespair]

+Doo fy He needs water, uh, holy water, uh.

[@chrisp6586]

Kendrick dropping real shit here

[@DavidPapanikolau]

just like M. Jackson!

[@adsonjetson]

"uh"..."Uh"... "Uh". Every "Uh" a heart beat, every "Uh" drawing closer to the last "Uh"... breath. Love it!

[@shaggyragg5658]

This one speaks to my soul, ive been dying of thirst since i can remember. Feel like i dont belong in churchs for what i believe are my own sins, i wish i could feel saved but i know ill never go to it myself and this reminds me of what ive chosen and done and just breathes calmness into me. This is on repeat forever.

[@iii-nx2gx]

👏 This song and K Lamar's music helped me at some dark times. I still play it. I got hiiipower tatted on my arm too, so it always reminds me of my ups and downs.

[@keithgambino4892]

We have to repent

[@turfcoa8522]

Back once my momma say: "See a pastor, give me a promise What if today was the rapture and you completely tarnished The truth will set you free, so to me be completely honest You dyin' of thirst, you dyin' of thirst So hop in that water, and pray that it works." thiss vers give me chills :)

[@danteashby5959]

"Hop in that water and pray that it works" I'm really thinking about it. I wonder if Kendrick's got anything to do with me coming to this.

[@auntymurda]

When he said that.. my body just.. I can't even explain.. my eyes opened. I used to only listen to Sing About Me because the intro of Dying of Thirst didn't sound good, but one day I finally listened.. I'm happy I did this.

[@wristonfroze6169]

Dante Ashby I know what that line means it means getting baptised and losing all your sins, he is saying if you have to many sins the holy water might not work.

[@esilva7592]

BigFolkz he's saying that the holy water will cleanse you off all your past sins but to pray that you aren't far enough down the wrong path to actually change

[@zaylanseals3212]

Dante Ashby me to SOO

[@samuelteshager]

Been there

[@emmyjocarter8536]

Kendrick tops all other rappers in the sense of his poetic abilities , everyone knows this too.what a new legend.

[@philtaylor3528]

He ain't by his self, Big Krit, Lupe Fiasco, J. Cole

[@xalted5207]

@@philtaylor3528 forgetting earl

[@Killjoy.Z]

I'm sorry they just don't do it like him​@@philtaylor3528

[@sunnsett5882]

" What if today was the rapture and you completely tarnished? the truth will set you free, so to me be completely honest", This burns my soul every time I hear it.

[@FabStat]

what a great song. period.

[@Lionsdinner]

One of my favorite songs of all Time... Straight classic.... S/o to the most high!

[@peytoncampbell1277]

I feel like crying when i hear this part of '"Sing About Me, I'm Dying of Thirst"

[@adeleberson9768]

Never tired of listening to it

[@hunter121347]

Tired of running Tired of hunting My own kind But retiring nothing Tires are steady screeching, the driver is rubbing Hands on the wheel, who said we wasn't? Dying of thirst Dying of thirst Dying of thirst Dope on the corner Look at the coroner Daughter is dead Mother is mourning her Strayed bullets, AK bullets Resuscitation was waiting patiently But they couldn't, bring her back Who got the footage? channel 9 Cameras looking, it's hard to channel your energy When you know you're crooked Banana clip split his banana pudding I'm like Tre, that's Cuba Gooding I know I'm good at Dying of thirst Dying of thirst Dying of thirst

[@NagomRM]

Goat of songs

[@noonespecialtbh]

how did he take a cinematic backround soundtrack and turn it into a rap song? Insane skill and artistry.

[@deytonybarra7499]

What ost did he sample?

[@tomasbenson4420]

Lost my cousin and my homie In the same year shits been ruff and this. Well this just hits that spot. All yall stay up. Love

[@Nolittleguy]

the flow is rocking non-stop, best story teller alongside nas and eminem

[@About-3-Fiddy]

Kendrick ain't just your average rap artist, he's an unbelievably talented lyrcist and intellect. Keep makin' that soulful music Brother !!

[@denadivah]

this is on repeat all day

[@kennyhill2678]

Thank You for this song, I just made my son listen. He's 18.. He said " he hasn't said anything different than any other rapper " . I replied" gotta listen to the end".. Then said " I've never heard any other rapper end a song like this " . He said "Yeah ", with a different attitude... I tell him listen to music with substance, something positive, ... Than You for this Song..

[@danielpeterson8348]

Throwback, RIP to all the dead street soldiers.

[@marcial84mc]

The flow on this track is flawless

[@officialloco4183]

The humming background is therapeutic

[@chidebiolaful]

Some people have a platform and do nothing with it. No not Kendrick,speaking life! best of our time.

[@ezri6585]

this song converted me to Christianity

[@concheadle1852]

you can believe in the highest power without religion lmao christianity is bullshit

[@john-by9lu]

hndacvc to each their own

[@concheadle1852]

@@john-by9lu hey if you want to believe free masonry monotheistic religions that's on you... just know these entity's within these religions are actually lucifer. All you gotta do is self research

[@andjelaaj5550]

hndacvc uhuh. Lol.

[@donjigrad6088]

@@concheadle1852 research about ortodox christianity and you will see the truth ofcourse there are bad people inside ortodox churches who try to change it like they did to other catholic and protestant churches but ortodox christianity is the oone of the rare pillars of good in this world

[@BlakeGeometrio]

This is so hauntingly beautiful.

[@starisesun7692]

This song hits me so hard I get tears in my eyes when I hear it

[@psilocybedreamin7312]

Same

[@hooch800]

Most underated song on the album.

[@jahauddavis4481]

“My best days I stress days “

[@samuelteshager]

Mos def

[@mr.carenthusiast6198]

The definition of a true MASTERPIECE!

[@zaylanseals3212]

When this album fist came out and I heard this song I was scared of hell and the rapture coming and that's how I became a conspiracy theorist about the government and it took me 3years to finally have the guts to play this song and now I'm a devoted Christian but today I've sin so I'm asking Jesus for forgiveness and that's why I always come back to this song

[@seguroares3146]

Zaylan Seals Your thoughts don't make you a bad person. God knows you.

[@TBuketz]

Deep, thank God we have a real lyrical rapper back in the game again.

[@Adullish]

Favorite track on the album!

[@trimayneagentvidol8103]

The song is theological & delightful.

[@bencas9288]

"tired of runnin tired of hunting my own kind " to deep

[@MarvinGonzalez-i5v]

This KDOT song leaves me speechless..This Masterpiece Speaks to the soul..."its hard to channel your energy when you know you crooked"...🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@lukeknocks]

"Tired of tumbling backwards, My momma said see a pastor give me a promise, what if today was the rapture and you're completely tarnished" If you don't believe in God then that's fine but this post isn't for you, all of us that grew up with God I KNOW feel this line.....I think about it everyday.......what if this is it today, what today his people return to him.....And I know I'm tarnished.....but I don't change it......everyday is a fight with the Devil.

[@HeelBJC]

So true man

[@lukeknocks]

***** How do you FEEL it if you are athirst? You dont believe in the rapture right? How are you going to feel something you have no faith in and don't believe?

[@HeelBJC]

***** Although I'm Christian, I do have to agree with you here. If I get what you're saying, it's like how I "feel" Rock Bottom by Eminem even though I'm not poor, correct? I definitely see how you can get it.

[@lukeknocks]

***** When I say I FEEL it its not just empathy bro......I FEEL it because I don't follow the lord as a should and if the rapture were to happen I know that I wouldn't make it to heaven. I feel it because I believe it.....not because of empathy Either way good discussion

[@HeelBJC]

Lucas Molina Oh that's a good point also.

[@MrSwiftwit]

Kendrick has proven not just with this song but other songs and their concepts, that, he is definitely SPECIAL. His depiction of CALI is beautifully twisted. I'm from the same side as he and I can fathom everything he utters in his songs....Peace Infinite

[@stacksgillespie1818]

the end made me cry.

[@SunlightMedi]

Kendrick is a legend ❤

[@treverdillon4489]

sing about me I'm dying of thirst is the GOAT song by the GOAT rapper

[@yungkdot103]

the beat on this song is simply incredible i never heard a beat this good in a while & kendrick puts his all in this this one!

[@nikoletina1994]

uh

[@jessepollak2321]

Comment skills 10/10

[@veronicacanaday9720]

How did you get so many likes for saying uh?

[@TZBeatz]

because he can

[@eliyahuahayah9199]

Veronica Canaday lol right. This nigga got 134 off two letters. 😂😂

[@acezavala3816]

@@jessepollak2321 a

[@spceshipboys6637]

8 years later and i still come back to this

[@SCPEACEFUL]

Absolutely mystical 🤯.

[@smokey5225]

Notice ever time he doesn’t uh he’s dropping a fire bar even better than the last

[@sreskww2101]

It’s hard to channel your energy when you know ya crooked🤧🎯💯

[@someone7472]

That part

[@bleach0897]

this track is such a masterpiece man. kdot def one of the greatest ever

[@Dezdichado1000]

I fantasize about having a meal with a very Christian family where I get asked to say grace and do this verse at the end with my most geniune face on.

[@thedudefatjay]

I can relate to this song very much on a personal level. I haven't gone through or seen all the stuff kendrick mentions in this song, but i really connect on a spiritual level so i'm thinking of getting a tattoo related to this song.

[@jamaaljohnson5786]

Rip Nipsey. First song I thought of when I heard the news

[@conner-manradio]

This song explains what we can do to prevent gang violence. Gangs give people a sense of belonging. Kendrick found a new sense of belonging.

[@TheKingkey100]

Tired of running, choirs is hummin' Tell us to visit, we lying 'bout comin'...I be same way😂

[@sergiustoian6398]

Kendrick saved hip hop and hip hop saved Kendrick just beautiful

[@xalted5207]

I'm a christian but I didn't even realise this was a Christian song

[@303Drew303]

This song gives me chills every time I hear it

[@janroper4378]

the length of the comments show how deep this stuff is

[@rudy12327]

fuuuck this might be my new favorite

[@iflytoearth]

Kendricks the KING of the GAME.

[@Jupiter.007]

Lord Jesus Christ. Son and Word of the Living God please have mercy on me a sinner.

[@epicjess]

Yes, indeed. only very few of us. This whole album is fire. The flow from one track to skit to another track is flawless. A gem that hip hop NEEDS right now, but no one is paying attention. they hear it the way the industry displays it. Swimming Pools? it's about alcoholism. This track will NEVER make it to radio. Because it actually has meaning. This is my Favorite track on the whole album.

[@TimmyBlanks]

It's no discussion. Hereditary. All of my cousins. Dying of thirst.