Kendrick Lamar's Opposites Attract sent me here. I have heard that song several times before but something compelled me to come and finally listen to the whole Spoken Word Poem. Smh, wow,. I'm glad I did because this is amazing!
She says she loves me She says she loves me So she clings to me, even when I want to be left alone But shes beautiful Like sometimes when I have things on my mind Shes the perfect Person to listen And she only gives advice She says she loves me Like when I wake up in the morning Shes sitting on the edge of the bed with a plate of food Wanting to feed me She says she needs me She says she loves me Or like when I'm stepping out of the shower She's standing there with the towel wanting to, wanting to dry me off She says she loves me So she clings to me even when I want to be left alone And sometimes I lose control, and I hit her And she forgives me Because she says she loves me Even when the neighbors calling the cops She's yelling, screaming "no, stop!" "I fell in the shower, I tripped and hurt myself" She says she loves me Or like when her mother tells her to get the restraining order She's telling her mother that I didn't do nothing wrong That she made me mad She says she loves me Because she's afraid to admit that i'm evil She's afraid to admit that I hurt her See if she would admit it She would have to admit that she has made another dag-gone mistake Like having four children by four different men About being 30 years old and not being able to read So instead of admitting that She has made another mistake She stays with me She says she loves me and I don't know about love See I was born in an orphanage where the people around me all they wanted to do was get away So when she says she loves me I feel something that I can't explain That I cannot name So if she says she loves me I say I love you too She says she loves me Like when I lost my job , trying already hard Trying to arrange this family of six I hate this And when I walk in the house I just tell her Just let me be Let me get some rest and maybe later we can talk But she tells me I have things on my mind and I need someone when shes there to listen And when I try to walk away She keeps on following me And so when I walk in the bed room and I try to close the door She holds it, and I lose control And I hit her and I hit her again, and I hit her again Right into the living room Out into the streets for all eyes to see And ain't none of you stopping me But I was showing rage, almost like being dazed And I kept on hitting her and I kept on hitting her When her body hits the ground My feet begin to pound against her flesh And the only reason that I stop Is because my hand hurt And now when I look at my fists I can't really say whose blood is this? But by then the rage began to fade And I begin to see clear That something is wrong, something ain't right My baby's convulsing, she's not breathing right So I kneel down beside her I wish I could crawl up inside her and heal all the pain that I caused Because see I know that this is my fault And she wanted to reach for me but she was just too weak But she managed to mumble "she loves me" She says she loves me And she has loved me until death did us apart But in 2006 47 pregnant women were beaten, shot, stabbed, smothered, and driven off a cliff And the last suspect was their ex-husbands, husbands, ex- boyfriends, boyfriends, and significant others And the point of this story is If you in a relationship and you`re being hurt You gotta get out of that relationship Before this story ends up being your story She says she loves me
This poem is so raw ! Perfect depiction of abusive relationships . I love the crescendo in his voice when he is describing the relationship and then the lowering in his voice when justifying the situation . I am moved !
I Always come back to this.. This hits in a place i cant really explain, but being in a relationship with someone you love who hurts you almost to the point where it kills you, having to build up the strength to leave that person is a hard real life experience. Never hold on to anything longer than you are supposed to because what you dont kill is going to end up killing you. 💜 those who have passed because of D.V may you rest peacefully..💜
my sister did an interview with Lamont Carey and I fell in love. I had heard it on opposites attract, but its not the same. beautiful. just beautiful. goosebumps man
Love this poem so much so powerful so true so relevant this is truly how men feel when they have a woman like that but it’s childish men who are boys that react that way who don’t know love or communication
Thank you. Some don't understand love or effective communication. Too often it is learned behavior. Glad you know it's not a good approach. Make sure your peers understand.
I was to ignorant i pushed her away when all she wanted to do was be there and show me that she loved me. Now i see why everyone told me you dont know what you have untill its gone.. You need to make mistakes to learn from them thats the only way youll learn to improve..
I love how everyone is commenting that Kendrick Lamar brought them here. I remember hearing that Kendrick song years ago, and I heard this on the outro and I remembered this EXACT poet from being a kid and loving spoken word & I said wow, kendrick really tapped in. Kendrick brought me BACK here.
I was with a guy I knew for six years. We were only together for a year but that was the darkest moments of my life. I used to listen to Opposite Attracts and this poem. I used to hold on to the idea love.
@@LamontCarey, thank you for the kind words. I showed my dad your poem and he even shed a tear. I can't express how touching and moving your voice, emotions and energy were with your poem. Thank you for your touching poem. Bless you.
Spoken words about struggle love😥😰 it's heartbreaking, I know opposite attracts for so many years but the poem is so honest... I had 2 check it out, it is definitely something I know about apart from domestic violence part. Not knowing how to love is damaging
Your life and awareness will afford you the opportunity to learn how to love. Just know you deserve to feel it in all of its beautiful capacity. You deserve it.
@@LamontCarey OMG 😲 what a honour, your inspiration brought me here... it definitely helped me 2 self reflect a lot, confusion is this generation best friend... Unfortunately self sabotage happens a lot in relationships, I definitely need 2 make wiser decisions and open up 2 a deserving party. When someone shows vulnerability and genuine interest, the person is seen as corny don't know why but I need 2 stop judging those who just want a chance on happiness... Thank you for your response i appreciate you
@@LamontCarey I'm very comfortable with me, omg it is worrying because I have 2 learn 2 share my space... That's where my problem lies, living with another is a mystery: coexisting, co-operating and compromise. Knowing that will become monotonous, hopefully I will adapt 2 the idea.
@@LaaDiosaa the negotiations start internally. What you want compared to who you are. You have probably lived a large portion of your life with a guardian. You have to figure out why living with someone that you plan to spend the rest of your life with so claustrophobic. What adjustments have to be made internally for this to work. Maybe alone space within the house. I used to believe that I would lose my independence. I had to learn that I wasn’t losing me. I had to learn and understand both people need personal experiences and time even in relationships. I think you will find what works for you because you are processing the idea.
THank you so much for your interest in the piece. What is it about that poem that made it your favorite? So you're interested in seeing the live performance? Here is a link to one but it is a half shot. I assuming you want to see the movement, not sure this will satisfy your need but here ya go: ua-cam.com/video/mdWKCjDAyiY/v-deo.html
Just curious when he said "trying to raise a family of six, I hate this.." he paused was it apart of the verse if youd call it that where you end it for him cause I'm constantly feeling like he wanted to say hate this..bitch for example MF DOOM well in the album he was madvillian but the song was Great day he said Spits so many verses sometimes my jaw twitches One thing this party could use is more mhhmm Booze...
He knows its not right and it takes alot of bravery to confront ur problems and to show that vulnerability to others. What he did was wrong but we all should have a chance to learn from our mistakes
I think the only way we can reconcile the damage of domestic violence is to speak openly about it. To try and understand how it manifest itself. So it takes difficult dialogue like his. Listening & evaluating what he has to say does not mean you agree with it. It means you have the courage to participate in a back in fourth, in order to both parties to come out with more knowledge.
opposites attract
Kendrick Lamar's Opposites Attract sent me here. I have heard that song several times before but something compelled me to come and finally listen to the whole Spoken Word Poem. Smh, wow,. I'm glad I did because this is amazing!
Yes! I wondered what this was!
Yeah i just had to hear the whole thing
She says she loves me
She says she loves me
So she clings to me, even when I want to be left alone
But shes beautiful
Like sometimes when I have things on my mind
Shes the perfect
Person to listen
And she only gives advice
She says she loves me
Like when I wake up in the morning
Shes sitting on the edge of the bed with a plate of food
Wanting to feed me
She says she needs me
She says she loves me
Or like when I'm stepping out of the shower
She's standing there with the towel
wanting to, wanting to dry me off
She says she loves me
So she clings to me even when I want to be left alone
And sometimes I lose control, and I hit her
And she forgives me
Because she says she loves me
Even when the neighbors calling the cops
She's yelling, screaming "no, stop!"
"I fell in the shower, I tripped and hurt myself"
She says she loves me
Or like when her mother tells her to get the restraining order
She's telling her mother that I didn't do nothing wrong
That she made me mad
She says she loves me
Because she's afraid to admit that i'm evil
She's afraid to admit that I hurt her
See if she would admit it
She would have to admit that she has made another dag-gone mistake
Like having four children by four different men
About being 30 years old and not being able to read
So instead of admitting that
She has made another mistake
She stays with me
She says she loves me and I don't know about love
See I was born in an orphanage where the people around me all they wanted to do was get away
So when she says she loves me
I feel something that I can't explain
That I cannot name
So if she says she loves me
I say I love you too
She says she loves me
Like when I lost my job , trying already hard
Trying to arrange this family of six
I hate this
And when I walk in the house I just tell her
Just let me be
Let me get some rest and maybe later we can talk
But she tells me I have things on my mind and I need someone when shes there to listen
And when I try to walk away
She keeps on following me
And so when I walk in the bed room and I try to close the door
She holds it, and I lose control
And I hit her and I hit her again, and I hit her again
Right into the living room
Out into the streets for all eyes to see
And ain't none of you stopping me
But I was showing rage, almost like being dazed
And I kept on hitting her and I kept on hitting her
When her body hits the ground
My feet begin to pound against her flesh
And the only reason that I stop
Is because my hand hurt
And now when I look at my fists
I can't really say whose blood is this?
But by then the rage began to fade
And I begin to see clear
That something is wrong, something ain't right
My baby's convulsing, she's not breathing right
So I kneel down beside her
I wish I could crawl up inside her and heal all the pain that I caused
Because see I know that this is my fault
And she wanted to reach for me but she was just too weak
But she managed to mumble "she loves me"
She says she loves me
And she has loved me until death did us apart
But in 2006 47 pregnant women were beaten, shot, stabbed, smothered, and driven off a cliff
And the last suspect was their ex-husbands, husbands, ex- boyfriends, boyfriends, and significant others
And the point of this story is
If you in a relationship and you`re being hurt
You gotta get out of that relationship
Before this story ends up being your story
She says she loves me
And that’s on BIG PURRRR
The pain in his voice really brings me to tears every time 🥺
She says she loves me but I don't know about love.
This brother is so talented. I love the emotion in his voice and dictation, and the way he drew us into the story he laid out. Love this piece.
This poem is so raw ! Perfect depiction of abusive relationships . I love the crescendo in his voice when he is describing the relationship and then the lowering in his voice when justifying the situation . I am moved !
This damn near made me cry, Thanks Kendrick for exposing us to this poet
Love everything about this.. For y'all who don't know check out opposites attract by Kendrick Lamar. This sample made that song beautiful
2018 still listening to this..again&again..time and time again.
I Always come back to this.. This hits in a place i cant really explain, but being in a relationship with someone you love who hurts you almost to the point where it kills you, having to build up the strength to leave that person is a hard real life experience. Never hold on to anything longer than you are supposed to because what you dont kill is going to end up killing you. 💜 those who have passed because of D.V may you rest peacefully..💜
how does this not have more attention? so powerful
I cried first time i seen this ,sad poem but true couldnt have been spoken any better .
2024 brother ,
This Shit Need A Million Likes 🤟🏻
i needed this!! nothing beautiful about being hurt by the one you “love”. you gotta get out. great poem brotha.
Thank you
I cried.
Bro you are the goat 🐐 this spoken word is beautiful amazing imagery
Thanks K.Dot
This was one of the guys and poems that really got me into poetry.
It does not get any better than this.
my sister did an interview with Lamont Carey and I fell in love. I had heard it on opposites attract, but its not the same. beautiful. just beautiful. goosebumps man
Man I remember always watching this and Alysia Haris that girl all the time. The feelings, emotions are hitting watching these. It's so raw.
Love this poem so much so powerful so true so relevant this is truly how men feel when they have a woman like that but it’s childish men who are boys that react that way who don’t know love or communication
Thank you. Some don't understand love or effective communication. Too often it is learned behavior. Glad you know it's not a good approach. Make sure your peers understand.
Kendrick brung me to this to this is ah good outlet I might start doing spoken word
Damn damn damn ‼️‼️🔥
Thank you Kendrick for bringing me here
When I first heard this it didn't hold the weight it holds to me today.
What changed
I was to ignorant i pushed her away when all she wanted to do was be there and show me that she loved me. Now i see why everyone told me you dont know what you have untill its gone.. You need to make mistakes to learn from them thats the only way youll learn to improve..
Good lesson to learn
My fav poem
That was beautiful bro
Thank you so much. This was so beautiful and reached me on a higher level.
I am glad that you were able to connect with the piece!
❤️ my favourite.
Such a great poem
Came here from opposites attract, stayed for this peice of art
true poet!
July 2021 Still listening
Yayyyyyyy!
Deep poem
Thank you.
I love how everyone is commenting that Kendrick Lamar brought them here. I remember hearing that Kendrick song years ago, and I heard this on the outro and I remembered this EXACT poet from being a kid and loving spoken word & I said wow, kendrick really tapped in. Kendrick brought me BACK here.
This is for all women, protect yourself against all men question all men you talk to Shalan my sistas
Wow
So powerful
Thanks for reaching out. I hope all is well in your life.
I was with a guy I knew for six years. We were only together for a year but that was the darkest moments of my life. I used to listen to Opposite Attracts and this poem. I used to hold on to the idea love.
Sorry you had that experience. I am glad that it ended and now you can find the love you deserve.
@@LamontCarey, thank you for the kind words. I showed my dad your poem and he even shed a tear. I can't express how touching and moving your voice, emotions and energy were with your poem.
Thank you for your touching poem. Bless you.
Here in 2024 this poem still hits me😊
💓
❤️❤️❤️
❤️
thank you kendrick, again
Opposites attract 💕
wow
so intense
Spoken words about struggle love😥😰 it's heartbreaking, I know opposite attracts for so many years but the poem is so honest... I had 2 check it out, it is definitely something I know about apart from domestic violence part.
Not knowing how to love is damaging
Your life and awareness will afford you the opportunity to learn how to love. Just know you deserve to feel it in all of its beautiful capacity. You deserve it.
@@LamontCarey OMG 😲 what a honour, your inspiration brought me here... it definitely helped me 2 self reflect a lot, confusion is this generation best friend...
Unfortunately self sabotage happens a lot in relationships, I definitely need 2 make wiser decisions and open up 2 a deserving party.
When someone shows vulnerability and genuine interest, the person is seen as corny don't know why but I need 2 stop judging those who just want a chance on happiness...
Thank you for your response i appreciate you
@@LaaDiosaa It is a challenge to not feed into peer pressure. You have to be comfortable being alone to control what you will accept.
@@LamontCarey I'm very comfortable with me, omg it is worrying because I have 2 learn 2 share my space... That's where my problem lies, living with another is a mystery: coexisting, co-operating and compromise.
Knowing that will become monotonous, hopefully I will adapt 2 the idea.
@@LaaDiosaa the negotiations start internally. What you want compared to who you are. You have probably lived a large portion of your life with a guardian. You have to figure out why living with someone that you plan to spend the rest of your life with so claustrophobic. What adjustments have to be made internally for this to work. Maybe alone space within the house. I used to believe that I would lose my independence. I had to learn that I wasn’t losing me. I had to learn and understand both people need personal experiences and time even in relationships. I think you will find what works for you because you are processing the idea.
🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤
2023 and I’m here looking for the song attached to this… of course it was Kendrick
still here
2020
Yes yes
she says she loves me.....
Nice
Opposites attract got me here
she says she loves me and I don’t know about love
Okay
What happened to “What We Have”? That was my favorite 😩😩
Faaatuma Lovee-Hilowe I’ll look into it
thank you!
Faaatuma Lovee-Hilowe it’s there. Here is link: ua-cam.com/video/eMYdvCbEVH0/v-deo.html
“i hate this place” was my favorite poem but can’t find it anywhere, someone please repost!
Itla Tamayo I hate this place is on here
Lamont Carey i can only find the song version..
THank you so much for your interest in the piece. What is it about that poem that made it your favorite? So you're interested in seeing the live performance? Here is a link to one but it is a half shot. I assuming you want to see the movement, not sure this will satisfy your need but here ya go: ua-cam.com/video/mdWKCjDAyiY/v-deo.html
Agghh 😭😭😭
opposites attract
Okay i can do it for you
okay
He talks like martin 😂
Iangl I thought this was Tupac for a few days
Im worry
Just curious when he said "trying to raise a family of six, I hate this.." he paused was it apart of the verse if youd call it that where you end it for him cause I'm constantly feeling like he wanted to say hate this..bitch for example MF DOOM well in the album he was madvillian but the song was Great day he said
Spits so many verses sometimes my jaw twitches
One thing this party could use is more mhhmm
Booze...
Lamont Carey my brotha idk if you remember me from the early 2000's remember when i created this for you
The only other piece I've seen by him is I can't read on Def Poetry. THIS IS SO POWERFUL GOOD ❤️❤️
Sorry
No
Good til he mentions domestic violence that’s not cool bruh
Danny Rello idk if you watched til the end but he was shedding light on the topic, not glorifying it.
He knows its not right and it takes alot of bravery to confront ur problems and to show that vulnerability to others. What he did was wrong but we all should have a chance to learn from our mistakes
U stupid
I think the only way we can reconcile the damage of domestic violence is to speak openly about it. To try and understand how it manifest itself. So it takes difficult dialogue like his. Listening & evaluating what he has to say does not mean you agree with it. It means you have the courage to participate in a back in fourth, in order to both parties to come out with more knowledge.
You should have watched the video idiot
🖤🖤🖤
Okay
opposites attract