"Look both ways before you cross my mind."

— Kendrick Lamar [Kendrick Lamar Duckworth] (b. 1987)


Date
2015
Metaphor
"Look both ways before you cross my mind."
Metaphor in Context
Yeah, lookin' down, it's quite a drop (It's quite a drop, drop).
Lookin' good when you're on top (When you're on top, you got it).
You got a medal for us?
Leavin' miracles metaphysically in a state of euphoria.
Look both ways before you cross my mind.
Provenance
YouTube
Citation
Kendrick Lamar, "Wesley's Theory," from To Pimp a Butterfly (Top Dawg Entertainment and Aftermath Entertainment, 2015).
Date of Entry
01/06/2016

The Mind is a Metaphor is authored by Brad Pasanek, Assistant Professor of English, University of Virginia.