Growing Apart (To Get Closer)

[Produced by Tae Beast]

[Intro: Jhené Aiko & Kendrick Lamar]

"Where are we going? Why are we slowing down?"

"Where are you going? We should be growing now"

Smoke to it nigga, smoke to it nigga (Huh)

"Where are we going? We should be slowing down"

"Where are you going? We should be growing now"

[Verse 1: Kendrick Lamar]

That's what she said to me, that place I used to call home is just a bed to me

And we don't even sleep, neighbors can hear her weep

Meanwhile I'm in these streets with everybody, I'm trying to get it

And she know they got me, I watch her feelings watch me

As they staring with the saddest eyes of loneliness

Look each other in the face and barely blink

I tried to make it right, but the pen ran out of ink

So if my letters don't reach you, I hope these lyrics in sync

[Chorus: Jhené Aiko]

"Where are we going? Why are we slowing down?"

"Where are you going? We should be growing now"

[Verse 2: Kendrick Lamar]

That's what it said to me

But the place I call ambition now dead to me

Gone and forgotten, I'm off track like Dale Earnhardt

My liver rotten, alcoholic tripping

Fucking bad bitches, and they got bad intentions

Club night, guys and dolls

Balling out, but I'm 'bout to drop the ball

I'm calling out for help, my engineer called

Told me come to the studio, I wanna tell him, "Nah"

[Chorus: Jhené Aiko]

"Where are we going? Why are we slowing down?"

"Where are you going? We should be growing now"

[Verse 3: Kendrick Lamar]

That's what he said to me

But that place we call Heaven unfair to me, only 144 can go

Seven billion people on planet Earth today

Is it something that I don't know?

I know to follow Him, rather following people

Or follow vanity, 'cause that means I'm following evil

Guess I'm following evil, I should follow cathedral

Blessings I need, but live like I don't need you

[Chorus: Jhené Aiko]

"Where are we going? Why are we slowing down?"

"Where are you going? We should be growing now"

[Verse 4: Kendrick Lamar]

So in conclusion, we all seem to stumble, planning our own demise

Forgetting the big picture and making it wallet size

So to what is important in my life, I apologize

I promise to stay faithful, focused and sanctified

We all get distracted, the question is

Would you bounce back or bounce backwards?

Would you not know how to act or take action?

It's just a part of life and if your vision’s impaired, you probably lose it all tonight

[Outro: Jhené Aiko]

I'm tryna visualize how to get it right, but my vision's so blurry (So blurry)

Tryna slow it down, stay close to the ground, but we're always in a hurry now (Now)

And if I could, make this world, spin a little slower, then I would

Then we could grow a little closer, I think we're getting closer

I think we're getting closer (Closer)