What's fair when the money don't take things back?
It's rare when somebody take your dreams back? (And I'm trippin' and fallin')
I care too much, wanna share too much
In my head too much, I shut down too
I ain't there too much, I'm a complex soul
They layered me up, then broke me down
And moralities dust, I lack in trust (and I'm trippin' and fallin')" - Meaning and context.">
Count Me Out

What's fair when the hearts and the words don't reach?
What's fair when the money don't take things back?
It's rare when somebody take your dreams back? (And I'm trippin' and fallin')
I care too much, wanna share too much
In my head too much, I shut down too
I ain't there too much, I'm a complex soul
They layered me up, then broke me down
And moralities dust, I lack in trust (and I'm trippin' and fallin')

— Kendrick Lamar

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "What's fair when the hearts and the words don't reach?
What's fair when the money don't take things back?
It's rare when somebody take your dreams back? (And I'm trippin' and fallin')
I care too much, wanna share too much
In my head too much, I shut down too
I ain't there too much, I'm a complex soul
They layered me up, then broke me down
And moralities dust, I lack in trust (and I'm trippin' and fallin')" in the context of "Count Me Out" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

Source: Wikiquote: "Kendrick Lamar" (Song lyrics: All lyrics written by Kendrick Lamar., Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers (2022)) The 'What it means' explanation text was generated by Google Gemini Flash (accessed January 18, 2026). https://gemini.google.com/app
Kendrick Lamar

About Kendrick Lamar

Kendrick Lamar Duckworth (b. 17 June 1987) is an American rapper, songwriter, and record producer. In 2018, he became the first non-classical and non-jazz artist to be awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Music.