j cole
my intuition is telling me there’ll be better days yeah
my intuition is telling me there’ll be better days
i like this tone
j cole
yeah my intuition is telling me there’ll be better days
i sit in silence and find whenever i meditate
my fears alleviate my tears evaporate
my faith don’t deviate ideas don’t have a date
but see i’m growing and getting stronger with every breath
bringing me closer to heaven’s doors with every step
as we speak i’m at peace no longer scared to die
most niggas don’t believe in god and so they terrified
it’s either that or they be fearing they gon’ go to hell
asking the father for forgiveness got ’em overwhelmed please god i want to go to heaven
as if he’s spiteful like them white folks that control the jail
see i believe if god is real he’d never judge a man
because he knows us all and therefore he would understand
the ignorance that make a nigga take his brother life
the bitterness and pain that got him beating on his wife
j cole
i know you desperate for a change let the pen glide
but the only real change come from inside come from inside
but the only real change come from inside come from inside
but the only real change come from
in cemeteries or in chains i see men cry
but the only real change come from inside come from inside
but the only real change come from inside come from inside
but the only real change come from
j cole
yeah my chosen religion
jesus piece frozen from sinnin’
doin’ dirt hoping to god he know my intentions
to see a million ‘fore i see a casket
i got a baby on the way know he gon’ be a bastard
i’m living fast like i’m in a drag race how that cash taste
when i was a senior i was ballin’ on my classmates
niggas put three bullets in my car one hit the gas tank
know i got a angel cause i’m supposed to have a halo
right now my lifestyle destined for a federal facility
for my ability to make them birds fly
fiends wanna get higher than a bird’s eye view
and who am i to tell a nigga what to do
i just supply it’s economics
my business ain’t got the suit and tie
keep a pistol at all times niggas want what’s mine
i can’t oblige dog i work too hard
so reach for it get referred to god i’m going hard nigga
j cole
i know you desperate for a change let the pen glide
but the only real change come from inside
but the only real change come from inside
but the only real change come from
in cemeteries or in chains i see men cry
but the only real change come from inside
but the only real change come from inside
but the only real change come from
j cole
yeah prodigal son got a new gun
this one don’t run out of ammo
lately been working on my handles
can i ball become a star and remain my self
if i fall dust it off and regain my self
fuck ’em all they don’t know all the pain i felt
i’m in awe after all the fame i felt i evolved
i no longer bury demons i be a vessel for the truth until i’m barely breathing i’m singing
ari lennox j cole
life is all about the evolution
i give up i give in i move back a little
i live up i look up now i’m back for more
you can dream but don’t neglect the execution
i give up i give in i move back a little
i live up i look up now i’m back for more
time is short that’s what somebody told me
i give up i give in i move back a little
i live up i look up now i’m back for more
too short to keep following your homies
i give up i give in i move back a little
i live up i look up now i’m back for more
j cole
i reminisce back to a time where niggas threw they hands
all of a sudden niggas pop a trunk and then we scram
finger on trigger make a little nigga understand
what it’s like to finally be the motherfuckin’ man
eyes wide that’s from the power that the coward feels
niggas die over bitches disrespect and dollar bills
bloodshed that turned the city to a battlefield
i call it poison you call it real pop pop pop pop
that’s how you feel
4 j cole
pistols be poppin’ and niggas drop in a heartbeat
scattered like roaches a body laid on the concrete
a body laid on the concrete
look somebody laid on the concrete
no time for that ain’t no lookin’ back cause i’m running too
i made it home i woke up and turned on the morning news
overcame with a feeling i can’t explain
cause that was my nigga james that was slain he was
last night at around he was
year old black male suspect reporting live
j cole
i swear to god bruh
we’re gathered here today
i swear to god
to mourn the life of james mcmillan jr
i swear to godnigga i’ma kill them niggas man
a tragedy another tragedy in the black community
i promise you bro
we got to do better people
years old this boy was too young
i promise you bro i’ma kill them niggas yo
our condolences go to his family our prayers
i’ma kill them niggas myself
we know he’s in a better place
we know he’s in a better place
but this has got to end ladies and gentleman
we’ve got to come together this isthis is beyond words
now i’d like to open this ceremony with a from
Artist: J Cole
Year: 2016
Decade: 10s
Language: en
Word Count: 552