Something must’ve gone wrong in my brain
Got your chemicals all in my veins
Feeling all the highs, feeling all the pain
(?)
Now I’m seeing red, not thinking straight
Blurring all the lines, you …
[Intro]
Something about that makes me wanna dance
Something about that makes me wanna move
Something about that makes me wanna get down and get closer to you
Something about that makes me wanna …
[Verse 1]
Don’t throw my name ’round here like that
You could get us in some trouble
Talking that way and
Monday you got me that’s a fact
You could get me in some trouble
Talking …
Julkeyz
[Verse 1]
Where’d the love go?
Where’s the passion, oh?
Why does it feel like
I’m better off alone?
Say it’s my fault
That we’re broken
[Pre-Chorus]
You know the truth babe
What did I do babe?
I wanted you …
Stronger than reason
Stronger than lies
The only truth I know
Is the look in your eyes
The look in your eyes
Just like a car crash
Just like a knife
My favorite weapon
Is the look in …
Oh right, oh
Oh why na-da-da-da
I keep my head high
I got my wings to carry me
I don’t know freedom1
I want my dreams2 to rescue me
I keep my faith strong
I ask the Lord to follow me3
I’ve been unfaithful
I don’t know why you call on me
This is my canvas
I’ma paint it how I want it4 baby, oh I
This is my canvas
I’ma paint it, paint it, paint it, how I want it nigga
Fuck you cause there
There is no right or wrong,5 only a song
I like to write alone, be in my zone6
Think back to Forest Hills, no perfect home
But the only thing like home I’ve ever known
Until they snatched it from my mama
And foreclosed her on the loan7
I’m so sorry that I left you there to deal with that alone8
I was up in New York City chasing panties, getting dome9
Had no clue what you was going through, how could you be so strong?10
And how could I be so selfish, I know I can be so selfish
I could tell by how I treat you with my girl
Damn she so selfless, but she put up with my way
Because she loves me like you do11
And though it don’t always show I love her just like I love you12
And I need to treat you better
Wish you could live forever, so we could spend more time together
(I love you mama)
I keep my head high
I got my wings to carry me
I don’t know freedom
I want my dreams to rescue me
I keep my faith strong
I ask the Lord to follow me
I’ve been unfaithful
I don’t know why you call on me
Apparently, you believe in me, you believe in me
Apparently, you believe in me and I thank you for it13
Another day another rhyme ho
Another day another time zone14
Today, I woke up feeling horny so it’s only right
I got two bitches playing on my trombone15
Keep up, never sure where the words would take me
Niggas eat em up, and regurgitate me16
Shit jumped tight never slurred it lazy
Give a virgin the urge to rape me17
Nigga please
Best friends really make great frenemies18
My watch came niggas can’t wait for one of these
I see you nigga, this ain’t no Rolex, it’s a AP nigga
I’m hot, dog, catch up to me nigga
Uh, couldn’t resist19
Aim for the stars and I shouldn’t have missed
But I was riding on fumes so I stopped by the moon20
Now I’m sitting on the hood of this bitch
Like thanks for the view
Waiting on thanks from a few cause without me you wouldn’t exist21
You know that shit gave you the blueprint don’t forget
Cole is your phone on zero percent
Going off, now niggas showing off
Niggas swear they hard but they flowing soft22
I’m taking off like boing on a big ass Boeing23
Getting head24 like a coin toss
Too easy
I keep my head high
I got my wings to carry me
I don’t know freedom
I want my dreams to rescue me
I keep my faith strong
I ask the Lord to follow me
I’ve been unfaithful
I don’t know why you call on me
Apparently, you believe in me, you believe in me
Apparently, you believe in me and I thank you for it
Sometimes celebrities believe freedom is found in fame, only to be disappointed.
That is, the pursuit of fame.
“I ask the Lord to follow me” is another way of saying “I’ve been selfish in my priorities.”
The canvas is a metaphor for life. Thus, “paint it how I want it” means J Cole is going to live the way he wants to live.
Nobody can dictate how J Cole should live his life.
J Cole likes to perform as a solo artist.
J Cole is referring to a property injustice done to his mother. The bank slyly stole her home. This began to change his attitude toward life.
J Cole didn’t take responsibility to help his mother.
J Cole hadn’t valued his mother’s trials. Instead, he was out sleeping around with girls and being selfish.
J Cole commends his mother for her endurance despite his ignorance.
Now that J Cole has a significant other, he’s recognizing the way he treated his mother through noticing how he treats his lady.
J Cole begs his mom to believe that he loves her, despite his actions demonstrating the opposite.
The “you” in this bridge refers to J Cole’s mother.
“Another time zone” is a reference to the endless travel by an artist.
“Playing on my trombone” means pleasuring his penis.
“Regurgitate me” means “copy my style.”
In other words, he think he makes even virgins enticed enough to have sex with him.
A “frenemy” is someone who is simultaneously a friend and an enemy.
Despite the selfless mood of the first verse, this verse is a rather typical narcissistic part of a popular song.
This means J Cole stopped short of his goals.
As J Cole’s career excelled, he also brought up others with him, providing them a platform for success.
This is a way of saying, “my rap is almost finished.”
A Boeing is a type of passenger plane.
That is, oral sex.
1 user explanation and meaning
Young Monopoly
J Cole has learned more about life, thus realizing his selfishness towards his mother, but has now repented of it and asks her for forgiveness