J. Cole – 1985 lyrics
1985, I arrived
33 years, damn, I’m grateful I survived
We wasn’t s’posed to get past 25
Jokes on you motherf*cker, we alive
All these niggas popping now is young
Everybody say the music they …
1985, I arrived
33 years, damn, I’m grateful I survived
We wasn’t s’posed to get past 25
Jokes on you motherf*cker, we alive
All these niggas popping now is young
Everybody say the music they …
[Intro]
K-naan
Let go let go let go (drop drop drop)
Let go let go let go (drop drop drop)
Drop drop drop drop
[Hook]
Pouring up the lean, yeah that drop
Pull up to the party …
[Intro]
Yeah
So many sore losers keep tryna talk to me
Y’all need to focus on winning, stop focusing on me
Yeah
[Verse]
Thirteen thousand in Portugal, that’s arena talk
You still on your Training Day, you …
[Verse 1]
Exercise to stay alive
Another year has gone and passed you by
Waking up to coffee cup
Stretch it off, rip it up
[Verse 2]
When the old man gets to see it
He’ll be …
You’ve been confusing since the day I met you
Another night chasing, this feels like home
Since I’ve been miles away from change
Outside or inside looking dazed
Just wash the glitter off your …
A fire needs a space to burn
A breath to build a glow1
I’ve heard it said a thousand times2
But now I know
That you don’t know what you’ve got
Oh you don’t know what you’ve got
No you don’t know what you’ve got
Until it’s gone3
Until it’s gone
Until it’s gone
I thought I kept you safe and sound
I thought I made you strong4
But something made me realize
That I was wrong5
‘Cause finding what you got sometimes
Means finding it alone
And I can finally see your light
When I let go6
‘Cause you don’t know what you’ve got
Until it’s gone
Until it’s gone
Until it’s gone
Until it’s gone
Until it’s gone
Until it’s gone
Until it’s gone
Until it’s gone
‘Cause you don’t know what you’ve got
Oh you don’t know what you’ve got
No you don’t know what you’ve got
It’s your battle to be fought7
No you don’t know what you’ve got
‘Til it’s gone
‘Til it’s gone
‘Til it’s gone8
Linkin Park describes how for anything to thrive, it needs to be situated in an environment conducive to thriving.
This line hints that Linkin Park is about to explore the meaning of a cliche.
“You don’t know what you’ve got / until it’s gone” is a cliche meaning that the value of one’s romantic life is not appreciated until that romance falls apart.
Linkin Park describe not understanding why their lovers were not satisfied with them. They thought they were great partners.
Eventually, Linkin Park discovered that they indeed were responsible for some of the problems in their relationships.
Linkin Park describes how clarity came to them once they removed themselves from the romance. At this point, they even began appreciating their partners more.
“Your battle to be fought” means that only you can be responsible for making changes in your life and dealing with your problems.
This song is about failing to appreciate a lover and later realizing the error of one’s ways.
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