Change (Letra) – J. Cole
Letras da musica:
My intuition is telling me
They’ll be better days
Yeah, my intuition is telling me
They’ll be better days
I like this tone
(verse 1):::
Yeah, my intuition is telling me
They’ll be better days
I sit in silence and
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 in 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
That they gon’ go to hell
Asking the father for forgiveness god
I’m overwhelmed
(please god, I want to go to heaven)
As if these spiteful like them white folks
That control the jail
See if I believe if god is real
He’ll never judge a man
Because he knows us all
And therefore he would understand
The ignorance that make a nigga
Take his brother’s life
The bitterness and pain
That got him beating on his wife
I know you desperate for a change
At 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
(verse 2):::
Yeah, my chosen religion
Jesus piece frozen from sinnin’
Doin’ dirt hoping the god
He know my intentions
To see a million before I see a casket
I got a baby on the way
I know he gon’ be a bastard
I’m living 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 have an angel
Because 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 them birds eye view
And who am I tell a nigga what to do?
I just apply this economics
My business ain’t got no suit and tie
Keep a pistol at all time
Niggas want what is mine
I can’t oblige dog, I work too hard
So reach for it, get referred to god
I’m going hard nigga
I know you desperate for a change
At 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
(verse 3):::
Yeah, prodigal son
Got a new gun, missed one
Don’t run out of ammo lately
I’ve 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 evolve
I no longer bury demons
I be a vessel for the truth
Until I’m barely breathing, I’m singing
I be a vessel for the truth
Till I’m barely breathing, I’m singing
(bridge: 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 is 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 find of where your home is
I give up, I give in, I move back a little
I live up, I look up, now I’m back for more
(verse 4):::
I reminisce back to a time
Where niggas threw they hands up
All of a sudden niggas
Poppin’ trunk and then we scram
Finger on trigger
Make a little nigga understand
What it’s finally like
To be the motherfuckin’ man
Eyes wide that’s from the power
That a coward feels
Niggas die over bitches
Disrespecting dollar bills
Bloodshed that turned the city
To a battlefield
I call it poison, you call it real
(pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop)
That’s how you feel
(verse 5):::
Pistols be poppin’
And niggas drop in a heartbeat
Scattered like roaches
A body laid on the concrete
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 the morning news
Overcame with a feeling I can’t explain
‘cause that was my nigga james
That was slain, he was 22
(last night at around…)
He was 22
(22 year old black male…)
(outro):::
We’re gathered here today
To mourn the life of james mcmillan jr
A tragedy, another tragedy
In the black community
We got to do better, people
22 Years old, this boy was too young
Our condolences go to his family, our prayers
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 is
This is beyond words
I’d like to open this ceremony with a verse