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The Villest
J. Cole
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Erykah Badu
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I got something I wanna tell you
I got something I wanna tell you
Yeah, dust off the old notebook where
A younger Jermaine Lamar wrote hooks
To get a glimpse of what his hopes
Looked like back in his younger years
And found a page stained with what seemed to be a hundred tears
As the smeared words spoke of his blended fears
Telling him persevere through it all
Go hard like Medusa in front of mirrors
To reach the top, so unaware that the trouble's there
Where nothing more than a worser version of troubles where
He sat when he wrote this, performing
Hocus pocus with empty pocket focus
Over some dope little beat he made himself
All the pain in his cadence felt
And though his heart was made of felt
His exterior hardened to present a
Demeanor in which this period taught him
Was the best for survival, to deflect the most aggressive of rivals
A testament to the lessons I follow
Seen the death of bravado the second
Weapons hit his chest with a hollow
Pride is a bitter pill indeed, but it's best if you swallow
If not, your homies gon' pay respect with a bottle
Poured out onto the flesh of this Mother Earth
While liquor slithers like a serpent across
The mud and dirt to go rest in a pothole
"Money coming soon" back then was obsessed with the motto
Me and my dogs was like the musketeers
Through the years, we stayed connected
To this day we still step in legato
Subconscious detecting these niggas think I'm lesser for my complexion
Before I'm done, they all gon' respect the mulatto
Yeah, I said they all gon' respect the mulatto
I got something I wanna tell you
Dreams can come true, you'll get yours too
But it won't save
I got something I wanna tell you (I got something I wanna)
Dreams can come true, you'll get yours too
But it won't save me and you, your mama and your cousin too
Rolling through the 'Ville on vogues
Coming up slamming Cadillac doors
Me and you, your mama and your cousin too
Rolling through the 'Ville on vogues
Coming up slamming Cadillac doors
My darkest truths be hard to say to friends
Get past the bottle and swallowing hopes it could wash away the sins
Grew up amongst the lost and wasn't taught a way to win
On days I think of James, my heart and heart, it breaks again
He caught the fade but motherfuckers caught him later then
Medics performed the CPR and hauled away his limbs
It always haunted me inside my thoughts and made them grim
His father knew my father way back when
Army buddies that used to party hard overseas
But through the alcohol, the weed, and
Plus the hardy hards that made them kin
Who knew their future kids would have to find a way to swim
In the wild with crocodile and alligator skins?
They took a good, smart kid who could hoop, who could fight
Instead, I wish the Lord had taken them
If Darwinism states only the stronger make it, then
Why am I here when I don't feel that I'm as great as him?
If Pac is Jesus, then I ride around and play the hymns
Life goes on even in this modern day of algorithm-
Moderated streaming service automated blends
I play the classics often and I've gotta say there's gems
This life is like it's all set up for God to play The Sims
Yeah, I got rich, but think I need a smarter way to cleanse
If money gives happiness, then please
Explain the rich niggas with no peace
How come they never bought their way to Zen?
Hmm, how come they never bought their way to Zen?
If it's, if it's that simple, yeah
I got something I wanna tell you
Dreams can come true, you'll get yours too
But it won't save
I got something I wanna tell you (I got something I wanna)
Dreams can come true, you'll get yours too
But it won't save me and you, your mama and your cousin too
Rolling through the 'Ville on vogues
Coming up slamming Cadillac doors
Me and you, your mama and your cousin too
Rolling through the 'Ville on vogues
Coming up slamming Cadillac doors
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