Caged Bird (Explicit)
J. Cole"Caged Bird (Explicit)" is a song by J. Cole, released in 2015 in the Pop genre. The song is 3:27 long and contains 84 lines and 643 words.
Lyrics
0:00Caged Bird - J. Cole/Omen
0:04Yeah caged bird
0:11Something like a caged bird
0:17Caged bird
0:20Yeah look
0:23You ain't a man till you stop chasing your friends my ni**a
0:26Think for yourself make your own plans my ni**a
0:29I'll be lying if I said I ain't understand my ni**a
0:32Cause who you gon' follow when the leaders all get swallowed
0:34By reefer clouds and bottles
0:36In and out of county jail
0:38This is hell see the young black males in packed cells
0:40With they heads down
0:42And they fists clenched tight
0:43Thinking I could bust a hole through this wall
0:45And b**ch I just might
0:46It's just like the caged bird I sing a song
0:48Hoping they open up these bars and send a ni**a home
0:51I cry when I'm alone
0:52I'm wondering why would God send me here
0:54Knowing that they hate us
0:55Knowing that they make us feel like we evil so we kill our people
0:59Without a second thought in every lesson taught by OGs
1:02We full of real ni**a wisdom so we proceed
1:04Like real niggas who been stripped of our humanity
1:07I see the judge's eyes I know that he ain't understanding me
1:10A caged bird yeah a caged bird
1:14Let this little caged bird sing caged bird
1:18Yeah caged bird
1:21Freedom's just an illusion that's my conclusion
1:23And if it ain't then how my niggas keep on losin' theirs
1:26This goes out to childhood friends that's doin' years
1:29Prison tats on they backs like souvenirs
1:32We wish that you was here
1:33A mother's tear spilled on this page
1:35A brother's tear spilled on this page
1:37How many days left
1:38And can you find peace when you released
1:41Still filled up wit' rage
1:42Back on the streets just to peep that you still in the cage
1:45Well it's the oratory vet
1:46Turned down king slash poet laureate
1:49Used to paint a picture with a story of neglect
1:52I could've been a shorty drinking 40s on the steps
1:55With a shorty on my lap
1:57With a shorty on the way coming shortly to protect
1:59I could've been a dealer in the party with the X
2:02But I'm hardly in the mix and I partially confess
2:05I definitely got a couple parts in me that I regret
2:08Is the cup half-empty or is it half-full
2:11I fill mine up with Hennessy then get back to him
2:14I'm just a jazz musician trapped in a rap form
2:17You think you standing for something you on a trap door
2:20Well it's the Mr Introspective
2:22I'm a dreamers dream a sort of an inception
2:25I never fiend for the scene but I dreamed of the things
2:28That a Mercedes brings like slow sex with fast women
2:31Drinking cognac I'm past grinning
2:34A sexy dress fat a** in it
2:36But still hit it till I'm half-winded
2:38Cause niggas tell me I'm the sh*t
2:40Well I be hitting all these dimes
2:41See I'm caged by the visions of the blind
2:44I started as a king
2:45Turned to a slave
2:46Put us in our chains
2:48We was forced to entertain
2:49Thinking bout the present day I'm living off the stage
2:52Wonder if a ni**a ever get up out this cage
2:55As I sing
2:56A caged bird yeah a caged bird
3:00Let this little caged bird sing caged bird
3:04Yeah caged bird
3:06Freedom's just an illusion that's my conclusion
3:09And if it ain't then how my niggas keep on losin' theirs
3:12This goes out to childhood friends that's doin' years
3:15Prison tats on they backs like souvenirs
3:17We wish that you was here
3:19A mother's tear spilled on this page
3:21A brother's tear spilled on this page
3:22How many days left
3:23And can you find peace when you released
3:26Still filled up wit' rage
3:27Back on the streets just to peep that you still in the cage
Caged Bird - J. Cole/Omen Yeah caged bird Something like a caged bird Caged bird Yeah look You ain't a man till you stop chasing your friends my ni**a Think for yourself make your own plans my ni**a I'll be lying if I said I ain't understand my ni**a Cause who you gon' follow when the leaders all get swallowed By reefer clouds and bottles In and out of county jail This is hell see the young black males in packed cells With they heads down And they fists clenched tight Thinking I could bust a hole through this wall And b**ch I just might It's just like the caged bird I sing a song Hoping they open up these bars and send a ni**a home I cry when I'm alone I'm wondering why would God send me here Knowing that they hate us Knowing that they make us feel like we evil so we kill our people Without a second thought in every lesson taught by OGs We full of real ni**a wisdom so we proceed Like real niggas who been stripped of our humanity I see the judge's eyes I know that he ain't understanding me A caged bird yeah a caged bird Let this little caged bird sing caged bird Yeah caged bird Freedom's just an illusion that's my conclusion And if it ain't then how my niggas keep on losin' theirs This goes out to childhood friends that's doin' years Prison tats on they backs like souvenirs We wish that you was here A mother's tear spilled on this page A brother's tear spilled on this page How many days left And can you find peace when you released Still filled up wit' rage Back on the streets just to peep that you still in the cage Well it's the oratory vet Turned down king slash poet laureate Used to paint a picture with a story of neglect I could've been a shorty drinking 40s on the steps With a shorty on my lap With a shorty on the way coming shortly to protect I could've been a dealer in the party with the X But I'm hardly in the mix and I partially confess I definitely got a couple parts in me that I regret Is the cup half-empty or is it half-full I fill mine up with Hennessy then get back to him I'm just a jazz musician trapped in a rap form You think you standing for something you on a trap door Well it's the Mr Introspective I'm a dreamers dream a sort of an inception I never fiend for the scene but I dreamed of the things That a Mercedes brings like slow sex with fast women Drinking cognac I'm past grinning A sexy dress fat a** in it But still hit it till I'm half-winded Cause niggas tell me I'm the sh*t Well I be hitting all these dimes See I'm caged by the visions of the blind I started as a king Turned to a slave Put us in our chains We was forced to entertain Thinking bout the present day I'm living off the stage Wonder if a ni**a ever get up out this cage As I sing A caged bird yeah a caged bird Let this little caged bird sing caged bird Yeah caged bird Freedom's just an illusion that's my conclusion And if it ain't then how my niggas keep on losin' theirs This goes out to childhood friends that's doin' years Prison tats on they backs like souvenirs We wish that you was here A mother's tear spilled on this page A brother's tear spilled on this page How many days left And can you find peace when you released Still filled up wit' rage Back on the streets just to peep that you still in the cage
Translation
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