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1985 (Intro to “The Fall Off”|Explicit)

J. Cole
2018-04-202:54 minSynced lyrics

"1985 (Intro to “The Fall Off”|Explicit)" is a song by J. Cole, released in 2018 in the Pop genre. The song is 2:54 long and contains 70 lines and 645 words.

0:001985 I arrived
0:0233 years d**n I'm grateful I survived
0:05We wasn't s'posed to get past 25
0:08Jokes on you motherf**ker we alive
0:10All these n**gas popping now is young
0:13Everybody say the music that they make is dumb
0:15I remember I was 18
0:18Money p**sy parties I was on the same thing
0:21You gotta give a boy a chance to grow some
0:23Everybody talkin' like they know somethin' these days
0:26N**gas actin' woke but they broke umm
0:28I respect the struggle but you all frontin' these days
0:31Man they barely old enough to drive
0:33To tell them what they should do who the f**k am I
0:36I heard one of em' diss me I'm suprised
0:39I ain't trippin' listen good to my reply
0:41Come here lil' man let me talk with ya'
0:44See if I can paint for you the larger picture
0:47Congrats 'cause you made it out your mama's house
0:49I hope you make enough to buy your mom a house
0:52I see your watch icy and your whip foreign
0:54I got some good advice never quit tourin'
0:57'Cause that's the way we eat here in this rap game
0:59I'm f**kin' with your funky lil' rap name
1:02I hear your music and I know that rap's changed
1:05A bunch of folks would say that that's a bad thing
1:07'Cause everything's commercial and it's pop now
1:10Trap drums is the sh*t that's hot now
1:13See I've been on a quest for the next wave
1:15But never mind that was just a segue
1:18I must say by your songs I'm unimpressed hey
1:20But I love to see a Black man get paid
1:23And plus you havin' fun and I respect that
1:26But have you ever thought about your impact
1:28These white kids love that you don't give a f**k
1:31'Cause that's exactly what's expected when your skin black
1:33They wanna see you dab they wanna see you pop a pill
1:36They wanna see you tatted from your face to your heels
1:39And somewhere deep down f**k it I gotta keep it real
1:41They wanna be black and think your song is how it feels
1:44So when you turn up you see them turnin' up too
1:46You hit the next city collect your money when it's due
1:49You gettin' that paper swimmin' in b**ches I don't blame you
1:52You ain't thinkin' 'bout the people that's lookin' like me and you
1:54True you got better sh*t to do
1:57You coulda bought a crib with all that bread that you done blew
2:00I know you think this type of revenue is never endin'
2:02But I wanna take a minute just to tell you that ain't true
2:05One day them kids that's listening gon' grow up
2:07And get too old for that sh*t that made you blow up
2:10Now your show's lookin' light cause they don't show up
2:12Which unfortunately means the money slow up
2:15Now you scramblin' and hopin' to get hot again
2:18But you forgot you only popped 'cause you was ridin' trends
2:20Now you old news and you goin' through regrets
2:23'Cause you never bought that house but you got a Benz
2:26And a bunch of jewels and a bunch of shoes
2:28And a bunch of fake friends I ain't judgin' you
2:31I'm just tellin' you what's probably gon' happen when you rappin'
2:33'Bout the type of sh*t you rappin' 'bout
2:35It's a faster route to the bottom
2:37I wish you good luck
2:38I'm hoping for your sake that you ain't dumb as you look
2:41But if it's really true what people sayin'
2:43And you call yourself playin' with my name
2:44Then I really know you f**ked trust
2:46I'll be around forever 'cause my skills is tip-top
2:49To any amateur n**gas that wanna get rocked
2:51Just remember what I told you when your sh*t flop
2:54In five years you gon' be on Love & Hip-Hop n**ga
1985 I arrived
33 years d**n I'm grateful I survived
We wasn't s'posed to get past 25
Jokes on you motherf**ker we alive
All these n**gas popping now is young
Everybody say the music that they make is dumb
I remember I was 18
Money p**sy parties I was on the same thing
You gotta give a boy a chance to grow some
Everybody talkin' like they know somethin' these days
N**gas actin' woke but they broke umm
I respect the struggle but you all frontin' these days
Man they barely old enough to drive
To tell them what they should do who the f**k am I
I heard one of em' diss me I'm suprised
I ain't trippin' listen good to my reply
Come here lil' man let me talk with ya'
See if I can paint for you the larger picture
Congrats 'cause you made it out your mama's house
I hope you make enough to buy your mom a house
I see your watch icy and your whip foreign
I got some good advice never quit tourin'
'Cause that's the way we eat here in this rap game
I'm f**kin' with your funky lil' rap name
I hear your music and I know that rap's changed
A bunch of folks would say that that's a bad thing
'Cause everything's commercial and it's pop now
Trap drums is the sh*t that's hot now
See I've been on a quest for the next wave
But never mind that was just a segue
I must say by your songs I'm unimpressed hey
But I love to see a Black man get paid
And plus you havin' fun and I respect that
But have you ever thought about your impact
These white kids love that you don't give a f**k
'Cause that's exactly what's expected when your skin black
They wanna see you dab they wanna see you pop a pill
They wanna see you tatted from your face to your heels
And somewhere deep down f**k it I gotta keep it real
They wanna be black and think your song is how it feels
So when you turn up you see them turnin' up too
You hit the next city collect your money when it's due
You gettin' that paper swimmin' in b**ches I don't blame you
You ain't thinkin' 'bout the people that's lookin' like me and you
True you got better sh*t to do
You coulda bought a crib with all that bread that you done blew
I know you think this type of revenue is never endin'
But I wanna take a minute just to tell you that ain't true
One day them kids that's listening gon' grow up
And get too old for that sh*t that made you blow up
Now your show's lookin' light cause they don't show up
Which unfortunately means the money slow up
Now you scramblin' and hopin' to get hot again
But you forgot you only popped 'cause you was ridin' trends
Now you old news and you goin' through regrets
'Cause you never bought that house but you got a Benz
And a bunch of jewels and a bunch of shoes
And a bunch of fake friends I ain't judgin' you
I'm just tellin' you what's probably gon' happen when you rappin'
'Bout the type of sh*t you rappin' 'bout
It's a faster route to the bottom
I wish you good luck
I'm hoping for your sake that you ain't dumb as you look
But if it's really true what people sayin'
And you call yourself playin' with my name
Then I really know you f**ked trust
I'll be around forever 'cause my skills is tip-top
To any amateur n**gas that wanna get rocked
Just remember what I told you when your sh*t flop
In five years you gon' be on Love & Hip-Hop n**ga
1985 (Intro to “The Fall Off”|Explicit) lyrics

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