Chaining Day-J. Cole

[ti:Chaining Day] [ar:J Cole] [al:Born Sinner (Deluxe Version)] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Chaining Day - J. Cole [00:11.13]Look at me, pathetic ni**a [00:12.96]This chain that I bought [00:14.15]You could dream pain and fame [00:15.47]This is heinous result [00:16.96]Let these words be the colors [00:18.29]I'm just paintin my heart [00:19.79]I'm knee-deep in the game [00:20.91]And it ain't what I thought [00:22.66]Copped the range rover [00:23.94]My girl got the mercedes [00:25.23]Iced out crazy [00:27.16]I wanna shine like baby [00:28.60]Compared to that ni**a [00:29.66]I ain't even got a bib yet [00:31.50]Truth be told I ain't even bought a crib yet [00:34.26]This is everything [00:35.51]They told a ni**a not to do [00:37.09]Image is everything I see [00:38.83]It got a lot to do [00:40.28]With the way that people perceive [00:41.75]And what they believe [00:42.74]Money short so this jewelry is like a weave [00:45.63]Meant to deceive and hear niggas say I see you [00:48.31]Now b**ches wanna f**k you and niggas wanna be you [00:51.18]And police wanna stop you [00:52.49]Frisk you wonder what he do [00:53.85]If a hater snatch yo chain [00:55.29]I bet it still won't free you [00:56.84]Cause I'll be right back grinding [00:58.16]'Til I cop another [00:59.79]I sit and think about all this sh*t [01:01.54]I coulda copped my mother [01:02.79]My partner said that's just the game my ni**a [01:04.97]So I heard my jeweler say [01:06.25]Here go your chain my ni**a [01:08.00]This is chaining day [01:08.65] [01:11.47]Chaining day [01:11.62] [01:14.01]My chaining day [01:14.76] [01:16.87]My chaining day [01:17.49] [01:18.80]My last piece, I swear [01:20.24]My guilt heavy as this piece I wear [01:21.88] [01:23.00]They even iced out Jesus' hair [01:24.85] [01:26.36]My last piece, I swear [01:27.90] [01:28.65]They even iced out Jesus' hair [01:30.10] [01:31.04]Ice on this white Jesus seem a little unholy [01:33.61]The real strange thing [01:34.92]About this iced out Rolly [01:36.56]It's the same sh*t a broke black ni**a get gassed at [01:39.51]The same sh*t a rich white mo'f**ka laugh at [01:41.77] [01:42.64]Well laugh on white man [01:44.32]I ain't paid as you [01:45.53]But I bet your rims ain't the same age as you [01:47.85] [01:48.47]And I ain't got no investment portfolio [01:51.22]But my black and white diamonds shinin' like a Oreo [01:53.49]I know back home where niggas sit today [01:55.86] [01:56.42]You rock a chain and they always got some sh*t to say [01:59.18]Even back when I was broke [02:00.51]I knew his sh*t was fake [02:02.01]He'd prolly sneeze too hard [02:03.08]And his sh*t could break [02:04.83]But hey, you know the sayin' [02:06.16]"Fake it 'til you make it" [02:07.78]Me, I did the opposite [02:08.96]Made it then I faked it [02:10.59]And actin' like I gave a f**k [02:11.94]Money I was savin' up [02:13.50]And copped a crib that's gated then [02:14.75]That hundred racks, I gave it up [02:16.62]For What [02:17.28] [02:19.60]This is chaining day [02:20.47] [02:22.51]My chaining day [02:23.00] [02:25.06]My chaining day [02:25.62] [02:26.80]My last piece, I swear [02:28.20]My guilt heavy as this piece I wear [02:30.02] [02:31.16]They even iced out Jesus' hair [02:32.64] [02:34.70]My last piece, I swear [02:36.33] [02:49.83]This is the last time [02:51.71] [02:59.60]Told my accountant [03:01.61]It's the las time [03:03.19] [03:06.09]I swear this is the last time [03:08.52] [03:11.08]I know that I said that last time [03:14.59] [03:18.15]But this the last time [03:20.60] [03:22.30]Mama I swear this is the last time [03:26.01] [03:27.32]So don't take my Chains from me [03:29.45]This is the last time [03:31.94] [03:33.00]Cause I chose this slavery [03:34.57]This is the last time [03:37.07] [03:38.70]Don't take my chains from me [03:40.51]This is the last time [03:42.69] [03:44.21]Cause I love this slavery [03:46.02]I need you to love me, love me, love me [03:51.11]I need you to love me, love me, love me [03:56.63]I need you to love me, love me, love me [04:02.33]I need you to love me, love me, love me [04:07.84]I need you to love me, love me, love me [04:13.68]I need you to love me, love me, love me [04:19.39]I need you to love me, love me, love me [04:24.77] [04:25.43]I need you to love me, love me, love me [04:30.32] [04:31.50]I said this is my last time