False Prophets - J. Cole
[00:11.89] Somebody shoulda told me it would be like this
[00:13.89] Be like this, be like this
[00:16.89] Somebody shoulda told me it would be like this
[00:20.39] Yeah, life is a balance
[00:22.64] You lose your grip, you can slip into an abyss
[00:24.40] No doubt you see these niggas trippin'
[00:26.64] Ego in charge of every move, he's a star
[00:28.89] And we can't look away
[00:30.14] Due to the days that he caught our hearts
[00:32.14] He's fallin' apart, but we deny it
[00:33.89] Justifying that half-ass shit he dropped, we always buy it
[00:37.39] When he tell us he a genius but it's clearer lately
[00:39.64] It's been hard for him to look into the mirror lately
[00:42.39] There was a time when this nigga was my hero, maybe
[00:45.14] That's the reason why his fall from grace is hard to take
[00:48.14] 'Cause I believed him when he said his shit was purer and he
[00:50.65] The type of nigga swear he real but all around him's fake
[00:53.40] The women, the dickriders, you know, the yes men
[00:55.64] Nobody with the balls to say somethin' to contest him
[00:58.65] So he grows out of control
[00:59.89] Into the person that he truly was all along, it's startin' to show
[01:03.64] Damn, wonder what happened
[01:04.89] Maybe it's my fault for idolizing niggas
[01:07.39] Based off the words they be rappin'
[01:08.89] But come to find out, these niggas don't even write they shit
[01:11.89] Hear some new style bubblin' up, then they bite the shit
[01:14.39] Damn, that's what I get for lyin' to myself
[01:16.64] Well, fuck it, what's more important is he's cryin' out for help
[01:19.64] While the world's eggin' him on, I'm beggin' him to stop
[01:22.15] And playin' his old shit, knowin' he won't top it, false prophets
[01:25.89] Somebody shoulda told me it would be like this
[01:28.65] Be like this, be like this
[01:31.90] Somebody shoulda told me it would be like this
[01:35.65] False prophets (La-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la…)
[01:37.14] Somebody shoulda told me it would be like this
[01:39.64] Be like this, be like this
[01:42.39] Somebody shoulda told me it would be like this
[01:45.64] Yeah, false prophets
[01:46.64] I got a homie, he a rapper and he wanna win bad
[01:48.64] He want the fame, the acclaim, the respect that's been had
[01:51.15] By all the legends, so every time I see him, he stressin'
[01:54.14] Talkin' 'bout, niggas don't fuck with him, the shit is depressin'
[01:56.64] And I know he so bitter he can't see his own blessings
[01:59.15] Goddamn, nigga, you too blind to see you got fans, nigga
[02:02.40] And a platform to make a classic rap song
[02:04.89] To change a nigga's life, but you too anxious livin' life
[02:07.64] Always worried 'bout the critics who ain't ever fuckin' did it
[02:10.39] I write what's in my heart, don't give a fuck who fuckin' with it
[02:12.89] But in a sense I can relate, the need to be great
[02:15.64] Turns into an obsession and keeps a nigga up late
[02:18.14] Writin' words, hopin' people observe the dedication
[02:21.15] That stirs in you constantly, but intentions get blurred
[02:23.40] Do I do it for the love of the music or is there more to me?
[02:26.14] Do I want these niggas to worship me? False prophets
[02:30.15] Somebody shoulda told me it would be like this
[02:32.78] Be like this, be like this
[02:35.53] Somebody shoulda told me it would be like this
[02:39.28] False prophets (La-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la…)
[02:41.04] Somebody shoulda told me it would be like this
[02:43.79] Be like this, be like this
[02:46.54] Somebody shoulda told me it would be like this
[02:49.53] Yeah, false prophets
[02:50.79] These rappers insecure
[02:52.03] They talk about being a man so much
[02:53.78] I finally understand that they ain't even sure
[02:55.78] 'Bout who they are and why they do this
[02:57.79] Guess I'm included in that category
[02:59.53] As a nigga who done had the glory
[03:01.28] My highest moments come from tellin' all the saddest stories
[03:03.78] I've seen in my life, I be fiendin' to write
[03:06.03] Songs that raise the hair on my arms
[03:07.79] My lowest moments came from tryin' too hard
[03:10.04] To impress some niggas that couldn't care if I'm on
[03:12.53] Therefore from here on out, my hair grow out
[03:15.03] I care nothin' bout opinions
[03:17.04] I wanna give hope like the fountains you throw pennies in
[03:19.78] Hit the store, take your diss, make your wish
[03:22.03] This is dedicated to the ones
[03:24.04] Who listen to me on some faithful shit
[03:25.78] I'm on some thankful shit
[03:27.53] But the real god is in you, not the music you coppin'
[03:30.54] I hear my old shit and I know I can top it; false prophets
[03:34.28] Somebody shoulda told me it would be like this
[03:36.53] Be like this, be like this
[03:39.54] Somebody shoulda told me it would be like this
[03:43.29] False prophets (La-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la…)
[03:45.29] Somebody shoulda told me it would be like this
[03:47.54] Be like this, be like this
[03:50.53] Somebody shoulda told me it would be like this
[03:53.78] Yeah, false prophets
