[id:$00000000] [ar:J. Cole] [ti:1985 (Clean) (Intro to “The Fall Off”)] [by:] [hash:f7fcafcc23bb98cd42f5af8bce757d3b] [al:] [sign:] [qq:] [total:0] [offset:0] [00:00.12]j. cole - 1985 [00:00.57]1985 I arrived [00:02.95]33 years d**n I'm grateful I survived [00:05.41]We wasn't s'posed to get past 25 [00:08.04]Jokes on you motherf**ker we alive [00:10.46]All these n**gas popping now is young [00:13.34]Everybody say the music that they make is dumb [00:15.96]I remember I was 18 [00:18.55]Money p**sy parties I was on the same thing [00:21.01]You gotta give a boy a chance to grow some [00:23.54]Everybody talkin' like they know somethin' these days [00:26.40]N**gas actin' woke but they broke umm [00:28.82]I respect the struggle but you all frontin' these days [00:31.41]Man they barely old enough to drive [00:33.93]To tell them what they should do who the f**k am I [00:36.51]I heard one of em' diss me I'm suprised [00:39.00]I ain't trippin' listen good to my reply [00:41.86]Come here lil' man let me talk with ya' [00:44.35]See if I can paint for you the larger picture [00:47.02]Congrats 'cause you made it out your mama's house [00:49.50]I hope you make enough to buy your mom a house [00:52.10]I see your watch icy and your whip foreign [00:54.78]I got some good advice never quit tourin' [00:57.44]'Cause that's the way we eat here in this rap game [00:59.97]I'm f**kin' with your funky lil' rap name [01:02.64]I hear your music and I know that rap's changed [01:05.13]A bunch of folks would say that that's a bad thing [01:07.77]'Cause everything's commercial and it's pop now [01:10.47]Trap drums is the sh*t that's hot now [01:13.08]See I've been on a quest for the next wave [01:15.68]But never mind that was just a segue [01:18.07]I must say by your songs I'm unimpressed hey [01:20.75]But I love to see a Black man get paid [01:23.45]And plus you havin' fun and I respect that [01:26.07]But have you ever thought about your impact [01:28.70]These white kids love that you don't give a f**k [01:31.12]'Cause that's exactly what's expected when your skin black [01:33.72]They wanna see you dab they wanna see you pop a pill [01:36.53]They wanna see you tatted from your face to your heels [01:39.12]And somewhere deep down f**k it I gotta keep it real [01:41.71]They wanna be black and think your song is how it feels [01:44.41]So when you turn up you see them turnin' up too [01:46.94]You hit the next city collect your money when it's due [01:49.57]You gettin' that paper swimmin' in b**ches I don't blame you [01:52.08]You ain't thinkin' 'bout the people that's lookin' like me and you [01:54.81]True you got better sh*t to do [01:57.36]You coulda bought a crib with all that bread that you done blew [02:00.10]I know you think this type of revenue is never endin' [02:02.49]But I wanna take a minute just to tell you that ain't true [02:05.17]One day them kids that's listening gon' grow up [02:07.58]And get too old for that sh*t that made you blow up [02:10.12]Now your show's lookin' light cause they don't show up [02:12.72]Which unfortunately means the money slow up [02:15.42]Now you scramblin' and hopin' to get hot again [02:18.04]But you forgot you only popped 'cause you was ridin' trends [02:20.72]Now you old news and you goin' through regrets [02:23.51]'Cause you never bought that house but you got a Benz [02:26.00]And a bunch of jewels and a bunch of shoes [02:28.48]And a bunch of fake friends I ain't judgin' you [02:31.08]I'm just tellin' you what's probably gon' happen when you rappin' [02:33.89]'Bout the type of sh*t you rappin' 'bout [02:35.58]It's a faster route to the bottom [02:37.18]I wish you good luck [02:38.52]I'm hoping for your sake that you ain't dumb as you look [02:41.09]But if it's really true what people sayin' [02:43.02]And you call yourself playin' with my name [02:44.87]Then I really know you f**ked trust [02:46.68]I'll be around forever 'cause my skills is tip-top [02:49.29]To any amateur n**gas that wanna get rocked [02:51.86]Just remember what I told you when your sh*t flop [02:54.35]In five years you gon' be on Love & Hip-Hop n**ga