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The Fall-Off Is Inevitable

J. Cole

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The Fall-Off Is Inevitable

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Yeah, uhHow I see itHow I see itYeah, listen, uhI persevered through the worstMy thirst to adhere is a curseMy life, I see it in reverse, I first appeared in a hearseThe driver steered to the churchMy grandkids carried the coffin to the altarAs they burst into tears from their shirtsThe tears rise to the sides of their faceAnd into their eyes, it's piercin' with hurtFast forward sixty years, I got versе of the yearMy purpose is clеar, it's to murkWhoever dare flirt with deathThe best alive and what you now hear is the workThe inspiration was rare and in spurtsBut when it's there, I'm immersedMy experience of bein' a parent, dispersedWatching my son disappear as I stare at his birthAnd he returns to the wombWifey stomach growin' greater in girthAnd then declinin' every time we come here, to the nurseWith each day that passesI could feel my career comin' first"Do I, " took the wedding ring off her fingerAnd now I'm singleWalking up the aisle backwards to an era of dirtFallin' clubs tipsy with a bitchI see clear through her skirtThe cameras be snappin'Blogs be yappin', so I'm careful, alertWalkin' to my section, whisper right in my ear and we flirtWe part ways, I see it from a distanceShe stares with a smirkCheers to the perks with the squadWe live for the search of new hoesLusty, quick to fuck me, unaware of their worthWe leave the club, drive to the showAnd I swear that it's turntIt all begins with encore cheers from those wearin' my merchFast forward through years of rehearsal, losin', winnin'Bank account thinnin'Income streams nowhere near as diverseAnd though I'm blessedI see me stressin' from hearin' the chirpsOf naysayers who, only days later, I don't care to convertOn cloud nine, now signed to my heroOne of the so-called kings of this rap thingThat I swear to usurpDecade later, momma cut on the cableMy motivation to be greater ends the momentI peer in her purseI'm growing shorter, pampers cover my hind quartersI watch my father walk back in my lifeAnd it clears up a hurtI couldn't explain, momma gives me my nameThen hands me over to the doctorAnd I watch as my spirit reverts(Na, na, na) Then, I'm no longer here on this Earth(Na, na, na) I'm no longer here on this Earth(Na, na, na) That's how I see it, mmI'ma c—I'ma—I'ma come in
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