p r i d e . i s . t h e . d e v i l (Explicit) - J. Cole
Lyrics by:J. Cole
Composed by:J. Cole
J. Cole:
Uh
Pride is the Devil
Think it got a hold on me
Pride is the Devil
It left so many R.I.P.
Pride is the Devil
Think it got a hold on me
Pride is the Devil yeah uh
Terrified paranoid I'll put you over everything to fill the void
And when you're gone will I have anything or will I be destroyed
Uh
Terrified paranoid I'll put you over everything to fill the void
And when you're gone will I have anything or will I be destroyed
Yeah
Bright lights pass me in the city it's emergency
I'm thankful 'cause I made it past my thirties no one murdered me
Still remember vividly the n***a that pulled a gun on me
I'm petrified but moving like I got no sense of urgency
Pride make a n***a act way harder than he really be
Pride hide the shame when city cut off all utilities
Pride hide the pain of growing up inhaling poverty
Pride make a n***a feel the way that you would follow me
Make a n***a flash a thousand like he hit the lottery
Make a baby mama make s**t harder than it gotta be
Make you have to take the b***h to court to see your prodigy
Make you have to use your last resort and pull a robbery
Pride be the reason for the family dichotomy
Got uncles and some aunties that's too proud to give apologies
Slowly realizing what the root of all my problems be
It got me feeling different when somebody say they proud of me
Pride is the Devil uh
I think it got a hold on me
Pride is the Devil uh
It left so many R.I.P.
Pride is the Devil
I think it got a hold on me
Pride is the Devil uh yeah
Terrified paranoid I'll put you over everything to fill the void
And when you're gone will I have anything or will I be destroyed
Uh
Terrified paranoid I'll put you over everything to fill the void
And when you're gone will I have anything or will I be destroyed
Yeah
Too much money to count what's the amount
Check never bounce
I gotta pay a n***a to add it up
Then pay somebody to make sure whatever amount he say he can back it up
Got racks on racks I'm rackin' up stackin' up
You're reachin' I'm actin' up
Lil Baby:
Break it down weigh it up now bag it up
Making five a month that's regular
N***a playing with us that's a negative
Go back to start that's never
I'm a boss my closet leather
Ain't no off-days on my schedule