J. Cole — Chaining Day

[Intro] Ayy Cole World Forreal [Verse 1] Look at me, pathetic nigga, this chain that I bought You mix greed, pain and fame, this is heinous result Let these words be the colors, I'm just paintin' my heart I'm knee-deep in the game and it ain't what I thought Copped a Range Rover, my girl got the Mercedes Iced out crazy, I wanna shine like Baby Compared to that nigga I ain't even got a bib yet Truth be told I ain't even bought a crib yet This is everything they told a nigga not to do Image is everything I see, it got a lot to do With the way people perceive, and what they believe Money short so this jewelry is like a weave Meant to deceive and hear niggas say: "I see you" Now bitches wanna fuck you and niggas wanna be you And police wanna stop you, frisk you wonder what he do If a hater snatch your chain, I bet it still won't free you 'Cause I be right back grinding 'til I cop another I sit and think about all this shit I coulda copped my mother My partner said that's just the game my nigga Swear I heard my jeweler say, "Here go your chain my nigga" This is chaining day [Chorus] I need you to love me (Chaining day), love me (Ohh my chaining day) I need you to love me (My chaining day), love me My last piece, I swear My guilt heavy as this piece I wear (Love me, love me, hey hey) They even iced out Jesus' hair My last piece, I swear (Love me, love me) They even iced out Jesus' hair [Verse 2] Ice on this white Jesus seem a little unholy The real strange thing about this iced out Roley It's the same shit a broke black nigga get gassed at Same shit a rich white motherfucka laugh at Well laugh on white man, I ain't paid as you But I bet your rims ain't the same age as you And I ain't got no investment portfolio But my black and white diamonds shinin' like a Oreo I know back home a nigga sick today He rock a chain and he always got some shit to say Even back when I was broke I knew his shit was fake He'd prolly sneeze too hard and his shit could break But hey, you know the sayin', "Fake it 'til you make it" Me, I did the opposite, made it then I faked it And acted like I gave a fuck, money I was savin' up To buy a crib that's gated 'til hundred racks, I gave it up For what [Chorus] I need you to love me (Chaining day), love me (Ohh, my chaining day) I need you to love me (My chaining day), love me My last piece, I swear My guilt heavy as this piece I wear (Love me, love me, hey hey) They even iced out Jesus' hair My last piece, I swear (Love me, love me) [Verse 3] Lord, this is the last time (hehe) Told my accountant, "It's the last time I swear this is the last time I know that I said that shit last time But this the last time" Mama I swear this is the last time So don't take my chains from me This the last time 'Cause I chose this slavery This is the last time Don't take my chains from me This is the last time 'Cause I love this slavery [Outro] I need you to love me, love me, love me I need you to love me, love me, love me I need you to love me, love me, love me I need you to love me, love me, love me I need you to love me, love me, love me I need you to love me, love me, love me I need you to love me, love me, love me I said this is my last time