Chaining Day

By J. Cole

On Born Sinner

Released on June 18, 2013

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[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 (Oh, 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 probably 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 to that 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)


[Bridge]

Lord, this is the last time (Haha)

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 is 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

(Hey, hey, hey, hey)

I need you to love me, love me, love me

I swear this is my last time