The Fall-Off Is Inevitable

By J. Cole

On The Fall-Off

Released on January 14, 2026

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[Intro]

Yeah

Uh

How I see it

How I see it

Yeah

Listen, uh


[Verse]

I persevered through the worst

My thirst to adhere is a curse, my life, I see it in reverse

I first appeared in a hearse

The driver steer to the church

My grandkids carry the coffin to the altar as they burst into tears from their shirts

The tears rise to the sides of their face and into their eyes, it's piercin' with hurt

Fast forward sixty years, I got verse of the yеar, my purpose is clear, it's to murk

Whoevеr dare flirt with death

The best alive and what you now hear is the work

The inspiration was rare and in spurts, but when it's there, I'm immersed

My experience of bein' a parent dispersed

Watching my son disappear as I stare at his birth

And he returns to the womb, wifey stomach growin' greater in girth

And then declinin' every time we come here to the nurse

With each day that passes, I could feel my career comin' first

Do I, took the wedding ring off her finger and now I'm single

Walkin' up the aisle backwards to an era of dirt

Fall in clubs, tipsy with a bitch, I see clear through her skirt

The cameras be snappin', blogs be yappin', so I'm careful, alert

Walkin' to my section, whisper right in my ear and we flirt

We part ways, I see her from a distance, she stares with a smirk

Cheers to the perks with the squad, we live for the search of new hoes

Lusty, quick to fuck me, unaware of their worth

We leave the club, drive to the show and I swear that it's turnt

It all begins with encore cheers from those wearin' my merch

Fast forward through years of rehearsal, losin', winnin'

Bank account thinnin', income streams nowhere near as diverse

And though I'm blessed, I see me stressin' from hearin' the chirps

Of naysayers, who only days later, I don't care to convert

On cloud nine, now signed to my hero

One of the so-called kings of this rap thing that I swear to usurp

Decade later, mama cut on the cable

My motivation to be greater ends the moment I peer in her purse

I'm growin' shorter, Pampers cover my hind quarters

I watch my father walk back in my life and it clears up a hurt

I couldn't explain, mama gives me my name

Then hands me over to the doctor and I watch as my spirit reverts

(Na, na, na) Then I'm no longer here on this Earth

(Na, na, na) Mm

(Na, na, na) I'm no longer here on this Earth

(Na, na, na) That's how I see it


[Outro]

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