J. Cole - Be Free lyrics

Verse) And I'm in denial And it don't take no x-ray to see through my smile I know, I be on the go And it ain't no drink out there that could numb my soul, oh, no (Chorus) All we want to do is take these chains off All we want to do is break the chains off, man All we want to do is be free All we want to do is be free All we want to do is take these chains off All we want to do is break the chains off me All we want to do is be free All we want to do is be free (Verse 2) Can you tell me why every time I step outside I see my n***as die? Ooh I'm letting you know That it ain't no gun they make that could k** my soul Oh, no! (Chorus) All we want to do is take these chains off All we want to do is break the chains off, man All we want to do is be free All we want to do is be free All we want to do is take these chains off All we want to do is break the chains off me All we want to do is be free All we want to do is be free (Interlude: Michael Brown shooting witness) And it was like officers pulling him inside the club He's tryna pull away and at no time the officer said He was willing to do anything until he pulled out his weapon His weapon was ? and he said 'I'll shoo you!' 'Wanna shoot' and in the same moment, the first shot went off And we looked up, he was shot and there was blood comin' from him We took off runnin' (Bridge) Are we all alone fightin' on our own Please give me a chance, I don't wanna dance! Something's got me down, I will stand my ground Don't just stand around! Don't just stand around! (Interlude: Michael Brown shooting witness) And that's what we confronted, I pleaded for my life Cause I was fearing for my life And I hear about a first call that I saw My friend, he kept runnin' He told me to keep runnin' cause he feared for me too So as he was runnin', the officer was trying to get out the car And once he got out the car he pursued my friend And said his weapon was drawn Now he didn't see any weapon drawn at him or anything like that He was goin' for no weapon His weapon was already drawn when he got out the car He shot again, and once my friend felt that shot He turned around and put his hands on the earth And he started to get down, but the officer still approached With his weapon drawn, and he fired seven more shots And my friend died (Chorus) All we want to do is take these chains off All we want to do is break the chains off All we want to do is be free All we want to do is be free All we want to do is take these chains off All we want to do is break the chains off All we want to do is be free All we want to do is be free