J. Cole - High For Hours lyrics

[Intro] This is called being high as sh** For hours That's the name of this song n***a, "High as sh** for Hours" Here we go, yeah [Verse 1] American hypocrisy, oh let me count the ways They came here seeking freedom and they end up owning slaves Justified it using what Christianity would say Religion don't mean sh**, there's too much ego in the way That's why ISIS is a crisis But in reality this country do the same sh** Take a life and call it righteous Remember when Bin Laden got k**ed, supposedly In a hotel lobby after a show Was noticing these white ladies watching CNN Covering the action They read the headline and then they all started clapping As if Lebron has just scored a basket at the buzzer I stood there for a second watch them high five each other For real? I though this was thou shalt not k** But police still letting off n***as in the Ville Claiming that he reached for a gun They really think we dumb and got a d**h wish Now somebody's son is laying breathless When I was a little boy my father lived in Texas Pulled up in Toyota, drove that b**h like it was Lexus Put my bag in his trunk and headed off for Dallas Out their for the summer feeling just like I was Alice Lost in the wonder land where n***as still suffering Just like they was back home and that's wrong [Refrain 1] So now its f** the government, they see my n***as struggling And they don't give a f** at all and that's wrong, yeah [Hook] The type of sh** that make you wanna The type of sh** that make you wanna let go The type of sh** that make you wanna The type of sh** that make you wanna let go [Verse 2] I had a convo with the president, I paid to go and see him Thinking bout the things I said I'd say when I would see him Feeling nervous, sitting in a room full of white folks Thinking about the black man plight, think I might choke, nope Raised my hand and asked a man a question 'Does he see the struggles of his brothers in oppression? And if so, if you got all the power in the clout as the president What's keeping you from helping n***as out?' Well I didn't say n***a, but you catch my drift He look me in my eyes and spoke and he was rather swift He broke the issues down and showed me he was well aware I got the vibe he was sincere and that the brother cared But dawg you in the chair, what's the hold up? He said there's things that I wanna fix But you know this sh** n***a, politics Don't stop fighting and don't stop believing You can make the world better for your kids before you leave it [Refrain 2] Change is slow, always has been, always will be But f** that, I'ma bust back, till they k** me Change is slow, always has been, always will be But f** that, I'ma bust back until they k** me You feel me? [Hook] The type of sh** that make you wanna (Aight third verse) The type of sh** that make you wanna let go The type of sh** that make you wanna The type of sh** that make you wanna let go [Verse 3] Here's a thought for my revolutionary heart Take a deeper look at history, it's there to pick apart See the people at the top, they get to do just what they want Till after while the people at the bottom finally get smart Then they start to holla revolution, tired of living here, destitution f** that looting, can you tell me what's the best solution? I used to think it was to over throw oppressors See, if we destroy the system that means we'll have less of greed But see, it's not that simple I got to thinking bout the history of human nature While this instrumental, play Then I realized something that made me wonder if revolution was really ever the way Before you trip and throw a fit over these words I say Think about this sh** for second, you heard the way The children in abusive households grow up knocking girlfriends out cold That's called a cycle Abused becomes the abuser and that how life go, so understand Look at the power, but you know what power does to man Corruption always leads us to the same sh** again So when you talk about revolution dawg, I hear just what you saying [Refrain 3] What good is taking over, when we know what you gon' do The only real revolution happens right inside of you I said What good is taking over, when we know what you gon' do The only real revolution happens right inside of you [Hook] The type of sh** that make you wanna (High for hours n***a) The type of sh** that make you wanna let go (Volume one) The type of sh** that make you wanna The type of sh** that make you wanna let go