Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
J. Cole
J. Cole
Vocals
Dorian Johnson
Dorian Johnson
Speaker
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jermaine Cole
Jermaine Cole
Songwriter
Ron Gilmore
Ron Gilmore
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
J. Cole
J. Cole
Producer
Ron Gilmore
Ron Gilmore
Producer
Juro "Mez" Davis
Juro "Mez" Davis
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

And I'm in denial, uh And it don't take no x-ray to see right through my smile I know I be on the go, uh And there ain't no drink out there that can numb my soul Oh no Uh And all we wan' do is take the chains off All we wan' do is break the chains off and All we wan' do is be free All we wan' do is be free All we wan' do is take the chains off All we wan' do is break the chains off and All we wan' do is be free All we wan' do is be free Can you tell me why Every time I step outside I see my niggas die? Oh, I I'm lettin' you know That there ain't no gun they make that can kill my soul Oh no All we wan' do is take the chains off All we wan' do is take the chains off and All we wan' do is be free All we wan' do is be free All we wan' do is take the chains off All we wan' do is break the chains off and All we wan' do is be free All we wan' do is be free So now it was like the officer is pulling him inside the car and he's trying to pull away And at no time the officer said that he was going to do anything until he pulled out his weapon His weapon was drawn and he said, "I'll shoot you" or, "I'm going to shoot" And in the same moment, the first shot went off And we looked at him and he was shot and there was blood coming from him And we took off running Are we all alone Fighting 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 As we took off running I ducked and hid for my life 'Cause I was fearing for my life, and I hid by the first car I saw My friend, he kept running, and he told me to keep running 'cause he feared for me, too So as he was running the officer was trying to get out of the car And once he got out the car he pursued my friend, his weapon was drawn Now he didn't see any weapon drawn at him or anything like that, us going 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 in the air And started to get down, but the officer still approached with His weapon drawn and he fired seven more shots and my friend died And all we wan' do is take the chains off All we wan' do is break the chains off and All we wan' do is be free All we wan' do is be free All we wan' do is take the chains off All we wan' do is break the chains off and All we wan' do is be free All we wan' do is be free
Writer(s): Jermaine Lamarr Cole, Ronald Eugene Gilmore Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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