Change J cole Change My intuition is telling

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Change J cole

Change J cole

Change • My intuition is telling me they'll be better days • Yeah, my

Change • My intuition is telling me they'll be better days • Yeah, my • intuition is telling me they'll be better days I like this tone • Yeah, my intuition is telling me they'll be better days • I sit in silence and find whenever I meditate My fears alleviate, my tears evaporate My faith don't deviate, ideas don't have a date But see I'm growing and getting stronger with every breath Bringing me closer to heaven's doors with every step As we speak I'm in peace, no longer scared to die Most niggas don't believe in God and so they terrified It's either that or they be fearing they gon' go to Hell Asking the father forgiveness, God, I'm overwhelmed (Please God, I want to go to Heaven) As if he's spiteful like them white folks that control the jail See I believe if God is real, he'll never judge a man Because he knows us all and therefore he would understand The ignorance that make a nigga take his brother's life The bitterness and pain that got him beating on his wife.

change Yeah, my chosen religion: Jesus piece frozen from sinnin‘ Doin' dirt hoping to

change Yeah, my chosen religion: Jesus piece frozen from sinnin‘ Doin' dirt hoping to God He know my intentions To see a million 'fore I see a casket I got a baby on the way know he gon' be a bastard I'm living fast like I'm in a drag race, how that cash taste When I was a senior I was ballin' on my classmates they put three bullets in my car one hit the gas tank Know I got a angel cause I'm supposed to have a halo Right now, my lifestyle destined for a federal facility For my ability to make them birds fly Fiends wanna get higher than a bird's eye view And who am I tell a nigga what to do? I just apply this economics My business ain't got the suit and tie Keep a pistol at all times, they want what's mine

Change • Yeah, prodigal son Got a new gun, this one Don't run out

Change • Yeah, prodigal son Got a new gun, this one Don't run out of ammo lately been working on my handles Can I ball, become a star, and remain my self If I fall, dust it off and regain my self Fuck 'em all, they don't know all the pain I felt I'm in awe, after all the fame I felt I evolve I no longer bury demons I be a vessel for the truth until I'm barely breathing, I'm singing • Life is all about the evolution I give up, I give in, I move back a little I live up, I look up, now I'm back for more You can dream but don't neglect the execution I give up, I give in, I move back a little I live up, I look up, now I'm back for more Time is short that's what somebody told me I give up, I give in, I move back a little I live up, I look up, now I'm back for more Too short to keep following your homies I give up, I give in, I move back a little I live up, I look up, now I'm back for more • I reminisce back to a time where niggas threw they hands All of a sudden niggas pop a trunk and then we scram Finger on trigger make a little nigga understand What it's like to finally be the motherfuckin' man Eyes wide that's from the power that the coward feels Niggas die over bitches disrespecting dollar bills Bloodshed that turned the city to a battlefield I call it poison, you call it real (pop, pop) That's how you feel? • Pistols be poppin' and niggas drop in a heartbeat Scattered like roaches, a body laid on the concrete Body laid on the concrete Look, somebody laid on the concrete No time for that, ain't no lookin' back, cause I'm running too I made it home, I woke up and turned on the morning news Overcame with a feeling I can't explain 'Cause that was my nigga James that was slain, he was 22 (Last night at around) He was 22 (22 year old black male, suspect, poor) •

Literary terms • But see I'm growing and getting stronger with every breath (hyperbole)

Literary terms • But see I'm growing and getting stronger with every breath (hyperbole) • I'm living fast like I'm in a drag race (simile), how that cash taste • Fiends wanna get higher than a bird's eye view • My business ain't got the suit and tie (symbol) • Can I ball, become a star, and remain my self • (pop, pop) (Onomatopoeia) • Scattered like roaches (simile) • 'Cause that was my friend James that was slain, he was 22 (symbol)

questions • 1. What is meant by “Life is all about the evolution I

questions • 1. What is meant by “Life is all about the evolution I give up, I give in, I move back a little I live up, I look up, now I'm back for more You can dream but don't neglect the execution” • I think it means that you can and should dream about goals and ideas for the future, but you can’t forget to execute them as in you should follow through on your goals and dreams. • 2. What does the artist mean when he says • I just apply this economics • My business ain't got the suit and tie • I think that he is talking about his past and how before he was famous from rapping he was very poor and he had to sell drugs or do illegal things to make his money because he was not in school.

questions • 3. List Stanzas that stood out or “spoke” to you. • I

questions • 3. List Stanzas that stood out or “spoke” to you. • I sit in silence and find whenever I meditate My fears alleviate, my tears evaporate My faith don't deviate, ideas don't have a date • I just really like the word play and rhyme scheme he uses here and how hes talking about when he meditates, he completely empties his mind and is in the present moment instead of worrying about the future or dwelling in the past. It speaks to me because that is something that I really want to work on and try to always be in the present moment. • See I believe if God is real, he'll never judge a man Because he knows us all and therefore he would understand The ignorance that make a nigga take his brother's life The bitterness and pain that got him beating on his wife • I believe he’s talking about how God wouldn’t judge you on the little mistakes you make or things you do because if he is real, he understands all people to live and there has been many bad and worse people on earth. • 3. What is the symbolism he is referring to in the stanza… • No time for that, ain't no lookin' back, cause I'm running too • I made it home, I woke up and turned on the morning news • Overcame with a feeling I can't explain • 'Cause that was my friend James that was slain, he was 22 • He is talking about his friend who was shot when he was only 22 and he references in a lot of his songs about police brutality and race discrimination and it has really affected his personally since people he was close to and friends with have died because of it.

questions 4. What does he mean by I’m supposed to have a halo right

questions 4. What does he mean by I’m supposed to have a halo right now. They put three bullets in my car one hit the gas tank Know I got a angel cause I'm supposed to have a halo Right now I believe he means that when some people shot up his car and put bullets in his gas tank, he thinks he should have died and believes he has a guardian angel watching over him since he survived it. • 5. If you could sum up this poem/song/experience in one word, what would it be? • Spiritual • I think spiritual is a good word to describe this song because he talks a lot about god and people wanting to go to heaven when they die. • • •

paragraph • I think that the overall message or theme of the song is

paragraph • I think that the overall message or theme of the song is a lot about religion and not changing his beliefs and morals just because he has fame and success now. He talks about many different topics like how jail is populated with many more black people than any other races. Also he says he is no longer scared to die so I believe he is at peace with the fact he is going to die at one point and he believes that even with the sins he has commited that god will understand.

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