Lyrics Snow On Tha Bluff - J. Cole

Niggas be thinkin' I'm deep, intelligent
Fooled by my college degree
My IQ is average
There's a young lady out there, she way smarter than me
I scrolled through her timeline
In these wild times, and I started to read
She mad at these crackers
She mad at these capitalists, mad at these murder police
She mad at my niggas
She mad at our ignorance, she wear her heart on her sleeve
She mad at the celebrities, lowkey
I be thinkin' she talking bout me
Now I ain't no dummy to think I'm above criticism
So when I see something that's valid, I listen
But shit, it's something about a queen tone that's bothering me
She strike me as somebody blessed enough
To grow up in conscious environment
With parents that know 'bout the struggle for liberation
And in turn they provided her with a perspective and awareness
Of the system and unfairness that afflicts 'em
And the clearest understanding of what we gotta do to get free
And the frustration the fills her words
Seems to come from the fact that most people don't see
Just 'cause you woke, and I'm not
That shit ain't no reason to talk like you better than me
How you gon' lead
When you attacking the very same niggas that really do need
The shit that you saying?
Instead of conveying you holier, come help get us up to speed
Shit, it's a reason it took like 200 years
For our ancestors just to get freed
These shackles be lockin' the mental way, more than the physical
I look at freedom like trees
Can't grow a forest like overnight
Hit the ghetto and slowly start planting your seeds
Fuck is the point of you preaching your message
To those that already believe what you believe?
I'm on some "fuck a retweet", most people is sheep
You got all the answers, but how you gon' reach?
If I could make one more suggestion
Respectfully, I would say it's more effective
To treat people like children
Understanding the time and love and patience that's needed to grow
This change is inevitable, but ain't none of us seen this before
Therefore we just gotta learn everything as we go
I struggle with thoughts on the daily
Feel like a slave that somehow done saved
Enough coins to buy his way up outta slavery
Thinking just maybe
In my pursuit to make life so much better for me and my babies
I done betrayed the very same people
That look at me like I'm some kind of a hero
Because of the zeros that's next to the commas
But look here, I promise, I'm not who you think
Ran into this nigga outside of the store yesterday
He said something that had me like "Wait"
He was like "Cole, 'preciate what you been doin my nigga, that's real"
But damn, why I feel faker than Snow on Tha Bluff?
Well, maybe 'cause deep down I know I ain't doing enough
The sun is shining today
The sun is shining today
The sun is shining today
Can you walk with me?
I hope we'll find the reason why we often sob, go on cry
Painful memories fuck up the vibe
Though I be trying to let the time heal my mind
I was once a child, I've gotten older
Still, I know I'm just a boy in God's eyes
Fill me up with wisdom and some courage
Plus endurance to survive, help mine thrive