About this song

Chaining Day is a track by J. Cole, taken from the album “Born Sinner (Deluxe Version)”, released June 14, 2013 on Roc Nation LLC. It runs 4:44 and carries an explicit content notice. Use the Deezer link above to stream the full song.

Look at me, pathetic n*gga, this chain that I bought You mix dream pain and fame, this is heinous result Let these words be the colors I'm just paintin' my heart I'm knee-deep in the game and it ain't what I thought Copped the Range Rover, my girl got the Mercedes Iced out crazy I wanna shine like Baby Compared to that n*gga, I ain't even got a bib yet Truth be told I ain't even bought a crib yet This is everything they told a n*gga not to do Image is everything I see, it got a lot to do With the way people perceive, and what they believe Money short so this jewelry is like a weave Meant to deceive and hear n*ggas say I see you Now b*tches wanna f*ck you and n*ggas wanna be you And police wanna stop you, frisk you wonder what he do If a hater snatch yo chain, I bet it still won't free you Cause I'll be right back grinding 'til I cop another I sit and think about all this sh*t I coulda copped my mother My partner said that's just the game my n*gga So I heard my jeweler say, here go your chain my n*gga This is chaining day (I need you to love me, love me) Chaining day, oh my chaining day (I need you to love me, love me) My chaining day My last piece, I swear, my guilt heavy as this piece I wear They even iced out Jesus' hair My last piece, I swear, they even iced out Jesus' hair Ice on this white Jesus seem a little unholy The real strange thing about this iced out Rolly It's the same sh*t a broke black n*gga get gassed at The same sh*t a rich white mo'f*cka laugh at Well laugh on white man, I ain't paid as you But I bet your rims ain't the same age as you And I ain't got no investment portfolio But my black and white diamonds shinin' like a Oreo I know back home where n*ggas sit today He rock a chain and he always got some sh*t to say Even back when I was broke I knew his sh*t was fake He'd prolly sneeze too hard and his sh*t could break But hey, you know the sayin', "Fake it 'til you make it" Me, I did the opposite, made it then I faked it And actin' like I gave a f*ck, money I was savin' up To buy a crib that's gated to that hundred racks, I gave it up For what (I need you to love me, love me) Chaining day, oh my chaining day (I need you to love me, love me) My chaining day My last piece, I swear, my guilt heavy as this piece I wear They even iced out Jesus' hair My last piece, I swear, they even iced out Jesus' hair Lord This is the last time Told my accountant, it's the last time I swear this is the last time I know that I said that sh*t last time But this the last time Mama I swear this is the last time So don't take my chains from me This is the last time Cause I chose this slavery This is the last time Don't take my chains from me This is the last time Cause I love this slavery I need you to love me, love me, love me... I said this is my last time

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Full tracklist

  1. 01 Villuminati E 5:08
  2. 02 Kerney Sermon (Skit) E 0:46
  3. 03 Land Of The Snakes E 4:14
  4. 04 Power Trip E 4:00
  5. 05 Mo Money (Interlude) E 1:17
  6. 06 Trouble E 4:18
  7. 07 Runaway E 5:14
  8. 08 She Knows E 4:56
  9. 09 Rich Niggaz E 4:36
  10. 10 Where's Jermaine? (Skit) E 0:36
  11. 11 Forbidden Fruit E 4:28
  12. 12 Ain't That Some Shit (Interlude) E 2:27