J. Cole - She Knows (Sub Español) (Ambert coffman & Cults)

Para la base de esta pista, Cole utilizó una muestra de la pista de Cults de 2011 "Bad Things" . También probó un extracto de sus voces para la colisión de la introducción.

DMX: Una referencia a la canción de DMX "What These Bitches Want" con Sisqo . Todavía no sabemos qué querían de esos dos .
BMX: BMX es un deporte de bicicleta que consiste en hacer trucos , ya que él acaba de mencionar "A los otros niggas les encanta hacer trucos".

"Este es Martin Luther King en el club, recibiendo doblajes
con una mala perra en su oído, diciendo que ella está dispuesta a lo que sea,
en el fondo de su mente es Coretta."
A pesar de que se consideraba a Martin Luther King, Jr. como un ejemplo de excelencia moral, él lidió infamemente con la tentación sexual y engañó repetidamente a su esposa, Coretta Scott King . Al compararse con Martin Luther King, Cole implica cierto prestigio y virtud, al tiempo que reconoce que incluso los más justos pueden ser infieles.

El hecho de que "Coretta", es decir, su chica real, permanezca en su mente mientras engaña sugiere que Cole sabe que no hay una conexión emocional con las chicas con las que engaña. También podría estar insinuando que sabe que sus acciones son inmorales y aún así no puede resistir la tentación.

"Dubs" se refiere a $20 en marihuana. Un "dub" también es una forma diferente de decir que las chicas lo están molestando en el club.

CANAL DEL ARTISTA:    / @jcole  

LYRICS

[Intro: J. Cole & Amber Coffman (Sampled)]
She knows
She knows, ayy
Bad things happen to the people you love
And you find yourself praying up to heaven above
But honestly, I've never had much sympathy
'Cause those bad things, I always saw them coming for me
I'm gonna run, run away (Oh, I), run run away, run away (Oh, I-I-I)
Run away and never come back (Well, all right)
Run run away, run run away (Oh, I), run away (Oh, I-I-I)
Show 'em that your color is black (Well, all right)

[Verse 1]
Damned if I do, damned if I don't
You know I got a girl back home
You got a man what you want, what you want?
What these bitches want from a nigga?
On some DMX shit, huh
I know them other niggas love tricking
On some BMX shit, but not me
Now I'm sure you done heard about me
A black star, Mos Def, Kweli
Good so them bad hoes try me, they try me
This is Martin Luther King in the club, getting dubs
With a bad bitch in his ear, sayin' that she down for whatever
In the back of his mind is Coretta
[Chorus]
And she knows, she knows
And I know she knows, and I know she knows
And deep down, she knows, she knows
And I know she knows, and I know she knows

[Refrain]
Well, all right, oh, I, oh, I-I-I
I can't be what you want from me, well, all right
Oh, I, oh, I-I-I
I can't be what you want from me, well, all right

[Verse 2]
Damned if I do, shit, damned if I don't
I'm passing up on bad hoes
Trying to be the man that she want, what she want?
What she—What she want from a nigga?
To put a ring on it
Got a bitch on my dick right now
And she just want to sing on it
Got me up so high, try and get a piece of that apple pie
I be up so high, try and get a piece of that apple pie
Dancehall vibes with my pants on fire
'Cause I told her I was sleep
'Cause I creep with this pretty young thing that I chose
She could be doing the same thing, I suppose
[Chorus]
And she knows, she knows
And I know she knows, and I know she knows
And deep down, she knows, she knows
And I know she knows, and I know she knows

[Refrain]
Well, all right, oh, I, oh, I-I-I
I can't be what you want from me, well, all right
Oh, I, oh, I-I-I
I can't be what you want from me, well, all right

[Bridge 1]
Niggas say, "Turn up," hoes say, "Turn up"
Only bad thing 'bout a star is they burn up
Niggas say, "Turn up," hoes say, "Turn up"
Only bad thing 'bout a star is they burn up
Rest in peace to Aaliyah
Rest in peace to Left Eye (Left Eye)
Michael Jackson, I'll see ya
Just as soon as I die (I die)

[Bridge 2]
Got me up so high, try and get a piece of that apple pie, uh
I be up so high, try and get a piece of that apple pie
Got me up so high, try and get a piece of that apple pie, uh
I be up so high, try and get a piece of that apple pie
[Refrain]
Well, all right, oh, I, oh, I-I-I
I can't be what you want from me, well, all right
Oh, I, oh, I-I-I
I can't be what you want from me, well, all right

[Outro: Amber Coffman (Sampled)]
Run away, run away— Back
Run away, run away— Back
Run away, run away— Back
Run away, run away— Back

#JCOLE