I ain't got no halo, just a .40 and some pain Runnin' through the fire like the devil in my lane Tried to chain me down, but I broke outta them flames Now it's top floor views, and they still say I changed (No, no, no halo) Only scars on my name though (Go, go, go play slow) I was born in the dark, I came up out the grave though I was posted on the curb where the hope got shot Feet firm in the mud, I don’t slip when it hurts Mama cryin' in the kitchen, brother dyin' in a cell Either end up with a plaque or you end up in a box Ain’t no handouts here, just the sound of the Glock Got a buzz off pain, turned my wounds to stock Now they follow every post like a money trail But when I had nothin', couldn't even get a bail They was cappin' on live, I was loadin' my drive Used to sleep with the heat, now I’m heatin’ the charts Whole clique full of killers with degrees in the heart So don’t test my peace if you ain’t ready for war Ridin’ solo, tinted visions, red moon in the sky Dreams heavy on my shoulder, but this pain don’t lie Swear I seen a preacher cry, when the shooter survived Now I live like every step could be my last goodbye They ain't love me when I needed 'em Now they cheer when I’m defeatin’ 'em Runnin’ laps 'round demons, beatin’ 'em But that cold never left, still freezin' 'em Put a hundred on my chain, not for flash, it's a promise That if I ever fall again, I'ma rise like a comet Made a play off a loss, turned my Ls into profit Now the opps play my music, try to act like they honest Draco on my dresser, pain up in my dresser God in my ear, but the devil still textin’ VVs cold, I done froze up the necklace Made it from the mud, now I talk in investments I ain't got no halo, just a .40 and some pain Runnin' through the fire like the devil in my lane Tried to chain me down, but I broke outta them flames Now it's top floor views, and they still say I changed (No, no, no halo) Only scars on my name though (Go, go, go play slow) I was born in the dark, I came up out the grave though "If you know, you know... ain’t no love in this jungle, only kings and the ghosts." Produced & Written by marz/ J.Cole
