J. Cole - Javari (Want You to Fly) lyrics

Baby, something I been feeling in
The depths of my heart hmm
Vari, Vari yeah
Yeah, uh

God is real and he usin'
Me for a bigger purpose
So fuck the world that would have
You think that a nigga worthless
Sometimes I think that these verses
Can help a person
Way more than the ones they readin'
In churches on days of worship
No disrespect to the Lord and Savior
That ain't just ego
I just observe that them words
No longer relate to people
'Cause modern times be flooded
With dollar signs and social media stuntin'
My niggas just wanna shine
They frame of mind so far removed


From the days and times of Nazareth
Life these days is a labyrinth
In a maze so elaborate
We barely get through half of
It 'fore it's too late
My niggas is felons from sellin' weight
In more than two states
22 on his waist before he
Could even shoot straight
Quick to draw on you like Aaron McGruder
Nigga who fate? All of that to say maybe the
Hood need a new faith
A new story about a boy from
Not too far where you stay

Want you to fly, want you to fly, mhmm
Want you to fly, want you to fly, here we go
Want you to fly, want you to fly, mhmm
Want you to fly, want you to fly, here we go

His momma was a virgin named Yolanda
And she raised him on her own
After she was disowned
Her momma called her a liar
Said "Get the fuck out my home"
Since you wanna be grown
So, there she was now, seventeen and alone
But this lil' boy that grew in
Her stomach made her feel strong
The angels paid her a visit one
Night and let it be known
This was God's child
Woman behold the miracle
She shed tears 'cause she never
Believed in a spiritual
But her heart was pure and she was good
For eighteen years she raised
Him on Section 8
In the cold embrace of the hood
Did the best as she could
The boy was named Javari
Walked with the spirit of his
Father emanatin' from body

Want you to fly, want you to fly, mhmm
Want you to fly, want you to fly, here we go
Want you to fly, want you to fly, mhmm
Want you to fly, want you to fly, here we go

Back in the hood, look at lil' Vari preach
His words were full of spirit
His truth it would always reach
He laid his hands on Toya
When niggas called her a freak
And told her that God loved her
No matter who she let beat
But bein' promiscuous is a sign
That there's something deep
That troubles her soul, the day
She lets it go, she'll find peace
She broke down admittin' her stepfather
Had touched her for years
She kept it secret for fear
Of her mother's grief
Now the bitterness she feels for that
Nigga is at a peak
And her lack of self-esteem is the reason
That she would sleep with anybody
And not think twice, Javari spoke calmly
Instructin' her to forgive her stepfather
Though he was wrong he was sick
Afflicted by evil, but the power to switch
How you feel about people who hurt
You is truly a gift
The thing that can make you rich or
Keep you down in a ditch
If you refuse to let go of the ground
Then how can you lift?
Into the sky where you belong
With the most high
Now wipe those tears from your eyes
My father wants you to fly

Want you to fly, want you to fly, mhmm
Want you to fly, want you to fly, here we go
Want you to fly, want you to fly, mhmm
Want you to fly, want you to fly, here we go

Baby, something I been feeling in
The depths of my heart

Back in the hood, Javari built up a followin'
Niggas put down they pistols eventually
And stopped swallowin' molly pills
Instead now they bodies fill with spirit
Twelve lil' homies soakin' up every
Word that they hearin'
The neighborhood done changed in
Attitude and appearance
Police dumbfounded by lack of crime and
They swear it's a fluke
Not knowin' the truth, that this a miracle
Niggas is wakin' up with the
Powers that be they fearing
So government keep a tap on Javari
And those who practice adherence
To things he teaching and
Then comes to interference
They stormed the hood, guns out
Bust into the house that he slept in
A warrant claimin' suspicion
Of drug possession but Vari sat calmly as if
He had been expectin' heart full of love
Even for those who need to oppress him
They told him "Hands up" and he
Did just as they directed they fired on him
Claiming they thought he reached for a weapon
He laid on the floor breathless
Blood leakin' from his chest
Plus a bullet-hole through both of his palms
Ain't that a message?
The neighborhood was stressin'
The son of God murdered and carried
Away on stretcher by the oppressor, but
Three days later
The coroner pulled the table
And what happened next is
Like somethin' you see
On cable or hear in a fable
He was suddenly able to open his
Eyes, look at him rise
The coroner was surprised
Without a word Javari walked out
Went straight to the hood
The people couldn't believe it
They froze right where they stood
As he walked by
Shinin' like a million diamond chains
God flowin' from every inch of his frame
He said "Hear me out my niggas
Let me be your proof, my father is real
And through love, homie
Peace can be found in the ville
I died for you, so that one day you would
Be able to see you a child of God
Just like me"
Hear me out my niggas, let me be your proof
My father is real and through love, homie
Peace can be found in the ville
I died for you, so that one day you would
Be able to see you a child of God
Just like me and I

Want you to fly, want you to fly, mhmm
Want you to fly, want you to fly, here we go
Want you to fly, want you to fly, mhmm
Want you to fly, want you to fly, here we go
Go

Oh, oh can I hear that?