Lift up a stone and you will find him, Cherish the beauty in the world around us Not in buildings or crosses made by man Judge me, fuck you, stop playing god, Your forked tongue prophecies, Carelessly caressing the wounds of the weak People like you should be crucified, Then maybe just maybe you would have an idea Of what you are talking about. My only solace is that one day, Judgment will come for the wicked, then we will see who burns Raise up your head, unclasp your hands, Your weakness makes me tremble True strength comes from within And we were given this life to live, Not exist under standards, set by some bullshit rule book What prayers of yours, were ever answered, by degrading others Spare me your biblical back peddling nonsense For the people that you′ve hurt, and the being your dishonor, Your fall from grace, will finally justify my means Judge me and now you are me and what′s worse You are now a traitor to your god Tell me Judas, how does it feel to be looked down upon Sinners like you, should be stung up from the highest tree You judged me and now you are me, stop playing god
First you like to talk Then you like to come around Then you like to walk Then you wanna get down There′s free as a bird There′s something I heard
Then you light a cigarette Then you tell me no regrets You never had a better then You really know your work Then you light a cigarette Then you give your work
You forgot I really like to think You forgot I really like to think You forgot I really like to think You forgot I always was invistigate Yeah yeah yeah yeah You′re a well known sinner Yeah yeah yeah yeah I always try appreciate Yeah yeah yeah yeah Before I follow you down
Yeah yeah yeah yeah Yeah yeah yeah yeah ...
You′re a well known sinner You′re a well known sinner Well known sinner
Tell me your destination Could need some inspiration Don′t make too much of it Now let′s not analyze
This is a game with no rules I won′t comit to I do All I can say for sure is What will be will be
In tears of joy and lack of sorrow (lack of sorrow) I live my life the way I planned
I am not a sinner nor a saint Not that I would loose my head and faint Every time we touch, no Am I forgiven Living and loving my way I am not a sinner nor a saint You never gonna break my heart, I ain′t Gonna let it happen, no Am I forgiven Confessions I make in the name of myself
Am I a bad boy, maybe Am I a sad boy, let′s see I can′t remember crying Since I was a child Don′t need no babysitter No I am not that bitter I get my satisfaction Every now and then
In tears of joy and lack of sorrow (lack of sorrow) I live my life the way I planned
I am not a sinner nor a saint Not that I would loose my head and faint Every time we touch - no Am I forgiven Living and loving my way I am not a sinner nor a saint You never gonna break my heart - I ain′t Gonna let it happen, no Am I forgiven Confessions are made in the name of myself
Aah - not that I would loose my head and faint (Oh no) Every time we touch - no Am I forgiven Living and loving my way I am not a sinner nor a saint You never gonna break my heart - I aint Gonna let it happen - no Am I forgiven Confessions are made in the name of myself
Born with eyes But they are not to see Living on your knees Choking on your spiritual agony Follow the traces of blood Throughout the past centuries You choose not to see Bow down and worship me at the altar of shame
You strive for perfection But you don′t have the tools Human weakness embodied Fodder for fools Feeding the fear of life itself Over and over again And choose not to see
Bow down and worship me at the altar of shame
So you′re the saint and I′m the sinner? You will never understand You′re the saint and I′m the sinner No - you will never understand
Born with eyes But they are not to see Living on your knees Choking on your spiritual agony Follow the traces of blood Throughout the past centuries You choose not to see Bow down and worship me at the altar of shame
If I could just hide The sinner inside And keep him denied How sweet life would be If I could be free From the sinner in me
I′ll never be a saint That′s not a picture that your memory paints Not renowned for my patience I′m not renowned for my restraint But you′re always around You can always be found To pick me up when I′m on the ground
If I could just hide The sinner inside And keep him denied How sweet life would be If I could be free From the sinner in me
I′m still recovering Still getting over all the suffering More known for my anger Than for any other thing But you′ve always tried To be by my side And catch my fall when I start to slide
If I could just hide The sinner inside And keep him denied How sweet life would be If I could be free From the sinner in me
Like the sun, like the light, like a plane Like the storm, I′m born through everything Like a bomb in the night, like a train Thundering through the hills, let it rain
I′m a sinner, I like it that way [2x]
All the boys, all the boys and girls Wanna be like us tonight All the boys, all the boys and girls Ride the magic bus tonight
I′m a sinner, I′m a sinner I′m a sinner, I like it that way [2x]
Like the moon with a light of my own Sift the sky for a place to call home I woke up with my hand in the fire Get my kicks when I′m walking the wire
I′m a sinner, I like it that way [2x]
All the boys, all the boys and girls Wanna be like us tonight All the boys, all the boys and girls Ride the magic bus tonight
I′m a sinner, I′m a sinner I′m a sinner, I like it that way [3x]
I′m a sinner, I′m a sinner I′m a sinner, praise the Lord, I like it that way!
Hail Mary, full of grace Get down on your knees and pray Jesus Christ hanging on the cross Died for our sins, it′s such a loss
Saint Christopher, find my way I′ll be coming home one day Saint Sebastian, don′t you cry Let those poisoned arrows fly
Saint Anthony, lost and found Thomas Aquinas, stand your ground All the saints and Holy men Catch me before I sin again
I′m a sinner, I like it that way [2x]
You′re a sinner, you′re a sinner you′re a sinner, you′ll like it that way
We′re all sinners, we′re all sinners We′re all sinners
I′m a sinner, I′m a sinner I′m a sinner, I like it that way
I’m no saint no sinner I’m true to myself I’m no saint no sinner now I don’t lie to you
okay sometimes I lie but who is always straight I stay to what I say if it’s a lie or not
I know that I’m no saint that doesn’t mean I’m fake I want you to get awake
some of you think that I’m fake I want you get awake and take a look at me where do you get that feeling from that feeling that I’m fake here must be something special that let you think of me that way
have you ever spoken to me? have you ever dated me? have you ever spent some time with me? or do you just talk what others say? I want you to make your own thoughts don’t care what others say I want you to make up your mind want you to open your eyes
don’t care what others say just trust your eyes don’t care what others say just trust your eyes
okay sometimes I lie but who is always straight I stay to what I say f it’s a lie or not
I know that I’ no saint that doesn’t mean I’m fake I want you to get awake
some of you think that I’m wrong I want you to come along come along with me then we can figure out where you get that feeling from that feeling that I’m wrong
I know sometimes I lie I’m going straight to hell I know that I’m no saint I’m going straight to hell I know the track I took is leading me to hell I’m going straight to hell
wake up and face what is fake wake up and face what is real wake up and trust what you feel wake up and make up your mind wake up and open your eyes wake up and face what you see wake up and trust what you feel just trust your eyes
okay sometimes I lie but who is always straight I stay to what I say if it’s a lie or not
I know that I’m no saint that doesn’t mean I’m fake I want you to get awake
[Verse 1: J. Cole] Spinning in circles, live my life without rehearsal If I die today my nigga was it business? Was it personal? Should this be my last breath I′m blessed cause it was purposeful Never got to church to worship lord but please be merciful You made me versatile, well-rounded like cursive Now you chose me for purpose I put my soul in these verses Born sinner, was never born to be perfect Sucka for women licking their lips and holding these purses Back when we ran the streets who would think we grow to be murderers Teachers treated niggers as if they totally worthless And violent, and hopeless I saw but never noticed that the college is right to be Or that you can be bosses Rest in peace to Tiffany, I don′t know if this is the realest shit I ever wrote But know that the realest nigga wrote this And signed it, and sealed it in a envelope and knew one day you would find it And knew one day that you would come back and rewind this, singing...
[Hook: James Fauntleroy] I′m a born sinner But I got better tonight, swear
[Verse 2: J. Cole] Yeah, this music shit is a gift But God help us make it cause this music business is a cliff I got a life in my grip, she holding tight to my wrist She screaming: "Don′t let me slip" She see the tears in my eyes, I see the fear on her lips True when I told you: "You the only reason why I don′t flip and go insane" My roof in the pouring rain You knew me before the fame, don′t lose me the more I change, you Just grow with me, go broke you go broke with me I smoke you gon′ smoke with me Woman′s curse since birth, man lead her to the hearse I go Bobby you go with me damn Listen here, I′ll tell you my biggest fears You the only one who knows them Don′t you ever go expose them This life is harder than you′ll probably ever know Emotions I hardly ever show More for you than for me Don′t you worry yourself I gotta do this for me They tell me life is a test but where′s a tutor for me Pops came late I′m already stuck in my ways Ducking calls from my mother for days Sometimes she hate the way she raised me but she love what she raised Can′t wait to hand her these house keys with nothing to say Except