The Coolest

Album: Lupe Fiasco's The Cool (2007)
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  • The coolest nigga, what

    Lord please have sympathy
    And forgive Michael Young history as
    The coolest nigga, what

    I love the Lord
    But sometimes it's like that I love me more
    I love the peace and I love the war
    I love the seas and I love the shore
    No love for no beach; baby, that's law
    But she doesn't see; therefore, I spoil
    I trick, I fall, run up in raw
    I love her with all my heart
    Every vein, every vessel, every bullet lodged
    With every flower that I ever took apart
    She said that she would give me greatness, status
    Placement above the others
    My face would grace covers
    Of the magazines of the hustlers
    Paper, the likes of which that I had never seen
    Her eyes glow green with the logo of our dreams
    The purpose of our scene
    The obscene obsession for the bling
    She would be my queen, I could be her king
    Together, she would make me cool
    And we would both rule
    Forever
    And I would never feel pain
    And never be without pleasure, ever again
    And if the reign stops and everything's dry
    She would cry just so I can drink the tears from her eyes
    She'd teach me how to fly, even cushion my fall
    If my engines ever stall and I plummet from the sky
    But she will keep me high, and if I ever die
    She would commission monuments on her bosom to him
    Or maybe she'd retire as well
    A match made in Heaven, set the fires in Hell
    And I'll be

    The coolest nigga, what

    And so began our reign
    The Trinity: Her and I, caine
    No weather man could ever stand when her and I came
    Hella hard, umbrella, whatever
    Put plywood over Pella panes
    And pray to God that the flood subside
    Cause you gon' need a sub til he does reply
    And not one of Jared's; you think it's all arid
    And e'eryt'ing's irie, another supply
    That means another July inside my endless summer
    That was just the eye of the Unger, Felix
    Cause he is the cleanest amongst the
    Younger outstanding achieving up-and-comers
    The ones that had deadbeat daddies and well-to-do mommas
    But not well enough to keep 'em from us
    The ones that were fighting in class who might not pass
    Rap record pressured to laugh at a life not fast
    Can you feel it?
    Is what I got asked
    Do I love her?
    Said, I don't know
    Streets got my heart, Game got my soul
    One time missing sunshine will never hurt your soul
    Quote to a crying, dishonored baby mama
    Who's the mama to the daughter that I had fathered from afar
    My new lady gave me a Mercedes and a necklace with a solid gold key
    Like the starter of a car, the opener of a door, or two pounds of raw
    You gave me a baby, but what about lately?
    Then ha-ha-ha-ha-ha'd right up in her face, G
    There's more fish in the sea
    I'm on my mission to be

    The coolest nigga, what

    Come, these are the tales of The Cool
    Guaranteed to go and make you fail from your school
    And seek unholy grails like a fool
    And hang with the players of the pool
    Fast-talking of the hustle
    No heaven up above you, no hell underneath ye
    And no one will receive thee
    So shed no tear when we're not here
    And keep your faith as we chase
    The Cool Writer/s: Christopher Eddy Paultre, Christopher Paultre, Derrick Braxton, Lupe Fiasco, Wasalu Jaco
    Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 3

  • Joe from Columbia, Scone of the smartest songs to ever be written by a hip-hop artist
  • Woodz from Huntly West, New ZealandThey way I always interpreted this song was that it was about a guy (the coolest nigga) who starts going out with a girl because it will increase his stardom. But when he gets sick of supporter their child he splits. "Ha-ha-ha-ha, right up in her face g"

    There's my two cents anyway. Great song, love Lupe to piece, bring on LupE.N.D
  • Allox from Qld, AustraliaSuch a good song, great lyrics, even though I hardly understand them.... The strings are so beautiful and I love his whole style, so smooth and sophisticated.

    Paris, Tokyo is another good one....
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