Lirik Man Up Above - J. Cole

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Lirik Man Up Above - J. Cole
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[Intro: J. Cole & Marvin Sapp]
Never would have made it
Never could have made it
Without You
Without You (Uh)

[Chorus: J. Cole]
Whole lotta O's gettin' sold on the block
Don't go outside a lot, ain't tryna get popped
12 bustin' in while we scrapin' out the pot
We runnin' out the spot, we runnin' out the spot
Singin', "Don't be fooled by the rocks that I got"
Somebody's gettin' knocked while the bodies gettin' dropped
I used to have a little, now, a nigga got a lot
I pray the Lord watch, I pray the Lord watch

[Verse 1: J. Cole]
Another year goes by, another nigga slayed
At the West Indian Day Parade when perpetrators sprayed
You got the nerve to ask why I stay in the house more
Get paid for goin' in; the fuck I'm goin' out for?
When niggas stretchin' shit like a new school power forward
Naz Reid range
But when these boys is shootin', niggas start breathin' strange
Heartbeat is faint, now, it's auf wiedersehen
I'm not German, but the wheels currently turnin'
On my mama's automobile certainly are, while y'all prefer to be hard
Memories of my dawg's wake, it's hurtin' me, y'all
The windows to his soul closed, saw his curtains be drawn
Innocent as a child, but weren't we all?
Before the hoes and the smoke that arose
From the Black and Mild cigarillos, triggers lift the biggest fellows
Put seven on his torso and turned him into Melo, uh
But no midrange iso, back to the basket
The streets raised him a bastard, wrapped in a casket
Best beware, don't you dare go laugh at the tragic
Passing of somebody's son by somebody's gun
Give a fuck if you opps, when dissin' the dead, the karma tends to come at you hot
I promise you
Pray for forgiveness, the Lord's wrath can astonish you
I'd rather admonish you on this record than impress with perceptions of a designer shoe
Fuck Gucci, fuck Louis, fuck Chanel
Fuck Balenciaga, how we gon' excel?
Soon as niggas make it out, they turnin' Hollywood as hell
I knew buddy caught that body, but hell, I probably shouldn't tell
Or else, I

[Interlude: J. Cole & Marvin Sapp]
Never would have made it
I mean, I
Never could have made it (Yeah)
Without You

[Refrain: J. Cole & Marvin Sapp]
Got a soft spot for the man up above
Eastside, Westside, show me love (Without You)
Niggas duck shots and some niggas catch slugs
Northside, Southside, show me love

[Chorus: J. Cole]
Whole lotta O's gettin' sold on the block
Don't go outside a lot, ain't tryna get popped
12 bustin' in while we scrapin' out the pot
We runnin' out the spot, we runnin' out the spot
Singin', "Don't be fooled by the rocks that I got"
Somebody's gettin' knocked while the bodies gettin' dropped
I used to have a little, now, a nigga got a lot
I pray the Lord watch, I pray the Lord watch, uh

[Verse 2: J. Cole & Marvin Sapp]
Someone that's close to me is facin' time
My mind's racin' for some way to find hope that he may be fine
He got a son the same age as mine
I can't imagine spendin' days in a cage not raisin' mine
These are the years with our kids where we strengthen bonds
I paid his bond, but the trial's comin'
Yo, rain or shine, I know his child love him
But he's too young to understand it if the outcome is incarceration
The charges facin' bring the possibility of long vacations and complications
With his baby mom
She daily cryin', sayin' her heart is vacant
He tryna make it work, he wanna fake it for the sake of family
But she keep throwin' old shit right in his face, apparently
Remindin' him 'bout how he tried to make her take a plan B
And abort the seed
Threatenin' him with child support so that the court can seize and garnish wages
And all this was before he caught this case that's brought the latest
Pile of stress to add to all this mess, it's hard to face it
His thoughts deflated, somewhere 'long the way, he lost his faith
But now he reads the Bible hopin' God'll see him contemplative
Never would have made it
He prayin' now, even threw some gospel on his playlist
Never could have made it
Tears fallin', Marvin Sapp, "Never Would Have Made It" (Without You)


[Refrain: J. Cole & Marvin Sapp]
Man up above
Eastside, Westside, show me love (Without You)
Niggas duck shots and some niggas catch slugs
Northside, Southside, show me love

[Chorus: J. Cole]
Whole lotta O's gettin' sold on the block
Don't go outside a lot, ain't tryna get popped
12 bustin' in while we scrapin' out the pot
We runnin' out the spot, we runnin' out the spot
Singin', "Don't be fooled by the rocks that I got"
Somebody's gettin' knocked while the bodies gettin' dropped
I used to have a little, now, a nigga got a lot
I pray the Lord watch, I pray the Lord watch for me

[Outro: J. Cole & Marvin Sapp]
Never would have made it (Oh, I never could have made it)
Never could have made it
Without You
Without You

Makna Lagu Man Up Above - J. Cole

Lagu ini nunjukin sisi reflektif dan spiritual dari J. Cole. Di balik kesuksesan dan kekayaan yang dia punya sekarang, dia tetap sadar kalau hidup di lingkungan keras penuh narkoba, kekerasan, dan polisi razia itu bukan hal yang bisa dianggap remeh. Banyak temannya tumbang, banyak yang masuk penjara, dan kematian terasa kayak berita biasa. Reff "I pray the Lord watch" nunjukin kalau di tengah chaos itu, dia cuma bisa berharap Tuhan terus jagain dia. Bahkan meski sekarang “punya banyak”, rasa takut dan trauma masa lalu tetap nempel.

Verse kedua makin dalem karena ngebahas temannya yang lagi hadapin kasus hukum serius. Di situ kelihatan banget realita pahit: keluarga berantakan, anak yang masih kecil, tekanan finansial, dan masa depan yang nggak jelas. Lagu ini bukan cuma soal street life, tapi juga tentang konsekuensi dari pilihan hidup dan gimana satu kesalahan bisa ngubah segalanya. Di tengah semua itu, ada momen spiritual ketika temannya mulai balik cari Tuhan, dengerin lagu gospel, dan berharap masih ada jalan keluar.

Secara keseluruhan, makna lagu ini adalah rasa syukur dan ketergantungan sama Tuhan di tengah kerasnya hidup. Kolaborasi dengan Marvin Sapp lewat potongan "Never Would Have Made It" bikin vibe-nya makin emosional, seolah jadi pengakuan bahwa tanpa campur tangan Tuhan, mereka mungkin nggak akan selamat sampai sekarang. Ini bukan lagu flexing, tapi lebih ke pengingat: sukses nggak bikin lo kebal dari realita, dan iman kadang jadi satu-satunya pegangan.