Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
J. Cole
Lead Vocals
Charly Charles
Vocals
John Dankworth
Sampled Artist
kiLL edward
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
J. Cole
Songwriter
John Dankworth
Composer
Charly Charles
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Chris Athens
Mastering Engineer
J. Cole
Producer
Juro "Mez" Davis
Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Cop another bag and smoke today
Cop another bag and smoke today
Cop another bag and smoke today
Cop another bag and smoke today
Cop another bag and smoke today
Cop another bag and smoke today
Cop another bag and smoke today
Cop another bag and smoke today
[Verse 2]
I got thoughts, can’t control
Got me down, got me low
Rest my mind, rest my soul
When I blow, when I blow
Am I wrong? Let me know
Feels so right to let things go
Don’t think twice, this is me
This is how I should be
[Verse 3]
But I’m aggravated without it
My saddest days are without it
My Saturdays are the loudest
I’m blowing strong
Some **** graduated to powder
I’ll dabble later, I doubt it
My database of narcotics
Is growing long
[Verse 4]
But I’m aggravated without it
My saddest days are without it
My Saturdays are the loudest
I’m blowing strong
Some **** graduated to powder
I’ll dabble later I doubt it
My database of narcotics is growing long
[Verse 5]
I wrote this shit to talk about the word addiction
To my **** **** ****
I hope you’re listening
**** and ****
I hope you’re listening
This is for the whole fuckin’ Ville
I hope you’re listening
Smokin’ medical grade
But I ain’t got prescription
All the way in Cali
Where they ain’t got precipi-tation
Feeling like the only one that made it and I hate it
For my ****, 'cause they ain’t got ambition
Fuck did you expect? You can blame it on condition
Blame it on crack, you can blame it on the system
Blame it on the fact that 12 got jurisdiction
To ride around in neighborhoods that they ain’t never lived in
Blame it on the strain that you feel when Daddy missin’
Blame it on Trump, shit, blame it on Clinton
Blame it on trap music and the politicians
Or the fact that every black boy wanna be Pippen
But they only got twelve slots on the Pistons
Blame it on the rain, Milli Vanilli with the disc skip
What I’m tryna say is the blame can go deep as seas
Just to blame em’ all, I would need like 20 CD’s
There’s all sorts of trauma from drama that children see
Type of shit that normally would call for therapy
But you know just how it go in our community
Keep that shit inside, it don’t matter how hard it be!
Fast forward them kids is grown and they blowin’ trees
And poppin’ pills due to chronic anxiety
I been saw the problem but stayed silent cause I ain’t Jesus
This ain’t no trial, if you desire go higher please
But fuck that now I’m older, I love you 'cause you my friend
Without the drugs I want you be comfortable in your skin
I know you so I know you still keep a lot of shit in
You running from yourself and you buyin’ product again
I know you say it helps, and no, I’m not tryna offend
But I know depression and drug addiction don’t blend
Reality distorts and then you get lost in the wind
And I done seen the combo take **** off the deep end
One thing about your demons they bound to catch up one day
I’d rather see you stand up and face em’ than run away
I understand this message is not the coolest to say
But if you down to try it, I know of a better way
Meditate
[Verse 6]
Meditate, meditate, meditate, meditate
Don’t medicate, medicate, don’t medicate
Meditate, meditate, meditate, meditate
Don’t medicate, medicate, don’t medicate
[Verse 7]
I got thoughts, can’t control
Got me down, got me low
Rest my mind, rest my soul
When I blow, when I blow
Am I wrong? Let me know
Feels so right to let things go
Don’t think twice, this is me
This is how I should be
[Verse 8]
Cop another bag and smoke today
Cop another bag and smoke today
Cop another bag and smoke today
Cop another bag and smoke today
Cop another bag and smoke today
Cop another bag and smoke today
Cop another bag and smoke today
Cop another bag and smoke today
Written by: J. Cole, Jasmin Charles, John Dankworth, Margaux Whitney