Lit
Bas feat. J. Cole & K-Quick Lyrics

Do you still believe in love?
Do you still have faith in the existence and power of love?

Or do you like drugs?
Do you prefer the temporary escape and sensation of drugs instead of love?

Ran into a night owl rollin' White Owls
Encountered a woman who stays up late and smokes White Owl cigars.

Girl it's been awhile since I hit a White Owl
It's been a while since I smoked a White Owl cigar.

I'm with it though, she a centerfold
I'm interested in her anyways because she is a centerfold model.

Big ol' blunt look like tentacles
The large blunt resembles tentacles.

She strip in Europe, Interpol
She is a stripper in Europe and is being monitored by Interpol, the international police organization.

Don't remember her in her clothes
I cannot remember what she looks like with her clothes on.

I fucked her friend, damn they was close
I had sex with her friend, who was very close to her.

Let's reunite, let's get em close
Let's all get back together again and become close once more.

Hit 'em twice in a row, hit a flight, and I'm ghost
Meet up with them twice in a row, then catch a flight and leave without saying goodbye.

That's the last time I seen her though
I haven't seen her since that encounter.

She be gettin' too eager, ho
She is becoming too eager and promiscuous.

Stamp it like it's my visa
Make it official like a visa stamp.

Cheefin' off of these berries
Smoking marijuana.

When the world gets heavy and it hurts to carry
When life becomes overwhelming and difficult to handle.

I'm her Midnight Mercenary
I am her knight in shining armor who comes to her rescue at night.

Fiend
A person who is addicted to drugs or is very obsessed with something.

It's lit
It's exciting/fun/a party.

Feel the buzz?
Can you sense the excitement and energy?

That's a half?
Is that all? That's not enough.

Shit it was
Okay, it's enough.

She take me to a place that I never would discover
She leads me to new and exciting experiences.

Might never have another, so I had to fuck her
I might not have this chance again to have sex with her, so I did it.

Reach into my pockets, damn I ain't got a rubber
I do not have a condom with me.

See my nigga Ron, like L. Ron Hubbard, he be outta space
See my friend Ron, he is like Scientology's founder, L. Ron Hubbard, because he is always in his own world.

Say he got a case of straps at the back of the hotel cupboard
He says he has a case of guns hidden in the back of the hotel closet.

Room 508, check by the safe, she say "Boy you got it made
Room 508, check next to the safe - she says I'm very well-off.

Do you got a cape?
Do you have special powers to help me with my problems?

I ain't with the games ma, do I gotta wait?
I am not here for games, do I have to wait for you to be ready?

I'm quite impatient, intoxication got me feelin' like procreating
I am very impatient and the drugs make me feel like having sex.

Girl I'm the baker, you surely caking
I am the maker (of music), but you are surely making money.

Stand back, catch my amazing graces
Back up and admire my amazing skills.

Photo finish and fornication
A thrilling and exciting climax like a photo finish, followed by sex.

Can you feel the buzz?
Can you sense the excitement and energy?

What's your drug?
What is your escape from reality?

Now comes the question of which intro do you use?
Now we must decide which introduction to use.

Do you use this intro or the other intro I was talkin' on?
Should we use this introduction, or the other one I discussed?

But, then that let's people know I had more than one take
But then people will know I recorded this song multiple times.

So maybe we should just not use this and use the other intro
Perhaps we shouldn't use this one and instead use the other one.

So people would think I just took it straight through
So people will believe I recorded the song without any mistakes.

Yea, let's do that
Okay, let's use the other introduction.

You'd be surprised how many truths you can hide in flows
You would be amazed at how much truth you can conceal in a song's lyrics.

I'm listenin' to this beat with my eyelids closed
I'm listening to this instrumental with my eyes closed.

Thoughts keep flashin' and I keep laughin'
My thoughts are active and amusing, so I laugh to myself.

I never thought that I would fuck Irish hoes
I never imagined myself having sex with Irish women.

Maybe Asian bitches or Caucasian bitches
Perhaps I thought I would have sex with Asian or Caucasian women instead.

Remember when I got to New York I was lost
When I first arrived in New York, I felt confused and isolated.

Because all I ever saw was Jamaican bitches
The only women I ever saw were Jamaican women.

I ain't barely know what Jamrock was
I barely knew what Jamrock (a nickname for Jamaica) was.

Lil' country nigga God damn I was
I was a small-town person.

To you niggas talkin' online until you make it this high
To those of you who talk about success online until you reach this level.

Then you could never understand this buzz, well
Then you could never understand the excitement and energy of this level of success.

Maybe if you put yourself in the shoes
Perhaps if you imagine what it's like to be in this position.

Of a nigga comin' straight out the South
Of a person from the southern United States.

No gold grill just a east coast feel
I don't have a gold grill on my teeth, but I have a vibe like the East Coast.

And a set of crooked teeth in his mouth
And a set of uneven teeth.

Make them hoes bounce, that can't get enough
Make the girls dance and enjoy themselves.

Niggas say I made it I ain't make it enough
Some people say I am successful, but I feel like I'm not successful enough.

Man hang that nigga, you a real lame ass nigga
Man, forget that person, you are an uncool and boring person.

If you ain't got my tape in your truck
If you don't have my music in your vehicle.

Cole, uhm world don't you forget that
Hey, world, don't forget about me (referring to J. Cole).

I think I lost my mind round the same time I lost my six pack
I think I lost my sanity around the same time I lost my abdominal muscles.

But no sit-ups for me, long as my dick still get up for me
I don't do sit-ups, as long as I can still have sex.

Long as a ho still give up for me
As long as a promiscuous woman is willing to have sex with me.

She usually charge but she get us for free
She usually demands payment for sex, but she had sex with me for free.

Woah, that's TMI, lil' something like TMZ
Whoa, that's too much information, a little like TMZ (a celebrity gossip website).

Scared of the days you'll be seeing me
Afraid of the days you will see me (possibly because of my fame or success).

'Cause my girl do not play, coach DNP
Because my girlfriend is very strict and doesn't fool around, like a coach who does not put players in the game (DNP = Did Not Play).

That's something for the hoop fans
That reference was for basketball fans.

Just copped her the coupe man
I just bought her a sports car.

No drop top but a slot on the roof that can slide out
It doesn't have a convertible top, but there is a sunroof that can slide open.

And get a little sun while you ride out
And soak up some sun while you ride in the car.

Ced on the beat let me vibe out
The songwriter Ced provided the beat, so let me enjoy the vibe (relax and enjoy the music).

We was 15 with a ASR up in my house
When we were 15, we made music with an ASR (a type of music equipment) in my house.

Writin' rhymes out, momma made it happen
Writing music lyrics and my mom made it possible.

Could've been a lawyer but I made it rappin', he made it rappin'
I could've become a lawyer, but instead I became a successful rapper, like J. Cole.

Now at the shows he the main attraction
Now at concerts, he is the main performer that people come to see.

Another shot of Henny so I'm faded askin'
Another shot of Hennessy (a type of alcohol), so I am becoming intoxicated and asking questions.

How long do this drug called fame be lastin' "It's lit, feel the buzz?"
How long will this feeling of excitement and energy from fame last?