One thing about your demons they bound to catch up one day/I’d rather see you stand up and face them 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
from Friends lyrics by J. Cole
Cole stages an intervention for all the homies who are struggling with addiction. He knows the message isn’t cool and the beat isn’t a banger per se, but it doesn’t matter; he’s not doing it for himself, but for his loved ones who need some encouraging words. He’s not being judgemental either, but rather offering himself as a friend who his tortured comrades can lean on when they lack strength.
