J. Cole - Born Sinner Lyrics






[Verse 1:]
Spinning in circles, live my life without rehearsal
If I die today my nigga was it business? Was it personal?
Should this be my last breath, I'm blessed cause it was purposeful
Never got to church to worship Lord but please be merciful
You made me versatile, well-rounded like cursive
Now you chose me for a purpose, I put my soul in these verses
Born sinner, was never born to be perfect
Sucker for women licking their lips and holding these purses
Back when we ran the streets who would think we grow to be murderers
Teachers treated niggas as if they totally worthless
And violent, and hopeless
I saw but never noticed that the college point is right to
"Be All That You Can Be" posters
Rest in peace to Tiffany, I don't know if this is the realest shit I wrote
But know the realest nigga wrote this
And signed it, and sealed it in a envelope and knew one day you'd find it
And knew one day you'd come back and rewind this, singing...

[Hook — James Fauntleroy:]
I'm a born sinner, but I'll die better than that; swear.
You were always where I needed you to be whether you were there or not there (I was there)
I was born sinning but I live better than that (better than that, better than that)
And if you ain't fucking with that, I don't care.
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)

[Verse 2 — J. Cole:]
Yeah, this music shit is a gift
But God help us make it cause this music business is a cliff
I got a life in my grip, she holding tight to my wrist
She screaming: "Don't let me slip"
She see the tears in my eyes, I see the fear on her lips
True when I told you, you the only reason why I don't flip and go insane
My roof in the pouring rain
You knew me before the fame, don't lose me the more I change, no
Just grow with me, go broke you go broke with me
I smoke you gon' smoke with me
Woman's curse since birth, man lead her to the hearse
I go Bobby you go Whitney damn
Listen here, I'll tell you my biggest fears
You the only one who knows them
Don't you ever go expose them
This life is harder than you'll probably ever know
Emotions I hardly ever show
More for you than for me
Don't you worry yourself
I gotta do this for me
They tell me life is a test but where's a tutor for me
Pops came late I'm already stuck in my ways
Ducking calls from my mother for days
Sometimes she hate the way she raised me but she love what she raised
Can't wait to hand her these house keys with nothing to say
Except

[Hook — James Fauntleroy 2x:]
I'm a born sinner, but I'll die better than that; swear.
You were always where I needed you to be whether you were there or not there (I was there)
I was born sinning but I live better than that (better than that, better than that)
And if you ain't fucking with that, I don't care.
(Yeah, yeah, yeah)





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  1. t.... ....

    who came here for J. Cole???

  2. T.... Y....

    IF LIFE....
    IF LIFE....
    IF LIFE WAS A TEST WHERE WAS THE TUTOR FOR ME?
    IM HONESTLY ASKING

  3. �.... ....

    I can’t help myself from hearing kooks voice then taes then jimins and jins

  4. C.... ....

    That ending, chills, it gives me chills.

  5. S.... X....

    I love how most of the comments are about born singer😂
    I mean both are really REALLY good songs💜

  6. K.... T....

    Both are amazing💜

  7. �.... �....

    Omg this is my first time listening the original song from born singer 😭💜

  8. �.... ....

    암어 본싱어 좀늦어버린고백 아이 스웨어
    언제나 멀기만 했었던 신기루가 눈앞에 있어 어어
    암어 본싱어 어쩌면 이른고백 그래도 너무 행복해 암구욷 워우워 예이예이예

    난생처음 방탄이란이름으로 선 무대 삼년전 첫무대의 마음을 다시 검문해
    여전히 대구촌놈랩퍼완 다를게 없었지 벝 아마추어란 단어 위에 프로란 단어를 덛썼지
    그토록원하던 무대 랩을하며춤출때 아직 살아있음을 느껴 피곤하고고된 출퇴 근 따위는 견딜만해 내 사람들이 지켜보니까
    몸이 아파도 버틸만해 함성들이 밀려오니까
    데뷔 전후의 차이점 아이돌과 래퍼 사이 경계에 살아도 여전히 내공책엔 롸임이 차있어
    대기실과 무대 사이선 펜을 들고 가사를 써 . 이런 내가 니들눈에는 뭐가 달라졌어
    댐ㄴ 쓋 난여전해 내가변했다고?! 가서전해 변함없이 본질을지켜 암 스틸 뤱퍼맨 삼년전과 다름없이 램하고 노래해

  9. �.... ....

    트위터 보고 온 사람??

  10. M.... S....

    Who came her for j. Cole and not bts :|

  11. p.... r....

    I didn't know that the real name is born sinner 😂
    And it's a cover too

  12. C.... l....

    I came here again because I was you now... In mY feelssss. When I just became an ARMY and I listened born Singer I was like hold Up!! And then I was So happy when I realised BTS made a Cover for this... because this was my sister and I's National Anthem..(Not Like THEE National Anthem) Thank you J Cole and Thank you BTS for making beautiful songs👏🏽✊🏾💗💗💗

  13. J.... T....

    Ni bien escuché a BTS cantarla se me hizo un nudo en la garganta y mas aún cuando sabes por todo lo que han pasado 💕😭

  14. M.... S....

    Yo get these BTS heads off my Cole, you dont deserve him

  15. J.... B....

    this fool illuminati🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️ follow Yeshu and repent

  16. W.... L....

    born sinner ? born singer ? I only know *SHE DROPPED THE CHEESECAKE*






    I’m sorry imma go now

    edit: I like how most comments here are 3:2 yr old and mines is like 2 min yr old 😂😂

  17. A.... R....

    Fuck all the k pop fans ruining songs with their shitty ass bts and blackpink bullshit no one cares about kpop here this is a hip hop song leave it alone stop ruining the comment section with your Korean shit brought you here like leave your fanbase is toxic and annoying

  18. J.... P....

    Stfu gay ass ‘born singer ‘ fans y’all are a disgrace to good music coleeee

  19. J.... w....

    I'm here because Born Singer of BTS. .. 💜

  20. Z.... Z....

    bts led me here>>>

  21. h.... ....

    BTSのカバーのやついいですよね♡

  22. G.... G....

    Does anyone know where this song is from? I can only remember like a bunch of people singing the chorus of this song together on a stage or something and I can’t for the life of me figure it out

  23. J.... V....

    Anyone forget that? I appreciate you being an inspiration to BTS back then. 💜💜

  24. M.... N....

    Both are dope!!! 👌 No wonder for bangtan💜

  25. F.... C....

    Coles best album ,its a masterpiece of 💚

  26. D.... S....

    *bts brought me here*

  27. M.... ....

    1:40 - 2:00 man that shit hits me hard

  28. j.... s....

    So came here cause of bts but this slaps too like different style though you know

  29. j.... l....

    25 sept 2019 // 00.26
    914 comment
    and 99,9% the comment its army
    am i right? 🤣

  30. G.... L....

    Normal people/j cole fans:this masterpiece is damn lit 🔥

    Toxic ARMYs:hold my stupidity

  31. j.... c....

    The chorus got me...James nice one

  32. L.... W....

    Guys, let’s just admit it. There’s no denying it. We’re all sinners who should be damned for eternity. Fortunately, there’s hope. That hope lies in Jesus Christ, the one who lived a sinless life. The one who knew no sin, yet took our place, our punishment. As he bled on that cross, he thought about you. He rose again three days after he died, justifying those who choose to put their trust in what he’s done, in who he is. Put your trust in Jesus. Receive eternal life. It’s that simple. Hope this helps someone. God bless.

  33. J.... B....

    Here's the thing........we're all sinners but when you really think back on the shit you did you be like "yoo that's fucked up"😂😂😂

  34. C.... F....

    I'm just asking but did BTS credit J Cole since I found out about this today and I feel bad. This song is so deep I wish y'all would respect him instead of flooding the comment section with BTS

    C.... F....

    Of course they officially gave credit to him. Like in credits on yt etc. In their Wings short film is even his photo hanging on a wall in the bg visible. They adapted the song officially and surely there was payment and contracts involved. They didn't steal it if that was assumed.

    C.... F....

    they got the license to borrow it its a remake

  35. J.... J....

    im a born singer jhdgjhdgkhdkfif i swear

  36. M.... N....

    Damn why is everybody here from BTS like this is still 10x than the bts rendition

  37. N.... ....

    i genuinely adore the original and BTS’ version so much! typically i’m not the biggest fan of rap. however when the lyrics are meaningful (like this song!), i can listen to it over and over again. i love songs that make me feel things, and this song is definitely one of them. i just wish i came across it sooner. if it weren’t for BTS i probably would’ve never known this existed. i might start looking into J. Cole’s other works as well!

  38. A.... M....

    it is not bts verses or part XD. IT IS RIPPING J COLE SONG MY GOD

    A.... M....

    They officially adapted the song and wrote their own lyrics for kt. And they did it because they admire(d) J Cole.

  39. B.... 4....

    Bts did a very good job with born singer

  40. S.... h....

    I'M A BORN SINGER

  41. A.... S....

    J Cole 🌍

  42. A.... W....

    Army’s go check out like a Star by cole it’s my favorite

  43. B.... A....

    Fuck Bangtan NAS mentions bopping this song in his reply to J.Cole's Let Nas Down. This is one of J's most classic work

  44. S.... C....

    I'M A BORN SINGER~~~ ooops sorry wrong song XDDD

  45. n.... u....

    welp, today's da day i just figured this out-

  46. B.... 9....

    Cole world fans 🔥 🔥

  47. S.... B....

    Where my ARMYs at in 2019? Support the OGs
    💜

  48. c.... ....

    Needed to listen to the original & inspiration to our amazingly talented dorks' cover of this song! 😭😱😍👍💜💜💜💜 #ProudARMY

  49. J.... H....

    Some people out here saying that ARMYs are rude saying that BTS brought them here and that's annoying. I dont understand how? Like we took the time to pay some respect by listening to the original song by the original artist...what's so bad about that? We are not trashing your artist so how about you stop trashing ours? And I know this comment ain't gonna do shit but I'm just putting it out there.

  50. m.... w....

    BTS brought me here.

  51. �.... �....

    BTS led me to this but honestly I’m in love w both. They both had so much backstory to the song full of passion hurt and love. What more could you want? ❤️

  52. A.... V....

    Amazing

  53. K.... W....

    This song makes me emotional man like damn!

  54. K.... W....

    I put headphones on and sing along dramatically...makes me feel like I'm j cole

  55. M.... s....

    Born Sinner

  56. c.... ....

    Please, Army, shut the fuck up.

  57. T.... H....

    Who is here because born singer comments?

  58. C.... S....

    This song makes me feel good. This is the definition of great music.

  59. p.... ....

    i just found out...

  60. K.... M....

    I think it's rude to talk about other artist in a comments of somebody's song...

  61. I.... N....

    Either it born sinner or born singer, both song have deep story each of them. Why are the musician are so genius make me cringe? Damn 😭

  62. A.... �....

    BTS IS NOW AT THE WEMBLEY STADIUM.

  63. n.... ....

    Bts led me here and led to me to jcole lmao

  64. K.... T....

    I just came here because I miss it. And now, so many Armys are here💜💜No wonder BTS made a cover for this. I was really confused when I heard BTS' Born Singer, I thought it was just de javu😂

  65. K.... r....

    So the BTS song is based in this song? I didn't know that.

  66. �.... ....

    Born Singer and Born Singer has the same meaning

  67. T.... I....

    i gotta do a different version to this with the instrumental

  68. x.... ....

    army where ya at

  69. T.... G....

    came here after bts born singer...i heard born singer years ago but i just now read in comment section that it is based on this song...

  70. v.... ....

    몰라서 질문합니다 방탄이들bon singer 가 원곡이 아니고 이분들곡인건가요?

    v.... ....

    v태태%뷔 네! 이곡이 오리지널이에요 ㅎㅎ

  71. y.... 0....

    Okay, guilty ARMY where you at?

  72. s.... ....

    these lyrics hit me differently, wow

  73. S.... P....

    Wait... Did he murder Tiffany?
    0:48 - 'who would think we grow to be murderers,'
    1:00 - 'rest in piece to Tiffany,'
    And 1:42 sounding like he's murdering her.

    S.... P....

    lol he is doing a 2Pac impression as 2Pac mentions Nas on a song in which he says this is the realest shit i wrote.

  74. I.... W....

    First time hearing this song and I kinda like it 💜

  75. C.... B....

    90% are armysss where are youuu??

  76. D.... T....

    I got Tae's fancam boy with luv ad😄

    D.... T....

    heisnam deepanjali

    Mine was wings

  77. M.... Y....

    But when he sung it in my heart i really wanted to hear BTS sing it....😭😭😭😭 why is that sooooo...am i a BTS addictt!!???

  78. L.... N....

    What did j.cole tell about the bts remake?🤔😅
    For me they upgraded the song😉

    L.... N....

    j. cole prolly doesn't know about the cover cause bts never used it to make money out of the song. also, for me they downgraded the song

    L.... N....

    @leonidas lazos yeah they downgraded the fuck out of the song

  79. J.... C....

    : (

    Both Born Sinner and Born Singer are fucking sad realities of different individuals.

  80. G.... D....

    𝗝.𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗘: 𝗕𝗢𝗥𝗡 𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗥

    𝗕𝗧𝗦: 𝗕𝗢𝗥𝗡 𝗦𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗘𝗥

    ~ 𝗕𝗢𝗧𝗛 𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗜𝗦 𝗚𝗢𝗢𝗗~

  81. T.... o....

    Mad respect bro 💜

  82. k.... t....

    anyone sang bts’ version along with this?

    k.... t....

    Hell no🤷🏼‍♂️

  83. k.... t....

    no one would search it randomly (some might) but most of them are ARMYS... 😂

    k.... t....

    NAS mentions it in his reply to J.Cole's let Nas Down so of course people would search it

  84. C.... x....

    I was today years old when I found out that this is the original version of Born Singer by BTS 😭 I love this song now 💕

    C.... x....

    Same here but like both the version ...they both tell us the story of their own .both r confession song in which j.cole" born Sinner "..after he talk about the past life he agreed to b born Sinner not perfect .and BTS one "born singer" after people criticize them of changing so much after fame ....they too talk about past and confess that they were born singer ...they were singer when they were nothing and still now they r singer by heart they haven't changed .even though melodies r same it's so surprising that I completely tells u two different stories . hearing song with melodies is simple and yes u make like it cause it happens so many times we like different language song .but reading the lyrics give a totally different meaning to song .💜

  85. H.... H....

    This song is sad.

  86. j.... ....

    Here from Soompi

  87. b.... i....

    i am an army but if you look at both songs they are emotional the lyrics

    b.... i....

    Yes I do agree ....both the song has same melodies and concepts which is confession ....in both the song singers r confessing about their past .but having so much same ...this two song give us completely two different stories ...they both touched my heart

  88. G.... R....

    I was today years old when I realized original version of Born Singer exists

  89. A.... F....

    Why this is born sinner

    A.... F....

    J.cole and BTS has same melodies but it's totally different meaning in song.in both song they r confessing.in jcole "born Sinner" he talk about his past and agree to b born Sinner not perfect and in BTS "born singer"...they talk about their past that then also they were singer and now also they r singer ... confession to those who commented them to have changed after fame ...they say they were singer ...they were in past, now and will b singer .

    A.... F....

    why is bts' born singer?

  90. L.... D....

    "Sometimes she hate the way she raised me but she loved what she raised
    Can't wait to hand her these house keys with nothing to say"

    L.... D....

    Shout out to you for putting a comment about J.Cole in this sea of BTC comments

  91. N.... B....

    I miss BANGTAN's vocals!! This is a GREAT original song but Seriously my boys did it best!!!

  92. c.... ....

    I came from bts ✌🏼 but I love J Cole 🤤

  93. R.... D....

    I came here because of bts but seriously, this lyrics brings me to tears :((( no wonder BTS covering this song. Because this is a very beautiful and honest song ❤

  94. J.... ....

    BTS is just the 1% of J. Cole

  95. O.... ....

    What is BTS and ARMY?

    O.... ....

    If u really don't know I would like to explain :
    BTS is a boy band group of 7 members from south Korean ..they r most likely becoming famous in West for their song and fandom ...thy have a huge fandom ...fans call themselves ARMY...if u want to check them out u should know that that have faced a lots of struggle in this journey to success cause they r from a small company which was so bankrupt when they debuted.but through their dedication and songs they got fans who love them ...that's y they r so humble and thankful to their fan ..who call themselves ARMY.u will know them as one of the most grateful artist who give importance to their fan ..cause most of the artist in their journey forgets this that ..they r their because of fans -yes artist work hard but fans r the one who appreciate taht hardwork that's y they r success but BTS. Always remember that they r in top because of fans .they have lots of fans cause in there songs they talk about all the problem they have faced and how they have overcome and now how confident they r ...and let u know that they r happy now and young generation problem like ... bullying, anxiety, depression ,love relationship,and how to LOVE YOURSELF .this r the major problem now a days ...so teenager and youth can so much relate their problems with their song .and if u r checking out their album pls do from start ...till end ..cause their concept is so different from all other artist ...in there album they have a story line which connects with each song and all the album they release are interconnected so if u watch randomly u may like the songs but u won't understand the main purpose of the song .they realeased their new album .MAP OF SOUL -PERSONA ...in which they dedicated their song to ARMY. Hope u will check out after this 💜

    O.... ....

    And BTS made cover of this ...they said that they were inspired by this song .but it's not born Sinner THEY NAMED IT BORN SINGER. Melody is the same but lyrics is different .in that version they confessce to those who said to them that they changed after fame . THAT they were born singer ...they were singer when they were nothing and still now they r singer and they were born singer they can't change .,,LOTS OF BTS ARMY R COMMENTING .cause most of us we didn't knew it was a cover song of born Sinner ..it was BTS who said they were inspired from the song born Sinner .

  96. L.... D....

    BTS led me here, I'm so thankful that they introduced me to a great artist and did homage to the original. I literally can't even say which version is better.

  97. B.... P....

    I love both versions of this song, the BTS one and this one they are both amazing and there is more
    behind the lyrics. i purple you guys 💜💜💜💜💜💜

    B.... P....

    where the fuck did you get bts from? bts is not even in the video, it is just irrelevant

  98. _.... ....

    l love both versions :)