Falling

Y'all remember that scene in Love Jones? Remember when, uh, Darius confronts Savon at the party? *Laughs* I'm paraphrasing, really—please forgive me, but—Savon says something to the extent of—um, yeah, he was like, uh, you know—"Y'all runnin' around, talking about hoppin' and fallin' in love. But somebody, please, tell me how to stay there." Mm. I really feel that, y'all, I—I feel that. For real Uh, you used to love, put me under spell Head over head, board over heels, huh, mad real Bragged about you like Chanté when she had a man Stretch me in positions, had me feelin' like a rubber band Sound waves shut down the ceilin' fan Let me peel my petals back, it exposed who I am, damn Any instant fell victim to a higher plan Lifted off the ashes, [?] vivid thoughts and patterns Rare, lost, out of orbit, stumble Fall up in the [?] upcourt God paintin' a portrait of us holdin' hands Profound thought for mortal man Before Polaroid or Instagram I prayed that y'all had a [?] Used to touch and make me rain over Lovers' Rock Public path, wouldn't stop and care for the lovers' watch Under covers, explored my dark [?] I won the war of your heart Call me the black Joan of Arc [?] back arch, throwin' darts Used to throw it back till you called the cops You used to love me (Oh, I'm fallin') Uh, [?] in love for you (Oh, I'm fallin') (Used to love me) Fallin' (Yeah) (You used to love me) (You said you loved me) (Yeah) Falling, uh (Said I'm falling) Uh (Catch me) (Yeah) Uh, I used to daydream of wedding bells Wanted you and no one else Lost in your [?] happy, high as hell Used to pray we hit the numbers and be livin' well Now you play [?] shit and reduce me to my lowest self Releasin' stress via Duracell Why you sleepin' on the sofa ready to [?] your mail? Used to jump to make love in the afternoon Now I got a attitude, try to keep the conversation casual Uh, ask me the time, swear to God I lose my mind Start breakin' them shit from '89, plus I pantomime, uh See me outside, house cold, in slippers, livid Callin' you all types of niggas, pray nobody upload A picture, 'nother lovers' feud, of course I'm blamin' you Was your empress, baby, boo, now I'm female dogs and guarded too So that fake [?] sister with that whack shit [?] Imagine myself with that other dude Brother intense, better cock, better politics A bigger dictionary on that bookshelf you can't fuck with, uh A damn shame, and peep how time changed Used to claim it was made to make this love thing famous Now we crazy deranged and, Lord, no home trainin' War with more adrenaline than Power Rangers Yes, I [?] at another time Writin' yet another rhyme, competin' with Neruda for the saddest line You used to love me We used to You used to love me Huh, in and out of love, fallin' (I'm fallin') (Yeah) (You use to love me) (Catch me) (You used to love me) (Oh I'm, fallin') (Oh I'm, fallin') (Love me) (Oh I'm, fallin') (Said I'm fallin', fallin', fallin' oh) You used to love me (Oh I'm, fallin', oh I'm, fallin') (Oh I'm, fallin')