Songfacts®:

• Here, J. Cole details his journey climbing up the "tax brackets."
  
  Yeah, I pay taxes, so much taxes, s--t don't make sense
  Where do my dollars go? You see lately, I ain't been convinced
  I guess they say my dollars supposed to build roads and schools
  But my niggas barely graduate, they ain't got the tools
  
  Cole doesn't believe that his dollars are going to the prime targeted areas that should be receiving the benefit of the taxes. He believes that taxpayers and minorities should have more stake in how their wealth is used.
• While answering a series of fan questions on Twitter, Cole revealed his favorite lyrics on KOD come from this track.
  
  One thing about the men that's controlling the pen
  That write history, they always seem to white-out they sins