![]() This track is in a tie with "Neighbors" for having the best instrumental. There is no real chorus on this track, and the verses are not organized in a formal manner. Musically this track may excel although this track still lacks proper song structure. Cole's singing does go very well with this instrumental, and the emotion in his voice is very entertaining and mood-setting. This instrumental reminds me a lot of the instrumental in Danny Brown's "Really Doe". This album would be much better as each instrumental had a unique instrument added to the horns and drums. This track features chimes which is unique to this track. Most of the instrumentals on this album feature soft horns, simple drums, and background singing. This instrumental used instruments that are not present in the rest of the album, but it still fits in. This track does also feature an instrumental that is pleasant on the ears. A pro of this track is how it introduces this project as sad and mellow, which is a good representation of this album's mood. This track being first does not fit very well with the narrative, as the events of this track should occur after "Change" in chronological order, yet for no reason it's first. It just sounds like Cole is crying for pity and attention on this track, and it doesn't explain anything about how he actually coped with James's death. Although it doesn't help how falsely dramatic Cole becomes on this, it can almost be classified as fake deep. Although at one's second listen of this album, the listener will know what they are hearing about, making it more meaningful. As a first time listen, the meaning of this track can be seen as generic, as somebody died and Cole is grieving. From the title ``"For Whom The Bell Tolls" we can infer that somebody has died. Although this event isn't spoke of in the album yet so the observant listener has no idea as to what Cole is even talking about. You could say that it is Cole decidig how he needs to go on after the tragic event of James' death that we see in "Change". Although I do not understand how this plays into the narrative of the album, as there is really no large decisions being made. This track also features very uncertain lyrics, as Cole emphasized the phrase "I don't know!" with a lot of emotion. Although it really only introduces the distress that this album features, not as much the actual storyuuuline. I figure that this track does an okay job as an introduction to the album. This is my second favorite album of all time yet I accept that it is a very flawed gem. Today I'm reviewing (with deep analysis) the J Cole album "4 Your Eyez Only".
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