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Power
03:02
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I come in the name of power & demonstration
The type of power that devours limitations
The type of power that supersedes imagination
The type of power that could establish a nation
This type of power don't come with 50 laws
Nah.... that ain't power at all
That was how I was taught
Power's when you manipulate
Assimilate then demonstrate on center stage
Wait...they say power comes with money
But I'd rather be broke than broken
I won't bend
This type of power is low
....this the type of power you'll wanna elope with
Its so thick
Raise dead bodies
Heal the lame
A power so creative they won't even have a name for it
...it'll drive you, won't even have a lane for it
So powerful your enemies can't ignore it
Make peace with em
They'll set the table you can eat with em
They'll pay for it, take a seat with em
This power can infiltrate mindsets
Infiltrate culture
This is what they want this is power
I want the power
& when I get it I'm demonstrating
My power
Power brings freedom
Power to destroy legion
Power I can breathe in
Power I can lead in
Power that conceals you'll never see me in it
Power that defeats racism
Atheism
Power that'll love you enough to kill the hate in you
Power that'll aid you
Power that establishes
Erase you & Raise you
Power that'll overtake your positive energy
Turn it from infinity to a centipede
Power that'll make pride tremble
Power that'll tear down your fence & offend you
Power is in the tongue
Power is in the slums
Power stands out
Power is amongst
Power isn't of what you do or what you've done
Power is when you hear the call & you come
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2. |
Don't Panic
01:22
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I been holding my tongue a lot
God gon have to forgive me
No longer wondering, Iām certain God hears me
He been talking back
Helping me navigate these crisis
With every yes, Heās showing me where the might is
Showing me what right is
Showing me where light is
Itās gotta live inside this
Itās easy to recite it
I donāt need permission
I donāt need a license
Focus is ignited, indignation is righteous
I donāt trust your motives
Yeah they feeding you lies
But whoās writing the script
Whoās feeding them lines?
Itās easy to dismiss it
When you think itās some fluff
Itās been generations
still aināt been no reasons to trust
So pardon me if I need a couple questions answered
Before I take a knee & give out second chances
I mean it seems decent
We need leaders that donāt need secrets
Get you a gun, you canāt protect with no one with think pieces
What you gon' do when they hit up the streets
Cause they aināt sent no relief
What, dig up some tweets?
We need to educate
Segregate, dedicate
Set a date & start to build communities that self sustain
This is a monopoly
Niggas aināt stopping me
They stealing small voices & intellectual properties
The hour grows near
Every second insists
That he could look like me & not want whatās best for my kids
& thatās ok, Iām aware my voice holds weight
They growing brands, Iām praying not to grow faint
Devil shooting at me, I aināt worried, he missed
The Lord thought enough of me, to let me see 36
Thank you
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No lie, I donāt watch the news
Itās somewhere between Infuriating & infused
I am not confused
I can see the ruse
I think everybodyās in on it
You canāt dismiss independent thought with some tinfoil
They playing on our trauma
Playing on these black boys buried by their mamas
I gotta be honest
Folks call em heroes
I donāt think theyāre heroes
The response to lives lost shouldnāt be a mural
They been stepping on their Euro
I been prepping
Cleaning weapons
Treating every moment precious
I been avoiding attention
I been, buying sneakers just to wear em on my balcony
My baby having my baby, make sure they have all that they need
These organizations saying they are on our side
But take the father out the home no. I canāt let it slide
Our color is the same, but our goals are very different
So when you get the stage I know you wonāt include me in it
They justifying genocide
They mock us
I promise this is deeper than the coppers
Itās somewhere around the copper, the plastic, the power of the dollar
But if you wanna see change, go for the pockets
This is, apocalyptic
This is, unprecedented
More than a new president
Its present, what a mess to get in
What a perfect time to delve into the scriptures
That tells us this is evidence Heās with us
(hook)
& I thank God He don't give me everything I ask for (x2)
(Taelor Gray)
I donāt really feel like talking social issues
It take a lot trust and investment just to get vocal witchu
And not for local issues
Thatās what votes can get you, but Iām tryna stay Hopeful with you
Tryna build community
Tryna prevent mutiny
Ill only testify with immunity
Thatās free jewelry to cover expenses
In the beginning God created you and me and used nudity to cover our senses
Till we come to our senses
And then we wreck the planet on something expensive
Then we get love and forgiveness
So who am I to make a judgement
I lose confidence as soon as Im gon get accustomed
These white Christians is still sleeping
Fighting critical race theory but they aināt doing no critical thinking
Excuses turn to controversy
I pump fake at the checkouts before I cop the Doncic jersey
I need a lot of mercyāI did a lot of splurging
I need a lot of faith
Iām 5 seconds from going dark on my friends
5 steps like Dru Hill how it starts and it ends
I really need to end this verse, redemption first
But everything inside says live in this tension
And take a closer look at what you done did for attention // thatās a hard pill to swallow even when itās prescription
Check on your homies, check on your mamas
Lift up the fathers, all the pastors who keep it solid
Cuz Lord knows we need the broken healed
2020 like Iām Barry in the open field
Or Harriet in open fieldsāthem chariots is close for real
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(Armond)
Iām tryna build a legacy
Without a leg up
I aināt get a head start
or a heads up
My daddy he worked hard with all he had
But hard work was all he had
Pave a way without crashing
Escape & establish
Was the goal
To ensure I aināt grow up like him
Set me up with opportunity
& then instilled the tools in me
Now here I am
Walking that path @ a different pace
With a wife, 3 babies & a bundle on the way
So my goal is that her pregnancy is ecstasy
Keep her away from any situations that could stress the seed
Most definitely
Generational wealth, is the goal
Dollars in your control
God sits in your soul
I want you to value time
Donāt be led by your emotions
Communication is currency
I donāt like to be broke
I'm the first in my bloodline to do this
& I aināt got a blueprint or two cents
Just loose ends, letās do this
(Hook)
Thatās a different kinda pressure on me
Never let up
I lay it down
Then I get up
Apply the pressure
Never let up
I lay it down
Then I get up
(Tres)
I took shots of my flaws
I was drunk on applause
Hard going through withdrawal
Scars need more than gauze
Iām a husband and a father yet Iāve never seen neither
Self-worth is at odds when I am not achieving
āCan you repeat it,ā my mind questions
āWhat you achieving Tres?ā
Sinatra shot me I did it my way
I was worshipping what I made not Yahweh
Hung on pride this could go suicide ways
Looked in the mirror I could kill son
Picked up the tree, still stumped
Devil like you want them pills huhā
Yeah I remember, your heart caught on fire in that cold December
Long winter, no longer a cold nigga
Until police hit ya, let it simmer
Been cooking like Jacob I thank the Lord with him
The pressure cooking you feeling
Is cause stomachs aching and you healing
God dealing hope and every vessel needs fire to hit āem
I learn that gem on date night clay spinning
Iām a king amongst kings and we stay winning
Tryna give king black princes tried templates
Whatās in it for me? Revision of legacy
Boy, we bout to see
2020, bring out the best of me
Tres Carter, fire, thatās the recipe
(hook)
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Being underrated is overrated x2
Iām right where Iām supposed to be
Iām right where I am known & needed
I donāt wanna be famous
Fame is elusive
Itās painful & stupid
Was tryna Takeover
Chasing a Blueprint
All I Needās to be rooted
I was following the crowd
Hoping they might notice
Contentment is a gift
I had to fight for it
I thought to stand alone as the man was the standard
& kinda āthank Godā for blessings I couldnāt handle
Overflow
Good measure
Pressed down
Shaken together
I used to ask God for doors to open
Heād do it & then Heād ask
āOh, thatās all you wanted?ā
See, the prize wasnāt denied
Which made it even tougher
He gave me what I wanted
It still wasnāt enough
He wanted me to make my own path that was different
I had to learn greater aināt necessarily bigger
The allure of moreās in my core
But cause it wasnāt mine, my mind had to endure
Thought success was universal
Mine should look like theirs
Theirs was in a ride
Mine was up the stairs
Why is achievement tied to affirmation
Why do we feel as if we have to make it
We be counting on these tangible antidotes
Like we found a hope
Then we hold God accountable
That is not the goal
Wherever Iām at is valuable
I donāt wanna be thirsty in my 30s for the look
I am not your big bro
We aināt cooking up
& We are not working
This is more than for the love
Being underrated is overrated x2
Iām right where Iām supposed to be
Iām right where I am known & needed
(KamBINO)
You tossed me the beat then asked me to spill
Cause with the quill I am legend like I am Will
For many years I wrangled with me and musics' entanglement
Even though I feel cheated I need it and love it still
Jesus.....should I be me? - or ride the wave like people pleasers
Keep it "PG"? - or the raw dog honestly that's needed
I split the sea - see, but then it's muddy where my feet is
And niggas ākikiā at the rough condition of my sneakers
You ain't walked a mile in my soul though
With Christian po-po evaluating your souls glow
And friends and kin that hinder your winning thinning your ozone
Knee on your neck that you mention and still it goes on
Wow.....at the bottom of the totem
When the top tier rappers know him - all too often on his scrotum
Won't invite me on they songs but all your hall fame rappers quote him
All in all I get left out on account of the way I goes in
Keep it gutter mane, the game really two fold
Fake niggas, fools gold
And I donāt deal with neither
So I HAVE to take these breathers see cause truth told
The aggression Iām possessing could get dudes rolled
Learned to measure my success in the blessing and lessons fans get
Cause dumbing down for bands I guess Kameron aināt got the bandwidth
I overcome by not living under most standards
Or becoming disillusioned by this delusion of grandeur
My pride the cancer, humility is the answer
Iām found at the feet of Jesus on knees and with lifted hands up
The balm of Gilead the grease I need when Kamās stuck
Iām lookinā to the hills cause livin' in this landās TOUGH
Being underrated is overratedā¦yeah
Being underrated is overratedā¦man
But Iām right where Iām supposed to beā¦.yeah
Cause Iām right where I am known and needed
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6. |
The Dreamer, Too
03:32
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One time in the air
For the God of my despair
Do not compare
I swear
...without a goal I'm helpless
If it doesn't reach a soul I'm selfless
Failure & success they must mesh
They must test
They must stretch
Such a mess
But blessings are in em both
God's the orchestrator playing every note
To fail is the process
& success is the object
Now if I fail & I stop there
I might as well get a chair, sit there & watch my people progress
Competition, non factor
We are all one of ones that is God's plan for us
Never place your worth in your dream
Even if you don't succeed
You are kings & queens
So please
If I believe I go beyond what my eyes speak
If I believe I go beyond what the time brings
My belief goes beyond how I describe things
How my mind syncs
& what defines me
Now it evolves from belief once I leap for it
Once I lean on it
Once I reach for us
Belief, gives me the drive to keep going
A dream stays a dream if I sleep on it
What if my dreams were nightmares
They shine bright where my eyes glare
It's paralyzing, I lie there
My tears make the lines square
Box me in, I'll die here
The right dreams worth living for
It's why Adam got his rib torn
& belief is where the thorn hits
It's the umbrella when the storms hit
Belief's the only thing I'm born with
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(Armond)
I aināt never been on my *face this much
...cuz I never had to face this much
Running this race trying to *erase the rust
...& pace the rush
A Complex simplicity to say your nameās enough
Iām tryna get a grasp on this faithful stuff
Tryna let it go, simply pray & trust
Man it used to be fear
Now anxiety lies with me
& lies to me
The truth is beyond what my eyes can see
You say follow you
I donāt see no foot prints
I donāt see no paved road
You whisper to me stay close
what if what you ask of me is past me
Are you after me
Or is this cause of the apple tree
You aināt *never been this loud
I donāt know what to say
Iām amazed & afraid
I aināt never been this certain of the unknown
Itās clear as day that we are who youāre coming for
(hook)
We need a sense of Urgency
Lord, give us a sense of urgency
Now more than ever is forever
take us beyond what words can see
(Jonathan Baker)
The fight for life... what does it look like?
Is it a Lucky Daye... or a Suge Knight
Reality is it's a pinch of depression mixed with namaste
Anxiety, but still having peace about where ima stay
Finding out it's a lot that's attached to urgency
Pace, timing, obedience, uncertainty
Faith, climate, immediate divergency
Disconnection that you thought was never possible
But obstacles they fall in line, single file
And I'm telling You I'm running the race every single mile
So long, been in denial from then and now? A different crowd
They still foul they don't even know that I'm different now
The difference is the ingredient is obedience
Only way to open the Heavens do it expedient
Only way is giving Him reverence live in immediate
Instead of living wordlessly purposely
Have a sense of urgency
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8. |
Send Me
02:49
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Lotta goals on my hit list
Come roll with the winners & witness this
I'm sitting on earth
Like Lord what i did to deserveĀ this?
I give that feeling with words
Who's willing to sit in the furnace
This is a sermon
The goal is to live in immersion
Dipped in a worship
Different, it's urgent
Cause we can't pretend like we earned it
The politics are not worth it
I will not bend for a person
Tilt for a purse
I'll get it, its purchased
I'll go to sleep with my conscience
Clear, don't need to kill compe...tition
Some wishing I'd stop
All they get is a nada
Naw
Sometimes I sit & I awe
Dunno how I made it this far
Believe I don't look like my scars
My goodness, my God
i'm good i'ma prophet
i can be modest & monster
They just be minding my mindset
i could care less what the time says
Trust the process
Let me off the leash
& I will unleash
Send me I'll go get em
Open the cage
& I'm unrestrained
Send me I'll go get em
Break out the box
& I will not stop
Send me I'll go get em x3
I don't know what they're expecting
Honestly i could just care less
I used to want rappers to dare test
I'm on my own planet, won't share breath
Yeshua is why i don't wear death
i prefer 1s & a tapered jean
Stand behind all that i say & mean
Trade burden for worship the weight is lean
I wait to see
I skate the sea
They can't believe
Man they make believe
I make my dreams
My faith unseen
The saints is needed
My fate ain't secret
I share what i know
You comparing the flow?
How dare, you low
Its crazy, my area's dope
But what's scary? it grows
I'm where i'm supposed to
be, I'ma be where i'm supposed to
I'ma lead all my people i'll show you
I am local, yet the globe knew
Man the globe's new
Let em sow ruin
I'ma roll through em
This is soul music
Cause it's souls to it
Oh you woke? lose it
I will cause you won't do it
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I wonder if we really want to seek the mind of God
Or do we see a thing & then assume what he wants
I wonder if He said to go a way that seems insane
Would we have the humility to say yes & trust
Do we believe God is in control?
It seems we believe Heās hiding in a hole
Man God is on a roll
Do you see it?
What a time
Did you seize it?
This is the season
I done seen families restored & hearts healed
I done seen a lotta money made
It starts here
Let them tell it...I should fear nothing more than covid
Then I caught it
The next day I was over it
Had a little headache, tightness in my chest
But, wearing a mask canāt protect you from stress
We gotta stop embracing what they project
Treating it as law
When really itās a setup
Lately I been doing more declaring than explaining
The wounds of a friend are faithful
Not enabling
So guard your heart
& be mindful of who moves with you
Focus on building legacy & your immune system
Everyoneās offended
Everybodyās correct
Everything is content
Everything is a check
if you donāt quit your job & chase a dream
You donāt mean it
was writing 16s, w/ a 9-5 & a kid at 19
I donāt regret it
All your rules & your standards
I donāt accept it
Itās so pathetic...& so in essence
The god of this nation Is comfort
Whatās your greatest possession
Your wants or wanting nothing?
Folks wanna police everything
We all know that yāall donāt fool with 12
These mirages & facades yāall massage
Are starting to come down
I advise you, donāt Fool yourself
Left a church I help built....
& everything I thought I knew about the Lord changed
Greatest thing about it
I aināt bitter towards the body
Iām invigored
Not a victim
I bounced back, Iām inventive
aināt invincible
Though my pain tolerance is high
Itās a cheat code knowing that Adonai is nigh
My whole life Iāve been learning home aināt here
But the key knowing home aināt fear
(hook)
Thought it was what I needed
Swore that I believed it
But it was just a lie
Gave it everything I had
Until it drove me mad
But truth canāt be denied
Thought it was what I needed
Promise that I believed it
But it was just a lie
Gave it everything I had
Until it drove me mad
But truth canāt be denied
(Phillip Joubert)
I'm wiping tears from leading worship for some breakthrough that I couldn't get
They said He paid it all so why I feel I'm still in debt
Looking for counsel, and met with a shrug
I guess I'm not as anointed as y'all thought that I was
The final blow was pastor looked me in my face and said I'd never change
told my wife to leave me then he turned around and walked away
so no, I don't go hard for the church 'cause it's been good to me
I go hard for the Body 'cause I know what she's supposed to be
I know firsthand how damaging being abandoned is
being told you're destined for greatness then kicked to the curb
so logically you look for grace beyond the four walls
only to find out with different rules, they're just as legalistic as us
Is it freedom if you're only free enough to think the same as everybody who thinks the same, or are we free to disagree?
From hidden agendas, they wanna sample you
erring on the side of compassion and set against the proof
It's difficult to be consistent with your principles
the only thing that seems to be wicked is calling something wicked
It's hive minds with blind eyes holding public opinions
"let me check in with my tribe to see what I should think today"
We on some repost activism that's trash to me
They shot our elders with hoses but y'all blast the feed
Most ain't built to hold a boycott for a year plus
Got them good George Floyd tears out, now back to us
A slew of Black men without fathers that need approval
we saw our worthiness to speak on theology through you
You saw a safe Black face to work as a mascot
All that Greek and Hebrew but can't learn how to read the room
All these prophetic words, and can't discern a con man
if we let y'all tell it, Christ got up waving a Union Jack
I used your thoughts to disciple me but you lied to me
Half what y'all call modesty culture's misogyny
Can't come with a straight answer, just dodging me
All kinds of excuses not to choose to give a crap
When the hands that we lift in prayer together can't save us from cop bullets
God pull these unjust scales off of our eyes
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(Armond)
You ever seen someone depressed after their wedding?
...knowing full well God sent a blessing
But they didnāt get to vet all the stress that came with it
Or they canāt see itās a gift cause of what remains in it
Man listen
This worldās gone crazy
I need to disconnect
I wanna save my people
But donāt wanna risk the stress
I be wanting to speak
My thoughts are counter culture
Say they want diversity
But restrict what Iām allowed to offer
Can I be loud & prosper?
If Iām not the status quo
I want truth to reign supreme
They want facts controlled
They worship celebrities
I worship the heavenlies
They tell you to live your truth
I say go to therapy
Tired of seeing the last moments of these rappers lives
Friends & family mourn & labels advertise
Lifeās an odyssey
Honesty aināt out of reach
Stop scrolling mindlessly
Letās redefine some things
(Priest - Hook)
I know that they gon feel it
Itās fake but they pretend to be the realest
Know we seeing through it
In the midst, the Lord is speaking through it
Glass houses , we been peeking through it
Iām just praying that we own it
Own it
Iām just praying that we own it
Own it
Itās really time for us to own it
Own it
Really hoping that we own it
Own it
I feel like Iām tryna breathe when Iām smothered/
I feel like thereās a part of me thatās honestly, not as good as my brothers/
I feel like a detective thatās undercover /
My biggest fear is becoming a throw away after preaching to others /
Or getting took like a sucker/
I realize I got issues,
The damage remaining from being misused/
Itās you, is what I say when Iām crying, pass me a tissue /
Been paranoid , praying, carrying pistols
Itās official, Iām just need a break /
Iāve been a pillar, torch bearer for the optimistic /
Carrying the banner, spirit scanner, trying not to miss it /
Ritualistic, hiding from the truth, & choosing to ignore it /
Been complicit, in some things I hate, & made excuses for it/
Helpful, Horrid, Sordid, been ignored , rewarded /
Pain I bore it, took it on the chin, managed to grin, been in something abhorrent
Then Confessed my sin, & let the Father wash me in the torrent /
Of His Love , the blood will never lose its power, & for sure itās...... what I like
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i'm unlearning a lot
Was at a place where i needed to work for my spot
The kind of drug where it don't gotta work in a pot
Thats a different kind of measure
Looks like achievement
Works like asbestos
Life is full of lessons
Most of em are messy
the church calls it testing
God calls it blessings
i almost lost my family as quickly as i got em
you know what its like to need forgiveness from your daughter?
its no joke
Though i find myself laughing more
Prioritizing what matters more
Dodging bull like a matador
no Tito Santana
What i look like questioning God
Like He don't have answers
I seen a lot
I need a shrink
& I need a mop
I need my wife & i need her WAP
I don't need followers
I don't know why, but I'm entrusted to lead a flock
Every knee'll bow if it's me or not
(Bink - hook)
This world is like spinning in a daydream
Have your mind going crazy, yeah
That's why I stay prayed up daily
Looking for resolve & we all want the same thing
But I won't give up the fight
I press on 'til I get it right
Want You to guide my steps
Left foot, right foot
Looking to the sky cause Your grace is amazing
Work like you need it, enjoy it like you want it
Spent my whole life getting ready for this moment
Iām way past the point where effort is impressive
No evidence of growth doesnāt mean it isnāt present
So I lean on that
I leap for truth when Iām so inclined to lean on facts
Yāall heard Even If I Lose
Spent the last 3 years paralyzed
Scared to try
Found my middle finger & now Iām chilling in paradise
If you saw my rewards, you would stare awkward
But hypebeasts can't get a fit off in my prayer closet
Finding contentment at my age
Its more fun hanging up curtains than running towards a stage
You will find a way
Or find an excuse
Bunch of those in my closet
I found a recluse
& what I swore was lost, was found in Yeshua
& what was broken & bloody I found in communion
(Bink - hook)
This world is like spinning in a daydream
Have your mind going crazy, yeah
That's why I stay prayed up daily
Looking for resolve & we all want the same thing
But I won't give up the fight
I press on 'til I get it right
Want You to guide my steps
Left foot, right foot
Looking to the sky cause Your grace is amazing
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It's an honor to father you
Praise God I'm a part of you
I'm thankful for the things He let me walk through
To deposit in you
You're becoming a lady & it's crazy
It's cool that you're getting older
But here's some things to hold ontoĀ
You are precious
You are special
God made you a one of
An untraceable number
Pray you don't lose your wonder
This world, will take you under
Pull you with its allure
It's not real, so remain secure with you & yours
These boys, don't want nothing but something that they don't know about
Culture makes it cute but it traps you & you won't get out
I told you
If he donāt treat you better than me, dead em
I been telling you that since youās 11
Travel, see the world
Laugh at yourself
Serve others
Do it for the Lord, do not define your worth from it
Hurt's coming
Learn from it & let it go
Life won't hand you nothing, & it has many ways to let you know
Youāre being watched by all your younger brothers & sisters
Watch what you do when weāre not around, you represent us
Llong as its breath in my lungs
Sweetie, I love you
& I'll always be a place you can run to
(Uriah - hook)
Lay these flowers on top of your head
Child I will remain your king
Til a crown is on top of your head
& my baby becomes a queen
Shayla, youāve always been precious to me
As you growinā older girl you seem epic to me
ācause you brighter than I ever was
We got that forever love
Deeper than blood ācause I knew you before you ever was
Felt your presence when it was just me and mommy
Like you was in my heart I caught a glimpse of you beyond me
And Iām honored to be your father
Honored to see you grow
We aināt just out here having babies you a living soul
That means you live forever
That means you got a purpose
And Yahweh sacrificed His Son because He thinks youāre worth it
And youāll see where the earth is
Full of hurts and burdens
How itās broken but the Father still worthy of worship
Look for opportunities
Donāt be negative
And youāll see how humanityās progress can be evident
You could be the president
You could be a physicist
Entrepreneur and go and start a couple businesses
You could be a missionary
Travel to amazing places
Tell them Yahweh is merciful and very gracious
But girl be patient
Integrity's important
Because surely greatness
Is your portion
And I donāt mean your status
Regardless Iāll support you
If you trekking with a pack
Or you whippinā in Porches
Consider the Lord in every decision
So you're not physically gorgeous
But spiritually poor
Keep your eyes up
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13. |
Wind & Waves
03:16
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wind & the waves (x2)
they sit & obey
I sit in amazement
i sit in amazement x2
This ain't entertainment
This ain't what i came with
Its a replacement
aye.......it's an invasion
it ain't the same, its way different
it ain't the same, its shape shifting
Cannot contain it
Obtain it through faith, it's
Solid as pavement
Soft as when rain hits
It is a statement
Engraved where satan can't get it
Cannot be tainted
Can't be defaced its ageless
wind & the waves (x2)
they sit & obey
I sit in amazement
I sit in amazement
I sit in amazement
Ain't gotta be anxious
Fruit of the spirit is patience
Fruit of the spirit is patience
Fruit of the spirit is patience
When it don't makes sense
& the weight of the pain is like 80 bricks
The stain is a payment
if it don't change, if it ain't lift,Ā
I can't quit
You remain with me
My Fence
My Lens
You're blameless
My language
Fill every vacan -cy
You see me & ain't split
Thats why you're the greatest
More than my rent paid
More than my sick days
More than my mistakes
You got me you got me
More than my routines
More than my hoop dreams
I will not lose sleep
You with me you with me, now
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Before the fall i fall
Saw a helping hand & gnawed off it's arm
iIm alarmed,
Tired of apologizing to folks
Cause I'm selfish towards the people i say i love the most
I'm a ghost
to myself inside a cell I be isolating
inside my veins is a whole lotta ice capading
every mis-take i make's like i deny the savior
Cause i swear this, will be the one, that he's not forgave me
of, the love is something i'm unfamiliar with
I tried to feel it & *left unfulfilled with it
Wanna return to my first love like a baby
But i'm jaded
With regret & un-met expectations
It's amazing
So unaware of his grace & patience
But it's right in my face
Telling me i'm amazing
Yelling that i'm his favorite
But i'm fading
Bitter towards people who don't even know i'm angry
it's aging me
So maybe some of these things gotta die
& the second they stop breathing, i'll finally be alive
& when i stop placing my perceptions so high
to trust & obey's the only killer of pride
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said i'm fighting for a freedom
that i need to have faith to see
stuck between the matrix & the make believe
what satan sees
& what's beyond my lens
how they label things
& what's anonymous
everything God whispers when i'm in scripture
what life's shown me, along the way & what i've picked up
it's a listing
of what i sense
& what's the consensus
what is instant
or when i vet every instance
i often go left out of spite
cause i feel if the *majority
is for it
then it ain't for me
searching for some space to breathe
this is more than what i anticipated
learning the difference from a liberal
& being liberated
many are deceived
our information's manipulated
war going on outside
& they instigating
trying not to entertain it
it ain't entertaining
no one'll call themself a fool
they'll just demonstrate it
i'm in the house lately
with my lady
or Facetiming my oldest
may sound like i'm focused
but really i been heavy, its weighing down on my shoulders
talking through my thoughts, i lay it down with the homies
approaching 40
& only turning the corner
happily ever after
first i'm learning the former
i'm looking in the mirror
apologizing a lot
embracing every failure
hiding out from the opps
i been going down rabbit holes
picking the brain of average joes
preparing for the alamo
life is like a palindrome
& if you let it, then they'll pile it on
i'm like Shawn Michaels dropping these titles
its painful & my smile is gone
but contentment ain't depending on a sign or song
think y'all know everything, but y'all be loud & wrong
this just a couple of things that my mind been on
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Armond WakeUp Columbus, Ohio
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