He is risen/he is risen indeed/they didn't think the savior would really bleed/but he went to the Cross suffered and died/ but 3 days later he was truely alive/he can lay his life down and take it up/ no one on earth can drink that cup/he is the good shepherd and knows his sheep/no one can take them they are his to keep/ he puts them on his shoulders and leads them out/ do you know someone with that much clout/when my lp drops people hit the shops/ speakers start bumping and they call the cops/but thats alright u don't really need to know me /I'm not your only hope like obi wan keno be/don't look to me cuz I'm not the ladder/ just look to Jesus cuz he's the one that really matters.
Hook: His words are designed to pierce and theyre fierce!
This world man I don't really belong here/ it's a great place but I'm gonna beware/I don't get to attached/cuz a new world is about to be hatched /not that I'm any good mind u/ there are lots of things that can bind u and blind u/ but he breaks the shackles and says run/there's no payment for u it's already done/i wade through the storm of hip hop/i never wanted to be at the top of the pop/i just wanted to reel in a big fish/heroicly rescue the sons of kish/i dont need a hot girl in a little bikini/I'm a secret agent without the martini/I train to win/never give in/ I can make the bad girls good for the weekend.
Hook
***recorded at Dollhouse productions, Savannah, GA***
Thursday, December 31, 2015
Monday, December 21, 2015
The Lion Song
There is a lion boasting unbelief/but look closely/he ain't got no teeth/that lion is a coward/seeking to devour/that lion is the father of lies/if he's given a chance to kill/he tries/but my lion loves Ryan/so much that he didn't mind dying/he drank the cup the Father gave him/he was in control/you can't enslave him/a lion of a different breed/and he's from David's seed/A Lion King/death, where's your sting?/Grave, ain't nothing but a thing
The Sun and the Son
You made sex your career/you flaunt it and flaunt it/you worship the cross but
who's the person on it/let me just tell you that cross is just wood/why not seek
the savior like you know you should/you can be a Zealot for the kingdom a King/but
still you continue to do Your own thing/I don't know if these words will
strike you/but why rap for the devil when he doesn't even like you?/the world
doesn't revolve around you it revolves around the son/he is the man he is the
One/Not s.u.n. but s.o.n./ he will always be and has always been/so dont get in
a hurry/dont be in a worry/your ears are closed and your vision is blurry/he who
has an eye sees/but you want a life of ease/condo in the keys/every man and
woman will see eternity/and you choose the place you want to be/all you need is
a mustard seed/The Son of God you got to heed/the word of God you got to
read/the Son of man didn't just bleed, he wept.
Hook:
Not everyone wants on this ride/but that's all right Jesus be your guide/You gotta lean on the LORDs side/why hide/when he gives you pride/and something worth living for/and something worth dying for/if you don't need nobody/then what you lying for?/I don't want to waste my life/so I deal with the strife/I don't take a knife/ the best ntp I can be/ what's God see?/I hope not me/cuz Im just a insignificant worm/When he swoops down I just squirm/ he's the man with the jams that you will all love/think he's cool, think he's fresh, man, he is all of the above/ the greatest M.C. of all time/Yeah my LORD can rhyme.
Hook:
***recorded at Dollhouse Productions***
Hook:
Not everyone wants on this ride/but that's all right Jesus be your guide/You gotta lean on the LORDs side/why hide/when he gives you pride/and something worth living for/and something worth dying for/if you don't need nobody/then what you lying for?/I don't want to waste my life/so I deal with the strife/I don't take a knife/ the best ntp I can be/ what's God see?/I hope not me/cuz Im just a insignificant worm/When he swoops down I just squirm/ he's the man with the jams that you will all love/think he's cool, think he's fresh, man, he is all of the above/ the greatest M.C. of all time/Yeah my LORD can rhyme.
Hook:
***recorded at Dollhouse Productions***
Heart Transplant
Its time for us to swim against the flow/even though it don't seem like the way
to go/all this stuff just makes you blue/never let your possessions start to
possess you/do ya know about the man called the rich young ruler/he wanted to be
good, he wanted to be cooler/all this stuff and he just couldn't let it go/then
he walked away sad with his stuff in tow/ the lord said follow me and he didn't
listen/he was just fakin/he was just dissin/ he said Im your biggest
decision/open up your heart let me make an incision/I had shackles on my hands
and stocks on my feet/i was born again but still living in defeat/woe is me Im
an unclean man/I need a touch from the masters hand/put coal to my mouth and
burn this flesh/cuz i need to be rescued from this body of death/its cold and
its dark and it ain't so cool/I'm in a dirty pool and I'm such a fool/give me
the living water to quench my thirst/I wanna put God first instead of living a
curse/I follow Jesus but I'm still not free/I got the name Christian but it
ain't reality/ I try and I try but I just can't
Hook: I really need a heart transplant
I stood at the altar of foreign gods/I said Lord I love you but we are at odds/I walked in the darkness and called it the light/I called him my friend but somethin' just isn't right/when you live by the flesh you will die/when you say I'm ok you are just telling a lie/His word won't shine in your heart/because God don't want no part/He told me what I really lack/He said My son you are on the verge of a heart attack/it is for freedom that I set you free/and this grace is available if you just believe/you are focused on the thing called sin/when I knock on your door you wont let me in/you have eyes but you just can't see/you live in America but still in captivity/slave to sin/slave to Satan/Thats why you keep hatin', and keep debatin'/You should never go by her house/she will tell you she has no spouse/don't let her get you with her hook/i tell ya right now that girl's a crook/dont let her sink her claws into you/one minute with her and your life is through/her house is a stairway to the grave/run like forest gump/don't try to be brave!
HOOK:
(I try to be patient and wait/but then I end up doing what I hate/I try to find the escape hatch/but then I struggle to find the latch/I train to get it right some of me/but then satan dangles turkish delight right in front of me/I wade through the storm of hip hop/I never want to be at the top of the pop/I just want to reel in a big fish/heroically rescue the sons of kish/I don't need a hot girl in a little bikini/I'm a secret agent without the martini/I sold mustangs and I sold camaros/I sold little trinkets and I sold sparrows/but then Jesus came in and turned over the table/now I'm rockin' the casbah and don't need no label/My managers name is yahwah/I only speak the words that he would say/I read the Bible because im a rebel/God keeps me going straight and on ground level/its going to be a battle to the death/its going to be tragic like Macbeth/Jesus paid a debt that wasn't his, cuz we owed a debt that was serious biz/there was no way we could ever pay it/so Jesus came in to slay it.)
***Recorded at Elevated basement studio in Savannah, GA.***
Hook: I really need a heart transplant
I stood at the altar of foreign gods/I said Lord I love you but we are at odds/I walked in the darkness and called it the light/I called him my friend but somethin' just isn't right/when you live by the flesh you will die/when you say I'm ok you are just telling a lie/His word won't shine in your heart/because God don't want no part/He told me what I really lack/He said My son you are on the verge of a heart attack/it is for freedom that I set you free/and this grace is available if you just believe/you are focused on the thing called sin/when I knock on your door you wont let me in/you have eyes but you just can't see/you live in America but still in captivity/slave to sin/slave to Satan/Thats why you keep hatin', and keep debatin'/You should never go by her house/she will tell you she has no spouse/don't let her get you with her hook/i tell ya right now that girl's a crook/dont let her sink her claws into you/one minute with her and your life is through/her house is a stairway to the grave/run like forest gump/don't try to be brave!
HOOK:
(I try to be patient and wait/but then I end up doing what I hate/I try to find the escape hatch/but then I struggle to find the latch/I train to get it right some of me/but then satan dangles turkish delight right in front of me/I wade through the storm of hip hop/I never want to be at the top of the pop/I just want to reel in a big fish/heroically rescue the sons of kish/I don't need a hot girl in a little bikini/I'm a secret agent without the martini/I sold mustangs and I sold camaros/I sold little trinkets and I sold sparrows/but then Jesus came in and turned over the table/now I'm rockin' the casbah and don't need no label/My managers name is yahwah/I only speak the words that he would say/I read the Bible because im a rebel/God keeps me going straight and on ground level/its going to be a battle to the death/its going to be tragic like Macbeth/Jesus paid a debt that wasn't his, cuz we owed a debt that was serious biz/there was no way we could ever pay it/so Jesus came in to slay it.)
***Recorded at Elevated basement studio in Savannah, GA.***
New Life
Its time to be glad cuz Jesus is risen/sing out loud like paul and silas in the
prison/don't wait for heaven to rejoice/this is the time to lift up your
voice/the cross is not a gold locket/it is power when you plug into the
socket/don't wait for perfect conditions/step out onto the water and start the
mission/don't let nobody ever hold you back/get off the bench and into the game
attack/lucifer's a liar/no pitchfork or cape/but he comes at you quick like
uncle screwtape/you gotta be ready, you gotta be steady/like the lions in the
serengeti/turn off the iphone/shut down the computer/be a warrior bride for the
suitor.
Hook: I Got the goal in my sights now, not just eternal life, but new life right now.
My rhymes arent plain/they are insane/I've been rappin' since long live the kane/but its not about longevity/its all about levity and preachin the Word of God and preachin it steadily/most rap artists go blah blah blah/they dont have God's word in their repertoire/they don't bring life, they just bring death/they don't give you oxygen or take away your breath/theres no need for a long long list, vanity vanity vanishing like a mist/thats a sermon to read up on it dawg/check it out don't sleep on it yall /its time for me to pick up the pace/its time for me to really seek his face/time to fight the good fight and finish the race/time to storm hell's gate open and shut case.
Hook: I feel brand new
I am part of the remnant/I am a warrior and I am militant/I put our life on the line/I dont get a purple heart/I die every time/I don't die like a martyr/I die daily and thats a lot harder/download ntp to your ipod/listen to the lyrics and let your head nod/i use to go by the name cool bee/but then i realized/ it aint about me/thats how my rap music was born/i grew up like a tender stalk of corn/and the horns gonna call me home/im just a nomad thats why i rome/this body here is just a tent/so forget the rent/this life is just a hint
Hook: I feel brand new.
**Recorded at Dollhouse Productions, Savannah, GA***
Hook: I Got the goal in my sights now, not just eternal life, but new life right now.
My rhymes arent plain/they are insane/I've been rappin' since long live the kane/but its not about longevity/its all about levity and preachin the Word of God and preachin it steadily/most rap artists go blah blah blah/they dont have God's word in their repertoire/they don't bring life, they just bring death/they don't give you oxygen or take away your breath/theres no need for a long long list, vanity vanity vanishing like a mist/thats a sermon to read up on it dawg/check it out don't sleep on it yall /its time for me to pick up the pace/its time for me to really seek his face/time to fight the good fight and finish the race/time to storm hell's gate open and shut case.
Hook: I feel brand new
I am part of the remnant/I am a warrior and I am militant/I put our life on the line/I dont get a purple heart/I die every time/I don't die like a martyr/I die daily and thats a lot harder/download ntp to your ipod/listen to the lyrics and let your head nod/i use to go by the name cool bee/but then i realized/ it aint about me/thats how my rap music was born/i grew up like a tender stalk of corn/and the horns gonna call me home/im just a nomad thats why i rome/this body here is just a tent/so forget the rent/this life is just a hint
Hook: I feel brand new.
**Recorded at Dollhouse Productions, Savannah, GA***
Chip Away
Hook: Work on me O God/Till youre done/chip away at me even though its not
fun/my soul is starting to fizzle/Work on me/with your chizel
Sometimes I tell God/you owe me/but then he comes back with something to show me/I hate when he does that but its for my own good/I fight him for what I dont want instead of taking what I should/its a hard knock life out here/through all my years and all my tears/its like walking in the desert of Sinai/its like hanging on the cross and asking why/Why do bad things happen to good people/the story ends badly/but whats the sequel/2000 years ago,he was martyred/beat beyond recognition/it was horrid/I hid my face from the sight/everyone did wrong/but he did right/he was the man with the master plan/The kingdom of God is now at hand/The kingdom of Heaven is also within/along with the sin/its a war against the flesh/I cant let the flesh win/sin is fun for a season/but it goes against every grain of reason/hes been knockin and knockin and bringing the heat/I guess my ears were just closed to the beat
Hook
God gives to the givers and takes from the takers/he blesses the lowly/not movers and shakers/dream with your eyes wide open/We are not home yet but we are hopin/be filled with the Spirit/dont be hollow/pick up the Bible and rap at the apollo/time waits for no one/time waits for none/follow Jesus cuz he is the one/Ive been following him since 1990/The Bridges family was the bridge to me/He didnt just die to save you from Hell/He died to make you well/We have a disease that is worse than cancer/And he knew he was the only answer/His death gives us eternity/And his resurrection gives us certainty/a deposit gauranteeing what is to come/he even saved me and im just a bum/a hobo/a ragamuffin/a wretch/and its only by faith/there is no catch/if I do good he doesnt love me more/if I do bad he doesn't love me less/you just believe and confess and he does the rest/there is Absolutely nothing you have to do/simply be an instrument that he works through.
Hook
***Recorded at TAZ's studio in Atlanta, GA***
Sometimes I tell God/you owe me/but then he comes back with something to show me/I hate when he does that but its for my own good/I fight him for what I dont want instead of taking what I should/its a hard knock life out here/through all my years and all my tears/its like walking in the desert of Sinai/its like hanging on the cross and asking why/Why do bad things happen to good people/the story ends badly/but whats the sequel/2000 years ago,he was martyred/beat beyond recognition/it was horrid/I hid my face from the sight/everyone did wrong/but he did right/he was the man with the master plan/The kingdom of God is now at hand/The kingdom of Heaven is also within/along with the sin/its a war against the flesh/I cant let the flesh win/sin is fun for a season/but it goes against every grain of reason/hes been knockin and knockin and bringing the heat/I guess my ears were just closed to the beat
Hook
God gives to the givers and takes from the takers/he blesses the lowly/not movers and shakers/dream with your eyes wide open/We are not home yet but we are hopin/be filled with the Spirit/dont be hollow/pick up the Bible and rap at the apollo/time waits for no one/time waits for none/follow Jesus cuz he is the one/Ive been following him since 1990/The Bridges family was the bridge to me/He didnt just die to save you from Hell/He died to make you well/We have a disease that is worse than cancer/And he knew he was the only answer/His death gives us eternity/And his resurrection gives us certainty/a deposit gauranteeing what is to come/he even saved me and im just a bum/a hobo/a ragamuffin/a wretch/and its only by faith/there is no catch/if I do good he doesnt love me more/if I do bad he doesn't love me less/you just believe and confess and he does the rest/there is Absolutely nothing you have to do/simply be an instrument that he works through.
Hook
***Recorded at TAZ's studio in Atlanta, GA***
Love bugs
Hard times are spreading just like the flu/I was at the end of my rope didn't
know what to do/I cried out to God and heard nothing/why you playing hard to get
are you bluffing?/I feel lost, scared, messed up, broken/when you gonna come and
let the door be open/I follow you the best I can/how long must I wait this man
can't stand it/but I trust in you I sing to you/all my hard heartedness I bring
to you/to who else can I turn to in strife?/Only you hold the words of eternal
life.
HOOK: God loves the one he bugs, God bugs the one he loves.
Where's God's address/at the end of your rope/still people claiming he aint real/and he ain't dope/but I know different/he's the God of second chances/He pursues us and he's the one who romances/some people don't believe in creation/they think we made this nation/you call me a fool but that's alright/the Bible calls me that every night/this foolishness will shame the wise/this craziness will break the ties/I'll be with him in Heaven/rest with Him on day seven.
Hook
God loves ya/that's why he's buggin ya/he's not hatin' ya/he's lovin' ya/keep your eyes on the prize and never look away/remember what happened to Lot's wife that day/with the precious blood you have been bought/with the Word of God you have been taught/keep moving forward and don't look back/keep playing offense and press the attack/sin is fun I have to admit it/but for 33 years Jesus never did it/a mushroom grows in a day but not a tree/I once was blind but now I see/Jesus gave me a wake up call/now I am walking tall/it doesn't mean I'll never fall/but it means he's my all in all.
Hook
***Recorded at TAZ's studio & Dollhouse Productions***
HOOK: God loves the one he bugs, God bugs the one he loves.
Where's God's address/at the end of your rope/still people claiming he aint real/and he ain't dope/but I know different/he's the God of second chances/He pursues us and he's the one who romances/some people don't believe in creation/they think we made this nation/you call me a fool but that's alright/the Bible calls me that every night/this foolishness will shame the wise/this craziness will break the ties/I'll be with him in Heaven/rest with Him on day seven.
Hook
God loves ya/that's why he's buggin ya/he's not hatin' ya/he's lovin' ya/keep your eyes on the prize and never look away/remember what happened to Lot's wife that day/with the precious blood you have been bought/with the Word of God you have been taught/keep moving forward and don't look back/keep playing offense and press the attack/sin is fun I have to admit it/but for 33 years Jesus never did it/a mushroom grows in a day but not a tree/I once was blind but now I see/Jesus gave me a wake up call/now I am walking tall/it doesn't mean I'll never fall/but it means he's my all in all.
Hook
***Recorded at TAZ's studio & Dollhouse Productions***
Beats, rhymes, and Grace
My name is Ryan/and I'm not lyin/Mess with me and you might be cryin/Watch out
devil/I'm a rap rebel/I'm going to a whole new level/I don't attack with words I
attack with the Bible/you can't rival my arrival I bring revival/power is going
to come down on you like a shower so don't cowar in the corner like a
coward/you've been defeated/Christ is now seated/everyone gets a chance no one
gets cheated/the art of hip hop use to be your child/but look out now it's grown
wild/it's grown into a monster you can't stand/the art of hip hop will destroy
your plan
I'm a navy seal in enemy territory/rescuing POW's with a message called history/Jesus never ever leaves a man behind/his wrath is awlful but his love is kind/Satan took a bite out of Jesus heel/he thought the keys were his to steal/that blood tasted like the finest wine/but it soured in his stomach at resurrection time/the kingdom of God has arrived/so don't be surprised/be baptized/keep your eyes on the prize/I don't look like a rapper cuz I'm in disquise/I was born in Savannah/then called to Atlanta/telling everybody I know about the manna/ taste and see that the Lord is good/the only real answer for your neighborhood.
One road leads to the grave/the other road leads to being saved/one road leads to being food/the other road leads to being rescued/the prophets point to paradise for my peeps/so wake up bad things happen when a disciple sleeps/be self controlled and alert or you could get hurt/get your head out of the sand and your hands in the dirt/put on the armor of God like a knight/get into the battle and start the fight/put on the helmet and start the charge/pick up the sword and get on the barge/buckle the belt that is called truth/flee the evil desires of youth/tie the shoes that are called peace/all this negativity has got to cease/I didn't take my talent and bury it in the ground/I took it to the bank and made this funky sound
I'm a navy seal in enemy territory/rescuing POW's with a message called history/Jesus never ever leaves a man behind/his wrath is awlful but his love is kind/Satan took a bite out of Jesus heel/he thought the keys were his to steal/that blood tasted like the finest wine/but it soured in his stomach at resurrection time/the kingdom of God has arrived/so don't be surprised/be baptized/keep your eyes on the prize/I don't look like a rapper cuz I'm in disquise/I was born in Savannah/then called to Atlanta/telling everybody I know about the manna/ taste and see that the Lord is good/the only real answer for your neighborhood.
One road leads to the grave/the other road leads to being saved/one road leads to being food/the other road leads to being rescued/the prophets point to paradise for my peeps/so wake up bad things happen when a disciple sleeps/be self controlled and alert or you could get hurt/get your head out of the sand and your hands in the dirt/put on the armor of God like a knight/get into the battle and start the fight/put on the helmet and start the charge/pick up the sword and get on the barge/buckle the belt that is called truth/flee the evil desires of youth/tie the shoes that are called peace/all this negativity has got to cease/I didn't take my talent and bury it in the ground/I took it to the bank and made this funky sound
Dust Part 2
I use to curse rhymes but now I base um/on the Bible before I place um/Bucket you
were mainstream you went out G/Jesus Christ is mainstream to me/my raps were
weak but now they're everlasting/use to say um slow, now I say um fast and/now I
say um well you can tell they sell/turn white m.c.s black and black m.c.s
pale/give them more of what they are looking for/leave your spirit pure/once my
rap was cancer, now it's the cure...
HOOK: Dust....them demons are dust.
I smile on stage when most guys just smirk/joyed and employed by Christ my work/what did I come for what can I prove?/that Christians too can move and groove/we rap for the gospel not for status or gain/we rap for the hurts, the hopes, the pain/we know that God and money just don't mix/we came to heal, bind, repair, and fix/with his spirit we can do it, can heal/so people can hear, see, and feel/our reward is eternal not temporal/we do God's will/we do what's moral/we're not perfect but perfection is the stance we take/kill, spit, kick, that's the chance we take/we preach Christ, faith, hope, and love/is it faith or works?/or all of the above?/we're two rap ministers/some say sinisters/that's when it's the time/to rhyme/in my prime/at the drop of a dime I kick lines and lines and lines/cuz ain't one as clever/with as much fervor/did I pull your lever?/never/the funkiest rap evangel ever...
HOOK: dust...them demons are dust.
My name is ryan/and I'm not lyin'/and demons that mess with me will be tryin'/for a long time to resist my rhyme/but they can't climb to my height/cuz I'm out of sight/you think you got a chance well your chance is slight/I don't make up rhymes they come to me/I don't read music it just runs through me/flowin'through my mind like water through a river/when I enter the room all the demons quiver/I'm a warrior but I'm not the boss/and one mega rhyme from me and it will be your loss/cuz I'm elite/don't know about defeat/I'm set/my name is Ryan Burkett/you better seize the day cuz there won't be a better one/if your girl ain't got a Bible you just better get her one/cuz here comes the doom/that could fill your room/the longest day today no need to assume/these rhymes you hear are only one small portion/gonna knock you out way outta proportion/Jesus gives me rich life,not just fortune/my rhymes are serious/and there is no distortion...
HOOK: Dust...them demons are dust.
***The sample is "Do Your Thing" by Isaac Hayes***
HOOK: Dust....them demons are dust.
I smile on stage when most guys just smirk/joyed and employed by Christ my work/what did I come for what can I prove?/that Christians too can move and groove/we rap for the gospel not for status or gain/we rap for the hurts, the hopes, the pain/we know that God and money just don't mix/we came to heal, bind, repair, and fix/with his spirit we can do it, can heal/so people can hear, see, and feel/our reward is eternal not temporal/we do God's will/we do what's moral/we're not perfect but perfection is the stance we take/kill, spit, kick, that's the chance we take/we preach Christ, faith, hope, and love/is it faith or works?/or all of the above?/we're two rap ministers/some say sinisters/that's when it's the time/to rhyme/in my prime/at the drop of a dime I kick lines and lines and lines/cuz ain't one as clever/with as much fervor/did I pull your lever?/never/the funkiest rap evangel ever...
HOOK: dust...them demons are dust.
My name is ryan/and I'm not lyin'/and demons that mess with me will be tryin'/for a long time to resist my rhyme/but they can't climb to my height/cuz I'm out of sight/you think you got a chance well your chance is slight/I don't make up rhymes they come to me/I don't read music it just runs through me/flowin'through my mind like water through a river/when I enter the room all the demons quiver/I'm a warrior but I'm not the boss/and one mega rhyme from me and it will be your loss/cuz I'm elite/don't know about defeat/I'm set/my name is Ryan Burkett/you better seize the day cuz there won't be a better one/if your girl ain't got a Bible you just better get her one/cuz here comes the doom/that could fill your room/the longest day today no need to assume/these rhymes you hear are only one small portion/gonna knock you out way outta proportion/Jesus gives me rich life,not just fortune/my rhymes are serious/and there is no distortion...
HOOK: Dust...them demons are dust.
***The sample is "Do Your Thing" by Isaac Hayes***
Acts 29
Wake up wake up/Christ said pray for me/or life will slowly surely slip away
from thee/wake up wake up/Lazarus, heed to Jesus of Nazareth/listen up listen up
bible scholar/this will be very hard to swallow/so try to follow/Jesus
Christ/the same yesterday today and tomorrow/so smoove that angels boasted to
shepherd boys/not decoys but the real mccoys/so overjoyed that they spoke in
tongues/the old ones and the young ones/Did you know that he is the
sanctifier?/Lord, lunatic, or liar/He is so cool I wanna be a pastor/the king
the head the mac the master/under my God I feel so safe/He is the author and
finisher of our faith/so be devoted and strong a Christian has to be/don't get
drunk/be filled to capacity.
Who's the final chapter! We are! We are! Who's the holy nation? We are! We are! Who's the royal priesthood? We are! We are! What people belong to God?
Gotta be more cautious though/gotta be more righteous bro/gotta make a decision to be salt/be buyin instead of gettin bought/don't let your little light fade/you gotta play instead of getting played/Are we set free by the lamb's blood?/then why do we trample on it like it's just mud?/we gotta toughin up like grissle/cuz it looks like we are the last epistle/we need to storm heaven's gate before it closes/gotta out shoot guns'n'roses.
Hook
Our spiritual battle is stopless/but still we got all these bars that are topless/we got an answer that's not hopeless/and still people can't live a day dopeless/if we wanna be somethin' sweet/then we're gonna have to be something complete/cuz soon he will come for the one who blesses/and every tongue that confesses/so whether you like him or not/you're gonna have to claim your lot/today we gotta be much bolder/just look what he bore on his shoulder/that was our cross of wood/and he did it cuz no one else could.
Hook
***I'm not sure about this sample. I think it was by the J.B.'s***
Who's the final chapter! We are! We are! Who's the holy nation? We are! We are! Who's the royal priesthood? We are! We are! What people belong to God?
Gotta be more cautious though/gotta be more righteous bro/gotta make a decision to be salt/be buyin instead of gettin bought/don't let your little light fade/you gotta play instead of getting played/Are we set free by the lamb's blood?/then why do we trample on it like it's just mud?/we gotta toughin up like grissle/cuz it looks like we are the last epistle/we need to storm heaven's gate before it closes/gotta out shoot guns'n'roses.
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Our spiritual battle is stopless/but still we got all these bars that are topless/we got an answer that's not hopeless/and still people can't live a day dopeless/if we wanna be somethin' sweet/then we're gonna have to be something complete/cuz soon he will come for the one who blesses/and every tongue that confesses/so whether you like him or not/you're gonna have to claim your lot/today we gotta be much bolder/just look what he bore on his shoulder/that was our cross of wood/and he did it cuz no one else could.
Hook
***I'm not sure about this sample. I think it was by the J.B.'s***
His Instruments
I'm done/she's the one/Proverbs 31/man I was hooked and booked and not just from
the way she looked/I can't imagine being bored/with a girl who loves me and her
LORD/man, that's the ideal for God's kids/place all your bets/place all your
bids/on this virtuous woman/I get to get her/there's not many of them/what's
your want, what's your desire?/after sex is over is anything higher?/There is so
much more to love/such as the God we have above/he sees each step we take/and he
sees each date we make/so don't make a decision that will hurt you/when you are
living a life of virtue/don't let down your defense/you need to fine tune all
your instruments
Yo fellas...
A girl is not just a body but a soul/and she respects a man with self-control/so the question of the hour is raised/Is a man who fears God to be praised?/yes, if he takes heed to God's word/and doesn't go on just what he heard/A man that fears God, nears God/and a woman wants a man that cheers God/She doesn't want someone that will cheat her/and especially not someone that will beat her/she wants you to be her leader/and then you'll see just how much you need her/you're killing her life with your advances/and you're destroying all your marriage chances/charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting/and sex before marriage is cheating/your body is a fresh red rose/but look now it is dying from the fertilizer you chose/you need to keep it in water to keep it bloomin'/then on your wedding night/things will be boomin'!
Solomon said all this was wind/but there is forgiveness for all who sin/you need to focus on Christ and Christ alone/don't give away your body till it gone/that ain't a way to live it's a way to die fast/and Satan will lie to you and lie last/brother seek God and repent/you belong to Him/that ain't your instrument.
Hey ladies....
Listen up you can use this/see what happens if you abuse this/AIDS doesn't show favortism it will wreck ya/you need to search for a man who will respect ya/Yeah he has got something that will thrill you/but he also has something that will kill you/don't sell yourself short for pleasure/it's a mistake eternity can't measure/"Oh, but we are in love it is fine." No, that is two holy temples defiled at the same time/sin is sin no matter/it's not this one is worse, this one is bad and badder/you will destroy your life/before you ever become a man's wife/is this topic to intense?/Well, you are intensely important/you're His instrument.
Watch and pray lest you fall/Satan is after every one of ya'll/protect your body all parts/abstinence will heal your hearts/count on this I know it assuredly/if you live in faith and love and purity/then you will not gratify the evil nature/you will grow to be mature/a vessel Satan can't lure/you will be prepared for the Lord and his work/and you won't have to marry some jerk/society is in an upheaval/so avoid all appearance of evil/John closes his letter with four words/confessing all this hoopla in for the birds/he doesn't go out with fancy titles/he just says Children, keep yourself from idols/follow God and heed your Prince/and make good use of all your Instruments.
***Inspired by a verse in the Bible, Romans 6:13***
Yo fellas...
A girl is not just a body but a soul/and she respects a man with self-control/so the question of the hour is raised/Is a man who fears God to be praised?/yes, if he takes heed to God's word/and doesn't go on just what he heard/A man that fears God, nears God/and a woman wants a man that cheers God/She doesn't want someone that will cheat her/and especially not someone that will beat her/she wants you to be her leader/and then you'll see just how much you need her/you're killing her life with your advances/and you're destroying all your marriage chances/charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting/and sex before marriage is cheating/your body is a fresh red rose/but look now it is dying from the fertilizer you chose/you need to keep it in water to keep it bloomin'/then on your wedding night/things will be boomin'!
Solomon said all this was wind/but there is forgiveness for all who sin/you need to focus on Christ and Christ alone/don't give away your body till it gone/that ain't a way to live it's a way to die fast/and Satan will lie to you and lie last/brother seek God and repent/you belong to Him/that ain't your instrument.
Hey ladies....
Listen up you can use this/see what happens if you abuse this/AIDS doesn't show favortism it will wreck ya/you need to search for a man who will respect ya/Yeah he has got something that will thrill you/but he also has something that will kill you/don't sell yourself short for pleasure/it's a mistake eternity can't measure/"Oh, but we are in love it is fine." No, that is two holy temples defiled at the same time/sin is sin no matter/it's not this one is worse, this one is bad and badder/you will destroy your life/before you ever become a man's wife/is this topic to intense?/Well, you are intensely important/you're His instrument.
Watch and pray lest you fall/Satan is after every one of ya'll/protect your body all parts/abstinence will heal your hearts/count on this I know it assuredly/if you live in faith and love and purity/then you will not gratify the evil nature/you will grow to be mature/a vessel Satan can't lure/you will be prepared for the Lord and his work/and you won't have to marry some jerk/society is in an upheaval/so avoid all appearance of evil/John closes his letter with four words/confessing all this hoopla in for the birds/he doesn't go out with fancy titles/he just says Children, keep yourself from idols/follow God and heed your Prince/and make good use of all your Instruments.
***Inspired by a verse in the Bible, Romans 6:13***
Christ Alone
Does Messiah get you on fire/my desire is to take you higher and higher and
higher/oh I'm on fire/castin' out demons healin' the sick/a tax collector writes
he synoptic/gospel good news evangelion/for every woman and every man/three
years he appears/blood, sweat, and tears/a boy who was birthed/a man who would
thirst/boy that was born/just to get torn/don't make sense they ride the
fence/for 6 pense they sold our Prince/God's riches at Christ expense/our judge
holds no grudge though/he blesses us abundantly/lovingly/willingly/without
question/see the lesson I'm expressin' about Heaven/a lawgiver who will
deliver/us from the evil one/the serpent sting/that nasty thing/head in a
sling/who will bring/catastrophe/nationally/if we don't think rationally/the
redeemer makes us cleaner/forgives and gives and outlives/cold kickin' it
live/no jive/words are alive/written by a faithful scribe on our heart/every
part/the Jews got the news but they refused to listen/now they are missin'/the
holy kissin'/our lives we give with/our hands we lift/I know my redeemer
liveth/said Job as he tore his robe/screamin' for mercy inside your earlobe/with
much ease we breeze through decrees/without Ecclesiastes/expecting evil to
bounce right off of us/without a fuss/about to bust/if we don't conquer lust and
adulteries/leavin' God for our own fantasies/can't you see/we're falling
frantically/into a trap/that will never tap/into the line that is our wine and
in our time/this preacha won't defeat cha/he'll teach ya/and reach ya/so come to
church don't perch but lurch out on wings of eagles/trumpets and beagles will
soon resound in praise/ending the days/of evil and paydays/major in the major,
minor in the minor/which is finer?/a contrite heart or a headliner?/the Lord of
hosts boasts but he has a right to/can't hold a light to/cause he's bright
dude/our righteous branch/here's your chance/take a stance/grab hold his yoke is
easy/please thee/the almighty/a prophet weepin' but not sleepin'/are you keepin'
your spirit leapin'?/yo learn/feel concern/start to yearn/if you don't bow/then
you won't burn/three men fought the fire/walked the wire/and didn't tire out/so
shout it lout/don't tear the pages out.
You oppose us/you knows us/you see Moses/he approaches us/Red Sea parted/a baptism started/the ark get carted/oh how horrid/Son of Man but also Son of God/yeah he's comin that hard/the high priest/slain like a beast/like a feast/from Heaven the number 7/yeast and leaven/look the good book proclaims the cross without loss my boss/hold your applause/rhymes comin'/seed of woman/I summin'/ya drummin' it right/despite/pillar of cloud by day fire at night/not copin' but hopin'/cause his door is always open/by grace approach the place/on your face/every race color creed needs to heed/he that bleeded/on the tree/died for me/that you see/is true to me to you/to all that hear it and are near it/filled with the Spirit/so don't fear it
Be a burden barrier/it's much fairer/do you care or reject him and scripture/does it grip ya/is it hip bro/it could if you would give it a chance bro/just a glance bro/take a stance advance yo/you can do it/work through it/those that put their hearts to it/can you handle this?/God's evangelist/it's not all bliss but a lot of hit and miss/not all in favor/don't all savor/some even waver/when talkin' about the savior/be more than that/be a warrin' brat/give um slack/till they fall on their back/do you see this/believe this/Joshua to Jesus/to deliver just a sliver/the fig tree will wither/and be cursed/the first of many if we don't save any/if we don't get plenty/step in the ring/do your thing/the soon coming king/I preach Christ not satirical/the evangelical/that's lyrical/the phone, the home, the dome, the bone, it all stems from one thing and that's CHRIST ALONE.
You oppose us/you knows us/you see Moses/he approaches us/Red Sea parted/a baptism started/the ark get carted/oh how horrid/Son of Man but also Son of God/yeah he's comin that hard/the high priest/slain like a beast/like a feast/from Heaven the number 7/yeast and leaven/look the good book proclaims the cross without loss my boss/hold your applause/rhymes comin'/seed of woman/I summin'/ya drummin' it right/despite/pillar of cloud by day fire at night/not copin' but hopin'/cause his door is always open/by grace approach the place/on your face/every race color creed needs to heed/he that bleeded/on the tree/died for me/that you see/is true to me to you/to all that hear it and are near it/filled with the Spirit/so don't fear it
Be a burden barrier/it's much fairer/do you care or reject him and scripture/does it grip ya/is it hip bro/it could if you would give it a chance bro/just a glance bro/take a stance advance yo/you can do it/work through it/those that put their hearts to it/can you handle this?/God's evangelist/it's not all bliss but a lot of hit and miss/not all in favor/don't all savor/some even waver/when talkin' about the savior/be more than that/be a warrin' brat/give um slack/till they fall on their back/do you see this/believe this/Joshua to Jesus/to deliver just a sliver/the fig tree will wither/and be cursed/the first of many if we don't save any/if we don't get plenty/step in the ring/do your thing/the soon coming king/I preach Christ not satirical/the evangelical/that's lyrical/the phone, the home, the dome, the bone, it all stems from one thing and that's CHRIST ALONE.
Demons Are Dust
A villin' chillin' with a zillion rhymes in a weekend/the first one I wrote is
now an antique and/I got the clout to shout the demons out/knockin' demons
off/knockin' demons out/Bibles are down no one is writing/sticks are all up and
people are fighting/I just grab the mic and my armor/reapin a harvest of life
like a farmer/and also a poet/ya know it/if you have a ripped rhyme I'll sow
it/up, cause raps my major and God's my master/and once I thought I would be a
disaster/but I just kept on pushin' I kept chargin'/pretty soon Satan was pushed
to the margin/I came to Christ now Satan is hostile to me/so now I spread the
gospel/sue me!
Dust, dust, dust, Them demons are dust, dust, dust, them demons are dust, dust, dust, them demons are dust.
My wisdom comes from being a God fearer/I write rap to make the gospel clearer/for you so Christ might be praised/listen to the words you might be amazed/life for the master that's how I'm livin'/he loved us as the nails were bein' drivin'/commander/corporal/admiral/executive/if you follow him the spirit will let you live/life to the full/filled to the brim/don't draw to the inner man/draw to him/he will meet you at the point of your need/word to daddy indeed/the CIA see I ain't no joke/The FBI thinks I'm just church folk/God's got an army he's not a soloist/come and see said Philip take up your cross and follow us
Hook
Brothers and sisters in Christ/let me stand up and give you some advice/about the Lord and when he came/to reign/and heal the lame/rock the nations/cleanse the sins/knockin' down demons with his mighty winds/hallelujah thine the glory/this is the story/of the man who died for you/and for me/Muhammad? Yeah but did he resurrect? Who you gonna follow and respect/if you know these things then take heed to them/cuz a day may come when you see a need for them/you wanna be grown then don't be alone/call on the one who made you in his own/image, to be godly and strong/to lead you from wrong and into a new song/away from darkness and into the light/fight the power but also fight the fight/that's what life is about/keepin' heaven in and keepin' evil out/don't sit down stand up for Jesus/the man not a myth that frees us/to the land of milk and honey/with no love for power and no love for money/he will lead us like this cuz he is God/pullin' us to safety with his staff and rod/shepherd to the flock of us all/got to stand tall/double bass woofers you know he's Raw.
Hook
***The sample is 'Night bird Flying' by Jimi Hendrix***
Dust, dust, dust, Them demons are dust, dust, dust, them demons are dust, dust, dust, them demons are dust.
My wisdom comes from being a God fearer/I write rap to make the gospel clearer/for you so Christ might be praised/listen to the words you might be amazed/life for the master that's how I'm livin'/he loved us as the nails were bein' drivin'/commander/corporal/admiral/executive/if you follow him the spirit will let you live/life to the full/filled to the brim/don't draw to the inner man/draw to him/he will meet you at the point of your need/word to daddy indeed/the CIA see I ain't no joke/The FBI thinks I'm just church folk/God's got an army he's not a soloist/come and see said Philip take up your cross and follow us
Hook
Brothers and sisters in Christ/let me stand up and give you some advice/about the Lord and when he came/to reign/and heal the lame/rock the nations/cleanse the sins/knockin' down demons with his mighty winds/hallelujah thine the glory/this is the story/of the man who died for you/and for me/Muhammad? Yeah but did he resurrect? Who you gonna follow and respect/if you know these things then take heed to them/cuz a day may come when you see a need for them/you wanna be grown then don't be alone/call on the one who made you in his own/image, to be godly and strong/to lead you from wrong and into a new song/away from darkness and into the light/fight the power but also fight the fight/that's what life is about/keepin' heaven in and keepin' evil out/don't sit down stand up for Jesus/the man not a myth that frees us/to the land of milk and honey/with no love for power and no love for money/he will lead us like this cuz he is God/pullin' us to safety with his staff and rod/shepherd to the flock of us all/got to stand tall/double bass woofers you know he's Raw.
Hook
***The sample is 'Night bird Flying' by Jimi Hendrix***
Time's Up
It's understandable/you know what time it is/rules the globe in his robe/you
know whose rhyme it is/Jesus Christ on assignment/you can swerve at us but won't
hurt our alignment/like glue to you my rhymes all stay on/deadly with a marker,
pen, pencil, or crayon/so take your thirty pieces of silver and leave/go ahead
but don't be deceived/it's better if you are hot or cold/if you are lukewarm you
just sold out/like a Laodicean/that's who you are like/that's who you are
bein/get into Christ he won't flunk you/won't tie a stone around your neck and
chunk you/he'll build you up as part of the body/come on come on/it's time to
start a party/careful as the wide road narrows/look out for the flaming
arrows/of the evil one/he will smoke you son/without a gun
Time's Up
Let me continue there is more on the menu/a little rap from the Lord is what I want to send you/listen very closely to the words I manifest/I rap um pretty good but Jesus says them best/you are salt and light and the rest are leaven/don't turn back your names are written in Heaven/Joseph, Jacob, Isaiah the prophet/can't chain God's Word no way to stop it/pick up a book and read it/find a child and lead it/I wouldn't talk about it if you didn't need it/turn the pages let it sink in/come with me boys I'll make you fishers of men/sin, Satan, come on mess with me/I got Christ so I got my destiny/never say never just call on his name/and I tell you right now you won't be the same/you gotta listen to the one that can free ya/a life without Jesus?/wouldn't wanna be ya!
Time's Up
Here we go kickin, flexin rhymes about Jesus/cause he is our savior and the one that frees us/the word is the Bible/the Bible is strong/now Budda and Muhammad, now they were all wrong/let me set um straight them boys ain't jack/Jesus ain't fiction crucifixion is a fact/hardcore to the core/my rhymes are never a bore/spreading Jesus name like you never heard before/get busy not dizzy wanna teach the young/the last one that didn't listen ended up gettin' hung/don't be Judas/don't be new to this/let's get through with this/so we can do this/follow the scripture follow the task/he knows what you need before you ask/he is Lord/look up at the cross/my man's a winner and some say he lost/the white horse and his rider come quick/better get on the ball/get on the stick/faithful and true is what his name is/coming out his eyes is alot of flame/his robe he wears is dipped in blood/coming like a storm coming like a flood/trumpets and harps both strike a cord/out of his mouth comes a mighty sword/better listen up the Lord's about to call/better look out the sky is about to fall/come on come on don't be a bum/the Holy City/the new Jerusalem/he on the throne says everythings new/write this down these words are true/Alpha Omega, beginning and the end/he who does my will will enter in!
***recorded at the cave in Atlanta,GA***
Time's Up
Let me continue there is more on the menu/a little rap from the Lord is what I want to send you/listen very closely to the words I manifest/I rap um pretty good but Jesus says them best/you are salt and light and the rest are leaven/don't turn back your names are written in Heaven/Joseph, Jacob, Isaiah the prophet/can't chain God's Word no way to stop it/pick up a book and read it/find a child and lead it/I wouldn't talk about it if you didn't need it/turn the pages let it sink in/come with me boys I'll make you fishers of men/sin, Satan, come on mess with me/I got Christ so I got my destiny/never say never just call on his name/and I tell you right now you won't be the same/you gotta listen to the one that can free ya/a life without Jesus?/wouldn't wanna be ya!
Time's Up
Here we go kickin, flexin rhymes about Jesus/cause he is our savior and the one that frees us/the word is the Bible/the Bible is strong/now Budda and Muhammad, now they were all wrong/let me set um straight them boys ain't jack/Jesus ain't fiction crucifixion is a fact/hardcore to the core/my rhymes are never a bore/spreading Jesus name like you never heard before/get busy not dizzy wanna teach the young/the last one that didn't listen ended up gettin' hung/don't be Judas/don't be new to this/let's get through with this/so we can do this/follow the scripture follow the task/he knows what you need before you ask/he is Lord/look up at the cross/my man's a winner and some say he lost/the white horse and his rider come quick/better get on the ball/get on the stick/faithful and true is what his name is/coming out his eyes is alot of flame/his robe he wears is dipped in blood/coming like a storm coming like a flood/trumpets and harps both strike a cord/out of his mouth comes a mighty sword/better listen up the Lord's about to call/better look out the sky is about to fall/come on come on don't be a bum/the Holy City/the new Jerusalem/he on the throne says everythings new/write this down these words are true/Alpha Omega, beginning and the end/he who does my will will enter in!
***recorded at the cave in Atlanta,GA***
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