Lecrae

lying down; having a tendency (to); often used in combination

I was master of my fate, lost control, and then I sank

So I don't want to take the lead, 'cause I'm prone to make mistakes

All these folks who follow me, gon' end up in the wrong place

conduct; (behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people

I'm nice with the flow (nice with the)

Just like the demeanor (like the demeanor)

I'm feeding my fam (feed up my fam)

legal summons; serve or summon with a subpoena

I bring the fire, but you never seen her

I testify, don't need a subpoena

They want my soul, better go to Korea

bond; a restraint that confines or restricts freedom

Take the shackles off my feet so I can dance

I just wanna praise ya

cut; set or keep apart

It's time to cut the cord

Sever the ties from the life before

From here on out I'm yours

distrustful; believing the worst of human nature and motives

If I'm under-paid, or just over-stressed

If I'm cynical, or just over this

Cause I'm tired of trying to get over them

dividing; dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion)

Choppin' out to church, he ain't really fake

He divisive, he don't rep the King, he just want the fame

Aw man, now they actin' like I'm suddenly political

amusing; humorously sarcastic or mocking

Spend a whole lot of money on a watch

Ironic cause I got it but I hardly sit and watch the time tick by

I spend time trying to buy it to own time

emphasize; give extra weight to (a communication)

When her girl call and tell her that she saw you off Peachtree

Meeting pretty underscore nice features

Had a couple drinks and had yourself a little piece and

arrogant; intended to attract notice and impress others

Got me feeling like a beast

A sickness and God is my witness but the foreign car making my pockets pretentious, Lord

Somebody help me

construct; put together out of artificial or natural components or parts

I deserve death along with these liars and hypocrites

Fake tough rappers who fabricate they predicaments

Fake-deep guru pushin' voodoo on the people

active at night; belonging to or active during the night

Lawyers hittin' my phone over big cases

Gave my life to the dark, I was nocturnal

Mama said, "Change," I was not turnin'

storm; a tropical cyclone occurring in the western Pacific or Indian oceans

Now I'm comin' in, hammer time number two

What you gon' do when the tidal wave pull up with a typhoon? (What you gon' do?)

I say a prayer on the floor like it's War Room

pulpit; a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it

Was smoking Nics at night while they was watching Nickelodeon

Now I'm giving sermons on stages without the podium

This gospel rapping took me from China to Ethiopia

lower oneself; behave in a patronizing and condescending manner

So hollow be my name

You're so immense but condescend to dwell inside my frame

And You restrain the waves

hold back; keep under control; keep in check

You're so immense but condescend to dwell inside my frame

And You restrain the waves

And tame fierce lions

wrong idea; an incorrect conception

Question, did you think you too messy for the Messiah? (Messy)

Misconception is that your mess could disqualify ya (true)

Do not follow me, we follow the one who part the seas

hide; lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner

People pushin' your buttons and gettin' jerked around

I used to lurk around town tryin' to work around

Workin' so that I could hit the ground with the perfect sound

disaster; an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

And I just gotta know that even though I'm a misfit

I'm still worth more than calamity's French kiss

Yes I'm loved, and I'm pursued

harmful; (sometimes followed by `to’) causing harm or injury

In the truck feelin' presidential

With my girl lookin' detrimental

Killin' anything tryna to be a side piece out my mental

captivate; attract strongly, as if with a magnet

And the, taste so appealing's got a grip upon my soul

These, honey dip lies mesmerize me

Pride's got its crooked fingers twisted all inside in me

swivel; turn on a pivot

It's too hot, I can't play with no cop

I can't get off of my pivot

It's been a minute, strugglin' but I been deliverin' (yeah)

drive away; force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings

And lately they twist my words up to bait me

And I try to dispel the rumors

But all that's drivin' me crazy

satisfy; make happy or satisfied

Now don't start

See dawg I live by the Spirit so I don't gratify

All them old sinful desires that never satisfy

pride; overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors

Used to think I was the man 'til I met Him

All that arrogance and pride, I dead 'em and fo'get 'em

I'm a saint

suspension; an interruption in the intensity or amount of something

They be fishin' for attention but don't know how to bait us

Keep that hate on hiatus, big ups to my creator

No big bang just a banger, so tell that DJ to bang it, yeah

theory; an unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument

I'm tryna find a big homie for Slim Jesus

Thesis of a new hope

More hardcore than Star Wars part four rated R

replace; take the place or move into the position of

Believe us

Because of the bible that supersedes us (uh-huh)

Not to the intellectual thesis (yeah)

similar; able to be compared or worthy of comparison

Swallowed all that bitterness, pain and affliction

Ain't a soul in Hell with pain comparable to this one

Brought me to repentance, homie I'm blood-purchased

threatening; threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments

We need leaders and believers to help carry it on

But who would minister in a sinister part of town

I pray if Jesus is calling you, you would be found

apparent contradiction; (logic) a statement that contradicts itself

But I can't keep taking holidays

It's a paradox seekin' paradise

Thought I'd try my luck and roll it up like a pair of dice

unorthodoxy; any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position

We gotta tell 'em they can get rich quickly

Now this is heresy, false, it's not true

2nd Corinthians chapter 8 and verse 2

adapt; be similar, be in line with

They say since everybody's doing it it's normal

But Jesus said be transformed and don't let them conform you

You ain't thin enough you need a new diet

inclusive or general; presenting a summary or general view of a whole

We in the -burbs and the hoods that's hostile

We share a common view like synoptic Gospels

And you know we keep a couple young dudes around us

worldly; someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person

Our God is holy, you should repent and die slowly

See, there's this thing called secular humanism that says man is the source of all meaning and all purpose

You know what I'm saying? We're just the result of a big cosmic explosion

lessen; become smaller or lose substance

We have the faith to start a riot; how can we deny it?

Fire inside us that you kindle when it starts to dwindle

And simply put I'm sinful so your love is essential

excite; catch fire

We have the faith to start a riot; how can we deny it?

Fire inside us that you kindle when it starts to dwindle

And simply put I'm sinful so your love is essential

enough; having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task

I know my sins are numberless, iniquities are great

But you are adequate [pronounced adakwate], I mean you adequate

To cleanse me from my nonsense, from it I repent

illogical; not consistent with or using reason

Peep Ephesians 4 where Paul gets practical

First Timothy and Titus if you thinkin' I'm irrational

Oh men it's the church

practical; concerned with practical matters

Bitin' at that Achilles, tryin' to shake you girl (girl)

He's so pragmatic, (yeah) he's always back at it (damn)

That's why you gotta flee temptation, tell him, "You can have it" (you can have it)

praise; praise, glorify, or honor

I see 'em in my backyard. Dudes act hard, but I know they really lack God. Man, dump that

They don't know that God is holy. He oppose the proud, but exalt the lowly

That's why I'm rollin' wit' Him. My soul is wit' him