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04:22
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woke up 4 hours before my alarm
open the blinds to check on the stars
still there
good
was it all a dream
nah can’t sleep for a whole two weeks
just landed, back in kansas
one day completely spent on a mattress
day before completely spent on plane
2 weeks every day get wrecked but stay saved
yo,
life changed and it only gets better
turbulence had to be sweating for shelter
but it’s out of my control so don’t get it twisted
when we visit i admit my stories may be limited
chonburi full of people so precious
chang mai changed my perceptions
gonna need some prayer intersessions
just to stop this post trip depression
follow your calling don’t fall
follow your calling don’t fall
follow your calling don’t fall
for the same old same old don’t stall
need an opportunity to grow
it’s 6 am jet lag go slow
writing this rap on my first day back
to work hope i can still go with the flow
follow your heart you might never get home
follow your heart you could die alone
follow my heart just to see where it goes
if God leads me then let these other doors close
good Lord i’m still praying for direction
these missionaries given me the message
the way they sing these songs in thailand
i know that it’s all in your hands
what would it be like to dedicate my life
to service out of country out of reach out of sight
I feel like I’m called but it’s only a whisper
take these headphones off my ears to hear clearer
2'00
and ever since i landed back in kansas i feel stranded
love my family love this country love the music love the rapping
but it so happens that i’m passive with my passions
so i’m asking how i can change this stance into something massive
can you imagine, a life without sadness
i imagined not showing up to work
i imagined that i never left Thailand
and FaceTime my parents to tell em i wouldnt return
i imagined not seeing my family for months
and not saving up money for an xbox one
and the only time that bae ever sees my face
is through snapchats i can only send every other day
i imagined being too busy to record mix tapes
or listen to the latest release from lecrae
or missing Westbrook get triple double games
but maybe thats something i would gladly give away
if i
but the same old same old still takes it’s toll
looking in the mirror just to see how it shows
nah i hide it, i’m quiet
but in the inside it’s a tsnami Goliath type giant
chonburi full of people so precious
chang mai changed my perceptions
I look to you to give the directions
Lord lead my life and never let the love lessen
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Swanson Park
03:36
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the sun moon and stars collided
when you opened up your eyelids
like blue ice and the green seaside islands
mixed with the pure cut shining of diamonds
reminded that i could get lost in your gaze
but why would i ever look away
I navigate this maze like i’m Theseus
this string just leads back to you
so mischivious
the easiest path laid out in the suns shade
i’d rather stand with you in the sun rays
winter days icey catch my breath when i see you
wind blowing sharp as my heart beats when i’m with you
the hidden treasure the world could not corrupt
you are my only dream that this world didn’t crush
you are my summer in the middle of the freezing cold
and this summer will be the best one that we’ve ever known
said i love you in swanson park
then i held you in my arms
nothing could tear us a part
i gave you my heart
i fell in love by accident
didn’t even know it was happening
felt like a voyager in uncharted waters
but explore a little farther find a life full of wonder
abbreviated version
wasn’t certain
still learning
who i am as a person
for the person i was searching
God pulled back the curtain
You were the treasure underneath
Like the letters connect in cursive together we’ll always be
It’s me and my girl
Us vs the world
It’s a song that I wrote breathed to life and unfurled
I break out of my shell to find that you were my pearl
couldn’t script it any better if i was reading my lines
i woke up like bellion knew i needed you in my life
Girl, you got my head in the clouds
and we only headed up but you know it’s going down
and this is just the start of it
i put all of my heart in it
i know you wanted all of it
so here check my pulse
The beat is just a rhythm
That’s taps out my existence
As long as your are with it
Then it will never dull
it won’t pass, hold fast
Your hand in my hand
All planned with God’s hands
he’s never letting go
You’ve got my heart
Gods got my soul
and we just found this treasure map
and it don’t lead to gold
I view visions of you through this telescope
this world try to take me down you were the antidote
fascinated when we take it turned from good to greatness
goodness gracious, i love you, i’m sorry to keep you waiting
i’m just saying your amazing and i aint playing any games
all these nights alone but bae i say it’s worth the wait
i do say i do but only to you on our day
and suddenly forever doesn’t seem so far away
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Vertical
03:43
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they here for annihilation
they need their validation
the expect my cooperation
you sleep for dreams i stay awake in
culture is vulture here for your carcass
theres power inside that you could ntharness
comfort has always been my kryptonite
they say fight to the top, but it's slick as ice
tentacles try to tie me down
addiction try to dry me out
shy kid, you take no L's
grap a handful of ash when you go through hell
new school rebel
old school flow
no cool clothes
to embellish the show
i gave up trying to get them to like me
travel the world but not just to sight see
they say it's out reach where we try to go
this the jump start
check the vertical
vertical vertical vertical
I ain't got time to be rich
they talking big dollars
they never had sense
House full of lies
So I ding dong ditch
Treat you like the fence
When I bring these hits
you strike out
with that curve ball pitch
i’m outta left field
when they pop fly quick
buck you like a bronco when they pull these tricks
then leave a glove at the scene
like OJ did
insist the serpent wont constrict
sliding the scales as they wrap your limbs
your mummified and they strap you in
you lose your soul but it preserves your skin
it’s so dim that you lose your wits
this glorified grave we call the pyramid
it’s wearing thin this world won’t corrupt me
it’s love over all and it’s all or nothing
vertical with vertigo
we just burning souls burning slow
till the curtain close gonna go
further, higher, farther that they said we could
said we would said we should
look we just doing good
works this is where metaphor meets the message
where achievements look the least impressive
where most stumble so you got to be aggressive
lets just say that every blemish turned to blessing
Let’s just say there was no calling to reach the fallin
And we just waste away while they decay inside the coffin
We all clawin to see what’s beneath the surface but it’s worthless if we aren’t willing to be all in with our purpose
Rather be big baller than t challa
Rather slide in a dm then face our problems
you could hold me back still on track
to counteract your attack
this passion put to action is only traction when we jumping at ya
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FYD (Reprise)
01:44
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but ever since I landed off this planet
I imagined
that my dreams were more than dreams
and I could have it if I rap it
wasn't passive took my chances
opportunities came I grabbed them
and everytime I'm on stage they screamed like a fanatic
can you imagine a life without sadness
you can hear that on my last album
I imagined that my life was just studio time
and I promote self so much I got it down to a science
that's the grind, it takes time to blow up
sign to a record label never be a bust
have a hit single on iTunes for a buck
and my streams on Spotify got me at number one
and suddenly my passion means I also getting paid
my songs on the radio and it’s always getting played
but the only time that bae ever sees my face
is through instgram live that they stream from backstage
and the only good nights sleep I get is on a plane
landed to hear fans yelling out my name
my friends all texting me to say I've changed
but they ain't see me enough to know the difference I make
I imagined that the mission went in this direction
and music became a passion that God used as a blessing
and I finally went for it and let everything else go
what could be I guess we will really never know
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I’m tired of praying for safety
and then living life so safely
singing amazing grace
with grace so amazing
why do I keep it all to my self
why am I restraining
it shaped me it made me
but did I let it change me
or am I the same lame man
they let down from the ceiling
am I an instilling a faith that is willing
or am I just repealing a calling that's wilting
am I the seed that fell amongst the thistles
expecting to grow but my efforts been little
or am I the seed with the faith to move mountains
On a path that's pursued with a purpose and passion
i'm asking how to break off this chain from my ankles
and let go of this weight cast off this shadow
am I afraid I don't have what it takes to be brave though
saying all this before I lay by my grave stone
Lord,
I will follow you
wherever you lead me to
oh. me and my girl
we up for the challenge
she's fire i'm ice
that's how we found a balance
that wound could be fatal
who's bringing a bandage
I have a heart for the lost
the forsaken, abandoned
the lonely, the hopeless,
those searching, those stranded
I just want to bring hope
to an earth that is stagnate
Only set goals
let god decide what the plan is
then spin the globe
and go to every part of this planet
I woke up in a sweat
screaming words of panic
my dreams became nightmares
I turned lazy from the lavish
my mannerisms masked all
emotions I've hidden
but if I believe
I proclaim it
Jesus is risen
I just pray my desires
my dreams, my obsessions
will glorify God or he'd remove them
as lesssons
I begging my heart to beat as hard as this rhythm
for a mission to reach all those in need of his freedom
you gave your life, I got life in return
so if i give my life there’s no worry of burden
what do i gain if I gain it all?
All can feel small when faced with this call
and I can tell by the words they wont say they feel bothered
like walk down that path you could end up a martyr
continue on farther they'll forget what you started
and you'll just be begging for money burnt out and exhausted
or worse you'll start acting like political figures
and speak a lot of promises you never deliver
sometimes i feel like an amputee crippled
by the ill will and lies that i bought my self into
I just want to live for Jesus and leave this
Life of empty pieces behind me believing
I’m seeking a hope beyond all these hollow views
praying wherever your leading i will follow through
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