LISTEN
there is
nothing
FUNNY
about
war
or
anyone's open sore
SO LORD
I ask
for NO MORE
pain
while You Reign
again and again
yeah, calm the wind
and restore friendships
that slipped
out of the human hands
of
man\
YEAH FATHER
for Your daughter
please leave
Your footprints
in the sand
yeah, in Jesus's name
AMEN
MAN
no one can break your heart
like
life and Christ
BUT
I still wanna do His will
and live in Paradise
one day
yeah, even with my crying
people lying
snd my heart
turning gray
"This clay"
wants to hear
THE LORD
say
"WELL DONE"
"MY SUNSHINE"
"THANKS FOR WALKING "
"SPIRITUALLY BLIND"
"AND FOR BEING SO KIND"
"MULTIPLE TIMES"
GOD
what are you trying to teach me?
am I dying?
or multiplying
yeah, while my inner-child
is
crying
I'm 'asking
as people are steady...
passing
away
yeah, i pray
BUT
they don't stay
yeah, and so...
I'm not okay
BUT POTTER
as Your clay
i still
want Your will
to mold
me
slowly
so i see
everybody
gets to be
in-love
BUT ME
and ooowee
that hurts
like a jerk
to a joint
yeah, what's the point?
of having a heart
if I can't be a part
of
romantic love
yeah, doves
and supmarines
yeah, why can't I?
have a guy
and
be
treated
like
a
queen
or
something
close
yeah, that is worthy
of
a toast
MAN
I don't understand
why i can't hold a hand?
or leave footprints in the sand
yeah, when everybody else can
or so it seems
yeah, why can't I?
live-out
my romantic dreams
yeah, like ice cream
and cookies
yeah. why can't I?
get some nookie
yeah, I'm 43
but I still feel
like a rookie
with no bat
or no plate
but I too...
wanna date
yeah, I too wanna mate
to share some...
great fate
or a great future
that awaits
Hey Father
Hey Son
Hey Holy Spirit
Want You come?
and male me
WALK
or fly
like hawk
in the sky
yeah, before
I die
or cry
hard again
yeah, like I commit a sin
when I just wanna be
ABLE
to take care
of myself
with every breath
I
breathe
yeah, before
someone else
leaves
out
of
my
door
yeah,
that's
suppose to be
here for me
yeah, because
ooowee
that really hurts
yeah
so Father
Son
and Holy Spirit
please come
and work
Your
Miracle
Father
i hope
nope
i pray
that one day
I will walk
and fly
like hawk
in the sky
but on Earth
before I die
yes Lord
hear my cry
hear my plea
yeah.,
I so wanna be
able
x
3
MAN
LISTEN
it's so hard
to be cripple
and a Christian
yeah especially
when my
humble heart
and guar
yeah, because
often times
people go blind
to my mind
yeah. because
of
the kind of
frame
I am in
yeah, and then
my sadness
feels like a sin
and then
I pray
for a gust of wind
to blow me away
most days
yeah even though
my grays and blues
are still being used
for God's Good News
it is still
a real
rough
draft
to have
TRUST ME
my skin
will ALWAYS
be in
yeah, like a real friend
it will never be
out
yeah, so feel
to SHOUT
I''M BLACK
AND
I'M PROUD
out
loud
in
crowd
of
lovers
haters
and
spectators
LORD
life is
one big slap
in the face
yeah a mixer
pain
shame
mercy
and
grace \
yeah I taste
blood
and floodwater
yes, Father,
please help Your Daughter
weather
or
keep herself
together
yeah, please
protect my breath
until
my death
and
beyond
BUT
may i walk?
and
run?
on Earth
first
MAN
i've been having so many bad dreams
that my soul screams
PLEASE
DON'T LET THESE
BECOME
REALITIES
yeah, because
I can't run
from a gun
yeah, nor can I run
towards the sun
no, I'm not a con
and i only hope
to have fun
yeah, in the dawn
and in the dark
SO YEAH, GOD
PLEASE GUARD
MY HEART
yeah from the start
when i sleep
deep
and in the middle
if i hear a fiddle
sounded my fear
YEAH FATHER,
PLEASE PROTECT
MY MENTAL EYES
AND EARS
Love
please cover me
when somebody
hurts
or make me feel
like dirt
yeah, don't let my soul
get cold
or moldy
yeah, just grow me
holy
and blessed
yeah, with limited
stress
and no second
guessing
yeah, be
my lesson
and my duvet
today
and forevermore
yeah, please
calm
the weeping wars
inside me
yeah, please Love
hide me
or stay
right beside
inspired by Proverbs 17:9
MAN
i wanna break out of this body
like a prisoner
BUT DAMN
GOD LOVE ME
THE WAY I AM
but I really don't like her
yeah I much would
prefer
WALKING
BY
MYSELF
yeah,
because
this siting
feels
like
DEATH
ROW \
yeah.
i feel like I'm dying slow
with no place to go
OH, NO
MAN
I no longer trust anyone
BUT
i can still see THE SON
SO FATHER
ground me
yeah please, put Your arms around
AND DON'T LET GO
yeah, because I really need
YOUR love
to express like a dove
yeah, kid gloves
is
what I am after
YES LORD,
I long
for some strong
LAUGHTER
or
else
please
send
MY BREATH
on a rafter
boat
YEAH
NO
JOKE
LET
ME
FLOAT
Father
Your little daughter
lies
at the point of death
so Daddy
please
strengthen my breath
that is left
to live
to give
and to serve
yeah, please
firm my words
and really move
my verbs
to Your
virtual world
yeah, please
guide Your girl
on the ride of her life
yeah, please
help me, Christ
with this life
of suffering
and buffing
Inspired by Mark 5:21-24 NKJV
MAN
I can't believe
just how much
NEGATIVE WORDS
make feel
like such a turd
yeah, just...
wasteful
instead of...
grateful
to have been
in
the land of the living
yeah, breathing
but I'm grieving
over the way
that you talk to me today
AND IF I COULD
walk out on you
it would be...
SO GOOD
MAN
negative words
are for the birds
yeah, fly away from me
yeah, I don't wanna hear or see you
in my view
yeah, because you are not true
to my sky
or natural high
so yeah, bye \
yeah, go somewhere
and die
because
I
was born
to live \
and not give
my breath
over to death
but when
so-called
family and friends \
come in and say
certain things
even my wings
don't wanna sing
Life and Peace
please release
your spirit
on me
yeah, I wanna see
and be
in that space
of grace
yeah, to taste
something so good
and that last long
like wood
smoke
yeah, no joke
I yearn
to be
turned
and woke
by
a word
so high
that even the sky
feels
real
low
to the flo'
Inspired by Romans 8
so Rabbi
why can't I?
have a guy
to romanticly
dance with
yeah Popa
where is my?
perfect pitch
to my glitch
or
to my tik
to my tok
yeah, my little rock
to my Pinnacle Moutain
yeah, some water
to my fountain
yeah, Father
may I?
please have a taste
of special love
before i die
and if not
then. why Daddy?
why?
so Rabbi
why can't I?
have a guy
in my reality
to love me
and want to be
romantic
with me
on this planet
yeah, my breath
feel real
taking for granted
yeah, Father
I'm crying
out
what is this love thing?
all about?
yeah before i die
or lose
all hope
and doubt
i wanna try
to spot
with my natural eye
a total lie
and find
a love
that is all mine
Lord,
please no more
heartburn
yeah, because I yearn
to learn at love
in that way
yeah, no child's play
or no grey area
yeah, please no more
malaria
of the mind
or the heart
yeah, Father God,
please
part me
like the Red Sea
yeah, I wanna be
in love
or better yet
I wanna someone
to be in love with me
yeah, lock and key
yeah, I wanna be happy
with wet eyes
and no apologize
MAN,
i'm not gonna lie
before i die
i wanna be
thought of
as someone's
romantic love
yeah even though
I'm so
scarred
of
being hurt
but
seeing dirt
first
yeah. before
I quench
my earthly
thirst
scares
me more
yeah, what a war?
in me
that y'all can't see
yeah, to wanna be happy
but you are handicapped
feels like crap
or to labeled
disabled \
hits me right in the heart
and the navel
yeah. because
I am able
to love
but I'm just not
thought of \
as a human dove
Heaven
i need to know
which way to go
on Earth
Yes Lord,
what is the real reason?
for my birth
yeah, my brain
my pain
my hope
my shame
my loss
my gain
yeah in the name
of Jesus
I wanna know
yes, so I can grow
and flow
like s tree
and like water
yeah, like Father
like Daughter
MAN
i don't understand
how can a woman as romantic as me be?
alone
on a day like this
yeah, I yearn for a kiss
but there are no lips to be found
or no dinner to be had
so I feel sad
mad
yeah, all of the above
but why?
can't I get
some valentine's love
I mean,
I'm not asking for a ring
or doves
today
no, just some...
romantic play
or thought
to get caught
up in
yeah, no sin
perse
I just want someone...
to love my way
and wanna stay
for more than...
just a day
Hey Ms. Valentine
this is usually the time
when I cry
BUT
because of you...
best friend
I feel like I can fly
high
without a try
yeah, girl.
who needs a guy?
when I got ...
you
calling
and making me fee reel
MO BETTA BLU''
yeah, my love
you've seen in some mess
and you stay around
"this short sad clown"
yeah, until my frown
turned into a smile
and then we got a lil wild
had us
or should I say
two
YEAH THANK YOU
for them \
to a new balance
HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY FOREVER
only God can use me twice
yeah, only God can truly lead me
to Paradise
and feed my fruit
yeah, straight from the root
of pursuit
of happiness
he is the one
that can truly
blessed
us
on the bus
or in the palace
yeah, he works wonders
in the thunder
or miracles
in the malice
yeah, specialties
is his status
yeah, he can make
heartbreak
taste like cake
and make pain
sound like poetry
MAN
why does God allow?
certain things
yeah, why does He?
allow certain bats
to swing
or certain cats
to meow
yeah, why doesn't everyone?
get to smile
like a child
but as an adult
yeah, Father why don't I?
get to cult
or rock to boat
yeah float
on water
like my Father
who art in Heaven
yeah, why?
can't I
feel
real
romantic love
24/7
MAN
as i'm climbing
life and CHRIST
is still
refining
and
oiling my wheels
for this world
yeah, "this girl"
is being shaped
into a pearl
AND BOY
does it hurt
yeah, being jerked around
sunup sundown
makes me feel...
lost and found
like a clown
in a little car
or a drunk
in a bar
or a star
in the sky
yeah, I'm high
BUT I REALLY...
DON'T UNDERSTAND
WHY?
yeah, as I lay
on this mental mountain
staring at a water fountain
like a roaring lion
trying not to fall off
the edge
MAN
at 43
trust me
i have never say
I NEED HELP
this much
in my life
BUT I KNOW
that I so
need Christ
to lead me
to paradise
yeah slice by slice
take this knife
and cut me
YES LORD,
rid me
of any....\
CEREBRAL GLUTTONY
MAN
cerebral palsy
i am really trying
to learn from you
yeah, I'm really trying to see
your clear view
BUT
I keep on getting burned
so does mean
lesson learned?
yeah you pause me
then you SCALD me
yeah, you cause me to see
a reality
so HOT
yeah, to try
to get me
to STOP
or DIE
BUT I REPLY
NO, YOU SLY
DOG
yeah, one day
THIS FOG
will be
lifted from me
and on that day
you will see
and say
SHE'S STANDING
SHE'S WALKING
AND TALKING
THAT
I AM BLESSED, MESS
DAMN
GOD
how many times
must i compromise
and apologize
yeah, before others
realize
that I do
try
yeah even though
I die
a little
inside
yeah, whenever
I swallow my pride
and push my wants aside
yeah, my breath
seems to move
to left
yeah, even when I don't
want
or feel right
BUT FATHER
I'm here
for clear insight
MAN
from afros
to cornrows
we got soul
yeah, we're
beautiful
yeah, we're very...
unique
and sweet
yeah, from our head
to our feet
AND MAN
our insides
are God's Bride
yeah, the apple pie
on the side
down to ride
on the bus
yeah, with or without crust
yeah we were made
from ribs and dust
but trust
WE ARE A MUST
BLACK PEOPLE
normally
when see
40k
often times
think about
money
BUT TODAY
I must say
that 40K
is me
obviously
with THE KING
yeah, and together
we are
and will
do amazing things
yeah, with...
human wings
Him and i
will fly
to the sky
yeah, until...
my body dies
Lord
i'm tired of being poor
yeah, I really wanna soar
door to door
floor to floor
more to more
yeah, rich to rich
yeah Father, get me out of this pit
that I sit-in
yeah, use some...
dynamite
if you like
yeah, make me take a flight
or use some...
wind
to make me
transcend
out of lack
yeah, with no turning back
yeah from now on
I will be strong
and follow wisdom
and facts
all the day long
man.
almost 7 days a week
i can't sleep deep
and sheep don't help
so I weep
from my soul
yeah, because there's no one
to hold me
or to keep me company
when I cry
or feel like I wanna die
yeah, for reasons
only God knows why
yeah, as I try
to go to sleep
deep
and keep ...
the boogieman away
yeah, until the night
turns into day
Man
Sundays are supposed to be
for The Almighty
and no one else
so Girl, don't waste your breath
on...
being alone
or
what is wrong?
with the none ringing
of your phone
yeah. God made you strong
for such a time as this
yeah, so kiss or no kiss
God still exist
in the mist
of
your sadness
so yeah, gladness
is
here
near
your fear
of
the future
of
solitude
yeah, so...
don't ruin your mood
with earthly food
God made dust
and in it
he saw
us
God saw a rib
and called us
to live
yeah, to breathe
and to receive
his righteousness
yeah, we were born
to blessed
yeah, set apart
from the rest
yeah, no fear
no stress
or nothing less
yes,
only the best
in the garden
yeah, grow
and blood flow
yeah, from head
to toe
but, didn't you know?
the time is near
but have no fear
but God is here
my dear
lil one
yeah, look to the son
and when he comes
don't you run
just write
what seen
and what you dreamed
down
yeah, every star
every scar
and every crown
or every church
at work
yeah people
turn back to the steeple
yeah, turn back to me
and then you will see
victory
inspired by Revelation 1, 2. and 3
YES
my skin is...
brown
there is no way
to get around
that
fact
but
you can call me black
yeah, black beauty
black cutie
black ruby
or black milk
chocolate
yeah my skin
feels like real
silk
so don't drop
the ball
when you call
me
black
because I love that
but know the facts
before you go there
they hit the ground
run
yeah, back in the day
they did not play
yeah, they stood
for good
yeah, street to street
neighborhood to neighborhood
yeah, their feet
felt the heat
yeah, through every meet
and greet
BUT
GUESS WHAT?
they didn't stop
yeah, even when they got hassled
by cops
they kept on walking
they kept on taking
righteousness
yes. in hopes
that all would be...
blessed
equally
they walked
with wisdom
the walked
with pride
yeah, they walked
with each other
side by side
yeah, most wasn't
televise
or documented
BUT
they were with it
yeah, they were
fully committed
to the cause
YEAH,
they had balls
in the school halls
and in several city streets
YEAH,
many feet
hit the beat
in the heat
BRAVO
BLACK
PEOPLE
God made me
a black woman
yeah, God made me
to be
more than a lil sumthin' sumthin'
yeah, sumthin' sweet like jam
yeah, I am
water to a dam
or
a slam to a dunk
yeah, I am
the trunk
to a hunk
of
a man
yeah, without me
he
could not stand
or even be
on this land
yeah, man
is
the sand
but
I am
the rib to live
yeah, the sensitive part
that is
more than capable
to protect
the heart
God made me...
black
yeah, He didn't make me
whack
or weak
no, He made me
strong and deep
yeah, able to keep
going
yeah, even with...
not knowing it
all
yeah, to be black
is
to rise
with opened and closed
eyes
and, SUPRISE
I like the fact
that I am
black
yeah, even if...
i had no choice
in my skin
or
in my voice
