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Eleven Forty Four
02:02
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[Medley]
Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, the enemy can't steal my breath. I bleed and sweat, need to get to the end of this road. I can't see it yet.
No apologies. Nothing I can say to ought to be worth your listenership if I don't offer the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
If ya don't know me, hope you can His spirit dwelling in me.
[Verse]
Riddled with sores from sin, my pores inflicted with death, body left a corpse,
No recourse, disconnected from the source of life, the more I tried to fight, the more I died inside, every time my mind rejected the truth to be enticed by lies,
Body hugged by linens, carried into darkness I laid to decay and whither in the cold, my soul was ashamed and bitter,
Left alone I remained in the dead of winter,
until one came by whose name the dead can be raised, who said I must exit the grave,
Reanimated, renewed & changed,
No longer a slave to my fleshly ways,
Given a vision of being raised by the spirit of grace, now remade in the image of Him.
[Bridge]
Remove the stone from where the dead man lies.
(Eleven forty four.)
Come forth, the voice of the Lord cried.
(Eleven forty four.)
Behold there is One who stands and knocks at the door.
(Eleven forty four.)
He who overcomes will sit at the throne of the Lord.
(Eleven forty four.)
Risen from the grave by voice of the Lord and the King of Kings.
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Under The Son
05:36
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(Verse 1)
Time is fleeting indeed but somehow a moment can seem
like its eternal, a dream that teases the senses and reaches
emotions buried so DEEP under the dust they can NOT
be FREED...
When they surface... the Earth cracks and groans
like attacking drones... equipped with BLASTS that
can shatter STONES!
The days tend to blend like rain mixed with WIND,
In vain we pretend and feign ignorance,
in the face of the storm we basically grin,
while inside we grimace and pray for the END.
We play like the fool and ignore evidence,
yet search for the answers just to FORGET.
We demand CHOICE and a VOICE to RESIST,
then scared to commit we still ride the FENCE.
Maybe this suggests how STRANGE life can get.
If were wrong than its only right we admit it.
(Chorus)
Everything seems meaningless. There is nothing
new under the sun.
The sun rises and then it sets. There is nothing
new under the sun.
What has been will be again but there is nothing
new under the sun.
I feel the burden of chasing wind. There is nothing
new under the sun.
(Verse 2)
I recall thoughts that I was so intelligent
wary of my parents who I THOUGHT were irrelevant.
I never looked back, NEVER had a doubt in my
mind of how the path I was on would turn out.
Tossed the map I was given in the trash and laughed
as I skipped past the wisdom they already had,
unaware of the guilt of a father witnessing
his children inheriting the curse of his sins.
Now I’ve tasted the anger and hatred of one
I love, alienated by my oldest son,
and so the cycle repeats until it can be broken,
no relief from my grief, I’m unable to focus,
I carry on, weary, though I try to be strong,
ANXIOUS if this will go on for long,
given a gift but the Lord gives and taketh away,
In the state that I’m in, all I can do is pray.
(Chorus)
Everything seems meaningless. There is nothing new under the sun.
The sun rises and then it sets. There is nothing new under the sun.
What has been will be again but there is nothing new under the sun.
I feel the burden of chasing wind. There is nothing new under the sun.
(Verse 3)
Mountains and valleys, fountains, ravines, we've
SOARED to new HEIGHTS then pulled down by gravity,
REBOUNDED eager to vie for the win, once again,
tried to fly when I should've stayed grounded.
The Earth turns in circles, again and again
analogous for all the generations of men.
Fashioned myself as a teacher, applied my mind
to acheive wisdom like I could idly find
purpose under the heavens, as if a reverend,
but really was silly, naive, and irreverent.
There is nothing new here. New day. New year.
New way? No way. ONE way is CLEAR.
It leads HEAVEN BOUND, Thundering LOUD, like a
trumpet SOUND hovering above all the clouds, coming down down brighter than the other and
we can be made new but ONLY under the SON OF MAN!
(Chorus)
Everything seems meaningless. There is nothing new under the sun.
The sun rises and then it sets. There is nothing new under the sun.
What has been will be again but there is nothing new under the sun.
I feel the burden of chasing wind. There is nothing new under the sun.
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(Verse 1 - Elliot)
Said I’ve been in it for a minute, and there’s one thing that I know, in this life there will trouble. It’s a battle for the soul!
I went from following the crowd, to one that’s holding it down. I had to pick up the sword and humbly lay down my crown.
See me and e, we’ve got skill for real, repping the battlefield, called to this place, no matter how we feel.
So don’t bore me with your story, a reason, an excuse, it’s time to stand up, with hands up breaking chains with the truth.
Now I can think of 10,000 reasons why we hold it down, but why here and why now? (C’mon, well just look around.)
Too many people with no home, no job no peace no rest sleeping bags and trash all over the road, the ghost of Tom Joad.
In a world of confusion, complaining how it came to be, I break free from that institution cause change starts with a better me!
Holy Spirit infused, a guarantee not to lose, it’s getting dark and hell's hot. Oooh I think I smell bbq!
(Chorus)
Who turned the lights out? We’re in a fight now.
Things might get a little bit difficult right now!
We battle the spiritual. Weapons are lyrical.
Battle torn & worn out. Yeah, we need a miracle.
If the weight is too heavy to lift roll it round
If the future’s too hard to predict settle down
If desire is too hard to resist, pray out loud
& if your flesh tries to rise up: Hold it down!
(Verse 2 - eCsiLe)
Too many emcees remain braggadocios, me I’m not claiming to be tougher than most,
Me & E… we got skills for real, I think it shows but the truth it’s it’s not us we came to boast in.
Some of these youngsters seem to be precious but in reality they lack mature focus,
We’re holding it down in a world so atrocious,
The devil’s a clown but God is ferocious!!
And we ride at the side of the most high, invoke Christ, & choke lies out of existence, expose why this world is a counterfeit trying to provide excuses for you to spend it all on a broke life,
Listen close little bro to this advice, when you leave here it’s either gonna be abundant life for eternity or a bonfire spinning your soul over the flames like rotisserie
Who turned the lights out? We’re in a fight now.
Things might get a little bit difficult right now!
We battle the spiritual. Weapons are lyrical.
Battle torn & worn out. Yeah, we need a miracle.
If the weight is too heavy to lift roll it round
If the future’s too hard to predict settle down
If desire is too hard to resist, pray out loud
& if your flesh tries to rise up: Hold it down!
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It's Okay
03:30
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(Chorus)
As I begin to reminisce on so many times that I miss…
Sometimes I just wish I could go back in time to relive some of those days but now they are so far away,
and it’s okay… even though it’s so hard to say.
(Verse 1)
Blowing bubbles in the back yard, sprinklers on, helping gramma feed the fish in the pond,
Not a care in the world as we skip along,
On a cool Summer day while we play on the lawn,
Gramps chilling in his shop passing the time making tables & clocks,
Before we ate every day we stopped & took time to pray & give thanks to God.
That’s how we would do it. Family reunions.
Cousins playing tag, watching cartoons,
Catching a pro wrestling match on the tube,
While the grownups were in the other room doing what they do.
(Chorus)
As I begin to reminisce on so many times that I miss…
Sometimes I just wish I could go back in time to relive some of those days but now they are so far away,
and it’s okay… even though it’s so hard to say.
(Verse 2)
My other gramma would pick roses & drink Diet Coke while grandpa rode on his tractor,
and after he mowed he would barbecue hamburgers on the patio,
Little dogs running round yelping,
But they loved those mutts so much, they just couldn’t help it.
After the food it was out to the shop to watch grandpa build small wooden boxes,
He was Country but he still rocked,
Guitar in his hand, he would play it often,
With a grin on his face while he sang those tunes,
Yo-da-li-da-Lo-da-lady-hoo. Man, I miss you.
(Chorus)
As I begin to reminisce on so many times that I miss…
Sometimes I just wish I could go back in time to relive some of those days but now they are so far away,
and it’s okay… even though it’s so hard to say.
(Verse 3)
How lucky was I? I not only got 4 grandparents but I also had Pop.
Rough around the edges, one of the have-nots with a bachelors degree from the school of hard knocks,
He was a black-hat hacker, computer ace,
Telling stories about how he used to race,
Him and Deuce doing things that he wouldn’t say, causing mischief way back in their younger days,
When it came to discipline he didn’t play,
So around him we watched what we had to say,
A strong pillar in really so many ways,
He stood so tall for a man with no legs.
(Bridge)
I miss you all.
I wish you all were still here.
Sometimes when I reminisce
It still feels like you’re near!
(Chorus)
As I begin to reminisce on so many times that I miss…
Sometimes I just wish I could go back in time to relive some of those days but now they are so far away,
and it’s okay… even though it’s so hard to say.
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(Verse 1 - Proof)
I went from the floor to my knees in a crawl, from a seat to my feet. Yep, standing tall!
Bold in belief. Yeah I heard the call. Ain't nobody gonna tell me I ain't living it hard.
Ain't perfect, I get beat up, sparred, imperfections showin' up, called that scarred.
God wants me showin' it all, gonna take it to the limit. I'm gonna drive it out far
You know how the saying goes, put it on repeat. Livin' the same course
with no change is no better, no worse.
Of course I gotta be about it so I'm gonna change the routine like I'm in a new scene.
Go scream Christ is the new me! Cleaning up piece, He got people coming to meet me
Present me so they can see He. I'm gonna be proud. That's a change
I can be about, yeah.
(Chorus)
If you’re gonna talk about it, then you gotta be about it,
They don’t wanna just hear ya shout it,
They need to see it now. This
life is too short to mess around with,
Don’t waste it, the time is now,
With God all things are possible, So
let ‘em know who you’re really down with!
(Verse 2 - eCs)
Down for the cause, I’m found, I was lost, despite the fact I’ve been around, never thought I’d amount to anything profound, then I got turned around & saw the full power of God,
I was a clown with a frown, He turned it upside down, now I smile, I used to just pout,
Couldn’t juggle my troubles, I struggled to understand the plan until He showed me how,
By the word of His mouth He uttered a sound that produced pure truth & destroyed all doubt,
I tried to swim and I almost drown, He walked on water and pulled me out.
I tried to fight but I got knocked out,
He revived me & taught me to block & crouch.
Double leg takedown into a side mount,
Ground & pound, now I don’t ever get knocked down.
(Chorus)
If you’re gonna talk about it, then you gotta be about it,
They don’t wanna just hear ya shout it,
They need to see it now. This
life is too short to mess around with,
Don’t waste it, the time is now,
With God all things are possible, So
let ‘em know who you’re really down with!
(Verse 3 - B. Hue)
Lemme shut my mouth and let action speak. Scream it so loud doubt can’t compete.
Giving no place to a vicious elite. I'ma love ‘em like Christ till the missions complete.
We been holding on while a whole world dies. Need to stand strong while we severing ties.
Faith through love no man can disguise. Truth after all is no compromise.
Grace is never earned thank God for that cuz I fell too many times like an acrobat.
Now I’m steady warming up like I’m next at bat. Thankful my life isn’t standing Pat.
Nobody ever changed by beating their brow. We gotta be the love yo the time is now.
If the dark rises up just smile in the sun. Take another step since the battle is won
(Chorus)
If you’re gonna talk about it, then you gotta be about it,
They don’t wanna just hear ya shout it,
They need to see it now. This
life is too short to mess around with,
Don’t waste it, the time is now,
With God all things are possible, So
let ‘em know who you’re really down with!
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(Verse 1 - eCsiLe)
Call me Ishmael, about to set sail on the seven seas, but no Ahab please, if ya can’t tell already the only captain of this ship is J-E…
S-U-S we stay fresh plus blessed, we rock with LORD, in the sea he’s the apex.
There is no Poseidon only the Lion Of Judah is truly a Titan,
No land or sea, man or beast can begin to fathom the eternal nature of the Father or the Son who was led as a lamb to slaughter,
Then rose from the dead to vanquish the devil. He made the seas. No need for a vessel. He is the potter, who walks on Living Water, the Alpha & the Omega.
(Chorus)
Cast a net, it is what it is,
The bait is set so we get what we get.
He paid our debts so we listen to Him,
He gave us a mission and this is it,
No tall tales of whales and giant squid,
No waiting on the Wellerman,
He supplies everything that we need to be free of sin, with one catch, we’re fishers of men.
(Verse 2 - Que Quell)
I'm Que. Just fish is what I do. Just fishing, what?
Fish for fish, fish for men, God timing!
The beginning of the end of the world.
Revelation! Don't you sin, saving souls.
That be the Master's plan. Sunday evening chillin'...
Get together with the men, read the word and praying.
Let's make it to the end hanging out with Jesus.
Don't you know we are friends?
Where two are three are gathered in the midst that He be in.
Feel the Holy Spirit! Let' go out and save our friends!
The world's gotten colder. Pandemic dumb again.
Souls must be broken, COVID ravaging.
Time to step up, choose a side or be damed,
Proclaim Jesus died! In three He rose again!
Come and get saved, be a part of the fam.
Come hang out with my brothers become fishers of men!
(Chorus)
Cast a net, it is what it is,
The bait is set so we get what we get.
He paid our debts so we listen to Him,
He gave us a mission and this is it,
No tall tales of whales and giant squid,
No waiting on the Wellerman,
He supplies everything that we need to be free of sin, with one catch, we’re fishers of men.
(Verse 3 - Whack 'Em Willy)
Cast ya bait men & do your best. Feed your souls & starve your flesh!
People are harder to catch then fish. If you ever lay awake & wonder your purpose...
We’re all full of flaws and nobody’s perfect. We all fall short and feel so worthless like we can't get it right but trust me you're worth it.
Gotta push thru and fight through all of the darkness.
Here, lemme shed some light: He suffered for our sins and He paid a hefty price: spit on, beaten, tortured, then He gave His own life.
Nailed to a cross, that's the blood of Jesus Christ! (Woah!)
Father let me use this vessel to bring people to your level. Let my lyrics speak to 'em through the vocals, beat, and treble.
This is more than just words flowing to an instrumental. Yeah, it's time to go fishing, catching people from the devil.
(Chorus)
Cast a net, it is what it is,
The bait is set so we get what we get.
He paid our debts so we listen to Him,
He gave us a mission and this is it,
No tall tales of whales and giant squid,
No waiting on the Wellerman,
He supplies everything that we need to be free of sin, with one catch, we’re fishers of men.
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7. |
Fly Away
05:54
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(Verse 1)
So long ago I couldn't tell you the date,
way too many details have faded away,
and as time runs, never resting, turning the pages,
in the blink of an eye the sun rises on a new day.
Trying to paint the picture of the path I've
walked is like a prison I can't escape.
There's a deep need seeded inside of every
man to be understood but some things are
hard to explain.
I don't really know when things changed,
suddenly it seemed like nothing was the same,
too caught up in trying to maintain,
I forgot to keep the main thing the main thing.
and I lost myself, wandering through a wilderness
guided by the pain I felt, and
somewhere along the way I forgot to call on
the name of the only one who could really help.
(Chorus)
It feels like no one knows me. Sometimes it gets so lonely,
but I just keep on hoping to find a way to keep going.
I pray for the words to say to express all the hurt and pain
Lord knows I try but there are days I just want to fly away.
(Verse 2)
Missed opportunities I wish I hadn't let slip through
my grasp, faint whispers passing like wind from the
mountain tips that cascades down the cliffs
until it hits the plateaus and drifts with rivers
into the valleys where it sifts through grass
blades making sound waves
Its intricate but now it isn't, How does
time sprint so fast? Wish I could move it
backwards...
but regret is the debt acquired by every chance
we don't take, even if it means mistakes,
we need to face up to things that we can't change.
knowing that things tend to never really stay
the same.
but it gets to me. sometimes I sit with the
moon glimmering over my shoulder while I
continue to dwell on the past as if it lives
with me unable to completely break free
from my history.
(Chorus)
It feels like no one knows me. Sometimes it gets so lonely,
but I just keep on hoping to find a way to keep going.
I pray for the words to say to express all the hurt and pain
Lord knows I try but there are days I just want to fly away.
(Verse 3)
How can we go on? Why would we go on?
Is there anything after we're gone?
There is one who can show us peace
that surpasses all understanding we
could imagine, see, begin to fathom
He created man, breathed life into Adam, Eve
and had a plan to free all of those who seek
Him to redeem the faithful for eternity.
Yet these fools reject Him, mock Him,
and disrespect Him.
One nation under God has now left Him.
This is not my home. In an exile
wandering alone through a land I don't know.
I can't escape for now no matter how
my fate is destined to end on my final day
held down by the full weight of gravity or
is it depravity desperately grabbing my legs.
(Chorus)
It feels like no one knows me. Sometimes it gets so lonely,
but I just keep on hoping to find a way to keep going.
I pray for the words to say to express all the hurt and pain.
Lord knows I try but there are days I just want to fly away.
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With You Gone
04:28
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(Verse 1)
How can it be something that brings me so much grief'
can somehow simultaneously seem
like its such a' piece of my identity?
I y. greatest regret an' yet one of my crowning achievements
sleepless nights, haunted by this urge I fight to
let my pain entice me toward anger.
I despise the way I feel inside when I
can't escape all these thoughts... as I reflect
on your betrayal.
And I don't know whose fault is. I wasn't perfect.
I'm sure at times I was too harsh and that
it hurt you.
Im hurt too. I sacrifed much of my youth to
build a life designed around providing for ye😐😐.
It seems I failed. Despite my intentions
I couldn't seem to reach through the vie l
that separates our perception;
Im at loss. I don't know where to go from
here.
If we can't even talk how do I show you
I care?
(Chorus)
I wish I could... go back to when
you were young and so innocent,
where did we go wrong?
I wish I could... go back to
before you were gone
Now I must learn to move on
(Verse 2)
I was so fortunate. Feel like I've lost everything
when I was given the greatest gift.
I know you feel justified for the way that
you feel inside,
It seems real but my hope is in time,
God will open your eyes to the truth,
help you to see things we're all blinded to
in our youth,
I've never claimed perfection. Your mom
hasn't either...
but we both were present.-we were here
when you needed us...
there are those who would rewrite the past
to make it seem as if they gave you time
they never had,
No matter how blinded by naive anger you are,
you know who was here from the start,
In your heart, you know i no walked
by your side so far, and who just showed
up to have fun after the hard part
was done... Son I won't beg you and plead
but Im praying for you daily Im down on
my knees asking God to intercede.
in your life, hoping we can be restored
and-you'll come back home to your family.
I wish I could... go back to when
you were young and so innocent,
where did we go wrong?
I wish I could... go back to
before you were gone
Now I must learn to move on
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9. |
Tree Of Life
04:41
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(Verse 1)
Imagine if you never had a chance to breathe, crawl, walk, or just run free,
To swing while talking to someone you love while brushed by a cool breeze,
How many things would you miss that bring you joy every time that you reminisce,
How many lives you’ve touched would be robbed of the opportunity to love you,
To hug you, to share in a moment of peace or be the only one who knows what you need,
What if a life you saved wasn’t spared because you weren’t given the chance to be there,
To be fair I guess if someone stole your chance to live you wouldn’t know you weren’t there so if the gift of life is robbed early enough you never had a chance to care.
(Chorus)
When you plant a seed that will grow into a tree, you can’t see the full beauty until it blooms and it truly shows you who it’s supposed to be, but it’s a gift that couldn’t reach its full potential without the chance to sprout but from inside looking out it always was (it always was) what it will someday be.
(Verse 2)
Imagine trying to reconcile any purpose that you feel your life has with the idea that your whole existence was really only a matter of chance, how does it mean anything if until the moment you began to breathe the air your value literally was dependent upon what someone else thinks,
Someone who never met you, who didn’t give you the opportunity to live due to what seemed right at the time justifying the choice to deny you your life,
Sparing themselves any pain or strife, and instead forcing you to sacrifice everything for them so that they can buy the allusion of a meaningful life.
(Chorus)
When you plant a seed that will grow into a tree, you can’t see the full beauty until it blooms and it truly shows you who it’s supposed to be, but it’s a gift that couldn’t reach its full potential without the chance to sprout but from inside looking out it always was (it always was) what it will someday be.
(Verse 3)
I hear voices trying to plead for the lives of wild beasts, telling us it’s not our right to destroy something on which we need to feed,
for survival, declaring
immorality over the death penalty, for those who’ve chosen to steal the rights of others, committing atrocities,
but it’s odd to me the rationale that leads one to believe somehow that a life misused should be protected, but an innocent one can be rejected,
based solely on convenience as if we get to choose who is needed, & dispose of those we deem to pose a threat to things that we think we’re owed.
(Chorus)
When you plant a seed that will grow into a tree, you can’t see the full beauty until it blooms and it truly shows you who it’s supposed to be, but it’s a gift that couldn’t reach its full potential without the chance to sprout but from inside looking out it always was (it always was) what it will someday be.
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Love Pains
04:14
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(Verse 1)
How do I love thee… Let me count the pain and struggle we both have faced,
Again and again, we overcame,
So determined we would maintain,
The world tries to spin a tale & twist the meaning of love and lust to flip the vocab so we can’t differentiate between devotion and romance,
They talk about the smell of sweet fragrance,
They don’t talk about struggle to have patience,
They neglect to portray the need to show respect even when you don’t feel that you get it,
They don’t live to love, they love to live,
Like it’s what you get rather than what you give,
They don’t understand that enduring through negative, is what creates positive.
(Chorus)
You go, I go, we go, there’s no me in us so we know we must just trust the fight to remain as one is the true meaning of love.
You know, I know, we know, He knows, we both (we both) promised to love one another until our days were done, we’re committed to remaining one.
(Verse 2)
Is it worth it now that we know for certain the real thing isn’t perfect?
It sure is. Some spend a lifetime searching for love but they don’t wanna put the work in.
It’s a journey not a destination. There’s no hurry, finishing the race is really about keeping pace with your team no matter how the elevation changes with time,
We all make mistakes, sometimes the key is learning to make the best from the worst and working to change the hurt that we feel to feelings of grace,
It’s not easy, Lord knows you’ve seen me stumble and fall throughout all the seasons,
rather than leaving we both made a plan to extend a hand and never stop reaching.
(Chorus)
You go, I go, we go, there’s no me in us so we know we must just trust the fight to remain as one is the true meaning of love.
You know, I know, we know, He knows, we both (we both) promised to love one another until our days were done, we’re committed to remaining one.
(Verse 3)
There are some who doubted we’d make it, now it appears they were mistaken,
We made a pact and knew it was sacred,
to never back away from the statements,
Made in our vows, not just a wish, but a pledge to overcome every trick that the devil or our own flesh could hit us with,
cause the commitment is the true gift,
Not just us though, we put our trust in God to guide & help us,
He’s still here. He’s remains faithful. When we succeed it’s He who enables us to move past selfish motives,
Knowing that no one really owes us a thing,
So we’re keeping the other in focus, seeking the Lord because He is where hope lives.
(Chorus)
You go, I go, we go, there’s no me in us so we know we must just trust the fight to remain as one is the true meaning of love.
You know, I know, we know, He knows, we both (we both) promised to love one another until our days were done, we’re committed to remaining one.
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(Verse 1 - eCsiLe)
Ya boy’s back. It’s been a while since the Isle was afloat. I took hiatus to maintain home.
Felt like I was way gone. Nope. God had a plan. When I am weak He remains strong.
Nearly a decade passed since the last time I wrote you a classic but thank God now I’m back.
It feels nice to return to mic now. I thank Christ that He came and laid His life down.
I dedicate this whole space from Logic Pro
to the MacBook and the M-Audio to
the one true God who’s still showing me that even I’m not really mine because He owns me.
I can flow free knowing the freedom I have in God is how it’s supposed to be.
I pray that when ya hear my story ya realize I’m just a pawn. I wanna give God the glory.
(Chorus - eCsiLe & Abby Darby)
I celebrate the blessings that He’s given me,
but that’s just small piece of the story.
I thank God for the way that He carries me, but no matter what
He deserves all the glory!
(Verse 2 - eCsiLe)
That’s right, wifey’s back in the studio,
plus now I got my son on the track,
We’ve been through some tough times,
but by the grace of God we always come through on the other side,
Cause when it gets down to the nitty gritty I know that my fam will always ride with me.
They’re on point. The only thing more important than us in this life to them is the Lord (ruff) even the critters make the list. God’s blessed us abundantly. It is what it is.
There’s just so much in this life that justifies a smile so I felt I should take time to write some of the things that seem to really elevate my family. These are the reasons we celebrate.
You want happiness? You need peace, love, and harmony? Then ya need to find Jesus!
(Chorus - eCsiLe & Abby Darby)
I celebrate the blessings that He’s given me,
but that’s just small piece of the story.
I thank God for the way that He carries me, but no matter what
He deserves all the glory!
(Verse 3 - eXodus)
Yeah, you heard him, right? I’m here to write
about Christ because He’s taking me to new heights!
Climbing this mountain called life, Son shining bright,
guiding my path to the top with his insight, now I’m in this fight,
Despite not doing it for very long. You might wanna sing this song
If ya got a lot to celebrate,
worshipping the one true God who truly elevates our mind state in every way, every day, influencing every single word that we say.
We often stray but God called us. Now we’re here to stay!
He paid the price to display His love, offering advice on how to live, wise like serpents but gentle like doves.
The way he reigns should make you take a moment to thank / Him for showing us all love.
(Chorus - eCsiLe & Abby Darby)
I celebrate the blessings that He’s given me,
but that’s just small piece of the story.
I thank God for the way that He carries me, but no matter what
He deserves all the glory!
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12. |
Make Believe Show
03:19
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(Chorus)
The whole wide world is upside down,
like a fun house run by a bunch of clowns.
They make it up as they go. Make believe show
but is it fact or fiction? Nobody knows.
Whats true for you might not be for me,
but if we disagree and it gets to me,
Im gonna rally my friends to cancel you,
'cause if you hurt my feelings you're history.
(I don't really like you so go away) x 4
(Verse 1)
Don't be mad at me.. for telling you this but
some of you live in a fantasy. .
There's a real world out here with real issues.
If that upsets you... here's a tissue.
Go cry in your room alone, thats a safe space,
Im tired of hiding just so I can save face.
You can think. whatever you see fit,
by all means go chase your dreams kid,
Honestly, you can think you're a green fish swimming
through the sea but don't expect me to believe it
cause relative truth is a myth that's used
to convince weak minds that they've been abused
Its up to you to choose if you follow rules of logic
or those more in tune with cartoons.
That's verse one. I know it might be hard to
do but stick around for a few, there's a verse two!
(Chorus)
The whole wide world is upside down,
like a fun house run by a bunch of clowns.
They make it up as they go. Make believe show
but is it fact or fiction? Nobody knows.
Whats true for you might not be for me,
but if we disagree and it gets to me,
Im gonna rally my friends to cancel you,
'cause if you hurt my feelings you're history.
(I don't really like you so go away) x 4
(Verse 2)
Can we have a word? It's not my intent to hurt
your feelings but really, this is absurd!
People crying, lying... I am not trying to
offend but perhaps I did?
But I don't wanna downplay your trauma,
I understand... I survived 8 years of Obama...
and I'm trying not to cry every time I think
about the fact that we elected Joe Biden.
Im in a panic. Im trying to fight it but
Aoc said we might die from the climate!
If words hurt so deep we can't be free to be
honest without backlash perhaps we
need to re-evaluate a, affinity
for sensitivity be 'ore it "kills all our liberty!
Its naive to think you can preach about tolerance
but if we disagree you're free to just cancel all of us.
(Chorus)
The whole wide world is upside down,
like a fun house run by a bunch of clowns.
They make it up as they go. Make believe show
but is it fact or fiction? Nobody knows.
Whats true for you might not be for me,
but if we disagree and it gets to me,
Im gonna rally my friends to cancel you,
'cause if you hurt my feelings you're history.
(I don't really like you so go away) x 4
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13. |
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(Verse 1 - eCsiLe)
Bound to attract what we exhibit. A world full of people seeking the freedom to fit in
with every other person they see but they secretly wish they could destroy everything
that doesn’t feed what they perceive they need, indeed they’re like sheep, searching the field to feed,
but when the rain comes they are too dumb to move before water begins to fill their lungs,
Ignorant to the battles happening among powers & principalities above,
They have no love, they view the rest of humanity as a prop in the story of,
how the world revolves around one person,
competing with millions of others whose version,
of truth follows the same philosophy,
Brainwashed, caught up in committing atrocities.
(Chorus)
Welcome one and all to main attraction.
A place where reality bends to the will of the light and sound bouncing all around, see what you want but you can not have it!
Have no fear, there is no one here but you staring into yourself so cheers,
but things are not what they appear.
To be clear we’re in a world of smoke & mirrors.
(Verse 2 - BarAbel)
Survival of the fittest. See that's your business.
Always try and be the top dog. Devolving in the regress.
Strike a pose. You know, narcissism at its finest.
Try and make a name for yourself, see who is the highest.
Build your tower of Babel and battle the rabble.
Distraction from the shackles that rattle.
You're the cattle so grapple with the thought that you're not in the saddle.
Do you feel in charge? Don't make the devil cackle!
On these grounds darkness abounds and crowns all the wicked get your ticket.
People are laughing now, Clowns in a freak show. Everyone's a friendly foe.
Confusion leaves room for the chaos to grow. (Grow.) Try and be the goat.
Stay a float. Make your moats.
Fill it with the blood of your enemies. This is cutthroat.
No rest for the wicked. Keep on going for the throne.
You'll find the lamb upon it though. This is death row.
(Chorus)
Welcome one and all to main attraction.
A place where reality bends to the will of the light and sound bouncing all around, see what you want but you can not have it!
Have no fear, there is no one here but you staring into yourself so cheers,
but things are not what they appear.
To be clear we’re in a world of smoke & mirrors.
(Verse 3 - J-Philly)
In a world that’s so severely lost and prone to fear of the unknown, where the soul is supposed to grow in love sincere, it’s a war zone,
the divide is a rollercoaster clearing culture smear, total global social order rope a dope provoke your peers,
the board is coded for your involvement it’s yours to steer, the road of atonement gets lowly, solve it to toast and cheer,
there’s always saboteurs acting like they’re goats in here, damage control ain’t gon’ spare you now that you have poked the bear,
Phil-Da-Beast killing beats I’m bringing flavor like some roasted rear, inner peace been achieved these demons hate me cause I won’t adhere,
I’m solely molded from holy forces so hold your torches, only worsens your chances of getting thrown through the troposphere,
gather a moment to focus after you fall back to surface, you can’t tell malice from solace, you’ll feel alone and scared,
snap the hypnosis that’s torn you ragged, distractions are bogus, now that you’ve found out your purpose beware of the smoke and mirrors!
(Chorus)
Welcome one and all to main attraction.
A place where reality bends to the will of the light and sound bouncing all around, see what you want but you can not have it!
Have no fear, there is no one here but you staring into yourself so cheers,
but things are not what they appear.
To be clear we’re in a world of smoke & mirrors.
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14. |
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(Verse 1 - eCsiLe)
Aye yo, Lazarus: Rise from the grave. It’s time to awake. There can be only one (name) under the sun by which man can be saved. All others only lead to the grave.
Seek to obey Him who speaks in the name of the One TRUE God of the universe (Yahweh.)
One like a Son Of Man. The first and last Holy lamb who shines like jasper with eyes ablaze with fire taking vengeance on sin and death; The Mighty name!
Who came from the Father. The fullness of God displayed in the frame of a man on a cross…
Lamb with no spots whose passion offered the riches of heave to have-nots.
He came not to mingle with saved, but to offer Himself to save the lost.
(Chorus)
JESUS is good therefore it's all good, it's all JESUS, we got to keep it understood
JESUS is good therefore it's all good, it's all JESUS, we got to keep it understood y'all!
Always steppin on my toes – Oh, It’s All JESUS!
Try to run me off the road – C'mon, It’s All JESUS!
Bad mouthin with rumors and riddles – JESUS! It’s All JESUS!
I’m out front but I’m smack in the middle – Believe us, It’s All JESUS!
(Verse 2 - J-Philly)
He is with us, a gift that was given, as within so without, Chrism is risen and I’m living proof.
Put me in the booth so I can spit the truth. Turnt the other cheek to this beat, put that on my missing tooth.
Went a different route just to get the scoop, found the symbolism for his presence so it’s never misconstrued to deceive us.
Jesus my rock, the cross bearer, He leads us to peaceful waters to draw nearer.
The clog clearer, he snatched the moss from the ponds of my Avatar, now I flow like a faucet and draw battle scars,
gobble the manna from heaven, I’m manifesting, off in the land of the dreaded, it’s mad infested
Often the man to don the armor and offer the lamb of God to the famished brethren, I’m that invested!
The hero’s tale, stories where Christ’s name rings, all hail the glory of the righteous king and His name is Jesus!!!
(Chorus)
JESUS is good therefore it's all good, it's all JESUS, we got to keep it understood
JESUS is good therefore it's all good, it's all JESUS, we got to keep it understood y'all!
Always steppin on my toes – Oh, It’s All JESUS!
Try to run me off the road – C'mon, It’s All JESUS!
Bad mouthin with rumors and riddles – JESUS! It’s All JESUS!
I’m out front but I’m smack in the middle – Believe us, It’s All JESUS!
(Verse 3 - Balou The Sasquatch)
West coastin' and floatin' and flyin, people with faith are steady multiplying.
For every advancement there’s JESUS the Christ. He died on the cross and gave His life to make it right. Look to the light.
He’s ready to take you on a journey and just show you love. Always going to watch your back and there’s nothing to be afraid of.
GOD knows and will never give you something you can’t handle.
GOD knows and will keep you away from those wicked scandals.
This is the way, when you pray give Him praise. Forty nights and forty days, He’ll bring you back in phase.
When judgmental cruel minds are on the megaphone, let them without sin throw the first stone!
It’s all JESUS, forgiveness It’s all LOVE pay it back, with interest.
Spiritual fitness, we’re called to witness JESUS is the light in the night. That’s the business!
(Chorus)
JESUS is good therefore it's all good, it's all JESUS, we got to keep it understood
JESUS is good therefore it's all good, it's all JESUS, we got to keep it understood y'all!
Always steppin on my toes – Oh, It’s All JESUS!
Try to run me off the road – C'mon, It’s All JESUS!
Bad mouthin with rumors and riddles – JESUS! It’s All JESUS!
I’m out front but I’m smack in the middle – Believe us, It’s All JESUS!
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15. |
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(Verse 1 - eCsiLe)
There is always a critic, someone who can’t do what you do but wants to tell you how to do it even better, even they they’ve never figured out how to even do it on your level.
I’ve met a few, always willing to talk, claiming you could be great if you just had what they’re offering,
They’re really here for you, only a few strings attached, & two or three hoops for you to jump through,
Not a lot of positive comments to offer during the process of progress,
Often what they bring is the opposite, they withdraw more than they deposit,
Claiming the secret to your success is about them more than Him more or less,
Quick to correct what makes you unique, and change it to fit the way that they think,
It’s the way of the world, so stuck on material things, they can’t see the spiritual,
Focused on the physical, blind to the miracle of the gifts He gives… and to be literal,
The haters will do what they do best. Don’t stress. It isn’t that serious when you’re this blessed, but for them to think what anyone else does is good enough, well… that’ll take a miracle.
(Chorus)
I don’t mean to sound like a cynic,
but I don’t really care what the critics think,
I don’t do this for you. The truth of it is…
If you think you can do it better, go ahead and do it my friend!
I wish you the best. I’m who He made me to be regardless.
(Verse 2 - Saint Davine)
Made in His image, the Imago Dei! Yeah, I love my dogs cause I once was a stray.
Critics like chihuahua's, when they bark I don't pay no attention nor lift a finger burdens that they lay.
Aye, aye! Get rid of your bitterness. Just sittin' on your phone with your sinner list.
Devisive on devices, it really ain't feelin' this. Never talk about Christ, only wickedness.
All of us need repenting. You keep on sinning just for a mention but you never reach out to brothers like extension, love builds up like a tower ascending. (Ascending!) Grace & truth. No condescending.
Yeah, the world watching. What message are we sending?
Like the Father and Son, are we blending? Or we just doing this to see we trending?
(Bridge)
If the Lord is for me, tell me who in the world can stand against me?
If I listen to Him & use the gifts He gives then I can’t go wrong.
If you think you can do it better, go ahead and do it my friend!
I wish you the best. I’m who He made me to be regardless.
(Chorus)
I don’t mean to sound like a cynic,
but I don’t really care what the critics think,
I don’t do this for you. The truth of it is…
If you think you can do it better, go ahead and do it my friend!
I wish you the best. I’m who He made me to be regardless.
(Verse 3)
I don’t plan to win a Grammy, that’s not who I am, these award shows are all a sham,
Faux glamor, enamored with so much vanity so they can show all the fans these American idols, vying to win your attention, trying to be what you’re not is just pretending, inside they are hollow, infested with sorrow that leaves them empty,
Adored by strangers & Some of these rappers are using their anger to put on an act, they act like they live for danger, in fact they are fake, nothing more that studio gangsters,
I don’t need the a top 100 song to feel I’ve achieved the things I want,
When it’s over, regardless of how much I’m selling,
I’m good cause I know my reward is in Heaven.
(Chorus)
I don’t mean to sound like a cynic,
but I don’t really care what the critics think,
I don’t do this for you. The truth of it is…
If you think you can do it better, go ahead and do it my friend!
I wish you the best. I’m who He made me to be regardless.
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16. |
Dust
05:46
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(Verse 1)
Over 40 years on this planet, half the average lifespan of a man has passed by as I continue to battle half-wise/half naive as I see through a inapt eyes,
…Take that time frame divided by my optic devices to find the span defined by all the years I tried to entice fans to listen after I would write rhymes,
To keep it real… this all started with a dream & no idea how to bring it to life,
Chuck a beat on a 4-track, hit record, way before I had kids & a wife,
A visionary, maybe a cynic? Masapeal, with ethics to spit ILLimericks…
I guess those flows …wrecked some shows but left bones ready to go in espanol… (adios Wesos!)
(Chorus)
Some things were meant to last (forever)
Some things were meant to come to an end,
…When the weather shifts, it’s time to move on to the next season.
I’m at peace with the friends God chose to keep in my life who lift up and encourage me,
& my enemies will not cause me to stop, I press on, I just shake the dust off.
(Verse 2)
So many memories left in the silence breathed between words that I’ve already said, I wanted peace but some things just seemed to be destined to escalate to an extreme degree,
When it was fresh, I elected not to name names, heard the diss track, in fact to this day I would maintain you tried to pass the blame, it didn’t really sound like you were on your A game,
So we had to part ways, it basically made me ta…ke a step back & start to pray daily!
Still thankful for the way that wayward friendship paved the path for the A-Men!
…wasn’t looking for strife, you know I couldn’t co-sign on you committing crime, although I prayed you would own the pain you created, Aye yo, but you just changed your name to David.
(Chorus)
Some things were meant to last (forever)
Some things were meant to come to an end,
…When the weather shifts, it’s time to move on to the next season.
I’m at peace with the friends God chose to keep in my life who lift up and encourage me,
& my enemies will not cause me to stop, I press on, I just shake the dust off.
(Verse 3)
That was not an anomaly, not the last time this music caused me to be at odds with someone I thought was a friend but honestly I saw there was no reciprocity.
Put it out in the open, no lies, had tried to reconcile, brushed off, so I
Didn’t look back, years passed, time flies,
Got a call claiming to wanna try…
to talk, but the truth is all you really wanted was an apology, which I humbly offered,
despite the fact that it was you who did wrong,
What I did was tell the truth in a song,
By the time the topic switched up to your conduct,
You weren’t about making up, quick to hang up,
So slick, with a temper so explosive your actions really betrayed your motives.
(Chorus)
Some things were meant to last (forever)
Some things were meant to come to an end,
…When the weather shifts, it’s time to move on to the next season.
I’m at peace with the friends God chose to keep in my life who lift up and encourage me,
& my enemies will not cause me to stop, I press on, I just shake the dust off.
(Verse 4)
The show must go on at any cost, it’s not free.
discouraged by so many things I’ve seen happen behind the scenes in this industry!
Is this a business or is it a ministry?
A man can’t serve two masters, trying to only ends in disaster,
Yet that’s the path that we choose to tread, we create Christian celebrities instead of men who know how to demonstrate the faith we cultivate betas who tend to propagate the myth of a pedigree they can’t claim,
Like the time a quote youth pastor named David threw my crew out on the street for proclaiming the Gospel too openly,
and despite any talk of betrayal, loss, and deception I still think Redemption Rocks!
(Chorus)
Some things were meant to last (forever)
Some things were meant to come to an end,
…When the weather shifts, it’s time to move on to the next season.
I’m at peace with the friends God chose to keep in my life who lift up and encourage me,
& my enemies will not cause me to stop, I press on, I just shake the dust off.
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17. |
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(Chorus)
On the backroads where the bullfrogs sing,
And the dust never settles on the land of the free,
the trees stand tall swayin’ in the breeze,
near the waterfall at the mountains feet,
4x4’s & dirt bikes meet where gravel roads run from paved streets,
No skyscrapers, no taxis, just fishing poles and air so clean from miles away you can smell the sweet aroma of fresh brewed coffee…
Praise God above for the wild country!
(Verse 1)
Not to sound bravado but the whole term Americano shoulda been coined where the auto parts stores are more common than large ports, and you need one unless you ride a horse, but of course down here Ed is not a core efficiency, it’s a name like Bob or George,
and a field is a place where they grow some corn,
so they can feed the whole community and poor folks can be given opportunities to score a way to make a livin’ instead of living for what they’re given. Northwest! Here we pour cups of some of the best coffee for sure!
Sure, we’ve got Baristas but they’re rocking Carharts shopping for car parts after work, it all starts with kids riding BMX bikes & go-karts, and the best place to buy a Leatherman is Bi-Mart.
(Chorus)
On the backroads where the bullfrogs sing,
And the dust never settles on the land of the free,
the trees stand tall swayin’ in the breeze,
near the waterfall at the mountains feet,
4x4’s & dirt bikes meet where gravel roads run from paved streets,
No skyscrapers, no taxis, just fishing poles and air so clean from miles away you can smell the sweet aroma of fresh brewed coffee…
Praise God above for the wild country!
(Verse 2)
We come from the land of the evergreen, where they search for truffles under the canopy, of the trees where the kids play hide and seek, and the Sasquatches live but are never seen,
Where it rains so much that conceivably you could drown while your standing up and things hardly ever dry out cause it stays soggy three out of the four seasons usually,
But when the sun does come out so do we,
Lookin’ for fun things that we can do for free,
Cause the truth is most of us grew up in need,
and those who aren’t now had to earn it through hard working,
Honestly though, we probably wouldn’t change a thing,
Oregon born, in the capital of logging, pronto pups, sand-boards, and grass seed, Beavers & du**$…ohh… excuse me for that crass language!
(Chorus)
On the backroads where the bullfrogs sing,
And the dust never settles on the land of the free,
the trees stand tall swayin’ in the breeze,
near the waterfall at the mountains feet,
4x4’s & dirt bikes meet where gravel roads run from paved streets,
No skyscrapers, no taxis, just fishing poles and air so clean from miles away you can smell the sweet aroma of fresh brewed coffee…
Praise God above for the wild country!
(Verse 3)
So come on down and have a drink or two,
Get you a large Mochanut or a Loggers Brew,
Either way on the Backroads you know who does it better than anyone else could do,
I need some biscuits and gravy to start my day,
I gotta lotta new dope music to make so
I better get a couple extra shots of espresso
We keep it Country, Rock, Hip-Hop with some retro vibes for crowd,
If you’re down you can let go, get your banjo out and play along with the set yo,
If you’re get up and go got up and left bro,
You can bet one thing, the beans here are fresh so,
Whether you need a cold drip or your coffee pressed the Backroads has your fresh cup of excellence!
And you can tell them eCs told ya first cause the best in Northwest set the example for the rest.
(Chorus)
On the backroads where the bullfrogs sing,
And the dust never settles on the land of the free,
the trees stand tall swayin’ in the breeze,
near the waterfall at the mountains feet,
4x4’s & dirt bikes meet where gravel roads run from paved streets,
No skyscrapers, no taxis, just fishing poles and air so clean from miles away you can smell the sweet aroma of fresh brewed coffee…
Praise God above for the wild country!
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eCsiLe Aumsville, Oregon
A musical artist with a love for lyricism and musical expression… After releasing his first solo album in 2011, he began
work on a sophomore effort titled "Painful Inhabitance." Before it was released, eCsiLe disappeared from music.
After a long journey that felt like 40 years in the wilderness, he’s back. What does that mean? Time will tell what God has in store... but it's in the right hands.
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