academies should flatter me with extravagant awards for my acting no elaborate cameras record no laughter or applause, after my performances just slammed doors after family counseling conferences all of these medical offices should nominate me for congressman I'm naturally masterful at conjuring false promises must of been how I courted the baddest amateur porn actress look-alike hard and colder than cash is my shadow a shroud of smoldering ashes asking for a glass of gasoline to wash down lit matches I can't get off the mattress, the black controls my actions but the fact is I'd rather sleep at home than in my classes see honestly narcotics ain't anonymous to me I'm close with my supplier like my momma want to be like my father ought to be, hardly ever bothered to speak but he taught me talk is cheap I teach my loved ones what they lost is what it cost to talk to me I can stop anytime I want to famous last words that'll come back to haunt you I can stop anytime I want to hanging off the last branch I got to hold on to I can stop anytime I want to but I just don't want to it's an intravenous time trap you'll find yourself looking back at your life like time capsules I'm history, the lost forgotten mystery fist blistering mister frivolous fits gotta hit something get something straight, I'm corrosive as bleach I need a hit to get up, I need a hit to go to sleep I get a hit or give up, I get a hit there goes a week of me spun round and round, every day's a re-run speaking on my demons but I'm never late to feed em' watching as they eat em' pieces of my peace of mind feasting on the decent kind my piece of history defined by seeking for the least divine I can stop anytime I want to famous last words that'll come back to haunt you I can stop anytime I want to hanging off the last branch I got to hold on to I can stop anytime I want to but I just don't want to caught black handed and black listed didn't witness my past? you should be glad that you missed it I could get twisted and flash fill my fist with your cash spend an hour in the bathroom trying to hit and then dash if the last shall be first I'm ahead of the game what's left of my life goes right in my vein it's strange how pain killers don't lessen the pain or stress that has kept infesting my brain trust me you should not trust me I've got a lie in my pocket it ain't dusty trust me you should not trust me come between my drugs and me and it's gonna get ugly trust me you should not trust me it ain't calm it's in chaos that I'm comfy so trust me, you cannot trust me my name is David but most people call me junkie because I can't stop, even though I want to famous last words coming back round to haunt me I can't stop, even though I want to last branch broke, hit the bottom and I fall through I can't stop, even though I want to so it's God I finally call to so it's God I finally fall to now I think I see a light

Lord hear my prayer As I kneel down to speak I know that I’m stronger on my knees than my feet Beneath the mask of plastic and mister fantastic attitude That the masses saw i actually felt like a loser, zero Needed a superhero to scream into my earlobe That mistakes don’t make me Even though I make them Don’t need to pretend I’m someone that I’m not to make friends It doesn’t make sense... Renting head space for hatred When instead I could make room For Grace when I'm taking my pride And parking it behind me My heart is made stronger When I admit that I'm weak I've reach a rock bottom But I could still pick a shovel up I'm nothing but a sinner I've withered to skin and bones and thinner Living off a shot of dope for dinner And still I can be delivered to the promised Land that's God's plan Hallelujah I don't want to be an enemy of the remedy anymore Just like the Lord said at Gethsemane Flesh is weak, Spirit is willing And with it in me I've got a feeling Like I could go and jump over a building Over a million feet high And only I could be the one that would bring me down Not the one that wore a ring of thorns like a kingly crown Looks are skin deep, he's digging down deeper Pick up the phone and I'll scream through the receiver I'm a believer When he sees a catastrophe like me He calls it a masterpiece Has to be inspired by the Most High Now I never feel alone and I know why I was nothing but a sinner I've withered to skin and bones and thinner Living off a shot of dope for dinner and still I can be delivered to the Promised Land, that's God's Plan, Hallelujah It's like I was a junkie since birth Worthless vermin, scourge of the earth Jesus came walking on my road of dirt And I asked him, why do I act this way Was it something I did or the way I was raised He said no one's to blame for your personal plight God made you that way, and made you just right So the light of his love could be shined through your life Finally I have a purpose But I gotta be honest I really don't deserve it The way I feel now just cannot be purchased All that I've learned I'm only scratching the surface Church is in service and Jesus came to teach us each About the love from above that defeats the beast Increase the peace week to week, street to street, beat to beat And I'll keep on keeping on leaning on him because I'll be needing him and even when I'm lost He proceeds to intercede and he leaves it on the cross When I believe my sin is tossed to the sea of the forgotten So when it comes to sin I'm a dead man walking I was nothing but a sinner, I've withered to skin and bones and thinner Living off a shot of dope for dinner and still I can be delivered to the Promised Land That's God's Plan, Hallelujah

When I'm speaking love It's like I've got these diamonds in my mouth When I'm talking truth It's like I've got these diamonds in my mouth When I'm giving praise It's like I got these diamonds in my mouth I just want to say that I love you I hope every dream that you ever had comes true And that you shine like the sun do, through the sunroof, on a trip from here to Timbuktu I want to lift you up to the highest places Like a flower that the sky embraces Together our light fills giant spaces Lord help me to be a blessing to everybody around me I want to be the enemy of negativity forever be friend of the remedy Redirecting my energy And I know that I could be a better me Like nobody's ever seen No, nobody's ever seen me like this Strong like a Cypress tree and I might just scream Here we go, I just want you to know that you're loved and we can grow Together because no one's above no one below We do not fear hate because love is more powerful I just want to shine on you when I am speaking We are all brothers sisters no other reason Life is so beautiful when I am believing That it's the Lord that gives us all that we’re needing I just want to shine Shine on you Light of the world Go and let it shine When I'm speaking love It's like I've got these diamonds in my mouth When I'm talking truth It's like I've got these diamonds in my mouth When I'm giving praise It's like I've got these diamonds in my mouth

Who would've thought that a liquid could be solid And lift you up while it's falling Swallowing my pride, Providence to wash it down I've been under the darkest cloud, now it's all clear blue Here's to one that never steers you wrong, He just wants to cheer you on and tell you that you're worth more That's what he came to earth for Desert your hurt in the Holy Oasis Soul and body balanced, homeostasis I'ma swim around in it, til I drown in it I'm about to lay my life down in it I felt a well of pain draining out when I take his name and sing it out Prayed and now there ain't no doubt I'm saved Water, living water Come on and wash over me My life fell apart then it fell into place Forever embraced in the arms of the one who loves me Completely unclean I watched the worst parts of me get washed away On display for all to see I'm for you and y'all for me I'ma swim around in it, til I drown in it I'm about to lay my life down in it I felt a well of pain draining out when I take his name and sing it out Prayed and now there ain't no doubt I'm saved Water, living water Come on and wash over me I am God's property Constantly caught between the comedy and drama of being lost at sea Profiting off the grace that came at no cost to me The product of prophecy Foretold by forefathers He's God's opened toed soldier Hosanna I'ma swim around in it, til I drown in it I'm about to lay my life down in it I felt a well of pain draining out when I take his name and sing it out Prayed and now there ain't no doubt I'm saved Water, living water Come on and wash over me I need it in my brain like I needed a needle in my vein I become peaceful in this rain Find deeper freedom when I say That I can't do it on my own No dry mouth I'm soaked now I won't dry out And if you don't know you're gonna find out I'ma swim around in it, til I drown in it I'm about to lay my life down in it I felt a well of pain draining out when I take his name and sing it out Prayed and now there ain't no doubt I'm saved Water, living water Come on and wash over me

LIFTiD's Verses Plusses and minuses Plusses and minuses If it don't add I subtract it I'm taking my losses and making em assets I know who my highness is Holy ground where we all stand When we put the dark past in God's hands I was an enemy of many and a friend of few Dived in the Pool of Siloam Renewed by the truth That I'm forgiven by Lord giving it all up and it's awesome Pulling me out of the pit that I was lost Toxic type of life I might of lost it All these plusses and minuses So hot it's clearing my sinuses I'm fired up tired of seeing the sorrow inside of the souls of my fellows so now I'm just yelling out Plusses and minuses Plusses and minuses If it don't add I subtract it I'm taking my losses and making em assets I know who my highness is Plusses and minuses Plusses and minuses If it don't add I subtract it I'm taking my losses and making em assets I know who my highness is Who’s turning my wrong to the right it is Walking through the valley of the shadow And battles out of it Out of the darkest part and I finally see the sun No longer fear the reaper coming Summoned by the highest one I've become a tool for the ruler Feel the love from above tell me do ya Rob the grave to fill the cradle I've been saved from my disgraceful ways Now my days are not as painful Taking time to pray Escaping my mistakes alive and make a new day Wasn't feeling the games that I played So foul I was flagrant Now I'm down the sacred Rising out of the basement And I'm flying high with these Plusses and minuses Plusses and minuses If it don't add I subtract it I'm taking my losses and making em assets I know who my highness is Ely's Verses [Verse 1] If there was a block in the cogs in my clock, then would the clockmaker toss away all the parts? If the stars in the sky were to shot to the ground, Then would our God, lock us in the dark? Is our brokenness really something to be ashamed of? Lusting after the concept of limited perfection, but fail to acknowledge the important key catalyst of capturing the sunset in the dark, said by Atticus. I can admit, I can confess, to all the stupid crap I used to do on daily basis. The conversations, I had with demons, exorcisms, chain of addictions. Right? It's all in the past... The redemption and lesson, breathed by the cross. Take away the negative, trade for the positive Let the chemist educate, bout oxidizing agent. [Verse 2] Let me question, am I such a perfect human being, to a point that I can prevent every single little pain? Would I have really learned of what grace really means, or really know the joy behind worshipping my King? There so many judgment, castigations, pointing fingers, spewing nonsense, You can minister through your brokenness, but you can't do anything in emptiness. These aren't mistakes, these are my battle scars. These are my stars, illuminating brightly in the dark. You can quote passages but become helpless You hypocrite, can't even face demons. My God is greater than my addictions, Greater than my broken past afflictions. I came out of every battle as a mighty victor, Cuz I'm a nocturnal creature in His presence.

I wonder if they saw the sky in your eyes You wanted to be free Wanted to fly away I wonder if they saw the kindness behind The violence and pride had to fly away I don't care what they say about you And I ain't about to Unless some of the people that you came out to The world just won't be the same without you So much discomfort in your home All got mixed up left all alone Kept it in and left on the road, gone I can hear your daddy now Yappin about how ya let him down Dived into a book that's leather bound and drowning in it Mister misunderstood So quick to abandon ship When the camera clicks and there ain't a frame in which your picture fits Everywhere you went there you were Had to carry your barriers on your shoulders Like boulders holding you down Wish I could tell you just how much you would mean to me And free you from the feeling keeping you from being at peace When I walked through the dark You lent me your dreams I hope you knew how much I cared How much you mean to me So here I am to write this one last letter To sing this one last song To say I miss you And I wish you weren't gone Can you hear me? I wonder if they saw the sky in your eyes You wanted to be free Wanted to fly away I wonder if they saw the kindness behind The violence and pride had to fly away I remember when I met you I saw a light inside of you No way that you could hide the truth The spirit was living inside of you You took me under your wing More than my brother We’d sing until we'd all rejoice We often lost our voice Talk me so much about the Lord Everytime you spoke it struck a cord I saw the way you swung a sword and wanted to fight too You were living to serve Expecting nothing in return and in return you got a whole lot Of blessings in the name of your God I watched as the pain of your past stole your laughter After the last time we spoke I didn't know that it would be our last words Just wanna tell you just how much that you mean to me and free you from the feeling keeping you from being at peace When I walked through the dark You lent me your dreams I hope you knew how much I cared How much you mean to me So here I am to write this one last letter To sing this one last song To say I miss you And I wish you weren't gone Can you hear me? I wonder if they saw the sky in your eyes You wanted to be free Wanted to fly away I wonder if they saw the kindness behind The violence and pride had to fly away Went to see you Police outside your place already Knew something wrong But I really wasn't ready They told me you were gone and then the tears began to fall I was all a mess I confess I was mad at God We all still love you here And we'll never forget Even weak in the end, you still have my love and respect I'll never know the battles that you had to face But I know that God forgives you in his everlasting grace See I don't mourn now like the non-believers I know that faith saved you a place in freedom Just want to tell you just how much that it means to me to know that you're free with Jesus and you're finally at peace When I walked through the dark You lent me your dreams I hope you knew how much I cared How much you mean to me So here I am to write this one last letter To sing this one last song To say I miss you And I wish you weren't gone Can you hear me?

I used to light up, waited til it kicked in Then I hop on the board and kickflip right into a bigspin... Naw I could hardly ollie off the ground More like falling hard on the concrete Like “watch me now!” But like the scrapes and bruises fade away Grace renews my favor Saved and made a new creation In the name of the one that I'm praising always With my arms raised Giving thanks for this beautiful life that God made I'm so loved by the Lord that he can't take his eyes off me I tried to live my life so lit up but it's not for me Now I got the keys to the kingdom it's all for me And I feel so alive cuz I know that he died for me I fall on my face But I never fall from grace I don't just worship from the privacy of my driver's seat I take it to the streets so that all with open ears and eyes could see Hear it, feel it, inside me that's the Spirit Went from overdosing on opiates To holding closely to Holy scripts And the Holy Ghost he’s holding my down With the thorns of the crowd I was born to be a fisher of men No need to go grab your tackle My Tabernacle is located just inches below my Adams apple I'm just trying to find favor like the fast of Daniel