Believe
This song sets the tone for the whole album. I purposely did not resolve the main character's situation because I wanted the CD to have a progressive feel, in which everything is not wrapped up neatly in a 3 to 4 minute composition.
Verse I: I don't mean to be rude, if this dude that you speak of,is Jesus, you need to be gone, 'cause I'm cool, I don't need ya, to tell me I'm wrong, and I'm due for a Savior, My Messiah's the paper, and God'll approve. See my swag is so tight it's about 3 sizes to small, and my stacks is so tall they gotta be measured in stories. I'll make more in a month than you'll make the rest of your life, and I'll break off some to Peter when I see Him in glory, Matter of fact they gon' go ahead and let a playa in, 'cause my shine is so bright they gon' think I'm one of them. It's like Keenon Shawn Marlon and Damon don't exist, There's just no Wayans spite all that you'll saying I'll come to Christ. Got endorsements from Jenny Craig 'cause my beats are that thick, and my pen is on Medicaid 'cause my flows are that sick, so keep your crutch and your Christ, I'm moving on to bigger thangs, than a Dude with so little game He got hung like a picture frame.
Hook: The truth hurts so you've become hostile. Wounds as deep as the need for the gospel. You cannot follow
what you cannot see, (and you), can't grab a hold of what you won't believe. Believe!
Verse II: I'm a hustler man ya boy stay on the grind, cash is my permanent brain tumor, it stays on my mind. This talk of Christ and His blood man it's stainin' my shine. Where was He back in the day when I prayed like the time, He refused to bring help when while abused and neglected I was smooth disrespected confused and molested, Misused and depressed and accused and distressed, My faith has failed in that hell and there is nothing that's left, Tell Him that! I was screaming 'til I was all out of breath. He either didn't understand didn't care or He was deaf, If Christ were proper Englisth I'd rather speak in ebonics, you can leave the stories about 'He rose' for the comics, And if Christ were the key then I'd rather kick in the door, If His salvation is free, I'd rather hold up the store, Look I believe in God and I believe that's enough, but If Christ is my freedom, then I'd rather be stuck.
(Hook)
Verse III: What's good homie, I hear resentment when you spit, I pray that God removes resentment from your lips, and the rest of your life, when I think about me resting in Christ and the way that invested His life, with no expected return, and how He saved me from the infinite burn, Least I could do was take a minute to learn, about His infinite grace, I once was in a similar place because I thought that God abandoned MySpace, but then I checked my address, and realized that my site was a mess, when Life popped up I clicked on "yes". I was stuck on the page and, He came and washed my mind real white, turned on my brain and hit reboot I was changed, I hope that you do the same. See money come, but like the whips and the chains, eventually you'll end up broke and enslaved, 2 Peter 2:19, I know you stuck on what your dues might bring, but I'm praying that you soon might see... salvation homie.