LYRIC SHEET

“POETIC PREACHIN”

TALKING INTRO

VERSE 1

YOU KNOW LATELY I’VE BEEN THINKING

THROWING ROCKS IN YOUR OWN BOAT, IT DEFINITELY WILL START SINKING

WHY WOULD YOU DESTROY SOMETHING THAT YOU’RE A PART OF

CAUSE THE ART OF RAP EXPANDS THE BODY EVEN FARTHER

BUT INSTEAD OF IT BEING EMBEDDED WITH

THE BODY OF CHRIST, MANY HAVE DISCREDIT IT

NOT ALL BUT SOME I KNOW ARE INTENTIONAL

WON’T GIVE IT A CHANCE CAUSE IT’S NOT TRADITIONAL

BUT I’M WISHING THOUGH THIS WILL CHANGE CAUSE HERE’S THE TRUTH

THIS MUSIC CAN CHANGE ANYONE, NOT JUST THE YOUTH

I’VE SEEN IT BRING HARDCORE SINNERS TO THE LORD

I’VE ALSO SEEN IT UNITE CULTURES ON ONE ACCORD

WE CAN’T AFFORD TO HATE OR DISCRIMINATE

ANY STYLE OF MUSIC THAT CAN CHANGE A SINNER’S FATE

WE ALL HAVE A PREFERENCE BUT WHAT I’M TRYING TO TEACH

THIS IS ALSO A GOD-GIVEN GIFT HE GAVE TO REACH

CHORUS

THIS MIGHT NOT BE YOUR STYLE BUT LISTEN UP

ALTHOUGH WE RAP, WE STILL HAVE THE SAME VISION OF

PREACHING THE GOSPEL, ALL RAP AIN’T HOSTILE

BUT YOU DON’T BELIEVE WE’RE GOD’S ANNOINTED APOSTLES

WE’RE PART OF THE CHURCH ALSO, DON’T THROW US OUT

AND DISRUPT THE BODY OF CHRIST ALTHOUGH YOU DOUBT

RAPS ABILITY TO SPIRITUALLY BE TEACHING

INTEAD OF RAP LOOK AT IT AS POETIC PREACHING

VERSE 2

IT’S LIKE A JUNGLE SOMETIMES THAT MAKE ME WONDER HOW

ONE STYLE OF GOSPEL DOWNPLAYS ANOTHER STYLE

PLEASE DON’T TURN YOUR NOSE UP FOR WHAT I DO

IT’S TRUE, I USED TO BE IN THE WORLD BEFORE I GREW

BUT THE OLD IS NEW, AND WE ALL HAVE FALLEN SHORT

BUT THE THOUGHT OF WHAT I DO IS WORLDLY YOU SHOULD ABORT

THE STREET-BIRTH OF RAP FORMED THAT THOUGHT YOU’RE HOLDING

BUT WHAT WE’RE DOING IS TAKING BACK WHAT THE DEVIL HAS STOLEN

AND GOD HAS CHOSEN ME AND OTHERS FOR HIS ARMY

YOU DON’T AGREE AND CAN’T ACCEPT ME, IT DOESN’T HARM ME

CAUSE WHETHER YOU AGREE, I’LL LEAVE IT IN GOD’S HANDS

CAUSE ALL YOU’RE DOING IS JUST NOT ACCEPTING GOD’S PLAN

AND IT’S NOT THE WILL OF MY HEAVENLY PADRE

TO BE AN OUTCAST LIKE BIG BOI OR ANDRE

AND ACCEPT CHRISTIAN RAP IN YOUR LIFE AND JUST EMBRACE IT

CAUSE IT’S A MINISTRY HEAR TO STAY WE NEED TO FACE IT

CHORUS

BRIDGE

RAP’S A MINISTRY AND I PICK TO USE IT

NOT ALWAYS ACCEPTED BECAUSE I CHOSE IT

MANY PEOPLE JUST DON’T APPROVE IT

THEIR PREJUDGING ATTITUDE THEY NEED TO LOSE IT

I’LL ADMIT THAT SOME ARTISTS ABUSE IT

THEY LIVE WORLDLY THEN THEY TRY TO FUSE IT

BUT RAP CAN CHANGE YOU, JUST LET US PROVE IT

AND OPEN UP YOUR MIND TO THIS DIFFERENT MUSIC

VERSE 3

AND FOR THE LISTENERS WHO KEPP ON DISSIN’ US

GOD HAS GIVEN US THIS TYPE OF MISSION CAUSE

TODAY, YOU GOTTA ADMIT THAT TIME’S CHANGED

THE FORMAT IS DIFFERENT, BUT HIS WORD’S NOT REARRANGED

IT’S THE SAME VISION, SAME MISSION, SAME GOD

JUST TRYING TO GET THE WORD OUT, SO IT’S THE SAME JOB

PLUS, YOU MIGHT HAVE KIDS IN YOUR FAMILY THAT LIKE RAP

AND LISTEN TO THE SECULAR KIND BEHIND YOUR BACK

THEN VIOLENCE, CURSING, AND SEX FILLS THEIR SPIRIT

SO WOULDN’T YOU RATHER HAVE THEM LISTEN TO CHRISTIAN LYRICS

WE’RE THAT ALTERNATIVE YOU’RE LOOKING FOR

IN HEAVEN THERE’LL BE ALL TYPES OF MUSIC YOU CAN’T IGNORE

SO THE NEXT TIME YOU ASK IF MY CD IS RAP

BEFORE YOU WALK AWAY TRY LISTENING TO A TRACK

CAUSE JUST THE WORD RAP CARRIES A NEGATIVE NAME

BUT DON’T CONFUSE OUR RAP WITH THE WORLD’S, IT’S NOT THE SAME

CHORUS

BRIDGE

TALKING OUTRO