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Comin' at ya like a whirlwind A hundred miles an hour's where we'll begin I spy the eye of apprehension Show me risk and you'll get my attentionCome on, can you take it Bang to the bip; I make ya wanna flip Take my trip and you can bust your lipI never fear 'cause I live fearless Don't even think for a second you can get with thisCome on, I never fake it, come on These are extreme, extreme days We're livin' in extreme days These are extreme, extreme days We're livin' in extreme daysI'm a freak from the birds of the chocolate city Luther Jackson was my middle Pine Ridge my elementary School of hip hop 1979 And Sugar Hill had the skills that taught me to rhymeGot hip to Kiss and I tripped on Zeppelin So Mr. Therapist-Why did I go this direction God had a plan to end all my schemes I had a dream He said to be...extremeCome on, I never fake it, come on These are extreme, extreme days We're livin' in extreme days These are extreme, extreme days We're livin' in extreme days Just the other day I saw a kid Who flipped his hat to the back and he called it a lid You know what else he did? He stacked books from the floor to ceiling Said somethin' bout trying to get to heaven He was only eleven So he climbed to the top with outstretched arms And he screamed at the top of his lungsMove out of my way Give up the mic X to me is extremely Christ Livin up in me Like it or not Put an X on my chest Cuz X marks the spot |
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Comin' at ya like a whirlwind A hundred miles an hour's where we'll begin I spy the eye of apprehension Show me risk and you'll get my attentionCome on, can you take it Bang to the bip; I make ya wanna flip Take my trip and you can bust your lipI never fear 'cause I live fearless Don't even think for a second you can get with thisCome on, I never fake it, come on These are extreme, extreme days We're livin' in extreme days These are extreme, extreme days We're livin' in extreme daysI'm a freak from the birds of the chocolate city Luther Jackson was my middle Pine Ridge my elementary School of hip hop 1979 And Sugar Hill had the skills that taught me to rhymeGot hip to Kiss and I tripped on Zeppelin So Mr. Therapist-Why did I go this direction God had a plan to end all my schemes I had a dream He said to be...extremeCome on, I never fake it, come on These are extreme, extreme days We're livin' in extreme days These are extreme, extreme days We're livin' in extreme days Just the other day I saw a kid Who flipped his hat to the back and he called it a lid You know what else he did? He stacked books from the floor to ceiling Said somethin' bout trying to get to heaven He was only eleven So he climbed to the top with outstretched arms And he screamed at the top of his lungsMove out of my way Give up the mic X to me is extremely Christ Livin up in me Like it or not Put an X on my chest Cuz X marks the spot |
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from tobyMac - Momentum (2009)
Everybody, everybody in the place to be
Open up your mind and let your sould be free I can feel the Most High shining on me, so... Let's get this party startedEverybody, everybody in the place to be Open up your mind and let your sould be free I can feel the Most High shining on me, so... Let's get this party startedBlind-sided by the blitz Come on baby it's on I couldn't wait to get on this You ain't no quiet the storm I'm gonna tell it like it is Tere ain't no stopping us now Somebody shut me up so I can live out loudThem people thought I was gone It's been a long time comin' But straight out the box We got the dark side runnin' So Father, Most High won't You show Yourself And shine on this record like nobody else |
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from tobyMac - Momentum (2009)
Doo, doo, doo-doo doo, doo-doo doo, doo-doo doo
There in the airI had a dream last night about the other side And I must confess that it was quite the ride I had a dream last night and the fact that you weren't there Gave me quite the scare (Uh-huh) You see people were afloat all around me Yet their weightless state never seemed to astound me Everything was grand till I noticed one thing That you my friend weren't on the sceneDoo, doo, doo-doo doo, doo-doo doo, doo-doo doo There in the airI've been working all morning trying to spin my dream Cuz I just can't believe you weren't in my dream Remember you and I said we would paint the sky And the leaves on the trees and the stars at night We made beats and we even wrote rhymes And played golf I think a million times Now we never got around to spiritual matters But we sure made time for our mindless chatterDoo, doo, doo-doo doo, doo-doo doo, doo-doo doo Whether here, there or in the airI wanna see you there in the air (See you there, see you there) One day we'll we be singin' (Singin) (Alleluia) I wanna see you there in the air (See you there, see you there) One day we'll we be singin' (Singin) (Alleluia) Phone dialing(other guy) Hello? (toby) Wassup? Wassup? How you doin'? Just fine! I was sort of wondering, could we make the time? Just to kick it? Why not? At our usual spot Lattes in May Mine cold yours hot So where we goin? What's deeper than our usual chat Like whose beats is weak and whose (both) beats is phat (toby) Nah my man it's a next level jump Like when we discussed if Tiger Woods could dunk? Just meet me there, seven o'clock-a |
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from tobyMac - Momentum (2009)
Hush little baby don't you cry,
Daddy's gonna sing you a lullaby Everything's gonna be alright The Lord's gonna answer your prayer tonight. Hush little baby don't you cry, Daddy's gonna sing you a lullaby Everything's gonna be alright The Lord's gonna answer your prayer.Last night I had a dream you was the homecoming queen Today you're 18, happy birthday Irene Quit school you had to drop out to raise yourlittle child Doesn't seem to be anyone around You got to reach up to touch rock bottom The powers that be keep you downtrodden Daughter of Zion, I heard your prayer Just cast your cares and please beware of snakes Tempt you, put scales on your eyelids Don't waste your sorrows They'll give you strength tomorrow Your Calvary's about to come so Keep your head up, don't you ever let up This storm will pass you be ready fot the next oneHey little girl with the pressures of the world on your shoulders Don't say that it's over I heard your prayers, just cast your cares And I'll be there so don't you fearHush little baby don't you cry, Daddy's gonna sing you a lullaby Everything's gonna be alright The Lord's gonna answer your prayer tonight. Hush little baby don't you cry, Daddy's gonna sing you a lullaby Everything's gonna be alright The Lord's gonna answer your prayer.Irene I carries you when you was too weak to walk I took to you when you gave your heart to God Faithful and true, that's what I'll always be to you Believe in you, believe in Me and these mountains have to move You have dreams and aspirations I knew you before creation Your foundation's solid I will give you a palace, restore your soul You'll be up for any challenge many storms are on the way, better sharpen up your faith Count the cost, take up your cross And wear it every day Rest in me and I will give you strength Blessed is she, Irene who seeks my faceHush little baby don't you cry, Daddy's gonna sing you a lullaby Everything's gonna be alright The Lord's gonna answer your prayer tonight. Hush little baby don't you cry, Daddy's gonna sing you a lullaby Everything's gonna be alright The Lord's gonna answer your prayer.Father I'm stronger than when I first believed |
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I GOT A TICKET, I GOT A TICKET I GOT A TICKET TO RIDE (GOTTA A TICKET TO RIDE TO THE OTHER SIDE GET ON BOARD YALL) I GOT A TICKET, I GOT A TICKET I GOT A TICKET TO RIDE (GOTTA TICKET TO RIDE TO THE OTHER SIDE)Ride, ride, wanna ride on the J Train On the J Train wanna ride, on the J Train Ride, ride, wanna ride on the J Train On the J Train wanna ride on the J TrainSit back, relax, put on your travelin' gear No need to doubt, so put aside your fear "Destination" out of this atmosphere It's the J-Train, baby, we depart from right hereNo Lines to fight, no ticket to price I'm rollin' first class cause I've seen the light Try as you may, but your money can't buy A ticket on the J Line to the other side()Now I missed the train more than once in my life Til' the good conductor heard my momma's cry Haities to Glory in the blink of an eye Hear me now, hear me now, while I testify Hear the whistle blow I felt a chill to the bone "All aboard" is what I heard it I was headed for home Had a reclinable seat, but I just had to stand Up on the "J" all the way to the promise land()Do you wanna ride say To the other side say If you wanna ride say Get on the freak line |
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I clear my throat before I grab the mic
I need uno momentoug-uhThen cynics gonna ride me like a pinto No resentment do you comprehend my innuendo You still can't leave the party til you drop your crucial info But Am I jaded in assuming that you're simply bound to do me Like them other lyricists who's message ain't so gloomy Pan my positivity cause love has let you down But if they taste the love you tasted They'd be making sweeter sounds, |
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I clear my throat before I grab the mic
I need uno momentoug-uhThen cynics gonna ride me like a pinto No resentment do you comprehend my innuendo You still can't leave the party til you drop your crucial info But Am I jaded in assuming that you're simply bound to do me Like them other lyricists who's message ain't so gloomy Pan my positivity cause love has let you down But if they taste the love you tasted They'd be making sweeter sounds, |
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Somebody said you better let go
'Cause they said so But I could never let this thing go Don't they even know what that meansThey call me obscene Say I wear my faith on my sleeve But I ain't here to seek no glory End of story, I know the judge and the jury People always wanna ask who, what, when, where and why But never wanna step to the light So I hear you wanna come and get some Should I mention I got your attention Know that I'm a man on a mission My position is MOMENTUM Been on a roll for 2000 years or so We got momentum baby Been on a roll for 2000 years or so We got, we got momentumLivin' on the end of obnoxious They call me raucous I'm a freak, I can't stop this Ardently enthused about God No hand-me-down nod You gonna get all I got High-steppin from the twenty on in Knees to my chin I'm rollin' deep in momentum Burnin' with the hardcore flame No shame in this game I'm followin' my heart not my brainWell we been on a roll Cause we got souls that won't die And this party ain't over til we take the flight You've been told that we come bold on this side You ain't never known the dilly til we testify Cause have you ever heard of turnin water into wine And have you ever heard of givin sight back to the blind It's undeniable, I'm droppin the Truth on this track Cause once you start an avalanche there ain't no turnin back |
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Suggestions, questions
People want to know Is there life after talk Cause there's talk on the road Twistin' words that I've never even said To the ones that I trust on my ??? Or my "Boo" in our bed Will he make it, man I bet he won't As they're runnin' through the minutes On their cell phones So the pictures painted You got the point And that junk's creepin' into my solo jointSometimes I feel God in the middle of the night In the cool of the shade in the bright sunlightI always feel like somebody's watching me Watch baby, watch baby, He got my back See I'm down with the King So I got it like thatIt's no joke, I've been roped in Chokin' on a bone From a fish in the school of your twilight zone You s me, took me to me to another place Where the air I'm breathin's like mace in my face If this controversy is your way You need to know I'll never doubt my destiny 'Cause I'm stickin' to my guns lika a Son of the Light Feelin' Dad, I'm feelin' Daddy in the air tonightSometimes I feel Grace in the middle of the night In the cool of the shade in the bright sunlight Sometimes I feel God in the midst of a show As the palm trees sway in an afterglowI always feel like somebody's watching me Watch baby, watch baby He got my back See I'm down with the king so I got it like that I always feel like somebody's watching me Watch baby, watch baby He got my back See I'm down with the king so I got it like that |
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from tobyMac - Momentum (2009)
This is my skizzle.
For Izzle.Uh-uh Do what? What-what? What?Now when I say, "Where my freaks?" You can say, "Woo-woo." So where my freaks? (Woo-woo) Where my freaks? (Woo-woo)When I say, "Where my freaks?" You can say, "Woo-woo." So where my freaks? (Woo-woo) Where my freaks? (Woo-woo)Now when I say, "Where my freaks?" You can say, "Woo-woo." So where my freaks? (Woo-woo) Where my freaks? (Woo-woo)When I say, "Where my freaks?" You can say, "Woo-woo." So where my freaks? (Woo-woo) Where my freaks? (Woo-woo)Man, that jive was off the chain. |
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(Anyways I told the guy, 'Nice coat! Who shot the cow?!')(laughter)
(Hey how ya doin today?)I'm doin okay.(Eh, that's dandy. Hey, what can I get for ya?)I would like a triple skinny, two-thirds decaf, half chocolate, no whip-(Hey-uh, hold up here, lemme break out the pen here, we got kinda a tall order goin on)I would like a triple skinny, two-thirds decaf, half chocolate no whip Grande Mocha.Oh yeah, extra foam. To go-o-o. |
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Welcome to the world of a kid named Mikey
Who had only one reason to be hated by whitey Raised on a farm outside of South Bend Where they hated on him cause he was African American But three years later, Mikey was the town pride Basketball Mikey went and got himself a bull ride Earned his acceptance on the hardwood floor And that's something white America could never ignoreStop, hey, what's that sound Everybody look what's goin' down Stop, hey, what's that sound Everybody look what's goin' downWhat's goin' down tell me what's goin' down You wanna know just what's goin' down What's goin' down tell me what's goin' down You wanna know just what's goin' downTake a look around Everything is comin' down Do you hear the subtle sounds Of our mortality slippin' People on the go We'll be reapin' what we sow Yeah we say we want to know But I got my suspicionsWelcome to the world of a girl name Susie Susie's only crime was that she was born a cutie Physically abused by her uncle and his friends Alcohol let 'em all leve the house with grins But Susie couldn't shake off the memories Forced to find her own kind of remedy A man-eater for the rest of her days Three kids, three men, no daddies by eleventh grade What is goin' diggy down When you find what you lost But you lose what you found |
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I've played in LA, and D.C., Manhattan, and Sydney
And Kingston, Jamaica where me Mandy was made It's 98 degress in the straight-up shade I say I'm stickin' with her for the rest of my given daysSomebody told me that you're takin' a break A sabbatical from rhymin' on the records that you made A little birdie said that wasn't the case They blamed your exodus on |
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Every time I turn my back I get the feeling that
I'm 'bout to take a shot to the skully with a bat I'm out of control, need you to fill my soul up And could you shed a little light on the skeletons holed up My past is taking me to task And I can't guarantee how much longer I'll last Without You I'm a hopeless wreck So I cry out Your name as I drop to the deckDon't get me started, don't even get me started Don't get me started, don't even get me started Don't get me started, don't even get me started Don't get me started, don't even get me startedI'm Yours Take me as I am I'm Yours So take this space between us and fill it up again I'm Yours Take me as I am I'm Yours So won't you take this space between us and fill it up again Simple minded little punk Thought I was the junk Nobody ever told me that my doo-doo stunk What was I out of my mind Or was I just trippin' on an ego But You filled up the space and You never let me go Bullseye to the center of my soul One shot but it rocked like a fatal blow This love was Your gun, mercy Your shells Now I'm a dead man walkin' down a skinny trailI'm gonna shout it from the rooftops Give it all I got Shout it from the rooftops So you can take your best shot I'm gonna shout it from the rooftops Give it all I got Shout it from the rooftops Like it or notI'm a dead man walkin' I'm a dead man walkin' down the boulevard |
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Narnia... Narnia...
No one believed her No one imagined it was true No one could see her winter haven coming into view She says she's seen the land beyond She said she's walked her Babylon She felt the cold beneath her feet And time stood still where the winter won't sleep (where the winter won't sleep) Chorus I've seen a new world... like nothing before... just step through the door right Into a new world... Into Narnia I've seen a new world... like nothing before... just step through the door right Into a new world... Into Narnia All hope was fading... a darkness far beyond their might But love came crusading on the wings of healing sacrifice He gave them something to believe Came back in all His majesty He conquered evil through His love and handed them the land they were dreaming of Chorus I've seen a new world... like nothing before... just step through the door right Into a new world... Into Narnia I've seen a new world... like nothing before... just step through the door right Into a new world... Into Narnia ... I never dreamed it but it seems that He's alive again Shaking His mane He's just the same as I remembered Him The spell is weakening with every breath He's breathing in And when He roars she can't ignore that He's our king again There, just beyond the lamppost Chorus I've seen a new world... Into a new world... Into Narnia I've seen a new world... like nothing before... just step through the door right Into a new world... Into Narnia I've seen a new world... like nothing before... just step through the door right Into a new world... Into Narnia |
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I know you keep a journal
and every page is rippled From the tears that you cry, ain't no meanin' to your scribble Cause words can't describe what you've been feelin' inside It's like thousand foot walls, and they're still on the rise But look up to a beautiful sound And see for yourself you're not that far down And know this, I cannot love a little My promise to you is unconditional And I'll keep the light on, baby Just keep the course, you can weather the storm I'll keep the light on, baby You've come this far, don't you ever lose heart, now Just turn around and I'll be there I'm moving into your atmosphere Just turn around and I'll be there I'm moving into your atmosphere I know you're all alone in a crowd of your friends I can see it in your eyes that your fadin' again Checking out, moving into your hole Where the light can't touch any part of your soul But hold up and let the river rush in You can turn around and start livin' again Cause your life is a beautiful bloom In the image of the one that created you And I'll keep the light on, baby Just keep the course, you can weather the storm I'll keep the light on, baby You've come this far, don't you ever lose heart, now Just turn around and I'll be there I'm moving into your atmosphere Just turn around and I'll be there I'm moving into your atmosphere I'll be there - Said I'll be there, said I'll be there Said I'll be there always, forever Said I'll be there, said I'll be there Said I'll be there always, forever - Just turn around and I'll be there I'm moving into your atmosphere Just turn around and I'll be there I'm moving into your atmosphere I'll be there - Said I'll be there, said I'll be there Said I'll be there always, forever Said I'll be there, said I'll be there Said I'll be there always, forever - |
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I know you keep a journal
and every page is rippled From the tears that you cry, ain't no meanin' to your scribble Cause words can't describe what you've been feelin' inside It's like thousand foot walls, and they're still on the rise But look up to a beautiful sound And see for yourself you're not that far down And know this, I cannot love a little My promise to you is unconditional And I'll keep the light on, baby Just keep the course, you can weather the storm I'll keep the light on, baby You've come this far, don't you ever lose heart, now Just turn around and I'll be there I'm moving into your atmosphere Just turn around and I'll be there I'm moving into your atmosphere I know you're all alone in a crowd of your friends I can see it in your eyes that your fadin' again Checking out, moving into your hole Where the light can't touch any part of your soul But hold up and let the river rush in You can turn around and start livin' again Cause your life is a beautiful bloom In the image of the one that created you And I'll keep the light on, baby Just keep the course, you can weather the storm I'll keep the light on, baby You've come this far, don't you ever lose heart, now Just turn around and I'll be there I'm moving into your atmosphere Just turn around and I'll be there I'm moving into your atmosphere I'll be there - Said I'll be there, said I'll be there Said I'll be there always, forever Said I'll be there, said I'll be there Said I'll be there always, forever - Just turn around and I'll be there I'm moving into your atmosphere Just turn around and I'll be there I'm moving into your atmosphere I'll be there - Said I'll be there, said I'll be there Said I'll be there always, forever Said I'll be there, said I'll be there Said I'll be there always, forever - |
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I’m a brand new man, I’m a conscious man
I’m a man who’s burnin’ for you The mistakes I’ve made have been chased away to the bottom of the ocean blue I’m a brand new man in a foreign land, I’m a man who’s feelin’ that fire And it’s all so clear when I’m standing here at the peak of my desire So won’t you move me like you used to I want the world to know I burn for you I feel revived again, I am alive again (Burnin’ for you) You got me lifted and lifted you lift me up I feel revived again, I’m energized again (Burnin’ for you) You got me lifted and lifted you lift me up Woke up in a sweat, those ghosts in my head Had a grip, but I slipped on by It’s a whole new day as the darkness fades And the sun’s climbing in the sky I concede, my love, that I need your love I’m before you, a broken man And it’s only you, no substitutes who can renew this soul again So won’t you move me like you used to I want the world to know I burn for you I feel revived again, I am alive again (Burnin’ for you) You got me lifted and lifted you lift me up I feel revived again, I’m energized again (Burnin’ for you) You got me lifted and lifted you lift me up I feel revived again, I am alive again (Burnin’ for you) You got me lifted and lifted you lift me up I feel revived again, I’m energized again (Burnin’ for you) You got me lifted and lifted you lift me up You got me higher than Kilimanjaro Got me believin’ I can “save the day” I’m up and running like their ain’t no tomorrow I’d rather burn for you than fade away I’d rather burn for you than go my way I’m a whole new guy with a whole new vibe Changed inside - more flame in the fire Can’t stop, won’t stop praying for desire Like the bunny on the screen feel so energized Old shell gone without a trace, new face No more shortness of breath, new pace Live life now without the taste of fear TOBYMAC, Double Dutch now let the smoke clear .. I want the world to know I burn for you I feel revived again, I am alive again (Burnin’ for you) You got me lifted and lifted you lift me up I feel revived again, I’m energized again (Burnin’ for you) You got me lifted and lifted you lift me up I feel revived again, I am alive again (Burnin’ for you) You got me lifted and lifted you lift me up I feel revived again, I’m energized again (Burnin’ for you) You got me lifted and lifted you lift me up I am alive again You got me lifted and lifted you lift me up I’m energized again You got me lifted and lifted you lift me up I am alive again... You got me lifted and lifted you lift me up... |
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Slackin’ off like a bum, I’m feelin’ ho hum
I’m feelin’ luke warm like the water in my tub Started out and we was hot looked up and now we’re not We had that fire like we was boilin’ in a pot Whoopsi-daisy, whoopsi-daisy whoopsi-daisy Come, we gonna catch that Fire, I’m feenin’ for a flicker Then we’ll fan the flame up into something bigger Started out and we was hot looked up and now we’re not We gonna catch a fire catch a fire for God Whoopsi-daisy, whoopsi-daisy whoopsi-daisy Come, we gonna catch that Whoopsi-daisy, call me crazy whoopsi-daisy Come, we gonna catch that Fire, takin’ it from warm to hot Fire, gotta give it all we got Fire, whoopsi-daisy call me crazy whoopsi-daisy Come, we gonna catch that Spark to a flame, I’m flippin’ up my game I caught the fire and I’ll never be the same So unexplainable I can’t contain it, son And my retaining it would only be a shame So let me hear you say Whoopsi-daisy, whoopsi-daisy whoopsi-daisy Come, we gonna catch that Heat, like the Kingston concrete There ain’t no stoppin’ the fire We’re straight breakin’ ground There ain’t no cooling this thing down We burnin’ up and keep’n it krunk as we know how Hear me now people Whoopsi-daisy, whoopsi-daisy whoopsi-daisy Come, we gonna catch that Whoopsi-daisy, call me crazy whoopsi-daisy Come, we gonna catch that Heat, like the Kingston concrete There ain’t no stoppin’ the fire We’re straight breakin’ ground There ain’t no cooling this thing down We burnin’ up and keep’n it krunk as we know how Hear me now people Whoopsi-daisy, whoopsi-daisy whoopsi-daisy Come, we gonna catch that Whoopsi-daisy, call me crazy whoopsi-daisy Come, we gonna catch that.. Catch a fire let it burn within Catch a fire let it burn for him - |
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from tobyMac - Welcome To Diverse City (2004)
They call us Diverse City, we're colorful good
It's like a freak show in your neighborhood So, if you wanna praise you can come on down Cause this freak show's leaving the ground Up, up and away, baby we don't play, maybe you thought you was done for the day He said, she said, I said this, that you can't get away from your moment of bliss Stirring, we'll lure you in and we'll make room for the shade of skin Short ones, tall ones, skinny ones, bigger, love is the gun and we pullin' that trigger So you send me and I'll send you hope in the form of a new tattoo Mine is the shiny city on a hill and yours, of course, is the colors that fill it We'll take you high, we'll take you higher Now come to the city where you can praise If you're black, if you're white, if you're yellow or grey In the morning, in the night, anytime of day What's that place - Diverse City With curls in your hair and braids on the side Straight shake'em loose, just come on and ride We're a body with parts, like you and me Together we make diversity Welcome to Diverse City, we're colorful good It's like a freak show in your neighborhood So, if you wanna praise you can come on down Cause this freak show's leaving the ground Said we're Diverse City, we're colorful goods It's just a state of mind, we gonna shine the way that we should, baby So, if you wanna praise you can come on down Cause this freak show's leaving the ground You bring the heart, I'll bring the soul I'll bring the flag, you bring the pole We'll fly it high so the whole world knows The dream of a king 'bout to unfold We 'bout to do this thing for real Diverse City got mass appeal So put your hand in the hand of mine And we'll spread this love like dandelions |
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from tobyMac - Welcome To Diverse City (2004)
Comin' at ya like a whirlwind A hundred miles an hour's where we'll begin I spy the eye of apprehension Show me risk and you'll get my attentionCome on, can you take it Bang to the bip; I make ya wanna flip Take my trip and you can bust your lipI never fear 'cause I live fearless Don't even think for a second you can get with thisCome on, I never fake it, come on These are extreme, extreme days We're livin' in extreme days These are extreme, extreme days We're livin' in extreme daysI'm a freak from the birds of the chocolate city Luther Jackson was my middle Pine Ridge my elementary School of hip hop 1979 And Sugar Hill had the skills that taught me to rhymeGot hip to Kiss and I tripped on Zeppelin So Mr. Therapist-Why did I go this direction God had a plan to end all my schemes I had a dream He said to be...extremeCome on, I never fake it, come on These are extreme, extreme days We're livin' in extreme days These are extreme, extreme days We're livin' in extreme days Just the other day I saw a kid Who flipped his hat to the back and he called it a lid You know what else he did? He stacked books from the floor to ceiling Said somethin' bout trying to get to heaven He was only eleven So he climbed to the top with outstretched arms And he screamed at the top of his lungsMove out of my way Give up the mic X to me is extremely Christ Livin up in me Like it or not Put an X on my chest Cuz X marks the spot |
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from tobyMac - Welcome To Diverse City (2004)
Yo, its me, Tobymac and I dont meanto trouble you
Im feelin fresher than a night at the W You probably sayin you be hearin quite enough of you With God and your rhymes and that freaky Jesus stuff you do Like always pushin for that racial diversity Leave us alone were at home in our fantasies I know a guy who knows a guy who has brown skin What in his wallet it so happens Im around him Well never be that shinin city on a hill yall Until we show and prove to the people what is real yall Its like were stale dirty water in the tub of life Gimme a fire that inspires all the world tonight Gimme a fire that inspires all the world tonight |
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from tobyMac - Welcome To Diverse City (2004)
Everybody, everybody in the place to be
Open up your mind and let your sould be free I can feel the Most High shining on me, so... Let's get this party startedEverybody, everybody in the place to be Open up your mind and let your sould be free I can feel the Most High shining on me, so... Let's get this party startedBlind-sided by the blitz Come on baby it's on I couldn't wait to get on this You ain't no quiet the storm I'm gonna tell it like it is Tere ain't no stopping us now Somebody shut me up so I can live out loudThem people thought I was gone It's been a long time comin' But straight out the box We got the dark side runnin' So Father, Most High won't You show Yourself And shine on this record like nobody else |
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from tobyMac - Welcome To Diverse City (2004)
I'm staring unaware cause I'm in the zone
It moves in like a fog on a seaside road Paralyzed by the signs and the deafening tone I'm on a lock like a jock with a broken bone I can see the real game and I want to get in it I can read your headline and I am dying to spin it Man down in the clutches of his own desire I got to find the kind of speed that will put out a fire I need a getaway car, I gotta get out of here fast and far I need a getaway car, I wanna flea what I see, wanna be where you are I need a getaway car, I gotta get out of here fast and far I need a getaway car I put my hand on the wheel before I change my mind I put my foot to the floor and I start to fly I keep my eyes on the road so I don't get spun around To the nightmare I've been delivered from It's a brand new day, I drove hard all night I thank God for the sun as it starts to rise I take a peek in the mirror and my past is gone I'm feelin' free as a bird with a new song Now I ain't gonna stop 'til I find your peace I gotta get to the place where it's you and me So fill'er up now, and let's roll Gonna drive through the night 'til you touch my soul Said I ain't gonna stop 'til I find your peace I gotta get to the place where you're all I need So fill'er up, let's roll I'm gonna drive through the night till you touch my soul Let's ride all night, let's shift this thing into overdrive |
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from tobyMac - Welcome To Diverse City (2004)
I told the girl that you should treat her like a lady and
She told me all the things you did and it was shady, man She said that what you say and what you do are different things While you were telling me that you were checking out them blingy rings She said she's had enough Well, it sounds to me like you're straight out of luck And she said she's all through And life's not blowin' her kisses thanks to you I wanna know, wanna know what you were thinkin' I can't imagine why it didn't even sink in They say you never know what you got till it's gone (Never know what you got till it's gone) I wanna know, wanna know what you were thinkin' I can't imagine why it didn't even sink in They say you never know what you got till it's gone (Never know what you got till it's gone) She said she's had enough So, it sounds to me like your still out of love And she said you weren't true And life's not blowin' her kisses thanks to you I wanna know, wanna know what you were thinkin' I can't imagine why it didn't even sink in They say you never know what you got till it's gone (Never know what you got till it's gone) I wanna know, wanna know what you were thinkin' I can't imagine why it didn't even sink in They say you never know what you got till it's gone (Never know what you got till it's gone) She said it's gonna be alright Cause God made a way through the pain and he opened her eyes And she said you came crawling back But after what you did to her she wouldn't have any of that I wanna know, wanna know what you were thinkin' I can't imagine why it didn't even sink in They say you never know what you got till it's gone (Never know what you got till it's gone) I wanna know, wanna know what you were thinkin' I can't imagine why it didn't even sink in They say you never know what you got till it's gone (Never know what you got till it's gone |
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from tobyMac - Welcome To Diverse City (2004)
[Toby:] Yeah, hello
[Reply:] Yo Tob, what's up? [Toby:] A whole lot [Reply:] What you doing? [Toby:] Hangin' with Truett, tryin' to make music, hustlin' Gotee, I'm getting no sleep - Yo, uh, you mind if I call you back next week I gotta go, I'm 'bout to do a show Can't take the stress wanna give you my best, Lord I can't sing with this hanging over me But the show must go on, Lord, set me free [Toby:] Hello [Cupid:] Yo Tob, what's up? [Toby:] Too much [Cupid:] What you doing? [Toby:] Same as yesterday, I'm here with John Reuben [Cupid:] Yo, tell him I said 'hey' [Toby:] What's your name? [Cupid:] Yo, it's Cupid [Toby:] Cupid? [Cupid:] Yeah man, I gave you a demo, on the cover there's a halo [Toby:] Uhhh yeah, I haven't had a chance to listen to it yet. Yo, could you hold on dude, my wife is beepin' in. Baby, I know I'm s'posed to be home at 6, I'm just finishing this mix - they're burnin' me a disc. I got some dude named Cupid on the other line. I love you ... baby? [Cupid:] Yo T, uhh, it's still me man [Toby:] Oh Sorry, I'm not much for conversation I need some time with God and a mental vacation TOBYMAC can't get to the phone. Please leave a message after the tone. I'm just a little man tryin' to fit in God's plan |
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from tobyMac - Welcome To Diverse City (2004)
TobyMac
Hey now, I feel a new one comin’ on so that you can sing along with it Right now and I’m gonna dedicate this song to everyone of God’s children Hey now one love, one God out of many his people Right now it’s been a long time comin’ but I’m serving up the sequel Back from the day I’m the sleeper done slumbering Pass me the mic and I might stop mumbling Crumble like a cracker, I’ll fall like a leaf But the hole in my soul’s been filled underneath So whether you’re a loser or a winner by the numbers Everyone knows a tie goes to the runner So lace up your shox get yourself in this race Cause this little thing here gonna set a new pace Hey now I feel a new one comin’ on so that you can sing along with it Right now and I’m gonna dedicate this song to everyone of God’s children Hey now, one love, one God out of many his people Right now it’s been a long time comin’ but I’m serving up the sequel Sometimes we do it like this sometimes we do it like that Sometimes we say it with words so you can see where we at And on a different level I persist to reach a girl or any fella I believe we receive a little then we all do better Hey now, help is coming anyday now Hope it can reach me when I am way down One love, one God and I’m ok now Ten years, TOBYMAC and GRITS stay down Hey now, I feel a new one comin’ on so that you can sing along with it Right now and I’m gonna dedicate this song to everyone of God’s children Hey now one love, one God out of many his people Right now it’s been a long time comin’ but I’m serving up the sequel What you think of this here gotta get with this here Diverse City, are you gonna get it this year What you think of this here gotta get with this here Diverse City and we’ll run it till He gets here Get your back up off the wall Live a little, come on Get your back up off the wall Everybody come on Get your back up off the wall Live a little, come on Get your back up off the wall Everybody come on Hey now one love, one God out of many his people Right now.. it’s been a long time comin’ but I’m serving up the sequel Hey now, I feel a new one comin’ on so that you can sing along with it Right now and I’m gonna dedicate this song to everyone of God’s children Hey now one love, one God out of many his people Right now it’s been a long time comin’ but I’m serving up the sequel One love, one God I feel a new one comin’ on so that you can sing along with it One love, one God and I’m gonna dedicate this song to everyone of God’s children One love, one God one love, one God out of many his people One love, one God it’s been a long time comin’ but I’m serving up the sequel One love, one God - |
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from tobyMac - Welcome To Diverse City (2004)
Hush little baby don't you cry,
Daddy's gonna sing you a lullaby Everything's gonna be alright The Lord's gonna answer your prayer tonight. Hush little baby don't you cry, Daddy's gonna sing you a lullaby Everything's gonna be alright The Lord's gonna answer your prayer.Last night I had a dream you was the homecoming queen Today you're 18, happy birthday Irene Quit school you had to drop out to raise yourlittle child Doesn't seem to be anyone around You got to reach up to touch rock bottom The powers that be keep you downtrodden Daughter of Zion, I heard your prayer Just cast your cares and please beware of snakes Tempt you, put scales on your eyelids Don't waste your sorrows They'll give you strength tomorrow Your Calvary's about to come so Keep your head up, don't you ever let up This storm will pass you be ready fot the next oneHey little girl with the pressures of the world on your shoulders Don't say that it's over I heard your prayers, just cast your cares And I'll be there so don't you fearHush little baby don't you cry, Daddy's gonna sing you a lullaby Everything's gonna be alright The Lord's gonna answer your prayer tonight. Hush little baby don't you cry, Daddy's gonna sing you a lullaby Everything's gonna be alright The Lord's gonna answer your prayer.Irene I carries you when you was too weak to walk I took to you when you gave your heart to God Faithful and true, that's what I'll always be to you Believe in you, believe in Me and these mountains have to move You have dreams and aspirations I knew you before creation Your foundation's solid I will give you a palace, restore your soul You'll be up for any challenge many storms are on the way, better sharpen up your faith Count the cost, take up your cross And wear it every day Rest in me and I will give you strength Blessed is she, Irene who seeks my faceHush little baby don't you cry, Daddy's gonna sing you a lullaby Everything's gonna be alright The Lord's gonna answer your prayer tonight. Hush little baby don't you cry, Daddy's gonna sing you a lullaby Everything's gonna be alright The Lord's gonna answer your prayer.Father I'm stronger than when I first believed |
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from tobyMac - Welcome To Diverse City (2004)
One Phenomenon, one phenomenon
And it just can't be stopped ya'll We rock forever, we stop whenever We rock forever, we stop whenever We die whenever, we live forever It's a phenomenon that can't be stopped Forever, we stop whenever We rock forever, we stop whenever We die whenever, we live together It's a phenomenon that can't be stopped now Everybody out of the way It's monumental at the end of the day So come what may But it's a wonder that will never fade A marvel that will tickle the mind It's unaccountable in actual time But when we're free They will see what we were destined to be Well I'm alive and I'm enjoyin' the ride But livin' for the moment I die Cause when I'm done, we will run eternally as one My soul is up, up and away My body dead right where it lays I'm movin' on going gone into the new beyond This is the drama you've been waiting for A new dimension that is yours to explore Such mystery is looming at your door This is the moment I've been praying for |
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from tobyMac - Welcome To Diverse City (2004)
Fresh air, (sigh),
Is what I needed I ventured through my door Proceeded Into the streets of this place I had to lower my shades to shade my face Still squinting from the glare What I saw was unfortunately rare I rolled upon a variety The sight that moved my heart Deep inside of me I head some cats rockin mics Saw mad stunts on BMX bikes Sons and daughters Standing for their rights A city scene lit Well through the night Tilted trucker hats with tats Hittin high hats Pinstripe sellard suits Invested mad beats Truth Distinct how we live it Many members but only one spirit. Individualized You're on the same side Separated verticals Huh! We still ride Well we bring it from nice to gritty Read the sign kid, Diverse City. |
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from tobyMac - Welcome To Diverse City (2004)
We've been down to the bottom
Stories we got 'em, when we hit rock bottom If you been there put your hands in the air To let the lost know that someone cares Cause we've been down to the bottom Stories we've got 'em, when we hit rock bottom If you been there put your hands in the air And let somebody know that the Most High cares I never knew that it would feel like this When the two that raised you up and call it quits Nobody told me 'bout the emptiness When the place you call home is closed for business I push the pain down, I gotta "get by" Always knowin' in my heart that it ain't gonna fly Rock bottom's never felt so near before And if pain is God's megaphone it's loud and clear So hold me now father, human love ain't enough I've failed and been failed by the people I love But your faithful arms they surround me And any other soul who has to sail those seas Of a broken family Been so many times that I've been close to rock bottom Tryin' to look for answers but nobody's got 'em Like the time my mother looked me in the eye Tryin' not to cry, tellin' me the cancer might cause her to die How can this be, I thought that God loved me? So why would he try to take my mother from me? And as I cry myself to sleep at night, holding on my pillow tight He spoke to me and said that everything gonna be alright So I tried to fight all the pain that it caused Try to move on and I try to stay strong So put your hands up, hey, if y'all are feelin' me And put your hands up for everyone to see So put your hands up, we all a family So put your hands up, in unity, in unity I've been there too When everything falls apart and the best you can do is Get through each day wonderin' will this never end? Is it always going to be this way? And the greatest lie you've ever been told is that You're the only one to ever walk on this road And that you'll never see the light of dawn, so we came together to say Hold on Cause we've been there and found our way home I promise you that you're not on your own One day this will pass, God will see us all through God will see us all through, God will see us all pass through |
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from tobyMac - Welcome To Diverse City (2004)
God’s in the spot you can like it or not
So rip the knob off the volume when you give this a shot And raise your hands as the slam starts to thicken the plot Openin’ eyes to the lies of the enemies’ lot So run like the wind from the sin of your past Keep your eyes on the prize when they put you on blast It’s the Christ on the cross it’s humanity’s shot It’s a worldwide call to everything that we’re not This is the slam, this is the one This is the slam, this is the one This is the slam, this is the one We gonna do it like it ain’t been done before This is the slam this is the one We gonna spring you like you ain’t been sprung They came from the cities and towns all around To see the longhaired preacher from the desert get down Waist high in water, never short on words he said Repent the kingdom of heaven can be yours But he stopped in the middle of his words and dropped Down to his knees and said behold the Lamb of God He’s the one, the slam don’t you people understand? You’re staring at the son God’s reaching out his hand This is the slam, this is the one This is the slam, this is the one This is the slam, this is the one We gonna do it like it ain’t been done before This is the slam this is the one We gonna spring you like you ain’t been brung This is the slam, this is the one We gonna do it like it ain’t been done before This is the slam this is the one We gonna spring you like you ain’t been sprung The father slammed it like Shaq For Latinos and Blacks Packin’ them straps And Caucasians hooked on Ecstasy and the crack Stacked the sins of this world to his body And conquered evil and hell Then snatched the keys of death in one breath and unlocked the cell He rose on the third I’m tellin’ you partner, its actual fact Just like TOBYMAC and Boney Soprano up on this track We slam dunkin’ and keep it jumpin’ like jumper cables And keep the crowd rowdy like Jesus tossin’ them temple tables This is the slam, this is the one This is the slam, this is the one - |
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from tobyMac - Welcome To Diverse City (2004)
Yeah, we bout to do this, [clears throat] Drop the beat Sivo
True dog, I rule the microphone. True dog, Still looking for my first homerun. True dog, I thought I told you son, the name's Trudog. True dog, A Jesusfreak for real. True dog, Don't need no trainin' wheels. True dog, I thought you knew the deal, the name's Trudog! [Beat Boxin'] True dog, I rule the microphone. True dog, Still looking for my first homerun. True dog, I thought I told you son, the name's Trudog. True dog, A Jesusfreak for real. True dog, Don't need no trainin' wheels. True dog, I thought you knew the deal, the name's Trudog! "Can we just be done?" "You're gettin paid for this" "I am?" "yeah" "Yay!" "Say 'true dog'" "How much am I getting paid?" "A Happy meal" "A Happy meal?" [laughing] |
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from tobyMac - Gone (2004)
I told the girl that you should treat her like a lady and
She told me all the things you did and it was shady, man She said that what you say and what you do are different things While you were telling me that you were checking out them blingy rings She said she's had enough Well, it sounds to me like you're straight out of luck And she said she's all through And life's not blowin' her kisses thanks to you I wanna know, wanna know what you were thinkin' I can't imagine why it didn't even sink in They say you never know what you got till it's gone (Never know what you got till it's gone) I wanna know, wanna know what you were thinkin' I can't imagine why it didn't even sink in They say you never know what you got till it's gone (Never know what you got till it's gone) She said she's had enough So, it sounds to me like your still out of love And she said you weren't true And life's not blowin' her kisses thanks to you I wanna know, wanna know what you were thinkin' I can't imagine why it didn't even sink in They say you never know what you got till it's gone (Never know what you got till it's gone) I wanna know, wanna know what you were thinkin' I can't imagine why it didn't even sink in They say you never know what you got till it's gone (Never know what you got till it's gone) She said it's gonna be alright Cause God made a way through the pain and he opened her eyes And she said you came crawling back But after what you did to her she wouldn't have any of that I wanna know, wanna know what you were thinkin' I can't imagine why it didn't even sink in They say you never know what you got till it's gone (Never know what you got till it's gone) I wanna know, wanna know what you were thinkin' I can't imagine why it didn't even sink in They say you never know what you got till it's gone (Never know what you got till it's gone |
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from Festival Con Dios Volume 2 (2002)
Comin' at ya like a whirlwind A hundred miles an hour's where we'll begin I spy the eye of apprehension Show me risk and you'll get my attentionCome on, can you take it Bang to the bip; I make ya wanna flip Take my trip and you can bust your lipI never fear 'cause I live fearless Don't even think for a second you can get with thisCome on, I never fake it, come on These are extreme, extreme days We're livin' in extreme days These are extreme, extreme days We're livin' in extreme daysI'm a freak from the birds of the chocolate city Luther Jackson was my middle Pine Ridge my elementary School of hip hop 1979 And Sugar Hill had the skills that taught me to rhymeGot hip to Kiss and I tripped on Zeppelin So Mr. Therapist-Why did I go this direction God had a plan to end all my schemes I had a dream He said to be...extremeCome on, I never fake it, come on These are extreme, extreme days We're livin' in extreme days These are extreme, extreme days We're livin' in extreme days Just the other day I saw a kid Who flipped his hat to the back and he called it a lid You know what else he did? He stacked books from the floor to ceiling Said somethin' bout trying to get to heaven He was only eleven So he climbed to the top with outstretched arms And he screamed at the top of his lungsMove out of my way Give up the mic X to me is extremely Christ Livin up in me Like it or not Put an X on my chest Cuz X marks the spot |
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from Kirk Franklin - The Rebirth of Kirk Franklin (2002)
Caution: The next selection involves intense musical progressions that cross
cultural barriers and color lines. Intended for spiritually mature audiences only. 1, 2, 3, 4 Rap/Mixing. Go head. Oooooooh. Come on. Go head. This is for Madia (spelling?), and for Megan, for Cody, and 'Jesus (go head), my man Tobey from dc talk to all the young believers, like this y'all. Verse 1: Can you feel me? Can you hear me? God, I need you. Can you see me (can you see me now)? Cuz I love you (that's right). You are worthy (that's right). Everybody (Everybody now), can you help me? Chorus Throw your hands up (Get 'em up y'all, get 'em up y'all, get 'em up) Throw your hands up (Get 'em up y'all, get 'em up y'all, get 'em up) Throw your hands up (Get 'em up, get 'em up, get 'em up) Throw your hands up (Get 'em up y'all, get 'em up y'all, get 'em up) I'm gonna say this right here? Verse 2: You forgave me (You forgave me) Then you changed me (Then you changed me) Was a sinner (Was a sinner) then you saved me (then you saved me). That's right Lord I love you (Lord I love you). Lord I love you, now Lord I praise you (Lord I praise you). That's right Everybody (Everybody), help me praise him. Chorus Throw your hands up (Get 'em up, get 'em up) Throw your hands up (Come on, come on, Get 'em up y'all, get 'em up) Throw your hands up (Get 'em up, get 'em up, get 'em up) Throw your hands up (Get 'em up y'all, come on, come on, get 'em up) What, what, what Lady speaking in the background: Uh huh, tell them girl, you better tell them, what, I hear you girl. Spanish This song goes out to all my young White and Latino brothers and sisters; all colors, all colors, all nations, East Coast, West Coast, West side, that's what I'm saying. Mic check, mic check, 1, 2, 1, 2 OH, get your hands up, people, cuz I thought you knew That these praises going up, got these blessings coming down Up town, down town, if you know how this sound Then holla, from the East Coast let me hear holla to the West Coast even in the dirty south Open up your mouth y'all Praise him like this y'all that y'all what y'all what y'all Ooooh, Ooooh, Come on, Come on, Come on, Come on, Come on, what, what Ooooh, oooh, come on, come on, Ooooh, what, what, what, Ooooh, what, lift Him up like this y'all, like that y'all, like this y'all Yo, TobeyMac Kirk Franklin For the 2-0-0-2, I thought you knew, Baby Listen: For God so loved the World that He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life, baby, no doubt, baby, no doubt. Chorus Throw your hands up Throw your hands up Throw your hands up (Ooooooh) Throw your hands up (Ooooooh) No doubt Ooooooh |
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