Most likely will be a part 2 to this......even a 3 if i have time....just to totally round out the concept....
Concept is a dying man looking back on the struggles of his life and the horrors of the planet, and how God saw him thru it.......the first verse/part 1 deals with living and violence and poverty...the intro and 1st verse might not be totally coherent, cuz they were originally meant for 2 different collabs that never materialized......neways give honest feed guys
L.O.R.D (Living On to a Righteous Death)
Intro
"Man does not live on bread but from every word of God"
The Lord helps you tell between human face and facade
On the bed of death, waiting to be seized by heaven
Fluorescent lights blur vision, mind remains in obsession
Losing breath, begging for a blessing for your brethen
Final moments, fears dissapear and the pain lessens
Still grapsed by the holy hand, free from Satans opression
Looking inward; viewing yourself as a reflection
Beholding a golden heart born from righteous perfection
Blessed with divine protection, the gift of confession
Posessing understanding without misconception
This child of angels, bearing rightful affection.....
Represented now by a frail man of pallid complexion......
.....As you study the life from which you learned your lessons
Illustrious city, lacking in justice and pity
For our unspeakable plight, quite the dispiriting ditty
Soldeirs of infamy, a tale of blood and bigotries
A civil war feeding the mouths of political wickedry
Contraband gat and full mag, makin 12 widows a day
Stomp a man with deplorable fate, never below the fray*
Thugs burning a gap in our society that time cannot span
So internally stricken, we lose sight of the larger plans
The house thats divided, these walls can no longer stand
Crimson streets and orphaned infants just to launder a grand
Blasting back at the spider web that tounge ties us with scams
With destruction betray the most high just for the sake of man
Scripture in hand, begging forgiveness for a whole generation
of unwilling sin, instigated by a violent vocation
Reiteration of the need for a peaceful salvation
Cant erase our graveyards or the curse of damnation
So...
Repetance is needed, past sins the canvas the 'word' is the paint
Those who hope in the Lord will gain renewed strength------
they will soar on wings like eagles, They will walk and not be faint**
*wrote this BEFORE i used it as an example feeding another dudes OM, just incase someone tries to accuse me of biting my own example rhymes....lmao
**Isaiah 40:31...messed with the wording just a bit