Help, I need somebody
Help, not just anybody
Help, you know I need someone
Help
When I was younger, so much younger than today
I never thought I needed any help in any way
Now that these days are gone, I'm not so self-assured
And now I find I changed my mind, opened up the door
So
Help me if you can, I'm feelin' down
And I do appreciate You bein' 'round
Help me get my feet back on the ground
Won't you please, please help me, help me
Help me...
So Help Me God
Bombarded by philosophies that satisfy the surface
I flee to something deeper
At the risk of seeking purpose
How can I hang in this environmental state of being
When everything I'm striving for
Is nothing that I'm seeing
(chorus 1)
Won't You take my heart, won't You take my soul
Won't You come in and make me whole again
You, You've got what I need and You never retreat
Unto You I will concede
(chorus 2)
So help me God
To put my faith in You
So help me God
Before I come unglued
Call it my addiction
I can't get enough of You
So help me God
To put my faith in You
Infected by the skin I'm in this burning with desire
And Jesus ain't the latest thing to come across the wire
I throw myself at mercy for I am the chief of sinners
But daily taking up my cross
has brought it's share of splinters
You're there when I call
And You're there when I fall
Even though I don't deserve it all
You, You light my way
Through the night and the day
And from You I will not stray
(repeat chorus 2)
(vamp)
(repeat choruses 1 and 2)
Cause You are the one I love
Cause You are the one I need
Cause You are the one I'm seeking
Cause You are the one for me
You are the, You are the, You are the one for me
Luv Is a Verb
(intro)
Down with the dc Talk, down with the dc Talk
Are you down with the dc Talk, down with the dc Talk
Pullin' out my big black book
Cause when I need a word defined that's where I look
So I move to the L's quick, fast, in a hurry
Threw on my specs, thought my vision was blurry
Looked again but to my dismay
It was black and white with no room for grey
Ya see, a big "V" stood beyond my word
And yo that's when it hit me, that luv is a verb
(chorus 1)
Words come easy but don't mean much
When the words they're sayin' we can't put trust in
We're talkin' 'bout love in a different light
And if we all learn to love it would be just right
(chorus 2)
Hey, tell me haven't ya heard?
Luv, is a serious word
Hey, I think it's time ya learned
I don't care what they say
I don't care care what ya heard
The word luv, luv is a verb
(repeat intro)
Thinkin' of a way to explain-o
Cause ya' know that I'm flowin' like a bottle of Drain-o
Simple and plain, L-O-V-E
Ain't all that junk that ya see on TV
Put soaps on a rope cause they ain't worth copin' with
It's a myth that there ain't no hope and
Luv is enough if it's unconditionally
Givin' now you're living out the Great Commision
(repeat choruses 1, 2, and intro)
Talkin' about what luv is (4x)
(vamp)
Back in the day there was a man
Who stepped out of Heaven and he walked the land
He delivered to the people an eternal choice
With a heart full of luv and the truth in His voice
Gave up His life so that we may live
How much more luv could the Son of God give?
Here is the example that we oughtta be matchin'
Cause luv is a word that requires some action
(repeat chorus 1)
(repeat chorus 2 4x)
Like It, Love It, Need It
Under these circumstances, they can hardly cope
Notice their fleeting glances and their lack of hope
I offer this suggestion, they don't seem to care-o
This is my generation, drowning in despair-o
You'll never find peace of mind in your pool of self
You'll never find peace of mind in a sea of wealth
You'll never find peace of mind in your rock and roll
You'll never find peace of mind if you sell your soul
(chorus)
You gotta like it, you gotta love it
I know you need some freedom from the strife
You gotta like it, you gotta love it
I know you need some Jesus in your life
You gotta like it, you gotta love it
I know you need it
We circumvent our feelings through an angry sound
He who complains the loudest, wears the fattest crown
We're anti-everybody, call it paranoia
Well I ain't no judge or jury, but I'm praying for ya
You'll never find peace of mind in your lucky charm
You'll never find peace of mind on a hippie farm
You'll never find peace of mind in a one-night stand
You'll never find peace of mind in your superman
(repeat chorus)
You gotta like it, you gotta love it
I know you need some Jesus, yeah
Ya dropped right into the middle of a freak attack
Cause we're back and we're comin' like that
Ya see we're lowerin' the boom in the middle of the tune
Cause the funk is always heavy where it's at
And while you're whining all the time
Never changing any minds
It is clear to see your lip has lost its button
Cause if ya take a think at this
Then it's easy to admit
That the selfish way you're livin' is for nothing
You gotta like it
I know you need some freedom from the strife
You gotta love it
I know you need some Jesus in your life
(repeat chorus)
You gotta like it, you gotta love it
I know you need it
You gotta like it, you gotta love it
I know you, God knows you need it
Some Jesus in your life
Jesus in your life
You gotta like it, love it, need it!
Colored People
Pardon me, your epidermis is showing, miss
I couldn't help but note your shade of melanin
I tip my hat to the colorful arrangement
Cause I see the beauty in the tones of our skin
We've gotta come together
And thank the Maker of us all
(chorus)
We're colored people, and we live in a tainted place
We're colored people, and they call us the human race
We've got a history so full of mistakes
And we are colored people who depend on a Holy Grace
[Red and yellow, black and white
All of us, one in His sight]
A piece of canvas is only the beginning for
It takes on character with every loving stroke
This thing of beauty is
The passion for an Artist's heart
By God's design, we are a skin kaleidoscope
We've gotta come together,
Aren't we all human after all?
(repeat chorus)
Ignorance has wronged some races
And vengeance is the Lord's
If we aspire to share this space
Repentance is the cure
Well, just a day in the shoes of a color blind man
Should make it easy for you to see
That these diverse tones do more than cover our bones
As a part of our anatomy
(repeat chorus 2x)
We're colored people, and they call us the human race
[Oh, colored people]
We're colored people, and we all gotta share this space
[Yeah we've got to come together,
come together right now]
We're colored people, and we live in a tainted world
[Red and yellow, black and white]
We're colored people, every man, woman, boy, and girl
[Oh yeah, oh yeah, colored people,
Colored people, colored people, colored people]
Jesus Is Just Alright
No matter what they say these days
Jesus is still alright!
(chorus)
Jesus is still alright with me
Jesus is still alright, oh yeah
Jesus is still alright with me
Jesus is still alright
Toby Mac, and the Mac is back no slack
On a DC track that's jacked, beyond comprehension
I believe that I failed to mention that
There's a lack of recognition
When it comes to His position
Cause if Christ can't be crossed over,
Then I'll keep my beat up nova
(repeat chorus 1)
(chorus 2)
I don't care what they may say
I don't care what they may do
I don't care what they may say
Jesus is still alright
Back in place, and I'm all up in your face
With a rhyme that I embrace
Like a mother to her [child] child
I'm kickin' it Jesus [style] style
To the ones that think they [heard] heard
I did use the "J" [word] word
Cause I ain't too soft to say it
Even if DJ's don't play it
(breakdown)
Oh, you know I'm hopin' and I'm prayin'!
Jesus is still alright
Jesus is alright, oh yeah
Jesus is alright
Jesus is alright
[Jesus is Just Alright (reprise)]
I'm down with the one that is known as the Son
Of the G to the O to the D never done
With the flow, in the know, on the go like a pro
Not for show cause I ain't in the biz for the dough
Or the me, or the ray, all the dough's gotta stay,
Cause I can't, no I can't, take it home anyway
Never trite when I write cause the Lord is my light
And His Word is my bond so ya know, He's alright
(repeat choruses 1 and 2)
Oh, He's all, He's all, He's all, He's all right!
What If I Stumble
Is this one for the people?
Is this one for the Lord?
Or do I simply serenade for things I must afford?
You can jumble them together, my conflict still remains
Holiness is calling, in the midst of courting fame
Cause I see the trust in their eyes
Though the sky is falling
They need Your love in their lives
Compromise is calling
(chorus)
What if I stumble, what if I fall?
What if I lose my step and I make fools of us all?
Will the love continue
When my walk becomes a crawl?
What if I stumble, and what if I fall?
What if I stumble, what if I fall?
You never turn in the heat of it all
What if I stumble, what if I fall?
Father please forgive me for I can not compose
The fear that lives within me
Or the rate at which it grows
If struggle has a purpose
On the narrow road you've carved
Why do I dread my trespasses will leave a deadly scar
Do they see the fear in my eyes?
Are they so revealing?
This time I cannot disguise
All the doubt I'm feeling
What if I stumble, what if I fall?
What if I lose my step and I make fools of us all?
Will the love continue
When my walk, it becomes a crawl?
What if I stumble, and what if I fall?
Everyone's got to crawl when you know that
You're up against a wall, it's about to fall
Everyone's got to crawl when you know that (2x)
I hear You whispering my name [You say]
"My love for You will never change" [never change]
What if I stumble, what if I fall?
What if I lose my step and I make fools of you all?
Will the love continue
When my walk, it becomes a crawl?
What if I stumble, and what if I fall?
What if I stumble, and what if I fall?
What if I lose my step and I make fools of us all?
Will the love continue
When my walk, it becomes a crawl?
What if I stumble, and what if I fall?
What if I stumble, what if I fall?
You never turn in the heat of it all
What if I stumble, what if I fall?
You are my comfort, and my God
Is this one for you people, is this one for the Lord?
[You see, God's love for us
Is so much greater than our mistakes
He loves us as we are, and not as we should be
He wants to take you, He wants you to come as you are]
In The Light
I keep trying to find a life
On my own, apart from You
I am the king of excuses
I've got one for every selfish thing I do
(chorus 1)
Tell me, what's going on inside of me?
I despise my own behavior
This only serves to confirm my suspicions
That I'm still a man in need of a Savior
(chorus 2)
I wanna be in the Light
As You are in the Light
I wanna shine like the stars in the heavens
Oh, Lord be my Light and be my salvation
Cause all I want is to be in the Light
All I want is to be in the Light
The disease of self runs through my blood
It's a cancer fatal to my soul
Every attempt on my behalf has failed
To bring this sickness under control
(repeat choruses 1 and 2)
Honesty becomes me
[There's nothing left to lose]
All the secrets that did run me
[In Your presence are defused]
My pride has no position
[And riches have no worth]
All the fame that once did cover me
[Has been sentenced to this Earth]
Has been sentenced to this Earth
(repeat chorus 1)
(repeat chorus 2 2x)
In the Light, in the Light (3x)
In the Light
In the Light
[In the Light]
In the Light
[In the Light]
He is the Light
[He is the Light]
He is the Light
[He is the Light]
I wanna be, I wanna be in the Light (3x)
In the Light...
Mind's Eye
[In my mind, I can see Your face
As Your love pours down in a shower of grace
Some people tell me that You're just a dream
My faith is the evidence of things unseen]
In my mind's eye, in my mind's eye
In my mind's eye, in my mind
You know what I'm going through
I know this is true
Cause You stood in my shoes
Desire's inside of me
But it's hard to believe
In what you cannot see
Can you catch the wind?
See a breeze?
Its presence is revealed by
The leaves on a tree
An image of my faith in the unseen
(chorus)
In my mind's eye
I see Your face
You smile as You show me grace
In my mind's eye
You take my hand
We walk through foreign lands
The foreign lands of life
In my mind's eye, in my mind's eye
In my mind's eye, in my mind
In my mind I'm where I belong
As I rest in your arms
And like a child I hold on to you
In my moment of truth, yes I do
We can ride the storm
Endure the pain
You comfort me in my hurricane
And I'll never be alone again
Cause In my mind's eye
I see Your face
You smile as You show me grace
In my mind's eye
You take my hand
We walk through foreign lands
In my mind's eye
I see Your face
You smile as You show me grace
In my mind's eye
You take my hand
We walk the lands of life
In my mind's eye, in my mind's eye
In my mind's eye, in my mind
In my mind I can see Your face
Love pours down in a shower of grace
Life is a gift that You choose to give
I believe we eternally live
Faith is the evidence of things unseen
People tell me that You're just a dream
But they don't know You the way that I do
You're the one I live to pursue
Can you catch the wind?
[Can you see God, have you ever seen Him?
I've never seen the wind
I see the effects of the wind,
But I've never seen the wind]
Can you see the breeze?
[there's a mystery to it]
In my mind's eye
I see Your face
You smile as You show me grace
In my mind's eye
You take my hand
We walk through foreign lands
In my mind's eye
Oh Lord, I can see Your face
In my mind's eye
In my mind's eye, in my mind's eye
In my mind's eye, in my mind (5x)
And I believe in You (2x)
And I believe, oh yeah
I believe! [believe in You] (2x)
Oh, I believe!
I believe!
It's the End of the World as We Know It
That's great, it starts with an earthquake,
Birds, snakes, and aeroplanes
You know I am not afraid.
Eye of a hurricane, listen to yourself churn
World serves its own needs, dummy serve your own needs
Feed it like an aux feeds, grunt, no, strength, no
Ladder starts with a clattered gear found high
Wire in a fire represents a seven gauge
In a government rage
(chorus)
It's the end of the world as we know it
It's the end of the world as we know it
It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine
That's great, it starts with an earthquake,
Birds and snakes, and aeroplanes
Toby Mac has never, ever, ever been afraid
Eye of a hurricane, listen to yourself churn
World serves its own needs, dummy serve your own needs
Feed it like an aux feeds, grunt, no, strength, no
Ladder starts with a clattered gear found high
Wire in a fire represents a seven gauge
In a government rage
(repeat chorus 3x)
I feel fine
The Band
On the bass guitar, the one and only brother,
there is none other:
Mr. Sugar Bear (Otto Price)
A freak indeed but not the type that sneaks
Peek into my past and my rhymes seem Greek
For I wasn't the man that I am today, see
I ran the games like Tate manned his fade
Max was a factor in those early days
We turned blacks and whites into hazy grays
Til' the Word cut through us like a buck knife
And so deep, I'll be a freak for life
Weighing 105 lbs and 3" taller than Kevin:
Rockin' Mark Townsend
Up on the percussion and miscellaneous drum toys,
the man with the fastest hands in the west:
Mr. Marvin Sims
From London, England (really Houston, TX), 20 years old,
playing the B-3 Organ and keys:
Jason Halbert(ino)
On the left guitar, the number one guitarist
in America today (in his own mind):
B.B. Barcus
On the drums, last but never least,
the cornerstone of our band:
Mr. Chili (Will) Denton
Day By Day
[This is a song we wrote in our sleep]
I live a simple life, I take a day at a time
I spend my mornings with God before I hit the grind
The subtleties of darkness never cease to amaze
As a physical world creates a spiritual haze
Blinded by distractions
Lost in matterless affairs
Reaching through the darkness
Trusting You will meet me there
(chorus)
Day by day, day by day
Oh dear Lord, three things I pray [one, two, three]
To see thee more clearly [day by day]
To love thee more dearly [day by day]
To follow thee more nearly [I got to take it]
Day by day
You know he comes around the corner
You sweep your feet down alley streets
Sometimes you creep, I never see you coming
Monday, man you're on my back
Like a knapsack strapped with my heavy burden
You cannot condemn me
I won't buy your bag of goods
You've got nothing for me anyway
That's why I pray
(repeat chorus)
These three things
I do pray
Day by day
Day by day, by day, by day
Day by day, by day, by day
Day by day, by day, by day, by day (2x)
One step at a time
(repeat chorus)
As you walk
See Thee more clearly
You gotta pray
Love Thee more dearly
You gotta pray
Follow Thee more nearly
I wanna go your way
Does anybody hear me
Day by day, by day, by day
Day by day, by day, by day
Day by day, by day, by day, by day (2x)
Walls
Man against man just ain't the plan
It's time for God's people to take a stand
I mean brother to brother, black to white
Stand up to the problem and begin to fight
Not against each other, you're wastin' time
Yo, I'm referring to a battle of minds
Not through debate or writin' on the walls
This kinda action is delayin' the cause
An eye for an eye, fight fire with fire
It's our turn to take it one step higher
Gotta live by example, show brotherly love
We're together on Earth, we'll be together above
So we're
(chorus)
Tearin' down the walls
Of segregation
Unity abroad
New revelation
Tearin' down the walls
Of segregation
Unity abroad
To label churches by color ain't nothin' but wrong
We're in the same crew, we're singin' one song
If you're in God's army, that makes you my kin
And yo, our common bond is the Father of men
Of all attributes that we should possess
Love is in the Word ahead of all the rest
No negotiation to love a certain nation
All means all, with no discrimination
Boy, we can set a precedence the world can cop
Yo, fellow believer, now's the time to stop
Racism within our lines
Today is the time for your love to shine
So we're
Tearin' down the walls
Unity abroad [unity abroad]
New revelation
Tearin' down the walls
Walls of segregation
Unity abroad
Time Is...
Let's go, here we go [everybody]
Let's go, here we go [everybody]
Let's go, here we go [everybody]
Let's go, here we go
Right now is the time that you gotta get with it
The gift that He's given ain't just an exhibit
But a tool that He's given us to use for His sake
And just as He's given He can surely take
The signs of the times are dropping like flies
The cries of the people around us imply
They're lookin' for an answer that we already know
But time is definitely on the go
All the money in the world
Can never stop the hands [tick, tock, tick, tock]
And a wasted day in your life
Is more than a crime
(chorus)
Time is tickin' away, tick tick tickin' away
Time is tickin' away, time is tickin' away (2x)
Time is tickin' away, tick tick tickin' away
Time is tickin' away, time is tickin' away
You gotta a gift and you best start using it
Cause if you don't your gonna wind up losin' it
Get busy like a schoolboy makin' an "A"
Cause time my brother is tickin' away
(repeat chorus)
Time is tickin', it keeps on tickin'
Yo time is tickin' away (4x)
Fly Like An Eagle
I want to fly like an eagle to the sea
Fly like an eagle, let my spirit set me free
Want to fly like an eagle to the sea
Fly like an eagle, let your spirit set you free
Alas, My Love
"Alas my love, you say goodbye
Wipe the poison from my brow
Alas my love, this guilty night
It gives me up like a foster child
And in this moment I take my vow
These angels sleeping at my feet
And in this moment you do not know how
My spirit wants to flee"
You see it was one man against the night
Taking on a multitude
That had left Him high and dry
No candle burning vigil could light the way
Darkness hit the ground like a fallen satellite
He was the King of Kings
He was the King of Kings
And you and I, we put the sabre through His side
The Hardway
There comes a point in all of our lives
When we gotta learn the hardway
Now I've been high and I've been low
I've been some places that you will not go
I never thought there would come the day
When I wished I never would've lived this way
But I've been searching for a long, long time
I thought the devil was a friend of mine
I turned my back on everything that was true
And wasted years that belong to you
(chorus)
Some people gotta learn the hardway
I guess I'm the kinda guy
That has to find out for myself
I had to learn the hardway, yeah
I'm on my knees and I'm crying
[tick tock, you don't stop
tick-tock you don't quit] (2x)
It took so long for me to see
That I'm a victim of nature and me
Left to myself I realize
I am the maker of my own demise
But you accept me every time and again
And never mention just how selfish I've been
Why must it always take me so long to see
That I have fallen but you will forgive me?
(repeat chorus)
[tick tock, you don't stop
tick-tock you don't quit] (4x)
(repeat chorus)
The warning signs are like flares in the night
Still I proceed my greed is in spite of a fire
I know that's bound to burn
Why is it that I always gotta learn...
The hardway
I gotta learn the hardway (3x)
Forgive me Father, please forgive me
Forgive me God, yeah forgive me
Oh, would you forgive me God, yeah forgive me
Oh, would you forgive me God, yeah forgive me
Oh, would you forgive me God, oh
Jesus Freak
[We ain't nothin' but a bunch of Jesus freaks!]
Separated, I cut myself clean
From a past that comes back in my darkest of dreams
Been apprehended by a spiritual force
And a grace that replaced all the me I've divorced
I saw a man with tattoo on his big fat belly
It wiggled around like marmalade jelly
It took me a while to catch what it said
Cause I had to match the rhythm
Of his belly with my head
'Jesus Saves' is what it raved in a typical tattoo green
He stood on a box in the middle of the city
And claimed he had a dream
(chorus)
What will people think
When they hear that I'm a Jesus freak
What will people do when they find that it's true
I don't really care if they label me a Jesus freak
There ain't no disguising the truth
Kamikaze, my death is gain
I've been marked by my Maker, a peculiar display
The high and lofty they see me as weak
Cause I won't live and die for the power they seek
There was a man from the desert with naps in his head
The sand that he walked was also his bed
The words that he spoke made the people assume
There wasn't too much left in the upper room
With skins on his back and hair on his face
They thought he was strange by the locusts he ate
The Pharisees tripped when they heard him speak
Until the king took the head of this Jesus freak
(repeat chorus 2x)
[Oregon, there is something I need to tell you
So listen very carefully]
People say I'm strange, does it make me a stranger
That my best friend was born in a manger
People say I'm strange, does it make me a stranger
That my best friend was born in a manger
What will people think
What will people do
(repeat chorus)
What will people think
[What will people think]
What will people do
[What will people do]
I don't really care
[What else should I say]
There ain't no disguising the truth
[Jesus is the Way]
Jesus is the Way (3x)
The Truth and the Life
No man comes to the Father but by Him!