[Intro]

He said, "This is flesh of my flesh and bone of my bone. She shall be called woman." It was all woman when you saw me. Do I have any real people, in this room?

[Verse 1]

Soften up the mess

Drop it in the water

Let the daughter find her image with the rest

She'll be learning how to breathe

Spinnin' through identity

Reveal another pretty little scheme

Save her mind

Hold her hand

And don't believe a lie, you understand me?

[Verse 2]

Walk her down the valley

Pack a piece of Heaven for the bottoms of her feet

Teach her how to jump and how to stretch when she reach

Like the angels do and you gon' make it through now

Tell her 'bout the Healer

Greater is the One, we finna call Him as the leader

Teach her how to hold her pretty hand up to the sky

And imma wait upon the Giver

He'll deliver like a dealer

[Chorus]

To take her higher

Higher

Fly out the valley and the fire

Take her higher

Higher

Fly up out the valley and the fire

[Verse 3]

Train her feet for runnin'

Show her every door and how the windows let the sun in

Copy out the key and tell her, "This is for becoming"

Even in the fever, baby, cry and get to runnin'

And tell her that you better get your boots strapped up, you're with the army

Ready when the truth act up, nothing can harm me

Yelling from the roof, I touch

Put up a guard and count to ten

Lion's den, speaking with a higher pen

Can't be touched by fire then

[Verse 4]

Fast-forward to the grown things now

I'm working on them soul things now

Forgiven all your old ways

But it's harder on the cold days (Cold days)

Never been a product of a flawless environment

Never acted like I'm higher than you, you, you, you, you

And I still pray

[Outro]

Dear God, won't You send me a break?

'Cause I need to get away, yeah

Dear God, won't You send me a break?

'Cause I, I need to get away, yeah

'Cause I would rather be, rather be runnin' away

I would rather be, rather be runnin'

Dear God, won't You send me a break?

'Cause I need to get away, yeah ('Cause I need to get away now)

I need to get away now