[Intro]
Take off my watch
No time
I ain't ever seen
Sound good
One time
[Verse 1]
No preface
No beginning time
My start was another man's finish line
Now I'm in the line
In the middle of the back
But I can be at the front
At any time
Let the tape rewind
Lost the young to some hate crimes
These nightmares, I couldn't shake mine
Three shots rang
Two gone, one remains
They were my students
It's hard to bear the pain
They say God came
And I listened
It's a sick world
But God got the prescription
Give a couple doses
Spread some seeds like Moses
It's amazing to see the broken find out they're chosen
What's all the commotion
See the skies and the ocean
Never manmade, so how can man save?
They're screaming, God's vacant
When a hurricane racing
But where's the outrage on the sunny days
When it's blazing, I mean
[Hook]
I ain't ever seen
I ain't ever seen
I ain't ever seen
The face of God
But when I face the odds
I put my faith in God still
I ain't ever seen
I ain't ever seen
I ain't ever seen
The face of God
But when I face the odds
I put my faith in God still
[Verse 2]
It ain't easy being black and young
Trying to match income
With a family to come, I mean, uh
I was born with certain challenges
The effects of the racism
Try to teach me what malice is
The evil practices
Trying to stiff me, in paralysis
Until I learned that Jesus is an activist
And choosing sides can never lead to safety
He said transcend and love those that hate me
But I'm kinda tired
Patience about to expire
But he said he's sending one
That will baptize you in the fire, so
Dip me in the flames
Submerge me in the Messiah
And where they market hate
I can't sell out as a buyer
Need a daily reminder
No man is my enemy
Even casting stones and trying to get rid of me
Calling you my brother
Even if you're not akin to me
I'm praying that ya'll seek Christ
You ain't got to remember me