[Intro] [low vocal register] Ink on leather pages Dust on the shelf Truth in red letters Cuts through the self [Verse 1] I been wrestling with angels in my headspace Heartbeat humming like a drum in the dead place Book open on the desk, that’s my x-ray Shows every hidden little fracture in my essays Eden in my envy when I covet what they flaunt Cain in my temper when I’m bleeding from a taunt Still I hear a whisper, [whispered vocals] “son, you are not your want” You’re the breath, not the dust, nor the ghost in the haunt Moses in my moments when I’m facing all my flaws Stuttering, still chosen just to speak about these laws Not just rules on a stone, but a mirror for the cause Why I love, why I lust, why this ache in my jaws [Chorus] These tablets in my DNA Carved deep where the bloodlines pray I fall down, but the word won’t fade Every scar got a verse engraved Light cuts clean through the smoke I chase Name on my tongue, not just in my grace I lose track, but the truth remains These tablets in my DNA [Verse 2] See, I’ve eaten with my Judas, didn’t see him as a threat Shared bread, shared secrets, shared code to my regrets But the story told me early, every circle got a test Every kiss on the cheek ain’t a sign that you’re blessed Prodigal in practice, I’ve been living past my means Burned through the coins just to shine in their screens But the Father in my spirit keeps his porch light clean Ring ready in his palm for the day I come lean Beatitudes buzzing in my brain when I’m bitter Blessed are the meek, not the loud on the Twitter Blessed are the broken when the eyes start to glitter When the hunger’s for the right, not the likes or the glitter [Chorus] [Bridge] [spoken-word style, calm] Love God with your mind Not your fear, not your grind Love your neighbor in the mirror Even when the view unclear [melodic rap] This is wisdom in the wild, this is fire in the scroll This is breath into the lungs of a tired, heavy soul From the garden to the grave to the rolled stone road Same voice in my chest saying, “come back home” [Chorus]
