Ain't no sunshine where I'm from the sky is grey

People smile fake to hide the wicked mind state

I walk through the valley of shadow and death but God's great

No matter how it gets I'm holding on to my faith

And Lord knows that I'm trying I'm so sick and tired

Of myself every day tryna get to mine

But I should learn to love my neighbor more

I wish I tried to be a better man but I'm still stuck inside this fickle mind

Ay Lord take me out the mud I can't be stuck here

I wanna see my family happy I've seen too many tears

I've wasted many years just hanging around corrupt peers

The truth is not always what you want it's what you must hear ugh

Yo the system was built to keep us in bondage

Auntie working double shifts so the kids can make it through college

But the streets locking in on them teaching them ways of violence

But it's not the guns and knives that kill us it's lack of knowledge

You either follow Elohim or chase the ghetto dream

There ain't no in-between it's God's or the devil's team

You gotta pick a side my brother I know that heaven's free

Cause Jesus paid the price for all of our felonies

But still we chasing death addicted to all these fantasies

Fed to us by the government you know the enemy

We still know about the crimes before the news out

Cause it be going down in our neighborhoods when the schools out

They're shutting down the programs kids carrying tools now

They wanna be like Pac in the movie who got the juice now yea

That's why sometimes I wanna run away from all the pain in this world

Like God why don't you come today and bring this to an end already

Just take me with you I'm tired of being weak in my flesh and living sinful

I know you cleaned me up already but I offend you

By being disobedient knowing that you forgive fools

I gotta face the consequences of my actions

Holy Spirit please help me with blurring out these distractions

I was in a dark place and I ain't tryna go back

It's so much pressure on my shoulders but God I know you there still

But still I run away

Still I run away

Still I run away

I've been broken down low by my salary

Staring at these pictures in my gallery

I hope you get the image and where I'm going with this analogy

Like where did the time go having so-called feuds with this family

I learned to grow and spent some time away how can you get mad at me

I found myself some peace and God set me free from the shackles

That's God now Jaz and I are going back to back on beats

I don't love the world the way I used to how dare you throw a rack at me

The industry can't sign me I am well known for my critical faculties

I brought a group of soldiers does it look like I would bring a band with me

I can't settle for a nine-five God gave me talent and gave me time

It ain't hard for me to believe because I don't look for signs

I got a portion of the cake cause they won't split the pie

God gave me vision still chasing the dream

I want to touch all of the places in London Blackpool Brighton those at the beach

What would it take from London to Leeds to Hamburg now we got goals in our reach

Whilst ducking and weaving the mark of the beast

The banquet is ready just load up the feast

Now I am more able to breathe

Let's take it real for a sec

Why do they look at me so different just cause I didn't choose the racks

It's like I have lost their respect since I have been talking about God more and still won't put it to rest

I ain't in fear of my death I walk around with no vest

Like Wu-Tang said in the streets they be protecting their neck

I got my breastplate of righteousness and it ain't in the flesh

But who am I to judge I must confess I ain't been the best

So every day it's daily prayer sacrifice then the sweat yes

One time for your mind

DNA in your area

From Hamburg to London

It's time to get away from that mental slavery homie

They try to tell us we need this and that

But in fact we only need one thing and that's the love of God in our hearts

It's time we let Him in adopt His mindset and live a life that reflects His nature

And I pray in Jesus' name that the shackles of sin in your life will fall today

The shackles of sin in my life will fall today in Jesus' name amen

You are a slave to what you serve remember that

It's either life or death spirit or flesh that's a fact

But God can free the slaves