Just hollow shells of what have once held vibrant life

You hear me right now?

No matter how much else you may have going for you

If the river ever leaves, you die

If I go down by the river to pray

I don't even know what I'd say

I guess I'll save it for another day

But Lord, I gotta know

If somehow my body dies before I awaken

Where will my soul be taken?

I guess we'll save that for another day

Lord, save me just another day

Stuck inside this train of thought

Slowly gettin' derailed by the pain of loss

Tryna paint this picture, fuck it, paint it black, paint it all

Still not even sure if I'm gon' make it far

All I know is that

I've burned every single thing I've got, paid the cost

Still gonna be humble even after takin' off

Still gonna give thank you's to the ones that led the path when I was lost

But I'm distraught lookin' back on my life

My family and my relationship with 'em

Two claim this patience to a villain

Patiently awaitin' cancer to kill 'em

And still I won't sing my sorrows through those church pews

It's hard to talk to God when I ain't following His virtues

Damn, all this in a verse, gift and curse

Personal thoughts that I write in a letter

For people that won't even care what I say

'Cause they'll say that our old shit is better

And streaming's free, so they probably ain't even bought this album

Still we ain't shit without 'em

I gotta calm myself and quit this shoutin'

Mama tellin' me to pray about it

Clearly, I'd have doubt he'll hear me

If I go down by the river to pray

I don't even know what I'd say

I guess I'll save it for another day

But Lord, I gotta know

If somehow my body dies before I awaken

Where will my soul be taken?

I guess we'll save that for another day

Lord, save me just another day

If I told you that I was the son of God, would you believe me?

If I came to you in the night with the light where you could see me

If I lit up the world and destroyed everything that was evil

Yet I'm drownin' in this river, persecuted by my people

I was baptized and the water turned black

'Cause I'm thrown off course and my mind's off track

Set my compass due North, but I turn right back

The footprints in the sand were that hard to track

Man, 'cause I'm done reading all these scriptures

From Egyptian all to the Christian

And it's kinda hard for me to sit and listen

And my mind ain't gettin' better, second guessin' everything I've ever known

So I'm stressin' that's my lesson

You speak to me in riddles and expect me not to question

And just take everything that is thrown at me as a blessin'

I've got a strong mind, I'm not tryna play the victim

'Cause I believe in you, I just do not believe you listen

They didn't come to see a show

Somebody told 'em their cancer could be healed here

Somebody told 'em their life could be changed here

And you don't change that with technology

And you don't change that with program

And you don't change that with production

I'll tell you what does that

It's a bunch of people that stay in touch with the river

If I go down by the river to pray

I don't even know what I'd say

I guess I'll save it for another day

But Lord, I gotta know

If somehow my body dies before I awaken

Where will my soul be taken?

I guess we'll save that for another day

Lord, save me just another day