Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Jackie Hill Perry
Performer
Jacquelyn E. Hill
Lead Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Thomas Joseph Terry
Songwriter
Jacquelyn E. Hill
Songwriter
Bryan L. Winchester
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Swoope
Producer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I don't know if you fell or if you was ever standing
But from my vantage it's like a picture that's candid
Caught off guard by the bandit who's stealing Christians I ran with
This race ain't for the swift, yet it's tailored for the abandoned
This pain has made me ramble, it's like you gamble with life
Roll seven then dismantle the dice
Bet on heaven while you dance with the price
I read the scriptures with you, you even handled it right
Saw the Christ in every text, said exegetical sight
[Verse 2]
You knew the Devil was a liar, what happened to you?
I seen Him on your Snapchat, you act like you happy, is you?
Sure, you don't remember 'bout the fire, I'm glad to get you back
All them sermons that you preached about Adam in you
I guess them genetics sent you the wrong message
The wrong medic, you sick in the fixing thrown Heaven
You stole leaven and mixed it with bricks and stone
As addicting it gets harder to love truth
I get it, I love you and this what love do
[Verse 3]
Both feet off the ground now
You fall away, you falling
Lights faded out
It's dark but never too far from Him
Come back to your first love
Come back to your first love
Come back to your first love (And believe first)
[Verse 4]
I don't know if you feel or if you was ever standing
But from my vantage, I know you ain't plan it
This world ain't never random, it's mad strategic
You stopped eating what you really needed
Was glad to leave it, was mad at me when I kept it honest
Said your conscience was precious
Let you let the vomit Etch-A-Sketch away what you knew would profit
You left the promise, I promise it's true
I know that blindness seems like knowledge to you
Intelligence with Hell in it, inhaling powers you knew
[Verse 5]
Rebellion better, that's a lie from the bottom
Better yet, the Devil never tells a lie that he ain't swallow
How come you hollowed His name?
You switched in places with the God, who was Cain?
And bottled the shame that you carreid
Buried body, he raised you
Gotta be crazy 'cause you don't believe Him
You don't believe Him, you don't believe Him
This life you leading, it's Christ you leaving
Despite the grief, is your heart a stone?
He can roll it back
I remember when you told me that, you told me that
[Verse 6]
Both feet off the ground now
You fall away, you fall away
Lights faded out
You're far but never too far from Him
Come back to your first love
Come back to your first love
Come back to your first love, and believe
[Verse 7]
Believe, you gotta believe
Believe, you gotta believe
Believe, you gotta believe
You gotta believe, you gotta believe
[Verse 8]
Won't you believe?
Won't you believe?
Believe
You gotta believe, back to your first love
Written by: Allen Swoope, Bryan L. Winchester, Jacquelyn E. Hill, Jacquelyn Hill-perry, Natalie Sims, Thomas Joseph Terry