Joyful Rebellion

Black joy such a beautiful thing Still here, ain't afraid of the fight Try to dance through the mourning as we wait for the light Keep our pace and our peace against the hate in the street Wishing Babylon was gone as we're facing the beast Not saying I'm fearless but think fear is lesser Chose faith and courage to persevere through pressure Cause the wise elders taught me strive for my freedom And the Black saints keep my eyes on the kingdom One day we won't cry no more, die more And the street bullets won't fly more Until then I stay hopeful though it's hard to believe And strive to press forward, disregard the fatigue Cause I need a joy that gives strength like Olympians The time is 4:13, I mean Philippians We fight on despite this world being hostile Shouting Black pride and unashamed of the gospel Can't break me down Can't steal my soul Can't take my joy My faith is gold Can't shut me down I'll never fold Can't steal my joy My faith is gold When it's said and done and ain't no plaques up on my wall My satisfaction in the fact my God was so involved That my impact might not be stacks but an answered call And if this dream, I have distracts you can have it all My heart is bleeding you hear it beating on every song No, I ain't leaving, no my allegiance is never lost I'm not elitist, acknowledge weakness in every wrong I'm not retreating the Lord he leads me from all along No y'all ain't getting me, the Lord changed my identity Forgiven me of who I was and showed me who I'm meant to be And now I've been at ease, I'm finding benefits on bended knees Submitting every dream to him accepting all he's bringing me No separation, no alter or offer of alternatives Asking for my burdens laid at his feet when I turn to him And when I feel discouraged cause we turning to his word again Got fire in my bones can't contain the words I heard within Can't break me down Can't steak my soul Can't take my joy My faith is gold Can't shut me down I'll never fold Can't steal my joy My faith is gold Can't break me down Can't steal my soul Can't take my joy My faith is gold Can't shut me down I'll never fold Can't steal my joy My faith is gold Black joy such a beautiful thing We stand strong, we ain't losing the game Keep doing your thing Black joy such a beautiful thing We keep the faith, we ain't losing the game Keep doing your thing Black joy such a beautiful thing We stand strong, we ain't losing the game Keep doing your thing Black joy such a beautiful thing We keep the faith, we ain't losing the game Keep doing your thing