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Jordan Michael

R&B/Soul

Jordan Michael was released on July 31, 2026 by Independent as a part of the album Orchestra

Song Details

Release DateJuly 31, 2026

LabelIndependent

LanguageEnglish

Melodicness

Acousticness

Valence

Danceability

Energy

BPM84

OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Jordan Michael Lyles

Jordan Michael Lyles

Piano, Vocals, Bass, Guitar, Drums, Trumpet, Drum Machine, Background Vocals

The Notes of Faith

The Notes of Faith

Background Vocals

David 'TC' Ellis

David 'TC' Ellis

Vocals

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Jordan Michael Lyles

Jordan Michael Lyles

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Jordan Michael Lyles

Jordan Michael Lyles

Producer, Mixing Engineer, Mastering Engineer, Executive Producer

Lyrics

Sometimes you gotta understand and forgive

Sometimes when you keep forgiving

It's not for them, it's for you

That's kind of selfish but in reality

There's a strength in forgiving

Sometimes I flirt with the idea

Of therapy sessions with the criteria

Of everything that ever made my cry tears

With somebody saying you don't gotta lie dear

Every word you say stays right here

And I won't judge a single thing that I hear

You paid a pretty penny for your nightmare

But compensation doesn't value how much I care

Impossible to know where to start

Maybe I'll start by asking why

Why do I feel the need to be in control

Of everything happening in my life

I guess it roots back to when I was a kid

Why y'all throwing a fit

I was just wondering why

I heard they made a place a child's supposed to stay in

That place is a fairytale

Just like all the other lies

I know a time that'll probably connect the dot

As to why I feel the need to be on top

Grown adults picking favorites with the tots

Knowing good and well they took you out your spot

I always hated that I took the little things personal

But walked on egg shells until my 21st or so

Why is there a plot twist when we point out the wrongs

Do we operate at home kind of like it's the soaps

Sometimes I wish I had me a remote

To pause life, rewind, go back and say nope

To the ads they promote like collectors on the phone

I wish my eyes never wandered and I never roamed

The things that it does when you're coming into your own

Measure of a man, what you do when you're alone

You look for help and they tell you that's what it means to be a teen

So you figure do as the Romans when in Rome

Then one day you stare in the eyes at a son of your own

Then you start to question the example you want to show him

Often, they're much different than the ones you were shown

Trying so hard to be right where they were wrong

And so you shelter, protect, deflect

Put people in check, if they overstep

This child is your all

You hold on to them tight

Watch them learn to crawl

Walk, run

Scrape their knee and fall

Make sure they're not dumb

Put them in a school

A public, or a private

And then you realize

The first born child is always the pilot

Had an eye on them so long like a pirate

Now you pray you gave them everything they can survive with

When something's off you feel it

Almost like a psychic

Life is a gamble

Kind of like the prize picks

You will never know what that child will surprise you with

They're coming into their own and they're no longer your sidekick

Ohhh

The baby's grown

What will you blame me for

I already know

But there may be more

Forgiveness is very very powerful

And it's tough, it's hard to do sometimes

Especially when you're mad and you feel like

Ugh, that person pissed me off

Sometimes I flirt with the idea

I want to do something

Of therapy sessions with the criteria

Of everything that ever made my cry tears

With somebody saying you don't gotta lie dear

Every word you say stays right here

And I won't judge a single thing that I hear

You paid a pretty penny for your nightmare

But compensation doesn't value how much I care

This is my fear

To find that when they come into their own

And when they no longer wanna be your psychic

This is my fear

That they tell you all the things they didn't know

Because inside they have always kept it silent

This is my fear

They tell you 'bout the things you didn't do

And the times you weren't there

And the repeat again and again how they felt ignored

Because you always acted righteous

This is my fear

When they tell me their truths, I'll get offended

And blame all the modern day devices

This is my fear

That I'll be far to prideful to admit it

To a child that I have vices

This is my fear

That I'll think I have it all figured out

As if the world ain't changed

This is my fear

That my ears go deaf

As my child explains

If they say

I'm not saying I wasn't loved

If they say

But love has range

What will I say

Will I debunk that claim

With all the diapers I changed

And the roof I provided

The prices I paid

As if that's not what I'm supposed to do

Will they say all I wanted was a walk out to the lake, not an ocean view

A comfortable enough dynamic where I can joke with you

Sure they put their hope in you

But not when you're emotional

And if you never give the freedom

To let a child have emotions too

Their hero will fade away

When they finally come to know the truth

And they'll say these words

Sometimes I flirt with the idea

It's a cycle

Of therapy sessions with the criteria

It's a cycle

Of everything that ever made my cry tears

With somebody saying you don't gotta lie dear

It's a cycle

Every word you say stays right here

It's a cycle

And I won't judge a single thing that I hear

You paid a pretty penny for your nightmare

But compensation doesn't value how much I care

I paid the price

To break the cycle

She bore a son

Named Jordan Michael Lyles

Named Jordan Michael Lyles

Forgiveness is the key

It'll change your life

It'll change the destiny of where you're going

And what you're able to accomplish

I paid the price

To break the cycle

Pamela's her name

She bore a son

It took a lot of pain

Named Jordan Michael Lyles

It was 1999

Some years had passed

I said some years had passed

Now it's 2025

It took 9,548 days and then another came to pass

I paid the price

To break the cycle

Yahel's her name

She bore a son

She did the same

Named Jordan Michael Lyles

And then the whole world sang

Named Jordan Michael Lyles

As a family we broke all the chains

You know, that's what God has done for me

My higher power has forgiven me so many times

And has given me so much grace

That I have to be generous with forgiveness and grace myself

Written by: Jordan Michael Lyles

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