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"Church" by Macklemore ft. Geo of Blue Scholars

11/20/2015

 
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"Church"
[Jim Valvano speech at the 1993 ESPY Awards:]
Time, time is very precious to me. 
I don't know how much I have left 
and I have some things I would like to say.
Hopefully, at the end, I'll have something 
that will be important to other people too.

[Geologic:]
Stand up, sit down, stand up again
Morse Code sent to God
Are you listening?
He must have been too busy 
Fixing other shit
No call, no response, shows the opposite
We confess to the man who was faceless
I still do the same 
But to thousands of strangers
Went through some changes
Some said I'm faithless
'Cause I replaced the altar 
With a basement
I often fought the explanations 
Of where people go 
When their bodies let go of the soul
Does it just turn cold?
Or do we get judged and told where to go?
And if so, how the fuck would you know 
If nobody came back and said, 
"I'm telling you, bro"?
I could never get past the shit 
That was spit out the pastor's lips
And the rappers started making more sense
I guess that's the reason 
That some people cringe 
When they kids get a hold of my shit
If the grip of a god is insistent 
On not questioning if he truly exists
No wonder that I got caught up in the music 
It filled my spirit to the brim
Amen, muthafucker

[Macklemore:]
This is my offering card
The only thing I have to offer is bars
The only time I felt like I was talking to god
Was in my Walkman walking with Nas
Alright, see
I be going to Sunday school every week
In the back trying to read
But seeing that something was off
Maybe it was 'cause I was just trying 
To huddle in the yard
Preacher didn't connect 
When he would mumble the Psalms
I was in my head and I was bustin' with Pac
Takin' off my wifebeater 
And getting drunk in the park
After that part, I found god, it wasn't Jesus
Some psilocybin and the ink released him
I began to hold communion 
Every time my music came out the speakers 
I used it and it fueled my movement 
I believed in a voice of reason
Just me and my Adidas
And I could achieve it
I put my hand over my heart
Pledge allegiance
I solemnly swear by the faith that raised me Since Kool Herc dropped the needle
The South Bronx, that's hip-hop's Egypt
The word of our god is manipulated 
And twisted by the same system
That has infiltrated 
And falsely interpretated Jesus
One life, one love, one god, it's us
Treat your neighbor 
How you would want to be treated
The universal laws of god
Don't look too far 
It's right here, us human beings
The spirit's right here 
And I don't have to see it
Now every time I want to connect with god 
I put my headphones on
Then I nod, grab my pen, my pad
Let it seep in, in
And that's my process
And god's always watching
Got god in my Walkman
Go ahead and top that
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