Verse 1:
I went to Ghana there was a purpose even though was
Far from mama was a bit nervous
Went to the best schools plus I had a tutor
Learned about global politics so while you were
Prolly playing hide and seek I was learning Socrates
Plus my uncle in my ear with that Bach and he's
Watching these, flicks on Mozart and Van Gogh
I'm watching his hand go on the piano
Thinking to myself what if Beethoven had flow
I'ma answer that when I get in the lab yo
I met a guy name Eddie Blay, from high school
Heard about him before but as a rival
We got along the moment of my arrival
You ain't know it then, but Blay you was my idol
And 'til this day I love you, forever my dude
When I blow up, you blow up trust I got you
Chorus:
Behind every melody there is a purpose
Yes it's my purpose
The fuel the fire to my dreams
Every rhythm every key it is my purpose
Yes it's my purpose
Pushing me through galaxies
Verse 2:
Listen
I came to this country with a purpose
My initial thoughts is it would start with the churches
So I formed a group and got busy in the sanctuary, and
Quickly found out most saints just ain't too worried
'bout the ghetto and the crime that constantly echoes
Too busy meeting up for prayer rebuking the devil
I don't knock it, I love church for what it did
Taught me the message of Jesus and raised me as kid
Thanks to pastor Phil plus Reverend Stamper even writing this my eyes are getting damper
Man I remember did this show out in Florida for this
Mega church where I spoke of the horror of intercity
Youth, who daily visit the coroner
Next morning the pastor sure enough brought it up
Said I was basically wrong saying that sort of stuff
Guess it was time to go though no one thought it was
Chorus:
Behind every melody there is a purpose
Yes it's my purpose
The fuel the fire to my dreams
Every rhythm every key it is my purpose
Yes it's my purpose
Pushing me through galaxies
Verse 3:
Every album I write has a purpose, even when you don't
Understand some of my verses, know that every verse is
Part of my fiber, I'm much more than the usual Hip-Hop
Writer, that's why what I write'll live longer than I
Can
I'm already haunted by some of my jams
People asking 'bout 7 year old music
I wanna say I just dropped some new soul stupid
They don't hear I'm more confident when I'm producing?
A better engineer now that I studied acoustics?
You think I spent that time with James Foreman, just so
I could go back to the same format
Getting arrested by the sampling police
'cause now I ain't sampling my beats... sheesh
I used to get mad with people lovin' reruns but if you understood a genius then you would be one
(*Solo*)
Chorus:
Behind every melody there is a purpose
Yes it's my purpose
The fuel the fire to my dreams
Every rhythm every key it is my purpose
Yes it's my purpose
Pushing me through galaxies
Behind every melody there is a purpose
Yes it's my purpose
The fuel the fire to my dreams
Every rhythm every key it is my purpose
Yes it's my purpose
Pushing me through galaxies
Behind every melody there is a purpose
Yes it's my purpose
The fuel the fire to my dreams
Every rhythm every key it is my purpose
Yes it's my purpose
Pushing me through galaxies