Shai Linne - Memoirs lyrics

Welcome to my memoirs of joys, pains and scars From deep hurts with each verse less than ten bars So many tomorrows transformed into yesterdays My biggest fear is sorrow over more left to say To share some of the things that I've learned is a must 'Cause in just a little while, I'll return to the dust And the top concern to me is to reach you with a lesson As I watch eternity bleed into the present Chapter 1: Mom I sit back and reflect on the days of my youth How doing things my way kept me away from the truth If the Lord didn't choose me, I'd still be out straying Yet Mom, I thank God you never stopped praying Ain't Christ amazing? Our sorrows He carried Remember when we danced on that day you got married? That's how it's gonna be with the Lamb and His Bride You can go first- I'll worship and stand to the side Chapter 2: Dad Is the pain of a son neglected Connected to the aim of a gun directed At a face the same as the one reflected In his mirror? That's something to wonder about But Dad, I never heard "I love you" come from your mouth So if you wanna know why I didn't choose to share your name Part of it's because you refused to bear the blame For what you didn't do- listen, to dis you is not the issue I miss you and I'm praying the Lord would help me forgive you Chapter 3: Thug Life It's like a bad dream Crack fiends blaspheme while cats scheme to have cream k**ing each other over scraps from the table Betrayed by the slave who raps for the label He's trapped in a cradle surrounded by serpents Thinking they're toys, he makes noise for the merchants The poison is purchased by kids at the mall Looks like Bill Cosby was right after all Chapter 4: Abortion This thing is drastic- my sadness I can't mask it It's tragic how wombs have turned into caskets Genocide on the unborn- have you seen this? Babies sacrificed on the altar of convenience At least two lives are shredded- impossible not to regret it As hard as she tries, she won't forget it A personal war that hurts to the core Yet there's hope with a merciful Lord Chapter 5: Injustice How long will the poor be marginalized? How long will leaders deceive us with fraudulent lies? Vileness exalted amongst the children of man Ill with the plans, sk**ed with the scams with guilt on his hands There's filth in the land- the world says, "Blessed are the wicked" But God hears the cries of the oppressed and afflicted The strife of their songs, the night's very long But Christ's coming back strong to right every wrong Chapter 6: Regrets I don't wanna spread pain- I'll probably stay in Philly When people say they have no regrets, I say "Really?" If you only saw my chronicles Man, I've done so many wrong things that I lost track a long time ago The Lord is my witness To anybody that I ever hurt, I ask for your forgiveness I truly don't know why Christ would take my place But the worst of all sinners has been saved by grace Chapter 7: Solus Christus Jesus Christ is God- it's plain to see Sinners He came to free and though He lived blamelessly He died shamefully and painfully His resurrection proved that He was who He claimed to be And God, it's bugged- I'm amazed You came to visit us And how the Judge could take the place of the prisoners The faith of the listeners: righteousness credited Priceless inheritance through what Christ has merited Grace and peace to the Amba**ador Grace and peace to my brothers Redeemed Thought Grace and peace to my man Lee Jerkins Grace and peace to everybody blood bought Chapter 8: Holy Hip-hop Because cats abuse it, many think that it's stupid Yet the Master chooses to use rap music So the hood could see His worth, that He's good in His works Yet we're mocked by the world, misunderstood by the church Still, let's take care to guide the youth and share not hide the truth And in this way we'll bear abiding fruit And if I may quote, "Hold your ground Keep repping what you believe and soon you'll receive your golden crown"