Do you believe? Do you believe that he can change things? Do you believe that He can use you to change things? Every journey that's ever been taken Started with a step of faith That's right C'mon [Verse 1: Sevin] For real Huh Tears pouring like a crystal stream Smoky on that avenue they warring through the pistol steam Straight shot toddler hit Leakin' while he twitch and scream Momma missin' she on a mission She's a crystal fiend Little angels trying to fly but we clippin' wings For them to make it out alive is a wishful dream Nah nah we gotta do better than this It's better you never exist If you ain't gon never a**ist Freedom Quit the talk and put some walk into it Every man find an a**ignment then we can all pursue it Disunity our communities need a makeover Blood washed us white we threw it into bake soda Am I gon' spray soldier? Nah I'm gon' pray for you Our biggest advancement was a non-violent takeover His race over who gon' fill in his shoes We are only gonna gain what we are willing to lose Proof [Martin Luther King Jr.] Whatever goes up can come down You shall reap what you sow God has structured this universe that way And he who goes through life not concerned about others Will be a subject victim of this law [Chorus: Sevin] Yuh Yuh it's so much deeper than the feature of some skin tissue Some say it's racially based but it's a sin issue Black, white, red or blue be a better you And it don't matter how it started It could end with you Pray for my hood, Pray for my hood Pray for my hood please pray for my hood Pray for my hood, Pray for my hood Pray for my hood somebody pray for my hood [sample] Why don't I get you I listen to soul babe Listen to blues
Why am I confused I listen to soul babe Listen to blues [Verse 2: IllumiNATE] C'mon Uh I can't lie my heart breaks over Ferguson But see it's more than the police that be murderin' And instead we fixated on the skin issue Cuz it goes much deeper, it's a sin issue And the antidote yeah it's been issued If you apply the blood of Christ coulda been fixed you But instead want to do it on ya own still Don't trust in the Lord Don't rely on ya own will And you a savage sprayin' K for the hood But homie tell me will you pray for the hood Pray for the hood Or sit back and puff on grapes like it's good While little girls are getting raped in the hood So many snakes in the hood But homie God is great to the hood So we gon' take this perfect love, peace and grace to the hood Yeah And we won't never forget from where we came Cuz there's still Goliath's out there that need to be slain Pray for my hood [Martin Luther King Jr.] Now the breadth of life is the outward concern For the welfare of others, as I said And a man has not begun to live until he can rise Above the narrow confines of his own individual concerns To the broader concerns of all humanity [Chorus: Sevin] Yuh Yuh it's so much deeper than the feature of some skin tissue Some say it's racially based but it's a sin issue Black, white, red or blue be a better you And it don't matter how it started It could end with you Pray for my hood, Pray for my hood Pray for my hood please pray for my hood Pray for my hood, Pray for my hood Pray for my hood somebody pray for my hood [Sample] Why don't I get you I listen to soul babe Listen to blues Why am I confused I listen to soul babe Listen to blues