Josiah Williams - Renewed Self (Interlude) lyrics

The only choice that I make is to follow Him daily I once bottled my emotions in a bottle of Bailey's Only wanted the world to get off me Took a bite of that drug, was climbing Lauryn's Hill k**ing me softly My mistakes made began before the eighth grade My dreadlocks swayed in the arrogance of my stained ways Ignorant Wild and belligerent My ashamed days It wasn't my shape, but my sad state that I maintained Oblivious Mom told me that I was inconsiderate And I couldn't even consider that my innards Are literally the flesh of a sinner Nobody asked me to be perfect, they told me to be worth it Start breaking that ice and come back to the surface Pulling me out of Hell's circus, and reminding me that I could be living my life with a purpose Lemme tell you ‘bout my new self Colossians 3:10 Well, lemme go back 'Cause I'm still me, and He's still Him, and He was always there I just covered Him up Replaced Him with the face of a dozen of Earth's angels, and placed Him in the Basement (But, I guess He shoulda been in the attic) Sorry Lemme tell you ‘bout my Re-newed self I now see that I'm a working abstract piece Of God's handmade artwork My body My spirit It's not mine It all started with an easel that God kept in His solid white Cathedral Surrounded by the same eagles that watched over my Grandfather Born and raised in Philly I will never be a complete piece But, through Him, I'm as close as I'll ever be A red soul, feeling blue, showing signs of an evergreen Accepted Respected Loved Nurtured I may not be able to fly, but I know that I'm safe in His wings Feathers like floating beds of eternal peace Grace captured and encapsulated me in a soft chapel And love tackled my sin-riddled battle Somehow I actually feel like I belong And I'm me I'm short, Black, 5'6”, and perfectly imperfect My imperfections would look good On a New York Time Square projection Front and center in 3D on HDTV Shot in 4K played on Blu-Ray In reality, I ain't no different But the reality is that I'm forgiven