Young Righteous - Redemption lyrics

[Intro: Young Righteous] Young! [Verse 1: Young Righteous] Steinbeck with a mic check, Kubrick with a dope chick A penny saved is a penny earned, do the same apply to these hundreds? Eyeing my survival, with a right hand on the Bible Won't swear to God, I never cared for odds, my fate too great for a pack of cards Return the pride of Zion, spit brimstone and fire Damnation to a lot of fakers, these last days peep Revelations Saint John on a lonely beach with a mean tan, seen a lot of angels Seen a lot of demons, seen a lot of hell Hopefully there's reparations, for a young sinner like me For a young sinner like me... See now I rap for the hell of it, cause Bank$y got the team, one [Bridge: AJ Bank$y] (Colossians 1:20-22 being recited in the background) And I ain't even tryna preach to y'all but... These the things that be on my mind, you know Can I vent to y'all though? This is just me [Verse 2: AJ Bank$y] Purposeful pa**ion, I'm fiendin' things everlasting Why Father Time never loved me, I'm used to being a ba*tard Don't say you love me and hurt me, swear you ride and desert me I'm keepin' it introspective, my spirit can reimburse me Ascending up from the gravel, learning to pick my battles I'm yearning for something different and disregarding my status Oh Lord... Because jealousy's a sin And I been envious forever, think it's time I should repent Wasted hours on my conscience I won't ever get 'em back Wasted nights and early mornings, had the nerve to take a nap Wasted moments on the Net and then I pray to pa** a test Failed so many times before but even now I know I'm blessed Holy Jesus, holy holy like it's Mensa at his best Put the Burb up on my shoulders now I'm bending from the stress Cause I know that we could make it, but my grades be looking shoddy Should I study every night or pick a beat and catch a body Brother tells me to focus, my balance intoxicated Music is all I have, the rest of me feelin' jaded Still doing it for the fans, Jhaé tells me that I'm her favorite... I know And from the ashes know a flower could grow I'm growing daily, a marathon what we racing Them sprinters is getting tired, I'm starving patiently waitin' Posses the heart of a lion, no lying, I wouldn't fake it Throne be looking so vacant, a sin if I didn't take it Amen [Verse 3: Young Righteous & AJ Bank$y] [Young Righteous] Uhh, I'm Pericles to these rappers, y'all orators lack pa**ion No impediment but these weighted words treat Palm Bay like Athens No democracy, pay homage, y'all wordplay straight garbage My metaphors like Michael Kors, I'm even liked by yo momma, ha [AJ Bank$y] My odyssey sparked non-belief but I made it home to my safe zone Peace, love and some solitude, that politicin' bring gravestones All we had was a mustard seed so I planted that and my faith grown Found refuge in these parables, the only way that I stayed strong [Young Righteous] Y'all dislike our rhetoric cause y'all ain't hip like Taylor Swift But I digress just to address this ignorance that still persists Are my adverbs so adverse, am I less dope cause I don't curse? Giving y'all that blunt truth, better smoke that 'til y'all lungs hurt [AJ Bank$y] Take a deep breath 'til my lungs work, inhale then exhale Then write lines 'til my thumbs hurt, spit flame 'til my tongue burnt I meant spit rhymes like a gun burst, played roulette with my worst sins Shed tears all on them church steps to the background of my first hymns Guess that road keep getting smaller they say only few gon' find it The mountain getting steeper doesn't mean that I won't climb it I told y'all this was different, now this serves as a reminder Everybody need redemption