Devil's Work

Lyrics

Father, forgive me
 I'm staring at this Bible as I keep glancing
 Dear Lord, I got questions and I need answers
 Tryna understand your vision, all I see is damage
 Just a bunch of dead bodies in the street camping
 A bunch of lost souls on their feet standing
 We supposed to be your children, I thought we family
 You're supposed to be my Father, bruh, I need answers
 We don't need to die young, we just need chances
 Tired of living on the edge so we keep scrambling
 Tryna talk to these strippers but they keep dancing
 We just wanna be number one like Steve Francis
 Bow our heads, say a prayer, now the seed's planted
 Everywhere I turn, I'm seeing emcees vanish
 Lot of good niggas gone, I don't understand it
 Lot of families lost and they seem stranded
 I ain't tryna disrespect you, I just need answers
 I know you're watching us from heaven thinking, who to save?
 Cherry pickin' who should go next and who should stay
 I'd be on my way to heaven if I knew the way
 And bring back every good nigga you choose to take
 They say you never wrong, but you done made a few mistakes
 'Cause you taking the wrong niggas, maybe you should trade
 Trade us back all the real ones, remove the fakes
 I think you should trade
 Give us 2Pac back, and take that nigga Suge (Ooh!)
 Let the legend resurrect and he gon' live for good (Ooh!)
 I been screaming, Thug life
 In every different hood (Thug life, thug life)
 If only you could bring him back, Lord I wish you would
 Give us Biggie, give us Pun, give us triple X
 Take that nigga Trump with you, that's a bigger threat
 There's too much power for a coward with no intellect
 That's a bigot with a collar, there's a disconnect
 Niggas dying, mama crying, grandma need a tissue
 Niggas shootin' up a church, now I need a pistol
 All them niggas still livin', you don't see the issue
 But how you take Selena and then you take Aaliyah with you?
 I ain't tryna disrespect, just need to meet up with you (Lord)
 I ain't tryna overstep, just want to reason with you (Lord)
 Give us back our loved ones and take the evil with you (Lord)
 Send them suckers straight to hell, they don't need a vigil (Woo!)
 I need you to give us back Martin Luther, take Martin Shkreli (Take!)
 Give us back Malcolm, take R. Kelly
 R.I.P. Lil Snupe, give that boy his life back
 Take Eric Holder, give us Eric Wright back
 I'm sending you this message, Lord, I hope you hit me right back
 They say I'm on the wrong train, I know I'm on the right track (Yeah)
 'Cause Trayvon gone, and all he did was tryna fight back
 Zimmerman walk around free, we don't like that (We don't like that)
 Why you take our mothers from us?
 Our fathers and our sisters and our cousins from us?
 Got these children getting murdered while they double dutchin'
 Wonder why the fuck you take Nipsey Hussle from us?
 Damn, you took a true king, a true brother from us
 This a fuckin' marathon, but they runnin' from us
 Now everybody got guns, nigga's up to something
 And every gangsta wanna prove that they tough or something
 You know it's not fair, tell the truth, I've been in my feelings too
 But if you took Emmett Till, at least take Dylann Roof
 At least take James Holmes, I ain't even mad at that
 Just bring back Whitney, and give us Michael Jackson back
 Feds want me in the slammer, damn
 Ain't no justice for Sandra Bland, we up like the ceiling fan
 Lord, if you listenin', I'm just lookin' for a hand to hand
 Take out the fuck niggas and give us back our fam again
 Drownin' in my tears, tryna pray for something (Woo!)
 Wonder why you give us life for you to take it from us (Woo!)
 Wonder why you give us family then erase them from us (Woo!)
 Maybe hopefully you can have a conversation with us (Yeah)
 Maybe I'm just probably tripping 'cause I need a hug (I need a hug)
 The hood can't find jobs, now we need a plug (We need a plug)
 Everybody and their mama tryna be a thug
 I don't go to church 'cause I'm afraid of being judged
 I've been starin' at the ceiling as I lie in bed
 Watchin' niggas follow trends like Simon Says (Yeah)
 I pray you give us back the real ones and try again
 Or maybe take them niggas that deserve to die instead
 Tomi Lahren run her mouth and then she get defensive
 Laura Ingraham laughin' at death and disrespectin'
 I really feel like you should teach them stupid hoes a lesson
 Either that or give us back somebody who deserve the blessings
 I left out a bunch of names that I forgot to mention
 Cost too much to pay attention, then it got expensive
 Father forgive me, for I know not what I do
 And now I'm reachin' out to you
 Hopin' you hear me and return the message
 I know that you got our back and that you're not against us
 Or maybe you just love us so you doin' shit to test us
 I just kinda thought that you would do more to protect us
 They say that the good die young and I ain't on the guest list
 I've been drinkin', Lord forgive me, it's my blood racin'
 I don't know what I'm thinking, I'm just frustrated
 I don't mean to question you, I'm just confused
 I don't know what else to do, I've been patient and it sucks waiting
 Took my mans from me, that forever hurts
 But puttin' the blame on you, that'd never work
 I know this ain't your fault, it's the devil's work
 Devil's work
 

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Duration
04:45
Key
2
Tempo
99 BPM

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