Rich Young Ruler
Title | Rich Young Ruler |
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Artist | Jeremiah Bligen |
Album | Fighting Stance EP |
Release Date | 2018-10-28 |
Description | ? |
Lyrics | [Verse 1] It's a dark world When you’re hailing from dirt roads where moss hang Where the panthers pound and riverdogs swing Broken mobile homes immobilizes a king Tiny lies made idols of candy-coated rides and bling Wanna escape, can't afford So we explore expeditiously All po' like dog food But we were worse exponentially Sis, what we gon’ eat today? Huh? Momma working that double All so that we could keep the place She would keep the faith Bend a knee to pray I was steeped in hate Coming up in that shack, it made me wanna act out Kazaam, and as a man, I still wrestle with traps now Diesel, behind the heartbreak of a kid Wanted to ball in Carolina, but couldn't afford to Stackhouse, oh Poverty heartily waged a war on my heart to see Roof leaking, water dropping, buckets Stephen from Corner3 Trying to make me a basket, case So I couldn't stand and race Like a cramp's in place I could hear that crafting snake say [Hook 1] Rich Young Ruler, there you go I've been stalking to and fro And oh, how pleased I'd be to know You're in love with silver and gold You see these kingdoms of this world? It's all mine, it could be yours Fulfill desire, forget that Bible Surely that’s not what he said Go get that bread [Verse 2] The Devil’s a liar Told us money is all, long as we ball, plyers Gripping our souls, the hogwash is hard wired Our minds imprisoned to keep us all on the wall, dying When Christ came, crowned top, looking like barbed wire Wired that payment so our debt could be filled We fill in applications for more, that's consumerism built I fit the bill and I hate it, covered since birth I was bread Warring against the charades, playing games with my head You might also likeWhen you don’t have, you become obsessed with the thing that you don't Dying to get, hatred towards Neither position is whole In God is balance, a beam of light'll flip Right perspective is gold You can put the bowl in the sink or make a sink with the bowl, ayo Vanities, vanities, waging war on my sanity Fighting against the fallacy Aching all my anatomy, God Trying to diet, it seems sanitation's the calorie Clamoring for the new, enslaved to it Save us from Rameses, Lord [Hook 2] Rich Young Ruler, there you go I’ve been going to and fro Oh, how grieved I'd be to know You're in love with silver and gold You see these kingdoms of this world? It all passes, mine endures You clutch that Bible that is your rifle And you be sure to aim for the head Until it's dead [Verse 3] I'm not the richest here but still got more than many folk in the world Not trying to be controlled by compulsion but the Word of the Lord What is the purpose of a purchase Is the pride of life at work? Did I buy the new to stunt on you Am I equating wealth with worth? Am I entitled like a lien holder, am I a styrofoam cup? Does my want conflict with wisdom? Needs provided be enough? All I have would I give up? Lay it down in love for good? It's a worthy interrogation to see if my ilk is of the church It took the master on a hill Knowing exactly who he was Appealed to his nature How he made and reigned over all Offered him up a fraud All of the kingdoms that's in this world would be his now If he would bow and worship Lucifer as God And he does to us today exactly what he did to Jesus Perverted pleasures, passions, purpose, perfectly packaged demons Keep us focused on what we lack Blind to the high places Mock the model of the master Don't you C-D duplication? But God's grace is astute It shoots through the evilest voodoo So we're free to live and give not be enslaved in our noodle Work hard and gain wealth Without worry or shame 'Cause our treasure's rightly defined And it lies in his name His stuff isn't the problem Or purpose of the equation So we won't devalue life For dead folk on green paper No, we do not love that money But we do not hate it, either We hate the love of it Because that's the root of all evil Don't let hard times rob the good of the land of the living Being led by God's counsel, not bound by our bad experiences Strive for biblical, financial literacy Reject the lunacy Separating the two is not in tune to me Take care of my family, working hard The Bible tutored me Where unfaithful extremes and false doctrine would try to neuter me 401k, investments, dividends, interest, life insurance Doing good business Putting some away for college tuition That's good fitness Not saying everybody should get it But setting goals for those who can To use it to be a witness Lord help me with this Get through to me Grant me clear thought Burn the weeds of idolatry Taking root in my heart, amen |