The Fall
Title | The Fall |
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Artist | The Cross Movement |
Album | The Thesis |
Release Date | 2005-05-17 |
Description | The work is about a very important concept in all Abrahamic religious systems and faiths – man’s Fall. To quote verbatim, the basics of this concept, as witnessed in mostly Christian doctrine, goes something like: The transition of the first man and woman from a state of innocent obedience to God to a state of guilty disobedience. Although not named in the Bible, the doctrine of the fall comes from a biblical interpretation of Genesis chapter 3. At first, Adam and Eve lived with God in the Garden of Eden, but the serpent tempted them into eating the fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and evil, which God forbade. After doing so, they became ashamed of their nakedness and God expelled them from the Garden to prevent them from eating from the tree of life and becoming immortal. For many Christian denominations the doctrine of the fall is closely related to that of original sin. They believe that the fall brought sin into the world, corrupting the entire natural world, including human nature, causing all humans to be born into original sin, a state from which they cannot attain eternal life without the grace of God. So, in this song, Ambassador is trying to present the concept, as well as offer us hope (the only hope as far as Christian doctrine is concerned), for how to recover from this fall – by seeking God’s grace. To stress this point, in the hook, it is indicated: I’m the living God and I made you … I see your pain and strife … And I’m the only God that can save you |
Lyrics | [Intro] I'm diggin' this right here It's feelin' good to me Kind of soaks up in your bones Right now wanna turn our attention to somethin' deep It's called The Fall [Verse 1] Sometimes I pause rappin' and wonder what all happened Read Genesis 1 stunner you'll start clappin' Read Genesis 3 you'll see a Fall that's been Keeping us all flattened Like what we would call backspins Back then The Fall was immediate Sin enter in but as a foreign ingredient It's getting worse Man's livin' in a curse First different hurts Then worse He's endin' in a hearse It wouldn't be so bad If I ain't read those passages And see so graphically That we were majesty We were designed for rulin' Could've caught us snackin' with a pack of lions just coolin' (You know?) I try to picture how it might be Seeing life rightly, nightly Getting' it in with wifee With no strife B Just different paths that we'd site-see Chillin' like raspberry ice tea [Hook] I'm the Living God and I made you Though you've fallen hard I can raise you Though your name's in lights I see your pain and strife And I'm the only God that can save you I'm the Living God and I made you Even though you broke My heart I can change you I can give you life Cause I paid the price And I'm the only God that can save you [Verse 2] It was boomin' It was love between humans They both loved God and they'd rush to communion Seemed too legit to quit just like Hammer Next scene—wooop—they tripped and slipped like bananas Now fast forward The cast—you're it Can't ignore it You're in it You didn't have to ask for it (see) We're like the crack baby Who got jacked way be-fore birth It sure hurts, and that's crazy Yet it's evident we're in Adam we get a portion Sin's inherited and we've inherited a fortune (dag) Now the block ain't safe, dudes chop their weight To make moves they got to Glock their waist No love They're so thug they would pop their race The whole club scene is bugged and it's not so chaste No love They're so thug they would pop their race The whole club scene is bugged and it's not so chaste You might also like[Verse 3] You might think this is pointless The point is I point kids to God and His Anointed I too used to need a blunt to crack a smile Others' need exceeded the weed They needed to crack a vile Though we party a lot The party'll stop That's when we'll see what The party is not It's not an answer For life's cancer It's not a chance to Fix the broke it only can cope like Mylanta (The truth) we're just people we're feeble and frail You can see we're not free Like people in jail You tried money, sex, weed, yes You seek and you fail Can't sleep Your situation is bleak and it's pale Don't forget In the text Genesis 4 to 6 Proves the Lord is the Creator And He's more than vexed and yet He's got Grace and Agape I pray for your lives sake You'll wake and hear God say As His heart breaks.. |