Devil's Work

[00:17.68] Father, forgive me
[00:19.93] I'm staring at this Bible as I keep glancing
[00:22.75] Dear Lord, I got questions and I need answers
[00:25.30] Tryna understand your vision, all I see is damage
[00:27.81] Just a bunch of dead bodies in the street camping
[00:29.98] A bunch of lost souls on their feet standing
[00:32.46] We supposed to be your children, I thought we family
[00:35.01] You're supposed to be my Father, bruh, I need answers
[00:37.43] We don't need to die young, we just need chances
[00:39.84] Tired of living on the edge so we keep scrambling
[00:42.33] Tryna talk to these strippers but they keep dancing
[00:44.86] We just wanna be number one like Steve Francis
[00:47.32] Bow our heads, say a prayer, now the seed's planted
[00:49.88] Everywhere I turn, I'm seeing emcees vanish
[00:52.38] Lot of good niggas gone, I don't understand it
[00:55.03] Lot of families lost and they seem stranded
[00:57.57] I ain't tryna disrespect you, I just need answers (woo)
[01:00.01] I know you're watching us from heaven thinking, "Who to save?" (boom)
[01:02.57] Cherry pickin' who should go next and who should stay
[01:05.04] I'd be on my way to heaven if I knew the way
[01:07.36] And bring back every good nigga you choose to take
[01:09.89] They say you never wrong, but you done made a few mistakes
[01:12.42] 'Cause you taking the wrong niggas, maybe you should trade
[01:14.87] Trade us back all the real ones, remove the fakes
[01:17.45] I think you should trade
[01:18.85] Give us 2Pac back, and take that nigga Suge (ooh!)
[01:21.28] Let the legend resurrect and he gon' live for good (ooh!)
[01:23.83] I been screaming, "Thug life "in every different hood (thug life, thug life)
[01:26.11] If only you could bring him back, Lord I wish you would
[01:28.67] Give us Biggie, give us Pun, give us triple X (woo hoo)
[01:31.31] Take that nigga Trump with you, that's a bigger threat (woo hoo)
[01:33.92] There's too much power for a coward with no intellect (woo hoo)
[01:36.24] That's a bigot with a collar, there's a disconnect (woo hoo)
[01:38.68] Niggas dying, Mama crying, Grandma need a tissue
[01:41.27] Niggas shootin' up a church, now I need a pistol
[01:43.76] All them niggas still livin', you don't see the issue
[01:46.23] But how you take Selena and then you take Aaliyah with you?
[01:48.80] I ain't tryna disrespect, just need to meet up with you (Lord)
[01:51.28] I ain't tryna overstep, just want to reason with you (Lord)
[01:53.85] Give us back our loved ones and take the evil with you (Lord)
[01:56.37] Send them suckers straight to hell, they don't need a vigil (woo!)
[01:58.72] I need you to give us back Martin Luther (yeah), take Martin Shkreli (take!)
[02:02.40] Give us back Malcolm, take R. Kelly
[02:04.93] R.I.P. Lil Snupe, give that boy his life back
[02:07.47] Take Eric Holder, give us Eric Wright back
[02:09.96] I'm sending you this message, Lord, I hope you hit me right back
[02:12.48] They say I'm on the wrong train, I know I'm on the right track (yeah)
[02:14.92] 'Cause Trayvon gone, and all he did was tryna fight back
[02:17.49] Zimmerman walk around free, we don't like that (we don't like that)
[02:19.95] Why you take our mothers from us? (woo hoo)
[02:21.87] Our fathers and our sisters and our cousins from us? (woo hoo)
[02:23.94] Got these children getting murdered while they double dutchin'
[02:26.33] Wonder why the fuck you take Nipsey Hussle from us?
[02:28.70] Damn, you took a true king, a true brother from us
[02:31.29] This a fuckin' marathon, but they runnin' from us
[02:33.77] Now everybody got guns, nigga's up to something
[02:36.29] And every gangsta wanna prove that they tough or something
[02:38.84] You know it's not fair, tell the truth, I've been in my feelings too
[02:42.06] But if you took Emmett Till, at least take Dylann Roof
[02:44.60] At least take James Holmes, I ain't even mad at that
[02:47.05] Just bring back Whitney, and give us Michael Jackson back
[02:49.56] Feds want me in the slammer, damn
[02:51.89] Ain't no justice for Sandra Bland, we up like the ceiling fan
[02:54.99] Lord, if you listenin', I'm just lookin' for a hand to hand
[02:57.58] Take out the fuck niggas and give us back our fam again
[03:00.13] Drownin' in my tears, tryna pray for something (woo)
[03:02.82] Wonder why you give us life for you to take it from us (woo)
[03:05.18] Wonder why you give us family then erase them from us (woo)
[03:07.62] Maybe hopefully you can have a conversation with us (yeah)
[03:10.17] Maybe I'm just probably tripping 'cause I need a hug (I need a hug)
[03:12.61] The hood can't find jobs, now we need a plug (we need a plug)
[03:15.05] Everybody and their mama tryna be a thug
[03:17.41] I don't go to church 'cause I'm afraid of being judged
[03:20.03] I've been starin' at the ceiling as I lie in bed
[03:22.59] Watchin' niggas follow trends like Simon Says (yeah)
[03:25.12] I pray you give us back the real ones and try again
[03:27.71] Or maybe take them niggas that deserve to die instead
[03:29.99] Tomi Lahren run her mouth and then she get defensive
[03:32.65] Laura Ingraham laughin' at death and disrespectin'
[03:35.12] I really feel like you should teach them stupid hoes a lesson
[03:37.65] Either that or give us back somebody who deserve the blessings
[03:39.95] I left out a bunch of names that I forgot to mention
[03:42.53] Cost too much to pay attention, then it got expensive
[03:45.06] Father forgive me, for I know not what I do
[03:47.19] And now I'm reachin' out to you, hopin' you hear me and return the message (Joyner)
[03:49.88] I know that you got our back and that you're not against us
[03:52.60] Or maybe you just love us so you doin' shit to test us
[03:55.03] I just kinda thought that you would do more to protect us
[03:57.32] They say that the good die young and I ain't on the guest list
[04:00.00] I've been drinkin', Lord forgive me, it's my blood racin'
[04:02.50] I don't know what I'm thinking, I'm just frustrated
[04:05.11] I don't mean to question you, I'm just confused
[04:07.24] I don't know what else to do, I've been patient and it sucks waiting
[04:09.99] Took my mans from me, that forever hurts
[04:12.56] But puttin' the blame on you, that'd never work
[04:14.87] I know this ain't your fault, it's the Devil's work
[04:19.42] Devil's work