"Be Wise" is the second single of E-Sential's mixtape "Kingdom Cuts". This song stands as a caution to all friends, family, & the entire world to make the right decision to follow Christ. Also to make smart decisions in daily life. E-Sential paints a picture of how life is precious, saying it is "but a vapor", pointing out many friends that have passed away too soon. God is calling you, Be Wise.
R.I.P. to Jon Gizdavich, Donny Strite, Brandon Anderson, Chris Bodell, Jake Soller, Diego Collins, Curt Hullender, Anne Johnston, Eric English, Carna Couples, and many more.
lyrics
(Intro - E-Sential)
This life thing right here man,
It's real serious,
You only get one of them you know?
And I ain't talkin' YOLO either, (Haha)
Just sayin' be mindful,
Life is precious.
(Verse 1 - E-Sential)
I rep Christ with my life,
Gots ta put Him first,
Above all things,
'Cuz this land is cursed,
The old me dead and gone,
Man we laid it in a hearse,
The burial spot was at the alter of my church,
Had a grip on my old life but things got worse,
The devil's workin' overtime on the lurk,
Couple friends died from drugs,
Ya they got murked,
And you think that'd change 'em,
But they still touchin' that dirt,
It's sad man,
I wanna see transformed lives,
Before they swept in the tide,
Forever kept deprived,
Nights of drunkenness and temporary highs,
Blinded spiritual eyes from all the tears God cries,
It's a battlefield here with Kamikaze suicides,
Not knowin' what they do when they influenced by they pride,
The path to heaven's narrow,
But the gate to hell's wide,
And to sum it all up,
I'm just sayin' "BE WISE".
(Chorus - TRUe)
God is callin' you,
Be wise,
Show up,
Do what you need to do,
Before it blows up.
(REPEAT)
(Verse 2 - E-Sential)
I gotta be livin' with the urgency,
Prayin' and seekin' fervently,
All sin up in my life,
The Holy Spirit it be purgin' me,
I'm a work in progress certainly,
Perfect doesn't occur to me,
Until the day I'm with my Lord in heaven for eternity,
Spreadin' light to lost peeps,
Tryin' ta help them lost sheep,
Back to the path before the wolves wanna have a feast,
It' gettin' crazy man,
This life thing can be a beast,
So I cling to Christ,
Given sight when I hear him speak,
People stackin' money, riches, cars, and clothes,
But they could gain the whole world,
And still lose they soul,
As I look at wise words from a man named Job,
In this world He came naked,
So then naked He will go,
Why live a filthy life,
Heart dark as coal,
When we could trust God and be washed whiter than snow,
So the main thing that I want y'all to know,
Is that life is but a vapor,
Treat it carefully bro.
(Chorus - TRUe)
(Bridge - TRUe)
Lord I need you,
Right here in my life, (In my life)
When I make moves,
It's hard to see right, (See right)
Oh how long,
I wanna mount on your wings, (Your wings)
Get a birds eye view,
I need you to show me what to do.
(Chorus - TRUe)
(Outro - E-Sential)
Ya,
This one goes out to all my friends ya know,
Passed away,
Jon Gizdavich,
Donny Strite,
Brandon Anderson,
Chris Bodell,
Jake Soller,
Diego Collins,
Curt Hullender,
Anne Johnston,
Eric English,
Carna Couples,
You know,
A lot of special people right here,
And I feel like they serve as a great example,
Just to show how precious life really is,
Choose Christ,
ya, Be wise,
Be Wise.
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