In most peoples life, there comes a point in time when they realise, "I've been doing this same old destructive thing for a long time." Fill in the blank for whatever that may be for you. In this song, James Julius takes it a step further and compares that "destructive thing" to an entire life without walking with Christ.
At what point will we allow God to break down those walls of sin that imprison us? When will we accept Him as our ultimate joy and begin walking in the light instead of darkness? Sometimes our hearts are so hard that He must break us all the way down to rock bottom in order to build us up again.
God is always waiting & willing to set us free from our old ways, and give us a new life in Christ! If you feel like "I've been doin' this for a long time" then maybe today is the day to let Him break it down!
(Chorus)
I been doin' this for a long time,
He Gon' break it down,
Break it, Break it down,
If Y'all don't mind.
I been doin' this for a long time,
A long time,
Break it, Break it down,
If Y'all don't mind.
(Verse 1)
I've been doin' this for a long time,
Runnin' round these streets actin' like I lost my mind,
I was down for the mess,
Lay 'em down if he flex,
I would always run to trouble,
Wouldn't stop to take a breath,
I was out to make that paper,
Stick you up and shake ya,
Never was a giver,
Best believe I was a taker,
Lil' mama, ya she cute,
Yup she's my desire,
Do anything to get her,
Ever turned into a liar,
Tell her how much I like her,
And ain't nobody like her,
Come to my crib we could pull an all nighter,
Now I'm feelin' torn when the flesh came to tempt me,
Did my dirty works,
Dawg I still feel empty.
(Chorus)
(Verse 2)
Now I smoke a lot of purp,
And I drink away my pain,
Feel like I needed high just to keep my mind sane,
Yup, when I hear the truth,
I tell 'em, "No more mind games",
I could never trust you,
And that's just my mind frame,
Feelin' hopeless loosin' focus,
It's not how it's supposed to be,
How can I cope with hurtin' folks that's supposed to be close to me,
I been doin' this for too long,
Pick it up, get it up,
Let's move on,
Sick of the predicament,
It's gettin' ridiculous,
And now I think I'm through homes,
Move on with my life,
No more pain & no more strife,
Knowing everything's gonna be alright,
Every good thing comes with sacrifice,
Remember all them walls that were standin' around,
He said, "If you don't mind, well let's break 'em on down."
(Chorus)
(Verse 3)
He ain't say it was easy,
Matter fact, some of it's hurtin' me,
But you gotta expect pain when you're having open heart surgery,
He's cleanin' and purging me from all my impurities,
Hurry Jesus come save me,
'Cuz I think I'm destroyin' me,
'Cuz I been stuck in the same sin for some years and some days,
And I don't know if this old dog can change his old ways,
I'm depending on you,
Can you take and ya raise me like a baby,
Can you carry me back to safety,
You set this world before me,
Ya, you made and you paved it,
Everytime I run on my own I face plant the pavement,
Your grace is amazing,
It's the sweetest of sounds,
In order to lift me up,
You gotta break me down.
(Chorus)
Never Fade Records Copyright 2012
credits
from Made New,
released September 29, 2012
James Julius
"For A Long Time"
"Made New" Album
Never Fade Records
Produced by M.I.C.
Christian Rap
Portland, OR
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