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Voices

by Dave Bak

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Hook (Jason Min): This is what it feels like I need to be someone else You think that you know me but I'm not who you think I am Vs. 1 (Dave Bak) I say I sing for Jesus You hear me sing it loud You see me lift my hands Like a sinner reaching out You see me close my eyes You say, "Surely He loves His God" But you don't see all the struggles that I now fight inside Too many times I wanna just throw in the towel Wanna just call it all quits, wanna just all break it down I got voices in my head, straight up screaming out "God knows the way you're rapping ain't the way you're living out I suppose God loved you enough to get you this far But look ahead and see how much farther your other brothers are Look ahead and see how much more God has blessed your sisters Do you now get the picture? Did you think that He was with ya? Did you think that He would fit you in His plan, little man? Look at your Christian walk! You can barely stand! Take a look at all your flaws, you are an accident!" Lord I quit, this is it, I'm reaching out for your hand Vs. 2 (Decipher) For He so loved the world He gave His only son to them They say they drowning in His grace, am I the only one to swim? The lonely son of sin... Father, forgive me Got to be kidding, he don't care, probably forget me Another Sunday morning, these people don't want me here So they stare, like their Lord is only theirs, it's only fair I look at them like pain is only mine Waiting for a sign, praying for a fire, raining all the time I get lost, don't know where to go, too proud to ask for help And no ones ever by my side so now I'm bound to crash myself And I can talk as tough as I want, no one's down to pass through Hell So I open my ears to hear him out but now the pastor tells me I aint listening... No, you aint saying nothing You say he's comin back? what if it's too late to love him? Another man goes to Heaven, another sinner's born Say He died for my sins, how come I'm living for them? Help me understand. Vs. 3 (Dave Bak) Lord when these voices get too loud Up here in my head Lord would you close my mouth And let your words speak instead? Lord take the mic Romans 8, Paul now writes For I am now convinced That neither death Neither life Neither angels Neither demons Nothing can come in between us No ruler, no law, no time, no season Nothing from the present Nor anything you have done Nothing from your future life Nor anything to ever come No power, no height, no depth, noone Will separate us from the love of God found in His son (Romans 8:37-39) I, the Lord, shall come near when you call me I shall tell you not to fear I, the LORD, shall take your case I, the reedemer, am now here (Lam. 3:57-58) Lord help me persevere, Lord make my heart renewed Don't let emotions dictate the real truth that I see in you I can now hold Mark 1:11 as my truth "You are my son, whom I love. I am pleased with you"
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Vs. 1 I once knew of a sister Her first name was Mellissa She grew up in a broken home; shattered family pictures She could never get herself to believe That a God was with her For where was He, when her daddy used to beat and kick her Her mother gone, her brains blown Been strung out for so long What people call a rehab center, she would now call “home” So Mellisa, barely grown Walked on her lonely road Always surrounded by people but always felt so alone So she turned to the devils house, let him rip her life apart Figured if he took her soul, she could finally find her heart Thinking if she gave him love; that he would do the same for her That he would call her beautiful; that he would give a name for her That he would be there for her; promising to give himself But all he did was use her up, poisoning what she once felt Taking what he only wanted, leaving the rest down the drain Covering up her nakedness with her own regrets and shame I write this for that little girl who’s dying to cry out tonight Who doesn’t see this as a song, but a mirror to her life Who’s walking through her winter storm wanting to cry “worse than death is to live life wanting do die” Hook: Winter’s never felt so cold Stories of a life untold I’ve never felt more alone than this season I’m crying out to you Lord Tell me what this life is for You said that I’m more loved than I know Guide me through this storm Through this winter storm Through this winter storm Through this winter storm Vs. 2 I once knew of a brother Too young to be a man Too small to hold his own, way too naïve to understand To have to give up his dreams, to have to fold his hand To provide for a family now looking up to Him So he made a plan and dropped right out of school Entered the school of hard knocks and learned every rule He graduated as an O.G. right at the top And got his first real job out of school selling dope on the block He hit the streets hard and got his products flipped The streets his pharmacy and He as the pharmacist A gun by his waist to blast life’s troubles away Watching the streets tattoo tears down his face Pastors trying to reach His soul Preaching that Jesus cares But He never came to church; He never saw Jesus there Whole family up in prayer, words from his only son Asking God to forgive all the sins that His father’s done I write this for the man who’s screaming out from His lungs Who’s searching through his present to find exactly where he came from Who can’t escape his sins no matter how far he runs Looking at himself in the mirror to see the monster that he’s become
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Paralyzed 00:32
Vs. 1 The walls that now guard The scars from our love Reminds me that I loved you too much Though selfish to say It hurts to see you so damn free How do you still break my heart When you’re not even here with me Chorus: So how do I stop myself From loving you the way I do It’s not that I want to stay here But I can’t get myself to move Vs. 2 Though I’ve locked you out I’ll stand by the door Gripping this tainted heart This heart that has always been yours I know we’ve made peace In the best ways that we could But I keep revisiting the places we promised to leave for good Chorus: So how do I stop myself From loving you the way I do It’s not that I want to stay here But I can’t get myself to move
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Vs 1 (Dave Bak) Feeling like I’m living in a prison of my own ambition Do I do this for myself or do I speak for those who listen? Do I do this music to prove to myself that I am more? Could I do this music if I never received your applause? What is it that makes me write this music to expose all my flaws? Is it to expose myself or to expose Christ to yall? Why do I hate so much to be labeled as a Christian artist? Shouldn’t I be proud to rep all the good works that God has started? Shouldn’t I desire to glorify my loving savior? But I rather talk about myself and about Jesus later I rather be like Peter following Him at a distance Hiding myself under the shades of a Sunday going Christian When the world exposes me and asks me just who I am I look straight up at Jesus and say, “Surely I don’t know the man The supposed Savior, the prophet these people state as Lord Take a close look at my life! I never seen the man before!” And that’s when I hear the rooster crow That’s when I hear the rooster crow That’s when I hear the rooster crow That’s when I hear the rooster crow How much have I Compromised, compromised? But better yet Oh what have I Not compromised, not compromised? Vs. 2 (Manifest) Nevermind the sound of my vocals, hoping you're hearing the voice of my heart now Been doin this so long, that I've mastered pretending that everything's all smiles But it aint though, sometimes forgot what i came for When I know my God shouldn't take "no" For an answer, turning to pleasures and living unfaithful If the Lord aint everything then he's not anything Shouldn't be embarrassing, I’m a child of my God but live the same as the perishing Strip away my so called "status", if i'm using it for my advantage Keep playin' around with this God thing then to which kingdom do I bring that much damage? '04 receiving this platform knowing exactly it's He that I rap for Learned to drop seeds in a rap form, then it got easy to plateau, Started getting weak falling deep in a blackhole Misplaced the King.. like I only needed the Nat Cole You know how that goes Now my heart really needs that heat man it's that cold I'm a two-face. is it too late? Everyday man I fall like I'm loose change So all about looks I don't mind that I'm living in the gray, as long as it's cool gray I'm indifferent, and I'm ignorant.. but Lord if you're listening Destroy this predicament, once again God make me your instrument and I'm asking… How much have I Compromised, compromised? But better yet Oh what have I Not compromised, not compromised? Vs. 3 (Lyricks) Right off the bat, from the start: I could sense disappointment, Here comes the man who forgot the mission and the reason of his own deployment His talks of God got avoided. He fell for the worldly enjoyment, The Word doesn't matter, what matters to him is the power of herb and how fatty the joint is. Given the fact: he's anointed, and that he raps on a Nuemann, if he's not spittin the truth and lacks love than all of his raps become annoying, Hiphop is small, it's more than it. I forgot i'm not talking, I'm recording it. I got the ears of the youth for 4 minutes of a song. Why would I promote wrong if I'm not supporting it? They believe that I forfeited: He's the prophet that lost it, Used to praise God at his concerts. Helped me defeat my monsters, Now he's a guy to take shots with. Smoke pot with. Coward, loser. quitter. liar. backslider. Oh my dear God I'm so sorry... I think I'm falling... I think I've fallen... When i meet a good person. There's nothing more powerful to me, cuz it's so rare to find a good person! They wanna read me verses, on fire and they still so thirsty. I take it personal then I'm cursing 'em cuz I'm mad cuz I remember the time I was a good person! Who spit good verses. have mercy! Through you we saved many! When I wrote third man, you were sad because you knew that soon I became benny... Only to live it up, avoiding my Nineveh. Now I feel further then a murderer that’s never heard of ya. Lord I'm burning up with a question... How much have I Compromised, compromised? But better yet Oh what have I Not compromised, not compromised?
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Get to work 10 of 9 Work your shift from 9 to 5 Button up your whitest shirt Make sure you put on a tie Make sure you put on a smile Black glasses over the eyes Speak so professionally Being cynical fits the disguise Integrity is of the past The new trend is to compromise If they’re not buying the truth Make sure you sell them your lies Avoid friendships at all costs Base your life on small talk Take from them everything But don’t give up who you are Stay current with the media Let youtube infest your mind Immerse yourself in pop culture Truth is always televised Money buys you everything Family and friends won’t The only people who disagree Are the people who are dead broke Christians always throwing their religion down my throat Why go to church when I have sermons on my iphone Never ever chase your dreams But chase the world’s standards Never go all in Play the cards that life hands ya Family on the other side Asking me to get it right Get a job; get a wife Make some kids; live your life People all around me telling me that “I am blessed” Feeling like I have this life and I haven’t even lived it yet Memories of past lovers Scars that I have only felt Paralyzing me from Loving anybody else God why’d you disappear I heard that you never fail Is our prayers Like messages left on your voicemail Accumulating with no answer
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Voices 00:32
Vs. 1 These voices come in like thieves And break into every part of me I’m somewhere caught in between Of the things I now hear and the things I still believe Won’t someone show me the way To your voice of truth and grace I’m stuck here on my knees Begging to be free, begging to be free Hook: Ooooooo (2x) These voices sing Vs.2 I’m so haunted by These thoughts of mine These thoughts of mine When I Make it too loud to hear Would you be the loudest here? Would you be the loudest here? Bridge: I’m gasping for the truth I’m choking back these tears I am now drowning in my own pool of lies You silence all my demons Your love’s the final plea These voices disappear when your cross speaks of what you have done for Outro: When I make it too loud to hear Would you be the loudest here, Would you be the loudest here
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Vs. 1 Dear Mom The black dye that covers your white hairs It breaks my heart when you crawl up these stairs The wrinkles on your hands Tell me once again, again Of the price you paid to get our family here. Vs. 2 Dear Dad What demons have you wrestled in your mind? Only God knows all the dreams you’ve sacrificed How much of yourself did you let die, To ensure that our family has life Prehook Yet I’ve spent countless days Where I’ve tried to stay away From the fact that you are getting old A coward I’ve been nonetheless Who’d rather live in my regrets Than embrace all the love that you have shown Yet each night you call for me 10 missed calls on my screen Asking what time I’ll be home Mom, Dad, I’ll be home. Outro: For to love is to not turn away For to love is to not turn away For to love is to not turn away This time I’ll stay This time I’ll stay
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Gratitude 00:32
Hook: Don’t give me more Don’t give me less But give me a heart of thankfulness Fill my heart deep with your truth That it may burst with gratitude Vs 1 How can we say we’re blessed but live our lives so cynical? Don’t need to rise from the dead to see we’re living miracles If you forget your blessings, take a second, and do the math For every gift that you can give is a gift that you first had So let’s take a look back to the fine print written in our years Through all the joys and struggles that paved the road that got us here That got us from drowning in our sins to our knees down in prayer Pointing us to the one true hope! That our God was there! That our God was near, that He was close, that when we spoke our God listened To every story of sorrow that never should have been written He carried us bearing the marks of His love and pain That though the seasons change, our God remains the same While we were dead and faithless, our God was ever faithful What was impossible for man, a slaughtered lamb made it able So may we praise our God who died so that we may live Not wanting more, but finding joy only in our king And so we shall sing Hook: Don’t give me more Don’t give me less But give me a heart of thankfulness Fill my heart deep with your truth That it may burst with gratitude Vs. 2 So while I'm living in this life of mine Help me see through different eyes Help me see that God is good Even when this life is not Whether you live it up Or you’re straight grinding Whether you are holding up Or you’re barely surviving Keep on smiling Clouds, don’t mind them Get your eyes off Your own darkness See that His sun is shining! Defining A love so timeless A hope so bright that His hope is blinding Lord remind us Let scripture sing Of the king Who gave Himself to give us everything The king who was broken on the alter of love Is the same hope that died to put hope in us So may we see that we are rich when we are found in His blood Let the poor now say “I have more than enough” Let the rich now say “I’m not defined by my stuff” But I’m defined by His grace, and His grace do I trust
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Vs. 1 You come against me now here with your spear and sword But I come against you in the name of the mighty LORD The great deliverer, the hope of Israel’s people The light that shines in darkness against every type of evil And though you stand as a giant Remarkably named Goliath And has our whole nation trembling to their knees in silence Should I fear you like my people saying that our end is near Or should I listen to my heart that says that my God is here And if my God is here Let me then make it Godly clear If my God is for me of whom then shall I fear? Shall I fear your throne Or the weakness of these bones Or should I fear the God who will crush your head through these sticks and stones And through my weakness, He will make His glory known And show the whole world that my strength comes from Him alone For He alone is the living God So fear the evil in these people, I will fear them not So on this holy day On this sacred ground we dwell The world shall finally know of the God here in Israel So win or lose, I know He holds the greater plan Dare come as great you are for I come with the great I am Hook: Psalm 121:1-2 (adapted) I lift my eyes up to the hills- Oh where does my help come from My help comes from the mighty lord, the maker of us all Vs.2 I, too, have my own giants Unconquerable Goliaths I, too, have many sins Sins that have left me dying Sins that have left me cold Feeling apart from you Feeling like Israel About to be conquered through But you, Oh king of Kings Stepped down from your throne You stepped down from the heavens To this place that we call home You did not come in stature Dressed fully in your glory But you came despised by man Like David in this story You rose up from the crowd You stood before your people Same folks who spit on you Mock you then would come to beat you You stood before their goliath Looked at him in the eye You said “They shall live Today their sins shall die” You came to fight for us On our own battlegrounds You took up our own battle Like it was your own battle now You did not face goliath With sticks or stones to fight But you came with a cross You fought him with your life! So we now call you savior Our wonderful maker Our living breathing king Victorious creator Defender of His people All people come and praise Him The prophesy of old Jesus you’re the greater David
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Vs. 1 My name is Dave Bak Not Dave Back Hopefully this music reaches where your heart is at Oh where’s my manner at? Reach through the speakers a firm but gentle handshake Yes, nice to meet ya! My world is on fire I can feel the flames Been praying in this drought But I don't see the rain If I'm no longer a slave Then tell me about these chains We may share the same story But are we on the same page? In the same verse, in the same song Do you live these words Or do you sing along? I’ve spent countless nights trying to right my wrongs I usually hold back but tonight I’m gonna write them all I’m gonna write it raw Call it the sushi session Whether people think I’m moving forward or digressing I’m going crazy man Tell me who I can connect with Who turned the router off? Feeling so disconnected Hook: Is anybody out there, out there? Who’s feeling what I’m feeling right here Who takes these words to be your own If anybody’s out there, out there Who’s feeling what I’m feeling right here Just know, it’s for you that I write these songs Vs. 2 How long have I been? A prisoner within To what these people say To what these people think Let’s make a run for it This could be our escape These insecurities can’t hold us Oh no, not today Let’s free ourselves from what people think of you and me Let’s liberate our chained minds To come and think differently Lord let the cross be a statue of liberty Lord help me think of you When I fear what they think of me For I got monsters Not underneath my bed But right inside my heart Right here inside my head It’s like toy story The way it works inside Lord when I leave your house These monsters come alive They make me lose my mind And start to lose control Turn me into something else I like to call him hulk I’m afraid I’ll destroy everything I see and know Is there any hope? Any antidote?
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Vs. 1 Can I hear the church and the choir The gospel is flaming our hearts into fire And when I say the church I don’t mean the building I mean to say the church is all of God’s children And when I say His children I don’t mean a certain race of people For in God’s eyes we’re all considered equal But when I say the church I just mean a place Where sinners are turned into sinners saved by grace I just mean a people that’s far from being perfect But are being transformed into His purpose The earth is screaming out for a savior May we be the compass that points to our maker May we be the hands and the feet of our Lord May we be the change that the world is looking for Through a dark and cold night may we be the open doors That the sick and hungry can be running towards The church that not only feels for their hurt But shows that they can be saved from their curse That we are not saved by our own good works But that we love God for our God loved us first And He sent His only son That we wouldn’t be many but many would be one And that one would stand so sure For we are the church and the church is the Lord’s. Hook: We will walk with you In spirit and and in truth Help us to live Help us to go Vs. 2 Do you feel His hope? The hope of the nations The hope of the church is the hope of creation The hope for the lost is the hope for the found The hope for our future is the hope is for us now The hope that says that we have a saviour The king of all kings, the glorious creator Who saw where our sin would eventually come and take us So pierced were the hands and the feet of our maker The hope that says He felt every loss He felt every thorn on His head, every nail on that cross The hope that says that Jesus groaned When for the first time in His life HE found himself alone The hope that says He bore all our shame He telt every spit on His face and His name The hope that says He was rejected For in that hope God’s people are accepted The hope that says our Jesus went to hell For in that hope, in heaven will we dwell The hope that says He was crushed for you For in that hope the veil was torn in two The hope that says He rose from the dead For in that hope we are called more than friends We are now sons and we are called daughters No longer called the judge but we call Him now father
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I love it when you pop up on my newsfeed I’ll make sure I “like” everything you say You decorate my wall with smiley faces And invite all your friends to join my fan page You inbox me to tell me all your secrets I’ll make you an admin to my heart To show you where I keep them Hook: Oh you Make me want to Deactivate my account For facebook Can’t compare To what we have here right now I know We live in a world Where technology rules But I rather share reality with you Vs. 2 It seems that things are complicated Or at least that’s what our status says But I don’t need a notification To know that you will love me anyways I think I fell in love with your smile On your profile It makes me want to visit you And log off right now

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