Chip Away

Hook: Work on me O God/Till youre done/chip away at me even though its not fun/my soul is starting to fizzle/Work on me/with your chizel

Sometimes I tell God/you owe me/but then he comes back with something to show me/I hate when he does that but its for my own good/I fight him for what I dont want instead of taking what I should/its a hard knock life out here/through all my years and all my tears/its like walking in the desert of Sinai/its like hanging on the cross and asking why/Why do bad things happen to good people/the story ends badly/but whats the sequel/2000 years ago,he was martyred/beat beyond recognition/it was horrid/I hid my face from the sight/everyone did wrong/but he did right/he was the man with the master plan/The kingdom of God is now at hand/The kingdom of Heaven is also within/along with the sin/its a war against the flesh/I cant let the flesh win/sin is fun for a season/but it goes against every grain of reason/hes been knockin and knockin and bringing the heat/I guess my ears were just closed to the beat

Hook

God gives to the givers and takes from the takers/he blesses the lowly/not movers and shakers/dream with your eyes wide open/We are not home yet but we are hopin/be filled with the Spirit/dont be hollow/pick up the Bible and rap at the apollo/time waits for no one/time waits for none/follow Jesus cuz he is the one/Ive been following him since 1990/The Bridges family was the bridge to me/He didnt just die to save you from Hell/He died to make you well/We have a disease that is worse than cancer/And he knew he was the only answer/His death gives us eternity/And his resurrection gives us certainty/a deposit gauranteeing what is to come/he even saved me and im just a bum/a hobo/a ragamuffin/a wretch/and its only by faith/there is no catch/if I do good he doesnt love me more/if I do bad he doesn't love me less/you just believe and confess and he does the rest/there is Absolutely nothing you have to do/simply be an instrument that he works through.

Hook

***Recorded at TAZ's studio in Atlanta, GA***

The Lion Song

There is a lion boasting unbelief/but look closely/he ain't got no teeth/that lion is a coward/seeking to devour/that lion is the father of lies/if he's given a chance to kill/he tries/but my lion loves Ryan/so much that he didn't mind dying/he drank the cup the Father gave him/he was in control/you can't enslave him/a lion of a different breed/and he's from David's seed/A Lion King/death, where's your sting?/Grave, ain't nothing but a thing/especially with a Shepherd that follow close/righteous, peace, joy in the Holy Ghost

***This was the final track on the album New Testament Poetry by the group, Free-N-Deed***

Fierce

Some critics think im some kind of dork/but all the critics love me in new york/when my lp drops people hit the shops/speakers start bumpin and they call the cops/but that alright you dont need to know me/im not your only hope like obi wan kenobi/dont look to me cuz im not the ladder/just look to jesus cuz hes a lot radder and hes alot phatter and hes the only one that really matters /This world is not my home/I dont belong here/its a great place but Im going to beware/I dont get to attached/cuz a new world is about to be hatched/and that's where I'll be dispatched/not cuz Im good mind you/there are lots of things that can bind you/and blind you/but he breaks the shackles and says RUN! There is no payment for you, it's already been done.

Hook: His words are designed to pierce, and they're fierce.

He is risen/he is risen indeed/they didn't think the messiah would really bleed/but he went to the cross, suffered and died/but 3 days later he was truely alive/he can lay down his life and take it up/no man on earth can drink that cup/wonderful counselor, almighty God/pulling us to safety with his staff and rod/he is the good shepherd and knows his sheep/no one can take them, they are his to keep/he puts us on his shoulders and leads us out/do you know someone with this much clout?/I doubt it/He is good and he is bad to the bone/nobody nowhere can sit on his throne/it's his alone/king of kings and lord of lords/a host of angels are bearing many swords/he is the resurrection and the life/he testifies about himself and the word cuts like a knife.

Hook:

There is a lion boasting unbelief/but look closely/he ain't got no teeth/that lion is a coward/seeking to devour/that lion is the father of lies/if he's given a chance to kill/he tries/but my lion loves Ryan/so much that he didn't mind dying/he drank the cup the Father gave him/he was in control/you can't enslave him/a lion of a different breed/and he's from David's seed/A Lion King/death, where's your sting?/Grave, ain't nothing but a thing

***Unreleased track***

Other raps

Sup With You    Recorded at TAZ's Studio, Atlanta, GA.

Giftrapped   Recorded at Robert Russell's studio, Atlanta, GA.

Come Go With Me   Recorded at TAZ studio, Atlanta, GA.

Gospel Cypher    Recorded at TAZ's studio, Atlanta, GA.

The Son And The Sun

You made sex your career/you flaunt it and flaunt it/you worship the cross but who's the person on it/let me just tell you that cross is just wood/why not seek the savior like I know you could/you can be a Zealot for the kingdom a King/but still you continue to do The Prince thing/I don't know if these words will strike you/but why rap for the devil when he doesn't even like you?/the world doesn't revolve around you it revolves around the son/he is the man he is the One/Not s.u.n. but s.o.n./ he will always be and has always been/so dont get in a hurry/dont be in a worry/your ears are closed and your vision is blurry/he who has an eye sees/but you want a life of ease/condo in the keys/every man and woman will see eternity/but you choose the place you want to be/all you need is a mustard seed/The Son of God you got to heed/the word of God you got to read/the Son of man didn't just bleed, he wept.

Hook: Keep your eyes on the prize/realize/that he is all wise/and all good/and if you give your life to Him like you should/you will know him as the one/you will see Him as THE SON.

Not everyone wants on this ride/but that's all right Jesus be your guide/You gotta lean on the LORDs side/why hide/when he gives you pride/and something worth living for/and something worth dying for/if you don't need nobody/then what you lying for?/I don't want to waste my life/so I deal with the strife/I don't take a knife/ the best m.c. I can be/ what does God see?/I hope not me/cuz Im just a insignificant worm/When he swoops down I just squirm/ the man with the jams that you will all love/think he's cool, think he's fresh, man, he is all of the above/ the greatest M.C. of all time/Yeah my LORD can rhyme.

Hook:Keep your eyes on the prize/realize/that he is all wise/and all good/and if you give your life to Him like you should/you will know him as the one/you will see Him as THE SON.



***Unreleased***

In God We Trust

I dont always do right but im chasin daylight/i look forward to taking flight/goin out like elijah/would be alright/i rock well you can tell/im like an impact player in the nfl/a christ follower isnt perfect but in training/on a hot day or when its raining/im not boasting cuz its not well to do/but white boys can hip hop too/i said white boys can hip hop too/so watch it dude/im not rude/when the crowd booed i turned it into an interlude/dream with your eyes wide awake/let your life quake/make the earth shake with you passion/make your own fashion/be brash and bold for the cause/don't focus on your flaws cuz he's the one that draws/the spirit gives you everything you need bro/you water it and God makes it grow/for sho

***Recorded at T-a-z studio***

New Life

Its time to be glad cuz Jesus is risen/sing out loud like paul and silas in the prison/don't wait for heaven to rejoice/this is the time to lift up your voice/the cross is not a gold locket/it is power when you plug into the socket/don't wait for perfect conditions/step out onto the water and start the mission/don't let anybody hold you back/get off the bench and into the game attack/lucifer's a liar/no pitchfork or cape/but he comes at you quick like uncle screwtape/you gotta be ready, you gotta be steady/like the lions in the serengeti/turn off the iphone/shut down the computer/be a warrior bride for the suitor.

Hook: I feel brand new.

My rhymes arent plain/they are insane/I've been rappin' since long live the kane/but its not about longevity/its all about levity and preachin the Word of God and preachin it steadily/most rap artists go blah blah blah/they dont have God's word in their repertoire/they don't bring life, they just bring death/they don't give you oxygen or take away your breath/theres no need for a long long list, vanity vanity vanishing like a mist/thats a sermon to read right now dawg/check it out don't sleep on it yall/its time for me to pick up the pace/its time for me to really seek his face/time to fight the good fight and finish the race/time to storm hell's gate open and shut case.



Hook: I feel brand new

I am part of the remnant/I am a warrior and I am militant/I put our life on the line/I dont get a purple heart/I die every time/I don't die like a martyr/I die daily and thats a lot harder/download ntp to your ipod/listen to the lyrics and let your head nod/i use to go by the name cool bee/but then i realized/ it aint about me/thats how my rap music was born/i grew up like a tender stalk of corn/and the horns gonna call me home/im just a nomad thats why i rome/this body here is just a tent/so forget the rent/this life is just a hint

Hook: I feel brand new.

***unrecorded & unreleased***