Last Forever
Derek Minor Lyrics

I want this moment for a lifetime, I mean a lifetime
I desire that this moment lasts forever, and not just for a short time.

You give it all til nothing's left and that's the right time
Giving everything and exhausting all of one's resources is the best time to do it.

I been buildin' this foundation for a minute
I have been establishing this strong groundwork for some time.

You ain't gotta be optometrist for you to see my vision
You do not have to be a professional eye doctor to understand my aspirations and goals.

I'm a voice for the voiceless
I advocate for those who are silenced and marginalized.

Like that D boy buildin' his kingdom, brick after brick
Similar to a drug dealer who constructs his drug empire brick by brick over time.

That's feelin' that God done lost him and thinking he got no options
One who is feeling abandoned by God and is contemplating having no other choices.

Don't know what that life will cost him.
The personal cost of that lifestyle is unknown to him/her.

I swear that's some of my family y'all
These individuals are part of my family, emotionally or biologically.

And you know that I do this for y'all
I do this for all of you because I value my community.

So you see God the only reason I made it at all
God is the sole reason for my survival.

I sit down and hear your heart, like a stethoscope
I listen intently to your emotions and desires, similar to how a stethoscope listens to one's heartbeats.

Then I get up on this mic and tell it for the world to know
I express what I have learned through music and share it with the world.

Unless the Lord buildin' it, I can guarantee it's broke
Without God constructing it, it is certain to fail.

That's why I be spittin' with all this passion when you hear my flow
I communicate with extreme passion when you listen to my music.

Now I can tell you 'bout my new home
I can talk about my current residence.

Brand new car that's on chrome
I have a brand new car that is flashy and polished.

But two years later that's old, everybody's moved on
After two years, the novelty of showing off those possessions has worn off, and people have moved on to new things.

Gone, I'm tryna make it count with this song
I am attempting to make this song significant and of value.

It's crazy how times change
It is unbelievable how the times and attitudes have shifted.

Tryna redecorate my life, switched the pictures in my mind frames
I am attempting to change my way of thinking by altering my mental image.

Went from hidin' to seekin', trying' to find faith
I have transitioned from concealing myself to actively seeking to find faith.

Now we speak with our feet and our hands, call it sign lang
We now communicate through sign language with our hands and feet.

You age, we get older turn pages
You get older with time, and we likewise mature and move from one stage of life to the next.

Corners folded, tryna hold on to our place in this maze
We are trying to hold onto our position in the confusing and complicated path of life.

See we gave, years of grown' fast pace it's clear to know
We have given our time to rapidly growing and changing, which is now apparent.

Want a direction we would go and that's what we call His grace
We desire a clear path and guidance, which we refer to as God's grace.

And we're still here
We have survived the challenges and difficulties until now.

No more letters in them bottles, message still clear
We no longer place messages in bottles as a form of communication, but the message remains clear.

Lived our lives for a throttle, tryna fail fair
We have lived our lives with an intense determination, but still trying to act fairly and with integrity.

Ever our foods flash MacDonald's, slow it down
Although we may crave the fast and convenient food items such as McDonald's, it is better to slow down and enjoy a meal in its entirety.

Change up the pitch somethin' like vibrato
Alter the tone or manner in which something or someone is presented, similar to a vibrato pitch in music.

But eventually we find this
Eventually we discover this truth.

If you mention all the times that you acted wild and mindless
If you recount all the times that you behaved recklessly and foolishly.

Rewind it, that's simply just a line that
If you look back on it, it is just a mere section of one's personal history.

Minus sign, it change the sum of our lives
One negative event or mistake can alter the combined outcome of our existence.

Man, this victor is timeless
This triumph of overcoming challenges and obstacles is eternally valuable.

I wanna leave somethin' important on this Earth before I die
I aspire to leave behind something significant and impactful before my death.

So many watches I done purchased, but I still ain't buyin' time
Although I have bought many watches, I cannot buy time no matter what price I pay.

You see doubt is like a brain tumor, it torture those alive
Doubt is similar to a mental tumor that torments those who are still living.

So I'm askin' God to please remove this evil from my mind, yeah
Therefore, I am requesting God's assistance in cleansing my mind of this negativity.

I wanna live without these chains on me
I aspire to live without these emotional burdens and chains weighing me down.

So much dirt, I wanna live without these stains on me
I want to live without these shameful accusations and/or situations that have occurred in my past.

Lord I need Your grace on me
I require God's mercy and forgiveness.

God I live to see Your face only
I desire solely to see God's countenance.

And by faith only, You know that I want this to last forever
Through faith alone, I want this to last eternally.