How Long
Flame Lyrics

I question myself yo' Flame why are you tryin'
Flame questions himself why he is trying to live without the Lion of Judah inside him, causing him to die.

Not communin' with the God of Mount Zion
Flame is not communicating with God of Mount Zion.

Can't you see you're denyin'
Flame is denying God, who can't be broken down to a science.

The very God they can't break down to a science
God is too complex to be scientifically understood.

I know you're young and you see some things that you think you are missin'
As a young person, Flame feels like he's missing out on things, but in reality, he's not missing anything and he needs to get back on his mission.

Man you trippin' you're missin' nothin' get back on your mission
Flame is being told that he's not missing anything and he should focus on returning to his mission.

Don't let thinkin' bout sex throw you back like a you're Mitchell and Ness
Flame should not let thoughts of sex drag him down and distract him from his mission.

Don't get weary in your well-doin'
Flame should not become tired of doing good.

you were doin' well until you let your well ruin and run dry
Flame was doing well until he let his well run dry and ruin his progress.

Tryin' to fulfill them selfish ambitions
Flame is trying to fulfill selfish ambitions, which leads to sinful decisions.

Making sinful decisions without repentance leaves only contention
If Flame continues to make sinful decisions without repenting, it will lead to conflicts with others.

Don't forget you're a professin' Christian
Flame should remember that he is a professing Christian.

Them lyrics you've written-
Flame's written lyrics are being referenced.

They don't mean nothin' unless they match your livin'
Flame's lyrics are meaningless if they do not match his life.

No one ever received elevation
No one has ever achieved elevation by procrastinating or dabbling in things.

Dibblin' And dabblin' and rappin' with procrastination
Dabbling in different things while procrastinating won't lead to elevation.

How long has it been since we've communicated
Flame is asking how long it has been since he has communicated with God.

Oh Lord I'm tired of sin it keeps me humiliated
Flame is tired of sin as it makes him feel humiliated.

So much sin in the world we in and I've been regenerated
There's a lot of sin in the world, but Flame has been regenerated and wants to turn away from it.

Oh Lord I need Jesus, Jesus, Jesus oh, how long has it been?
Flame needs Jesus and is asking how long it has been since he has connected with Him.

I haven't been girded with the full armor
Flame hasn't equipped himself with full armor of God.

I've deserted your Word it turned to nervousness and then full drama
Flame has abandoned God's word, causing him to become anxious and face unnecessary drama.

It's better for me to have never known
It would have been better for Flame to never have known the truth than to know it and turn back to what is wrong.

Than to know the truth and turn back to what is wrong
Knowing the truth and turning back to what is wrong is worse than never knowing it at all.

That's like spewin' from my own stomach
Turning back to what's wrong is as bad as throwing up and then eating it.

Then turnin' around and eatin' my own vomit
Turning back to what's wrong is like eating your own vomit.

When I've been made clean and I don't mean Comet
Flame has been made clean by God, and not by cleansing agents like Comet.

Lord break me abase me make me face holiness
Flame is asking God to break him down, humble him, and make him face holiness.

Shake me shape me make me face loneliness
Flame wants God to shake him, shape him, and help him face loneliness.

Redeem me rescue this vessel press through
Flame is asking God to redeem him, rescue him, and help him push through his struggles.

So much just to get next to you it's stressful
Flame finds it stressful to put in so much effort just to get closer to God.

It helps to confess my test it's just to bless you
Confessing his struggles is a way to bless God.

Disconnected I need to connect to you
Flame feels disconnected from God and needs to connect with Him again.

Where can I go to escape from your presence
God is omnipresent, so there is nowhere that Flame can go to escape from His presence.

You're omnipresent you're present in hell and present in heaven
God is present everywhere, even in hell and heaven.

Plus I'm weary and wounded, my theory's consumed in
Flame is tired and wounded, causing his theories to be consumed by his struggles.

Iniquity's union my history is sick with influence
Flame has been heavily influenced by sin in the past, causing a union with iniquity.

Lord let these broken bones rejoice in a song
Flame wants God to let his broken bones rejoice and sing a song.

Givin' you glory until I get home
Flame will give God glory until he reaches his heavenly home.

Never takin' my freedom and overthrow your authority on the throne
Flame will not let his freedom overthrow God's authority on the throne.

Livin' it holy until I get home
Flame wants to live holy until he reaches his heavenly home.

Desperate measures will I take from now on
Flame will take desperate measures from now on to stay away from what he knows is wrong.

To stay away from what I'm knowin' is wrong
Flame will do whatever it takes to stay away from what he knows is wrong.

Selfcontrol because my suffering is long
Flame needs self-control because he has been suffering for a long time.

No more will I ignore the fact that it's on
Flame won't ignore the fact that he needs to make changes in his life.

Prayin' until you come back for your own
Flame will continuously pray until Jesus comes back for His own.

I'm fearfully and I'm wonderfully made
Flame was made fearfully and wonderfully by God.

Elected and affected by your irresistible grace
Flame has been elected and affected by God's irresistible grace.

And Lord that means something
Being elected and affected by God's irresistible grace is significant to Flame.

Take my heart and then clean something
Flame wants God to take his heart and cleanse it.

Make me mature and help me endure please
Flame wants God to make him mature and help him endure through his struggles.

Deliver me from the guilt and the filth, find me on my knees
Flame asks God to deliver him from guilt and filth and wants to be found on his knees seeking Him.

Knelt down about to put my face to the ground
Flame is kneeling down and about to put his face to the ground in reverence to God.

When I start renewin' my mind it'll lessen the times I have to sing
Renewing his mind will help Flame reduce the amount of times he has to sing the same song of repentance.