Beautiful Feet
Lecrae Feat. Dawntoya Lyrics


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Carlos was born in killa cali
Was walking down an alley and caught a
Bullet in his head that left him bleeding badly
He lost everything at that moment except his life
He lost his hearing lost his movement and he lost his sight
He laid there in a coma
But man nobody cared
The gospel preached in his neighborhood? nobody dared
But los got up out the coma got and was able to hear
A missionary shared the gospel to his open ears
He got saved got trained got discipled
Back to hood
You could find em preaching the bible
He led a homie to christ from his same hood
Part of church plant
Come on now ain't his name good
This is blessing but I'm stressing that this is not the norm
We need leaders and belivers to help carry it on
But who would minister in a sinister part of town
I pray if jesus is calling you that you would be found

Eric used to go to bible study as a kid
He got older and started doing what the hood did
A rival gang caught him slippin tried to take his life
But the jammed up so them beat him nice
He woke up in the hospital singing bible songs
Praise god he had a place to learn the bible from
But then he gets saved and wanna preach christ they
Make him change his whole culture and way of life
He gotta get him a bachelors wear a suit and tie
Go to seminary
By then all of his boys will die
Jesus came to invade culture outta nazereth and used
A couple fisherman who people saw as hazardous
The feet are beautiful if only they'd go
If ain't nobody in hood preaching how will they know?
Eric is better used taught trues in his context
Somebody please plant a church in his projects

In luke 4 16 on down to 21 jesus says
He's messiah says hes the chosen one
But more than that he quotes isaiah
That shows our savior targets oppressed
Captive blind and the broke I'm saying
Had a heart for the poor had a heart for the low
And 1st john 2:6 is way we should go
In dueteronomy even tho they under the law
The tithes every third year the poor got em all
I ain't sayin you wrong if you live in burbs
I'm sayin turn your attention to the hood cause we hurting
Man if you ain't burdened please pick up your word an
Tho this world is going down while we here we can serve him
We bring this to the streets because we knew the streets
I pray that more would be burdend to have beautiful feet
You never knew the streets but truth is what you preach
I pray to god you'd be burdened for beautiful feet
Go, go, go (run with those beautiful feet)
Go, go, go
You hold the truth that saves so run and shout it to the world




They can't believe in something they ain't never heard
Go, go, go and run with those beautiful feet

Overall Meaning

The song "Beautiful Feet" by Lecrae feat. Dawntoya is a deeply emotional and spiritual song that tells two stories of individuals who have encountered life-changing events. The first story is about Carlos, who was shot in an alley in California and lost his movement, sight and hearing. He was left comatose, and though the gospel was preached in his neighbourhood, nobody cared. When he eventually woke up, a missionary shared the gospel with him, and he got saved, trained, and discipled. He eventually led someone else to Christ and became a church planter in his neighbourhood.


The second story is about Eric, who as a child went to Bible study but later became involved in street life. He was almost killed in a gang shooting and woke up in the hospital singing Bible songs. He got saved and wanted to preach Christ, but he was expected to change his whole culture and way of life. The song stresses the importance of planting churches in neglected neighbourhoods and sending out zealous believers who know the culture and language of the people they serve.


Line by Line Meaning

Carlos was born in killa cali
Carlos was born in a dangerous part of California


Was walking down an alley and caught a Bullet in his head that left him bleeding badly
While walking in an alley, Carlos was shot in the head and was severely injured and bleeding


He lost everything at that moment except his life
Aside from surviving, Carlos lost his ability to see and hear, and also his mobility


He laid there in a coma But man nobody cared
Carlos was in a coma, and nobody seemed to care about his condition


The gospel preached in his neighborhood? nobody dared
Even in his neighborhood, nobody dared to preach the gospel


But los got up out the coma got and was able to hear
Carlos miraculously woke up from his coma and regained his hearing


A missionary shared the gospel to his open ears
A missionary preached the gospel to Carlos and he was receptive to it


He got saved got trained got discipled
Carlos accepted Jesus, and received training and discipleship


But who would minister in a sinister part of town
The question is, who would be willing to serve as a minister in a dangerous area?


I pray if jesus is calling you that you would be found
If Jesus is calling you to serve in this area, then it is hoped that you would answer the call


Eric used to go to bible study as a kid
Eric used to attend Bible study sessions when he was a child


He got older and started doing what the hood did
As he got older, he became involved in activities commonly associated with his neighborhood


But then he gets saved and wanna preach christ they Make him change his whole culture and way of life
After accepting Christ, Eric felt called to preach but doing so would require him to change his lifestyle and culture


He gotta get him a bachelors wear a suit and tie Go to seminary
To become a preacher, Eric believes that he would need to obtain a college degree, wear formal clothing, and attend seminary


Jesus came to invade culture outta nazereth and used A couple fisherman who people saw as hazardous
Jesus came to disrupt cultural norms, and He chose to work with fishermen who were considered unreliable by society


The feet are beautiful if only they'd go
Blessed are those who go and preach the gospel


If ain't nobody in hood preaching how will they know?
If there are no preachers in troubled areas, how can people know about Jesus?


In dueteronomy even tho they under the law The tithes every third year the poor got em all
Even under the Old Testament law, tithes were given every third year, and the proceeds went to support the poor


Man if you ain't burdened please pick up your word an
If you do not feel a burden to preach the gospel, then pick up your Bible and learn from it


You never knew the streets but truth is what you preach
Even if you have never experienced life in these areas, you can still preach the truth of the gospel


You hold the truth that saves so run and shout it to the world
As a believer, you carry the message of salvation, so run and proclaim it to the world


They can't believe in something they ain't never heard
People cannot believe in the gospel if they have never heard it preached


Go, go, go and run with those beautiful feet
Keep preaching the gospel and run with your beautiful feet




Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Courtney Peebles, Dawntoya Thomason, Le Crae Devaughn Moore

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RedDevils2022

Everything about this song gives me nostalgic memories of when I was younger and was part of my youth group, over 10 years ago. I was very faith driven and was never shy about showing and expressing my faith to others. Honestly, I don’t know how or why I changed so much, but I truly need more of that younger me in my life now.

Kgwitthetea Kisha Green

Yes I feel the same way! This song does that for me as well! Let’s GO! God bless you 😊

Amos Chiwara

Water will still flow on the same path where it once did... Just ask for God to shower you with his living waters, wait and see what happens

UFO

praying for u 🙌

Abel Kaludzu

Still the best to date!! Encourages me to always share the Gospel with others

Matthew Moore

I first heard this while on a mission trip 10 years ago. We could definitely use more gospel preaching right now.

Charlly Nartey

Still one of the best songs ever!

Monika Imhof

Awesome song about reaching out to people that are not even your own. I am a white lady with a lot of black people around me as friends. It's amazing to see what God is doing and had done. Hate has been replaced indeed by love.

Luis Ortiz

This was a hook for me🙏...do it again Crae🙏

Albert Mushipi

Such an anointed song

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