Believer
Lift Your Voice Gospel Choir Lyrics

First things first
Prioritizing what needs to be done

I′ma say all the words inside my head
Expressing deep feelings that are kept within

I'm fired up and tired of the way that things have been, oh-ooh
Feeling a strong passion to change the status quo

Second thing second
Moving on to the next important matter

Don′t you tell me what you think that I can be
Rejecting attempts of others to limit personal growth

I'm the one at the sail, I'm the master of my sea, oh-ooh
Claiming control of one's life and decisions

I was broken from a young age
Dealing with emotional pain from early on

Taking my sulking to the masses
Turning negative emotions into something positive

Writing my poems for the few
Sharing deep and personal thoughts with a select group

That looked at me, took to me, shook to me, feeling me
Feeling a strong sense of connection with others

Singing from heartache from the pain
Expressing the emotions that come from life's struggles

Take up my message from the veins
Sharing a message from deep within oneself

Speaking my lesson from the brain
Sharing lessons learned from experience and reflection

Seeing the beauty through the Pain!
Finding the positive in difficult situations

You made me a, you made me a believer, believer
Acknowledging the impact of someone/something on one's life

Third things third
Moving on to the next important matter

Send a prayer to the ones up above
Reaching out to a higher power for guidance and support

All the hate that you′ve heard has
Experiencing all the negativity coming from the surrounding environment

Turned your spirit to a dove, oh-ooh
Transforming oneself into a symbol of peace and purity

I was choking in the crowd
Feeling overwhelmed and suffocated by society's expectations and norms

Building my rain up in the cloud
Holding onto emotions that need to be released

Falling like ashes to the ground
Crashing down after holding on for too long

Hoping my feelings, they would drown
Wishing to escape from overwhelming emotions

But they never did, ever lived, ebbing and flowing
Feeling like emotions never truly go away

Inhibited, limited
Being held back from one's full potential

′Til it broke open and rained down
Finally releasing emotions and expressing oneself freely

By the grace of the fire and the flame
Acknowledging the strength and power within oneself

You're the face of the future, the blood in my veins, oh-ooh
Recognizing someone/something as a source of inspiration and motivation

My life, my love, my drive, it came from... Pain!
Acknowledging that struggles and difficulties have been a major influence in one's life

Oh let the bullets fly, oh let them rain
Embracing challenges and difficulties as part of life

You break me down, you build me up, believer, believer
Recognizing the transformative effect of struggles and difficulties

You made me a, you made me a believer, believer
Acknowledging the impact of someone/something on one's life

Last things last
Finalizing the last important matter

The blood in my veins, oh-ooh
Recognizing the source of personal strength and motivation