Dreamslave/ Murder Me prelude
Swoope Lyrics

To live is Christ,
Living is dedicated to Christ

To die is Gain
Dying is to be rewarded

I asked myself am I a slave
Self-question about being enslaved

Working for the finer things in life
Striving for wealth and riches

'Cause I don't ever wanna lose control
Afraid of losing control over self

Gain this world
Gaining worldly pleasures

Lose my soul
Risking the chance of losing one's soul

So free my mind
Wanting to be free from the mind's control

Let me go goodbye
Saying goodbye to worldly desires

So they tell us to give a toast to the good life
Society encourages celebrating the luxurious lifestyle

Or at least the one advertised
Promoting what media portrays as desirable

Let that champagne spill raise them glasses high
Encouraging drinking champagne and celebrating wealth

Make truth out of wishes
Converting desires into reality

Pursue what your bliss is
Chase after happiness

Or cruise with the misses
Enjoying life with a significant other

Boat shoe ocean blue with a view of the fishes
Enjoying a luxurious lifestyle

You could get used to this feeling
Getting comfortable with materialistic desires

We living life in your youth full of riches
Young life filled with wealth

While real treasure pass you by
Not realizing the true value in life

But that's okay you never had this life
Justifying materialism

So be okay with being gratified
Justifying momentary pleasures

But never satisfied
Never content with what is already received

Stay distracted by the greed of your appetite
Being caught up in the hunger for wealth

And never sleep 'cause you dream of the lavished life
Always craving an opulent lifestyle

Heart stay empty pockets stay stuffed
Rich in money but spiritually empty

'Cause when you love money you don' ever got enough
Being unable to satisfy desires for wealth

The dream that you living for will make you a slave
Being enslaved by pursuit of materialistic dreams

Because the things you're living for can't go to your grave
Worldly possessions have no value after death

Two fingers in the air for heavy D, Steve Jobs, and Gill Scott rest in peace
Paying respects to the dead celebrities

These guys had the Gs for every pleasantry
Being wealthy and able to afford anything they desired

But couldn't take it when they headed to the heavenlies
Not being able to carry wealth to the afterlife

What you amass won't help on the day of wrath
Wealth won't be useful on the day of judgment

'Cause what you earn can't go in your urn
Possessions cannot be taken to the grave

Hedonism is bound up in freedom's prison
Indulging in pleasures restricts freedom

Cats dream of riches like Jesus isn't
Craving for wealth while ignoring Jesus' teachings

So they get em a wife a house kids and a dog, a wife a house kids and a dog
Satisfying oneself with mundane pleasures

Guess what they never really live at all naw man they never really live at all
Not living life to the fullest

Yo, am I a slave?
Questioning self-imposed slavery

That's a good question, it puts things into perspective
Question offers a new perspective

With a good lesson could I ever afford a necklace in my profession
Unable to afford luxurious things in the music industry

That costs just as much as a Lexus could I be flexin'
Owning expensive things to flaunt status

What do I consider precious
Questioning what is valuable

Let's just, say I couldn't really find the bestest
Unable to find what is the best

Ways to explain the gifts God gives
Trying to understand and explain God's blessings

What do I call a blessing
Defining what is a blessing

Knowing wherever my heart is you find my treasure
Valuing spiritual treasures over worldly possessions

So I guess something so intangible how do I measure
Unable to measure spiritual treasures

Gotta stop moving my mandible and get my thoughts together yeah
Concentrating on inner thoughts

Gotta let the father put my heart together
Relying on God to mend one's heart

Or get shot up by a shooter who was shot with the Beretta
Dying before realizing the true value in life

Hallelujah!
Expression of praise to God

And it'd be hard for me to get up
Difficult to recover from low points in life

To my very last words is I ain't be partin' with this cheddar
Refusing to part with wealth until death

But the truth will be I partin' with all of it forever
Wealth will be left behind after death

Tell the world I'll never fall for it but y'all getting better
Refusing to fall for materialism

It's a set up
Materialism is a trap

A wife a house kids and a dog
A stereotypical dream life

Guess what they never really lived at all
Not truly experiencing life

To live is Christ,
Living is dedicated to Christ

To die is Gain
Dying is to be rewarded

I asked myself am I a slave
Self-question about being enslaved

Working for the finer things in life
Striving for wealth and riches

'Cause I don't ever wanna lose control
Afraid of losing control over self

Gain this world
Gaining worldly pleasures

Lose my soul
Risking the chance of losing one's soul

So free my mind
Wanting to be free from the mind's control

Let me go goodbye
Saying goodbye to worldly desires

Two fingers in the air for Heavy D
Paying respects to Heavy D

Two fingers in the air for Heavy D
Paying respects to Heavy D

Can't forget my homie, Sully G
Remembering a friend

Two fingers in the air for Heavy D
Paying respects to Heavy D

I fantasize and try to dream of
Dreaming of the ideal life

Security to try satisfy me but
Trying to find satisfaction in security

They don't measure up to please
Falling short of offering true satisfaction

'Cause real treasure comes in Jesus
Finding true value in Christ

So I abort the created and adore The Creator
Finding fulfillment in worshiping God

I avoid what I savor 'cause rewards coming later
Sacrificing present pleasures for a greater reward in the future

My award is The Savior
Receiving Jesus as a reward

He is the prize
Jesus is the ultimate reward

My heart is toward what is wayward
Feeling lost even with faith

So what's in me must die
Dying to self and materialism