Lord Have Mercy
X-Raided Lyrics

If I gotta burn in fire
If I have to suffer in hell for my loved ones to succeed

Feel the flames
Endure the pain of punishment

For my loved ones to excel in this game
For my family and loved ones to be successful in this life

Then let it burn
I am willing to endure the punishment

As I lay me down to sleep
Before I go to bed

I pray to the Lord that my soul he keeps
I pray for my soul to be saved by God

Nobody weeps when a G dies
No one cries when a gangster dies

But like Maya Angelou still we rise
Like Maya Angelou's poem, we continue to persevere and rise above our struggles

Mama tried to keep me home at night
My mother tried to keep me safe at night

But despite her attempts
But I still went out

I hung with the macks and the pimps
I hung out with the gangsters and the pimps

Sidin' with the Rip's
I am associated with the Rip gang

Not 'cause I like blue if you like red
I am with the Rip gang not because of the color, but because I dislike the other gang(s)

I did it 'cause I never did like you
I joined the Rip gang because I do not like the other person/gang

And it said the good die young
People say that good people die young

I don't recognize myself what have I become?
I do not know who I have turned into

Can you tell me why am I headed for a dead end?
Why am I going down a path of destruction?

Why I got another dead friend?
Why did I lose another friend to death?

Why they surround me - dead men?
Why are dead people around me?

Everywhere I look right and left
Everywhere I turn

Flip another page in the book of life and death
Experience another life event, either positive or negative

It's comin'- I feel it breathin' down my back
I sense my demise approaching

It got me runnin' Grim Reap ain't cuttin' no slack
I am trying to avoid death, but Grim Reaper is relentless

What can I do where can I go
What can I do to escape my fate?

Lord forgive me for all I did 'cause I didn't know
I ask for God's forgiveness because I did not know any better

And when my heart beats it's last tick
When I die

Somebody sat these three words in my casket:
Someone wrote these three words on my coffin

Lord have mercy
A plea for God's mercy

Forgive me for all the wrong that I did
I ask forgiveness for all the bad things I have done

All of the pain that I inflicted as a kid
All the hurt I caused as a child

On Judgment Day consider this before you curse me
When I'm being judged, keep this in mind before condemning me

I was only a child so Lord have mercy
I was just a child, so I ask for God's mercy

Should I die before I wake
If I die in my sleep

Don't shed a tear Mama 'cause I finally escaped
Do not cry for me because I am no longer struggling in this world

No more drama no more blood sweat and tears
No more struggles, pain, or emotional turmoil

No more pressure from my peers
No more expectations or pressure from others

and no more fears
No more worries or fears

I rest in peace- how long will it last
I am dead now, but how long until my peace is disturbed?

Fore I have to answer for what I did in the past
Before I am judged for my past actions

Illin' - willin' and dealin' cops always after me
I was involved in illegal activities and the police were always looking for me

I call it survival and you call it misanthropy
I see my actions as necessary to survive, but you see them as hatred of humanity

But let the record reflect circumstances were suspect
My actions may have been influenced by suspicious situations or circumstances

But you couldn't care less- mann
But you do not care about my excuses

While I struggle to survive
I am trying to stay alive

You turned your eyes- plugged your up ears
You ignored my struggles and refused to help

Ignored my cries
You did not care about my pleading

Now Ms. America sayin' we scarin' her
Now America is afraid of people like me

But she can give me Liberty or Death- I'm darin' her
I challenge America to give me freedom or kill me

Either one'll set me free- that's all I want to be
Freedom is all I desire

But that ain't what y'all want to see
But society does not want to see me free

You'd rather see me killin' up my own in the ghetto
Society would rather see me killing people in my own neighborhood

Or sellin' blow to anybody Black, Brown, or Yellow
Or selling drugs to people of any race

But forget that- I'm tryin' to get my head right
I am trying to change my ways and improve myself

Even if it mean I gotta get dead tonight
Even if the price of changing is death

Forgive me for the blood that his body bled
I ask for forgiveness for the blood that has been spilled

And all the tears that his Mommy shed
And all the pain and sadness that his mother endured

Book says 'Thou Shalt Not Kill'
The bible says not to kill

But I done seen more blood spilled
But I have witnessed too much violence and bloodshed

Than the vets on Hamburger Hill- it's real
More blood has been spilled in my neighborhood than in wars

Post War Syndrome- went to see my homie
Like PTSD from war, I have post-traumatic stress disorder from my experiences

But his Mama told me that the homie been gone
But his mother told me that my friend had died

Everytime I turn around it be another body on the ground
Every time I look, someone else has been killed

With fresh gunshot wounds but he didn't hear a sound
Despite being shot, the victim did not even hear it

When he came out the room
When he exited the building

Nobody told him he would be dead so soon
No one warned him that he would die soon

But the gauge went boom Ms. America,
But the gun went off, America

I know you got a cure for AIDS
I know a cure for AIDS has been found

But we need a cure for Raid who on a rampage
But we need a cure for people like me who are on a destructive path

Can you feel it- the tensions in the air thick
Can you sense the tension and unease in the air?

Hate got me so high I'm gettin' airsick
My hatred is causing me to feel nauseous like motion sickness

Got my people broke lookin for a buck to borrow
My community is impoverished and struggling to make ends meet

Doin it one day at a time fuck your sorrow
We take it day by day and do not have time for pity

Fuck tomorrow I want revenge
To hell with the future, I want to avenge what has been done to me

I got a Beretta named Vendetta
I have a gun named revenge

Time to answer for your sin- man
It is time to pay for your crimes

When you meet your creator- tell him I apologize
When you face judgement, please apologize for me

But I gotta ride Lord have mercy forgive me...
But I have to follow through with my plan. Please God forgive me.

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Refrain

Forgive me for all the wrong that I've done
I ask for forgiveness for all the bad things I have done

All of the pain I inflicted when I was young
All the hurt I caused when I was a child

On Judgement Day consider this before you curse me
When I am being judged, remember this before condemning me

I was only a child so Lord have mercy
I was just a child, so I ask for God's mercy