Kirk Franklin - Losing My Religion Album Lyrics

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Losing My Religion

I'm losing my religion
Thank God
I prayed about my decision
How odd
For the man with the mic
To be the man all his life
While Christ-like stipes did with REM
Rev up the RPMs
How do I begin to try to paint this sin, of rules?
That divides God's people in two

In the beginning, religion created a mask
The reformation helped but soon the patch didn't last
I don't tell, you don't ask
So we created a lie
And for generations, church was where we went to go hide
Or we no longer tried
Because rules read our relationship was empty inside
Leaves you bitter, dry
Swift to cut like a razor
Swift to call you a traitor
Cause you're swift to love Taylor
Now we got bad blood with our neighbor

Who's wrong, who's right
Every Sunday we're divided
Who's black, who's white, C'mon
Now the man in the mirror never gets race right
He'll never be Christ-like
Never receive good pay
So your faith never rises above minimum wage
So when it's time to save the world
You don't know what to say
To your brother that you love when he tells you he's gay
Do you push him away?
Judge him down till he leaves?
Give him a gospel he hears or a gospel he sees
Love wrapped in truth is the gospel he needs
There's room at the cross for everyone, even me

Well my sins are now clean
The loss now redeemed
Religion is a prison but truth sets us free
Helps us believe
That the world we're in now is not the world that will be
Terror, famine, disease
Millions in poverty
Hungry, can't sleep
With all of this religion, why these babies can't eat?
And if the middle class is gone, how can America see?
How can America breathe?
When the oxygen is gone from the American dream
And these American streets listen close as they speak
The next time you think America please include me

Help the ones that are weak
All they want is a piece
Of the pie that you keep
Is that too much to ask of those who lay the concrete?
Still laying on concrete
Pop, Pop by police
See, they the foundation of the nation
Not the 2%
Not the ones that own the building that the middle class rent
Because they make sense

Tell me how do you feel?
I'm the new Franklin and I have the new deal
I fight and do right
FDR for real
One nation under God
God, show us the way
The science of opinion
God is not a buffet
You pick what you want so no God on your plate
The preacher isn't God
Religion's first mistake
Serving stewards, shepherds, not kings
Has to die to his flesh everyday like me

One VIP
All the other seats in church are free
We're just groupies
God's the celebrity
Before 313 AD
Before Constantine
Before the council of Nacia
Before Romans and Greeks
Before Kalvin Alexander, Luther
Before let there be
Before history
To the last century
Before the death on the tree
Before the fall of man
Was a picture of me
Now to his heart
Right before the last three
Words he would speak
It is finished

Can you believe?
I'm losing my religion
Thank God
Helping you lose yours,
Is my job

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Miracles

I've seen God do miracles today
I mean things that I can't explain
Like flooding me with grace
Standing before me
Blessing every step I take

I've seen God do miracles in me
Things that don't change easily
It was hard but you were
patiently preparing me

I know there are some who doubt it
Life don't let them think about it
but us, we cannot live without it
He's everything I need

I've seen God do miracles

I've seen God do miracles today
They come in so many ways
Like the sunlight on my face
or the debt of sin I
could not pay that's been erased

I know there are some who doubt it
Life don't let them think about it
but us, we cannot live without it
He's everything I need

I've seen God do miracles today
I've seen God do miracles today

The next time life's winds and waves
washes all your faith away
know God can still do miracles today

My life is a miracle
Can't deny it, I'm a miracle
Oh the price for my miracle
Nails in his hands & his feet for me
To be free, that's a miracle
Can you believe it, I'm a miracle
I know waiting ain't easy for your miracle
Don't give up your seat, it's amazing

My whole life is a miracle
Can't deny it, I'm a miracle
Oh the price for my miracle
Nails in his hands & his feet for me
To be free, that's a miracle
Can you believe it, I'm a miracle
I know waiting ain't easy for your miracle
Don't give up your seat

The next time life's winds and waves
washes all your faith away
know God can still do miracles today

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123 Victory

Hey Yo 1, 2 3 Get up we got Victory
No weapon they throw at me
You know it won't prosper, no

Just got laid off (I'm doing good)
House ain't even paid off (I'm doing good)
Should be afraid but (I'm feeling good)
All the time you say (God is good)

You can calm down, down down
Don't forget who's in control
Walls are falling down down down
Get ready for the new Jericho
You waiting on God he's waiting on you
(so what you gon' do)

Hey Yo 1, 2 3 Get up we got Victory
No weapon they throw at me
You know it won't prosper, no
[x2]

Storms raging (I'm doing good)
See the world changing (I'm doing good)
I know it's not easy But life can't defeat me (God is good)

You can calm down, down down
Don't forget who's in control
Walls are falling down down down
Get ready for the new Jericho
You waiting on God he's waiting on you
With all you been through
Now its on you, so what you gonna do?

Hey Yo 1, 2 3 Get up we got Victory
No weapon they throw at me
You know it won't prosper, no
[x2]

The battles not yours
It is the Lord's
Tried on your own you're not that strong
But greater is He
That takes up for me
And soon they will see
My name's victory

Hey Yo 1, 2 3 Hey Yo 1, 2 3
Get up we got Victory
No weapon they throw at me
You know it won't prosper, no

Hey Yo 1, 2 3 Get up we got Victory
No weapon they throw at me
You know it won't prosper, no
I'm doing good I'm doing good (It's all right)

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Road Trip

Pack a smile, cause this road won't be easy
Doubt will come, believe me
Sometimes you'll wonder if it's alright
Hold on tight, it's about to be amazing
When you see what God is making
I can't wait for you to tell me that (it's alright)

Travel light and leave room for tomorrow, expect delays
And sorrow, avoid left turns, don't forget what's right
Pray always, listen to that voice above you
Only let folk ride that love you, see you've come too far
You've gotta wrap on tight

But every time that you've been through
For His glory is using you
See it's only in the darkest night
That you really see the stars shine bright

So pack a smile, cause this road won't be easy
Doubt will come, believe me
Sometimes you'll wonder if it's alright
Hold on tight, it's about to be amazing
When you see what God is making
I can't wait for you to tell me that (it's alright)

See I know, dreams can plague forever
Especially in stormy weather
It's hard to see where the road will end
But good news, your destination is determined
It's selected and predestined
Ain't it good to know you win before you begin?

But every time that you've been through
For His glory is using you
See it's only in the darkest night
That you really see the stars shine bright

So pack a smile, cause this road won't be easy
Doubt will come, believe me
Sometimes you'll wonder if it's alright
Hold on tight, it's about to be amazing
When you see what God is making
I can't wait for you to tell me that (it's alright)
[x2]

It's alright, it's alright
It's alright, it's alright

The rear view mirror is smaller
Because when you can
You're only supposed to look back at it real quick
Cause where you're going is a lot greater

Get tired of runnin', but it's alright
Cause I see what's comin, and it's alright
Wanted to give up, some days I tried
But your hand wouldn't let me, now I'm alright
[x4]

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Pray For Me

Pray for me, I'm afraid that I'm about to lose it all
Pray for me, I don't need gravity for tears to fall
You can keep your fancy words and your coloured lies
Nothing super-spiritual not this time, just pray for me
Cause judging me is not helping me to grow
Pray for me, see the wrong I've done I already know
Will you love me if I'm dirty and I've lost my way
Till the blood is washed me white and I'm no longer grey
If I don't need your approval will you let me stay, and pray for me

Pray for me [x3]
Pray for me
Please pray for me
Let's pray!

Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name
Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it in heaven
Give us our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses
As we forgive those who have trespassed against us
Lord lead us not into temptation but deliver us
From evil for thine is thy kingdom, power and the glory forever
We are asking (We are asking you to)

Pray for me!
(Listen close, you can hear the world crying)
Pray for me!
(They are saying don't talk about me, don't judge me just get down on your knees and)
Pray for me!
(We wanna be greater, we wanna be stronger but help us please)
Pray for me!
(The only way I can make it through the day)

Pray for me
I'm afraid that I'm about to lose it all

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Wanna Be Happy?

The truth can hurt you
Or the truth can change you
What would truth do to you

I just wanna be happy
But if I keep on doing the things
That keep on bringing me pain
There's no one else I can blame
If I'm not happy
Wasted time but now I can see
The biggest enemy is me
So I'm not happy

Cry yourself to sleep
Shout and raise your hands
It wont change a thing child
Until you understand

If you're tired of being the same
If you're tired of things not changing
It's time for you to get out the way
Don't get stuck in how you feel
Say Jesus take the wheel
He knows the road that you need to take
(But it only works if)
If you wanna be happy
(Look at yourself and say)
Don't you wanna be happy
I just wanna be happy

But if I keep on giving my heart
For people to tear apart
The healing will never start
So I can be happy
Will I ever be happy

Cry yourself to sleep
Shout and raise your hands
It wont change a thing child
Until you understand

(If I'm talking to you now say)
If you're tired of being the same
If you're tired of things not changing
It's time for you to get out the way
(You been down too long)
Don't get stuck in how you feel
Say Jesus take the wheel
He knows the road that you need to take
(I feel different right here)
It's so easy to complain
Addicted to the pain
You give you heart, they push it away
(But I got good news for ya)
Jesus knows just how you feel
Just let him take the wheel
The love you need, he already gave
(But the question is)
Do you wanna be happy
(If you're tired of you then say)
I just wanna be happy
(Now if you really mean that, open up your heart and say it)

Let me hear you say yeah
Yeah yeah
(If you're tired of going in circles)
Let me hear you say yeah
Yeah yeah
(Tired of making the same mistakes)
Let me hear you say yeah
Yeah yeah
(But now's your chance)
Let me hear you say yeah
(Say yeah)
Yeah yeah

If you're tired of being the same
If you're tired of things not changing
It's time for you to get out the way
(Are you ready, come on)
Don't get stuck in how you feel
Say Jesus take the wheel
(What you doin')
He knows the road that you need to take
(So easy to complain)
It's so easy to complain
(Come on)
Addicted to the pain
You give you heart, they push it away
(There's somebody that'll never leave ya)
Jesus knows just how you feel
Just let him take the wheel
The love you need, he already gave
(But the question is)
Do you wanna be happy
(Took a long time but I'm ready)
I just wanna be happy
(Thank you Lord, every day ask yourself)
Do you wanna be happy
(Yes, pull over, let him drive)
I just wanna be happy

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It's Time

(We're so glad you joined us)
We've been waiting for Your presence to arrive all day
(We're humbled You're here)
We kneel up at Your feet and we refuse to leave the same
(The truth is)
Yokes don't break on their own
Our hands are not that strong
And giving up feels wrong
When you've been waiting for so long
(Come on!)
For destiny and victory to finally collide
(Yes!)
There's no sound more sweeter than when God says "It's time"

(I get prideful)
Every time I step out independent, God I fail
(You still take me back)
So here we are broken, so glad that You destroyed the veil
(Because of the cross)
Condemnation is all gone
Humbled before Your Throne
(Thank You)
You say this is where I belong
That I've been patient for so long
(For destiny)
For destiny and victory to finally collide
There's no sound more sweeter than when God says "It's time"
(So tell)
So tell all the voices I'm doing just fine
(Tell 'em I'm good)
For this day is the day when God says "It's time"

Time for power and not just things
Time for healing the enemy
Time to be truly free to walk in faith not in what I see
No more time for childish things to warm you up and feel complete
What shall we say about these things
Soon in time the world will see
Destiny and victory finally collide
There's no sound more sweeter than when God says "It's time"
So tell all the voices "I'm doing just fine"
For this day is the day when God says "It's time"

(Time for heartache to leave my life)
For this day is the day when God says "It's time"
(Rumors, sickness, defeat, goodbye)
Lift your voices, God says "It's time"
(Jobless, homeless, you don't know the... you don't know the...
You don't know the trouble)
But this day is the day when God says "It's time"
(You're stronger, closer, you didn't give up the fight)
Lift your voices, God says "It's time"
(All the praying, all you've been believing,
Don't give up the fight no no)
This day is the day when God says "It's time"
(All things are working together for your good
So I know it's gon' be alright)
Lift your voices
God says "IT'S TIME!"

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True Story

(True Story)
She's a small town woman
In a big time world
She's a mother and a father
To one boy three girls
She got her grandma's Bible
Next to the bills and her purse
With no more options
She drops her knees in the dirt
(She says)

Lord, please help me
I'm lost, don't leave
I've tried and tried but this one thing

Now the only thing I wanna do
Is everything that tore my heart in two
I give it all to You
All I want is You
It's funny everything you thought you knew
Changes when you think your life is through
And your days are few
Now what do you do?
Everything has changed
Now I know that grace is amazing

(True story)
It's been since last August
No job in sight
He's now across the water
Another war to fight
He's made a lot of mistakes but
He wanna make things right
When he comes back home from battle
Another boy got shot last night
(He said)

Lord, please help me
I'm lost, don't leave
I've tried and tried but this one thing

Now the only thing I wanna do
Is everything that tore my heart in two
I give it all to You
All I want is You
It's funny everything you thought you knew
Changes when you think your life is through
And your days are few
Now what do you do?
(True story)
Everything has changed
Now I know that grace is amazing

(She said)
We put a lot of miles on this heart
The only thing I wanted from the start is to please You
To chase You
(And he said)
We put a lot of miles on this heart
The only thing I wanted from the start is to please You
We're running after You

(Every day we say)
Lord, please help me
I'm lost, don't leave
I've tried and tried but this one thing
(This is my story)

Now the only thing I wanna do
Is everything that tore my heart in two
I give it all to You
All I want is You
It's funny everything you thought you knew
Changes when you think your life is through
And your days are few
Now what do you do?

Now the only thing I wanna do
Is everything that tore my heart in two
I give it all to You
All I want is You
It's funny everything you thought you knew
Changes when you think your life is through
And your days are few
Now what do you do?

(Let's ride)

See it's a true story to me
How grace is amazing
It's amazing
See I don't know where I would be
Without grace amazing
It's amazing

(It's not over)

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Over

It's not over
If you've got air to breathe
It's not over
Don't believe everything you see
You're a fighter
Weapons from somewhere higher
They light up when you're closer
If God says it's not over
Get up 'cause it's not over
(Yeah get up, get up, get up)
Get up 'cause it's not over
(Yeah get up, get up, get up)

It's not over
Please tell that to the weight upon my shoulder
If joy comes in the morning how much longer
Do I knock on Heaven's door 'cause it won't open
Can't breathe, too broken to believe

See I know that you've been here before but
But if you look closer
The thing that didn't kill you made you stronger
That's why it's not over

It's not over
If you've got air to breathe
It's not over
Don't believe everything you see
You're a fighter
Weapons from somewhere higher
They light up when you're closer
If God says it's not over
Get up 'cause it's not over
(Yeah get up, get up, get up, get up)
Get up 'cause it's not over
(Yeah get up, get up, get up, get up)

Are you ready? (Are you ready?)
You're running but you don't know where you're headed
The prize is never greater than the lesson
The cross you carried really was your blessing
So breathe
Can't fight what you can't see
(Come on)

See I know that you've been here before but
But look see you made it
All the nights you hated
They just made you stronger
That's why it's not over

There was a time I thought my chance was gone
When the rain stopped I knew I'd make it home
I feel better

(Hello it's not over)
When the bags are packed and it's looking like the end
(Hello it's not over)
When you pray every time you pull up to the ATM
(Hello it's not over)
When your enemy turns out to be your best friend
(Hello it's not over)
Give thanks 'cause after each storm new life begins

See your job and that money
It's just a resource
God is your source
And the Source wants you to know

It's not over
If you've got air to breathe
It's not over
Don't believe everything you see
You're a fighter
Weapons from somewhere higher
They light up when you're closer
If God says it's not over
Get up 'cause it's not over
(Yeah get up, get up, get up, get up)
Get up 'cause it's not over
(Yeah get up, get up, get up, get up)
Get up 'cause it's not over
(Yeah get up, get up, get up, get up)
Get up 'cause it's not over
(Yeah get up, get up, get up, get up)

Get up 'cause it's not over
Get up 'cause it's not over
Get up 'cause it's not over
Get up 'cause it's not over

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When

Raindrops make suns the earthquakes and moans they
Both sing how long till the wedding day
Stars robed in white
Decorate the sky
While the fragile bride cries, "take me away"

Who can explain
These storms and these waves that
Echo birth planes please hear what they say
Mountains and trees every living thing
Shall tarry back please and do not delay

[Chorus:]
When will you come for your daughters and sons
We are homesick we try, but we don't belong
Even if that day's a million light years away
Each day will begin with the same question
When, when, when, when?

Creation speaks the winds through the leaves
It begs to be free no curses remain
Them in disease your people are weak
Help us to believe it could be any day

Great are the scars (great are the scars)
After each one (after each one)
Look close you'll see defeat on our face
Can't hear a sound
Your silence is loud
Come close to us now, you feel far away

[Chorus]

When, when
A billion hearts tonight are asking
When, when
You heard it before
We won't stop asking

But who am I
Even to try to understand ways much greater than mine

[Chorus]

When, when, when, when
When, when, when, when

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My World Needs You

Show me your face
Fill up this space
My world needs you right now
My world needs you right now
I can't escape
Being afraid
Fill me with you right now
My world needs you right now

Show me your face
Fill up this space
My world needs you right now
My world needs you right now
I can't escape
Being afraid
Fill me with you right now
My world needs you right now

Power fall down
Bring with it a sound
That points us to you right now
Erase substitutes right now
Fix what I see
And God please fix me
My world needs you right now
Let us see you right now

Power fall down
Bring with it a sound
That points us to you right now
Erase substitutes right now
Fix what I see
And God please fix me
My world needs you right now
Let us see you right now

Every heart in the world, God, needs you to rescue
Storms have come and torn our hearts in two
We need you

Show me your face
Fill up this space
My world needs you right now
My world needs you right now

Storms may come but when we call your name
All things change
Kingdoms fall, one thing
Forever reigns is your name
The anchor that holds me in my pain stays the same
Oh how sweet to know that your great name
Will never change

Jesus, (oh)
Jesus, (nobody like you Jesus)
Jesus, (power is in the name Jesus)
Jesus, (yes I need you)
Jesus, (that's where the power is)
Jesus, (you have all of the authority)
Jesus, (only you are the great I am, you're the king of kings, you're the lord of lords)
Jesus

Storms may but when we call your name all things change
Kingdoms fall, one thing
Forever reigns is your name
Oh how sweet to know that your great name
Will never change
It's stays the same

Show me your face
Come fill this space
My world needs you right now
My world needs you right now

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Intercession

Jesus please mention my name
When you talk to your father today
Life down here feels so strained
My brokenness is in the way
I'm not that good
Don't pray like I should
Yet I'm amazed you get me through
He see's me but he hears you

He hears you
That's why I need you

Jesus please mention my name
See I got some bad news today
Be nice if you can carry this weight
See its got me questioning my faith
What else to do
The safest place to hide is you
You are the door I now walk through
He see's me cos he hears you

He hears you
That's why I need you
Can't help but love you
Jesus I appreciate you

He intercedes for me
Protects me from things unseen
Right between God and me
He intercedes for me

He intercedes for me
Protects me from things unseen
Right between God and me
He intercedes for me

He's standing up for me
Forward I shall yet be
Soon our whole world will see
He intercedes for me

He's standing up for me
Forward I shall yet be
Soon our whole world will see
He intercedes for me

Jesus that's why I need you
That's why I need you
Appreciate you
Can't help but love you

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No Sleep Tonight

Oh that's the sound of love
Oh that's the sound of love

I just wanna get away with You
I just wanna fly away from what I see
Every time we fail it falls on You
Another reason for the world to not believe

See it don't feel right
When we hurt and lie
And we judge inside
Now love's been erased
You can try and hide
But no sleep tonight
Till we get this right
Let's talk about it

Let's talk about love, life, faith, patience, grace, forgiveness
If not, whose gonna sleep tonight?
'Cause I'm not right
If I kill your light that you have inside
Tell me how do we sleep tonight?
How do we sleep tonight?

I just wanna get away with You
To make sure everyone could see the God in me
After Sunday we don't love like You
And how we treat each other is a mystery

See it don't feel right
When we hurt and lie
And we judge inside
Now love's been erased
You can try and hide
But no sleep tonight
Till we get this right
Let's talk about it

Let's talk about love, life, faith, patience, grace, forgiveness
If not, whose gonna sleep tonight?
'Cause I'm not right
If I kill your light that you have inside
Tell me how do we sleep tonight?

Can't close my eyes
Change me inside
Give us Your light

Oh that's the sound of love
Oh that's the sound of love
When you have no words to pray
Your faith can't find a way
Oh brings you back to love

If I don't like my neighbor how can I love you?
Today is a new day so let's talk about it

Let's talk about love, life, faith, patience, grace, forgiveness
If not, whose gonna sleep tonight?
'Cause I'm not right
If I kill your light that you have inside
Tell me how do we sleep tonight?

Oh that's the sound of love
How do we sleep tonight?
Oh that's the sound of love
How do we sleep tonight
Oh that's the sound of love
How do we sleep tonight?
Oh brings you back to love

God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son. Whosoever believeth in Him shall not perish, but have everlasting life.
That's the sound of love.