Love Ourselves

Verse 1

It used to be a constant battle in my mind

Looking back, nobody could tell me

I would be fine

The Spirit won't reside

In a temple that's full of lies

I let go of the pride

And aligned with the Divine

I've been changed

And I remained

And can't complain

When I slain the old man

I was an animal

But tamed

My fleshy ways

And put my body in the grave

Yeah, yeah, yeah

Gotta let the past die

Let it fade—it's okay

To outgrow the pain and the trauma

That held me

And replace my mind

With the Holy and lowly

And let go of the wine and the spirit of Deuce

I've grown

And I'm telling myself

That I'm moving on

I can control

What I'm no longer holding on

I gotta heal myself

And put it in a song

Because the people

Need healing from all our wrongs

Hook

We gotta love ourselves

So many times we tend to hurt ourselves

We're letting go of the pain we felt

And all the faults we can't change

So we grow and remain

I know I gotta love myself

Man—pleasing was a thing I felt

Because of the sins and the weight I've dealt

But I'm still here and remain

So we're growing for a change

Bridge (Zakah Yasharalah)

Fell a lot

But through it all... I'm better

Stormy nights and cloudy days

Get better

With sunshine, the hard times will settle

Chastised, 'cause His love's forever

Verse 2

His grace and mercy

Never fade, like it's see—through

We see ourselves in each other

'Cause we're equal

Was dirty rags in His eyes, living evil

But through the blood of His Son

Now we're peaceful

Forget the past

'Cause Satan wanna deceive you

Christ forgave you

So why they tryna bait you?

Make you remember

The sins that made you feeble

You put away the past

Now why they tryna keep you?

Running from better days

Living in harmony

Filling you with the Spirit

Of Christ like an entrée

Gotta forgive yourself

And then run away—ándale

From everything in the past

Let it go—I mean right away, for real

Hook (Repeat)

We gotta love ourselves

So many times we tend to hurt ourselves

We're letting go of the pain we felt

And all the faults we can't change

So we grow and remain

I know I gotta love myself

Man—pleasing was a thing I felt

Because of the sins and the weight I've dealt

But I'm still here and remain

So we're growing for a change

Bridge (Zakah Yasharalah — Repeat)

Fell a lot

But through it all... I'm better

Stormy nights and cloudy days

Get better

With sunshine, the hard times will settle

Chastised, 'cause His love's forever