The Race (Run It)

[Chorus 1: Xay Hill]

Uh, I done went to war a few times

I done went to battle with some doubt, had some long nights

You can try and get in my mind

I believe my God gon' win the battle on the front lines

[Verse 1: Kamban]

This is war, no sugar-coatin' no more

No peace makin' with evil, these saints are reborn

The flesh has been put to death, so keep faith in the storm

And keep chasing it, they know defeat's facing before 'em

And through the struggle, He's gon' pursue and love you

And when your knees buckle, man

He ain't gon doom or judge you

Then when your view gets muddy, it's time to

Pull and nudge you and you might

Get through it bloody but you gon' know true abundance

This is the New Covenant

Critics and news pundits, yeah, they want the proof buddy

But that don't produce substance and we don't elude trouble

We just push through, trudging

They won't escape nothin', we know that days coming

This is the race, run it

This is the race, run it

There ain't no way I'ma sit back and just say nothing

Hop on the stage and tell 'em, y'all gotta pray youngin'

'cause I felt the pain, but numbing it ain't the same, homie

This is the race, run it

[Chorus 2: Xay Hill]

I done went to war a few times

I done went to battle with some doubt, had some long nights

You can try and get in my mind

I believe my God gon' win the battle on the front lines

I've been through the trial and the fire

Slowly crucify all my desires, I already made up my mind

God, that I'ma lay down my life (Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh)

[Verse 2: Kamban]

This is power at work, this ain't a matter of words

It's principalities, earth shattering, cowards avert

If you ain't encountered a birth, you ain't about to endure

This ain't all mountains and perks

I've been through trials and hurt but I ain't

About to revert (nope)

Back to my ways, fraudulently practicing Church

I need some actual faith

Catastrophe lurks, attack it and pray

This is the tactic of saints, I ain't goin' back to the fake

It's combat for the King

On fire like a bonfire, screamin' bonzai and I

Endure it for the empire while I

Run the race, strip the weight, never gonna run away

From the pain, gonna face it 'til I face Him on that day

(There's purpose in your pain)

I'ma tell Him 'bout my pain, I'ma tell Him how I need Him

For the heathen come to save, from the sinner to the saint

We all need aboundin' grace, ain't no reason saving face

Tell you what I gotta say

[Chorus 2: Xay Hill]

I done went to war a few times

I done went to battle with some doubt, had some long nights

You can try and get in my mind

I believe my God gon' win the battle on the front lines

I've been through the trial and the fire

Slowly crucify all my desires, I already made up my mind

God, that I'ma lay down my life (Ooh. ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh)