This song samples one of my all time favorite musicals, Les Miserables. Shoutout to the folks who made it into one of the most epic movie adaptations of all time! It was amazing! This song talks about the reality of Christian life: persecution and death. Now, at this very moment, thousands of Christians worldwide are killed, tortured, and martyred for simply believing that Jesus is their Lord and Savior. Religious tolerance and freedom is forbidden in many foreign countries. We tend to take for granted what we have here in America. So hopefully this song will wake u up to the dark reality our brothers and sisters face on a daily basis. If u dont believe me, do the research for yourself. R u, as a Christian, really willing to put your life on the line and DIE for what u believe in, or r u just a Christian because its convenient for you, or because its how u were raised, or just because u want to go to heaven? Think about it. This is NOT a game.
lyrics
Oppression overseas from the bullet of a gun
Just because we stand in belief of the Son (2)
Of God, Jesus, as our true Lord and Savior
And still we choose to love and forgive our neighbors (4)
Persecution, death and destruction of the temples
Religious terrorism on a whole other level (6)
Sanctuary lies in ruins, but our church is not a building
We’ll make it till the Son of God returns, Lord willing (8)
Living waters flow while the nations pour bombs
Women beaten and imprisoned in the nation of Islam (10)
Trapped in fear and marriage, as if it were a crime
To be a lady, even forced to be a wife at age nine (12)
Satan has led man to believe he is a God
Whipping us into shape by the tail of a rod (14)
Yet the many who are weak will stumble and frown
And while locked in the cage, they yell to them all Look down (16)
(Chorus)
Every moment of my life is a struggle, so I pray
Thank God if I ever live to see another day (2)
Cause tomorrow is not guaranteed, nor ever promised
Condemned to execution and dismissed as dishonest (4)
Chained like a slave, forced to live in seclusion
Jesus gave us life like a blood transfusion (6)
Cover us and wash us with grace and forgiveness
Even though we top all the worldwide hitlists (8)
Threatened to be killed as a martyr by the claw
Legislation turned against me in the name of the law (10)
Making my praise illegal, worship labeled as profanity
Thrown into jail, calling my faith insanity (12)
Bodies layed flat, piled up in the street
Beaten by the authorities, frying in the heat (14)
No mercy from the so called Master of the Town
Every elder man in the crowd says to me look down (16)
(Chorus)
Look at the scars run across my face
Lord God, how I long for your sweet embrace (2)
Rescue me from the evildoers, from the fowl’s snare
Tears filling up the rivers of my living nightmare (4)
Look at the people, how they cheer for my suffering
Yet I endure towards the road to recovery (6)
The marks on my skin dig deep to the core
Even smacked in the face by the Bible that I stand for (8)
Pray for Iraq, China and North Korea,
Indonesia, Algeria, and even Nigeria (10)
Pakistan, Afghanistan, Egypt and Rome
India, Turkey, and many more around the globe (12)
Each day a Christian dies, though we never see them
While many of us fail to use our given freedoms (14)
Pray hard on your knees, head bowed to the ground
For at this very moment, Rulers tell these people look down (16)
( Chorus)
credits
from G.R.O.W.,
released March 24, 2013
Beat produced by Masdamind( yup. me). samples look down from Les Miserables OST ft. Hugh Jackman
My name is MasDaMind. I started out writing raps back in 2004, and been doing it ever since. i took a break after i
graduated high school to focus on making mashups, which i started back in 2008. Both ventures were a learning process to this day. NOw Masdamind is on Gods team and ready to take the world by storm. Alot more is to come, so stay tuned! Amen!...more
