This is just a raw vocal on my voice memo of a verse I did from a song made a long time ago when I was on a spiritual quest questioning life and exploring the world around me. This was a much younger me and it is interesting at times to reflect how I view the world now and how I viewed it back then. I am definitely a Christian now but being black in America could have you questioning your faith at times. Like was I indoctrinated into a religion to keep me a slave and obedient to my oppressor? Can I trust a religion where the people of that religion were segregated and racism even existed amongst believers? And of course the harsh treatment of slavery could be a stumbling block to believing a certain way. But things have been a journey.Many more questions but eventually life and experiences brought me to the understanding I have now. I have experienced healing through Jesus that I will talk about at a later time.
(Lyrics)
My Life
My liiiiiiiiiife …the only thing I have that is mine
Your Liiiiiiiiiiife…the only thing that is different from mine
The world…the place that I live at for the time. But the time keeps on slipping away away away.
I reflect on life…and I start to ponder
Focus my mind… then my thoughts seem to wander
Yesterday is today now it’s almost manana (Spanish word)
Is Heaven within or is something beyond us
They got some that’s claiming to know
But they won’t tell you if you ain’t in their cult
So keep overdosing on fast food and Coke
The System is a joke and they ask you to vote
Now you tell me… what’s right… what’s wrong…does life go on… past flesh and bone?
I went on a spiritual quest back in 06
That led to an epiphany in 07
Pimps in the pulpit…fast talking reverend
Beach comber…vagabond…inner city peasant
Babylon falling
Martial Law coming
Thank you Jesus for your peace
Ay yo…My life… the only thing I have that is mine. Your life…the only thing that is different from mine. The world… the place that I live at for the time. But the time keeps on slipping away away away.