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Reservoir

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Reservoir

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"Of David. Do not compete with the wicked; do not envy those who commit injustice. For like grass they will soon wither, like green vegetation. Trust in the Lord and do good, then you will abide in the land and be nourished by faith. Delight in the Lord, and He will guard your desires and needs, and take care of you. You reveal your righteousness like a light, and your judgments are on high. Depend on the Lord and hope for Him; compete not with the prosperous, with the man who invents evil schemes. Let go of anger, abandon rage; do not compete with one who intends only to harm. For the evildoers will be cut down; but those who hope in the Lord, they will inherit the earth."

I just wanna talk to You now

This is for the One

You kept me alive

And so I thank You

Moses is on his way down town

Yoshua maintaining the fountain

Right about now I should be over Chicago, lights out the window

Levee breaks, flow like diamonds

All these babies crying, ideas flying around

It’s time to come down from the mountain

Welcome home, just stick to the plan

But how can I be like the stars and sand?

It's only man who commands

He put this one in our hands

Two tabs of stone, I'm alone while these fans keep circling

Over the land like helicopter blades, I crave some breeze

Will you wait, wait for me, please?

Forty days and forty nights, but I can't stand much more

So you think you understand what’s pure and impure?

Now it's pouring my soul on the floor

You think ya know so much, that I'm so out of touch

I tossed in the crutch to the אֵשׁ תָּמִיד

I walk with a limp, with a wound that bleeds

While all these animals feed with their envy and greed

Smoke marijuana seed

Wanna chop this tree

Cut me down, pressure to concede

And give in to what they believe is me

But I'ma fight, I'm a light, I'm the glory of the King

I'm the song that you sing, the melody that you bring

Sharp teeth and venom that stings not gonna bring me to my knees

I'm a fish in this here sea, evil eye won't get at me

I just want to finish this thing

Not gonna bring me to my knees

I'm going down, down to go up

From the pits to מצרים, from the dungeon to the kingdom

To my stage offering, can't give up and won't give in

I am the blood of Jacob and I'll keep struggling

Like Joseph, my brothers wanna sell me out

I had the dream, time to leave the doubt

Multicolored coat with blood on my sleeves

Best believe it ain't from no beasts

Got no car, I walked around this reservoir

This is David’s heart, rainbow-colored cry

From the end to the start, this is David’s heart

A rainbow-colored cry from the end to the start

Phantoms and ghosts, raise your glass and make a toast

This is for the One

שהחינו‎

הקדוש ברוך הוא

What we been through

Me and you

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