i know you see me smiling but if i could take you on a journey rewinded you d see the really dark days behind me you would understand the joy that s deep inside me you d see that i made it you d see that i made it harsh verbage had me buckled down on one knee the false verdicts caused the critics to surround me stones in they hands and malice in they eyes been waiting on this moment as they yell out battle cries they was saying off with his head this sanctified menace the gavel s landed so let s carry out the sentence the reverend s seed they gonna spread out bad weeds this damaged bruised fruit has fallen far from the tree but little did they know i had a praying praying mama and my father named me junior so i ll lead you through the drama was raised from the womb to have all reverence for the abba and taught to flee from nonsense to the everlasting what you see standing right before your face is a a dead man walking raised in never ending grace the prayers of the righteous pierce the clouds in the skies and the almighty answered in my favor on high now don t get me wrong was no angel wrath coming from the womb my own hands digging dirt cement for the tomb could have been gone real soon high noon for this character noose dangling for trying to massacre the messenger a steady blister extorts liar and a cheat nicknamed fabric softener cause i stayed in some sheets yeah that was me no shame in my game the dice could have rolled the other way chained to my shame the very thing that was used to put me down that turned a young timid boy into a clown would get me ready for that day to wear a crown and rest in glory brothers sisters all around what was meant for my destruction paved way for my good and his good and perfect work will pan out like it should so be encouraged life s given by his words and he s stated that he s already done it and we ve already made it 1