Look Up by Josiah Williams, Genesis Renji

Rerouting, Vol. 2 by Josiah Williams

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Look Up
by Josiah Williams, Genesis Renji

Album: Rerouting, Vol. 2

Josiah Williams - Intro:
Let that music ride out!

Genesis Renji - Intro:
Let that music--yeah!
JWill and Genesis Renji

I cried out in hopes you would hear me
Lord
It'll always get better

Genesis Renji - Verse 1:
There's a feeling I've been feeling
Like I ain't supposed to be living
This feeling's filling my soul
Like these bullets filling these children
It's click, clack and boom
Like church choirs for tombs
My city playin' them tunes
Like Fiddler on the Roof

And I ain't been to church in some months
Go figure
I figure in order to go farther
I need more figures
Not the figures of speech
But the figures of green
I know the root of all evil
I've been admiring the tree
From the trunk to the branches
And everlasting
I know that there's a plan I can't comprehend
Or imagine
But I'm just feeling like:
"Lord, you should try me
I just might surprise thee"
Wait, that's surprising

'cause I know these dreams ain't pointless, man
I know this life ain't hopeless, man
Just gotta pray and stay focused, man
I done got it tatted underhand
Valley before the promised land

Genesis Renji & Josiah Williams - Chorus:
Even when my days ain't perfect, I try to look up
Even when I'm busy hurting, I try to look up
Even when I feel deserted, I try to look up
Because I know I deserve it, I try to look up

Even when my days ain't perfect, I try to look up
Even when I'm busy hurting, I try to look up
Even when I feel deserted, I try to look up
Because I know He deserves it, I try to look up

Josiah Williams - Verse Two:
There's a feeling I've been feeling
Like I've been letting Him down
I avoid the bible; I find a problem and come around
Lord, help me cause I need You
I've been acting evil
But gimme a second chance and I'll star in a better sequel

I know I was made in Your image, original
But I've been acting selfish, powerless and pitiful
Tell me where I went wrong
Actually I know, but, yo
It's hard because I tried to be the star and the show
I had everybody watching
Everybody follow
They don't know, I fell low, after hittin' a pothole
I landed face first in a mess that I made
And I was, somehow encouraged to embrace all the pain

They can call you a friend, and you may never know
They're the reason for the pain that you undergo
But because I'm ya friend, I gotta let you know
That it hurts to hold it on, better let 'em go

I've got a new plan, to become a new man
Just tryin'
Wanna have a suit and tie when the Lord's ready to fly-in
And I won't have to tell Him all about my work
He was watching up in Heaven of my time on Earth

And I know that I'm never needing to find my worth
You're the only thing I see and keep my eyes on first
The Lord says, let it go, cause I what I say does
Lemme see you start living that Agape love

Genesis Renji & Josiah Williams - Chorus:
Even when my days ain't perfect, I try to look up
Even when I'm busy hurting, I try to look up
Even when I feel deserted, I try to look up
Because I know I deserve it, I try to look up

Even when my days ain't perfect, I try to look up
Even when I'm busy hurting, I try to look up
Even when I feel deserted, I try to look up
Because I know He deserves it, I try to look up