GOD IN THE MIRROR Lyrics

Lord

you know what I need

You know what I crave

And I know you can deliver…yeah

Lord

Is it all on me?

And I see you in the mirror

Yeah I see you in the mirror….Yeah

It's a struggle trying to see blessings

Through bloodstained glass

Sometimes we only see joy in the devils laugh

Petitioning the Gods for peace and prosperity

But maybe the Gods see Gods in us

It's Primal therapy

Realizing our worth and the power in our thoughts

Counting our blessings

Instead of the things we've lost

Instead of stretching arms to skies

We should close our eyes

Seek the divinity we keep locked deep inside

Our own hearts

We be the ark where Orisha reside

The force of Yemaya

To wash away the negative in her tides

This light of mine is not little

But how can I make it shine

If I'm waiting for someone outside myself

To open the blinds

What if

Earth wind and fire are all mine

Like science confirms

The remnants of stars from the beginning of time

Are part of my DNA

The universe flows through my blood

I'm not just what is and will be

But what was

Maybe I need to see God in the mirror

Maybe to kill inadequacy

I need to be the one pulling the trigger

Maybe instead of falling to my knees

I need to stand and deliver

Before that man in the mirror

Lord

you know what I need

You know what I crave

And I know you can deliver…yeah

Lord

Is it all on me?

And I see you in the mirror

Yeah I see you in the mirror….Yeah

They say God is everywhere

But don't say she's a force inside

It's a thin line between faith and lies

But who's to blame

If I chose to follow fables…

Not accepting salvation's within

Waiting for it to be served at tables

The oracles in our hearts are prophets

But we ride to nowhere on rockets

On the words of zealous men who seek profit

We call verses forced on us, "the Word"

Instead of questioning "word?"

For centuries the truth was not written

But heard

Yet we search for signs

Through passages in scripture

Seeking heaven

But The bigger picture

Is the in between

You…me…

We're the center of it all

We have ashé of supernovas

That can topple walls

We're conditioned to fear God

And to believe in Hell

And to drink from a book of contradictions

that tells us we're good but we're sinners

That the martyrs are winners

We don't have to die to find God

We just need to look into the mirror

Lord

you know what I need

You know what I crave

And I know you can deliver…yeah

Lord

Is it all on me?

And I see you in the mirror

Yeah I see you in the mirror….Yeah

You are more than just the image of God

You're made with the essence of God

Society makes it so hard

To visualize your greatness

So we struggle to believe

We are beautiful and strong enough

To bring demons to their knees

We are light from a world

Far beyond these stars

How can we love ourselves

If we don't know who we are

If we can't grasp the reality of our power

We become prey for the evil ones to devour

I understand that it's hard to see

But trust me,

We are sentient beings

With abilities way beyond belief

Sometimes we forget

And sometimes we fall

And some of us never believed in ourselves at all

Disbelief doesn't make it less real

Some things in this world

You can't see, but feel

Don't go looking for God

Inside something bigger

Than yourself

Look into the mirror

And nothing else

Lord

you know what I need

You know what I crave

And I know you can deliver…yeah

Lord

Is it all on me?

And I see you in the mirror

Yeah I see you in the mirror….Yeah