Kirk Franklin - Hero (2005) by Kirk Franklin (보컬) on maniadb.com

Oh beautiful for spacious skies for amber waves of grain,
(You are listening to a group of children from Africa.)
For purple mountains majesties above the fruited plain,
(Their parents have died from war, famine, and AIDS)
America, America God shed His grace on thee
(I ask all of you who take life and freedom for granted)
And crown thy good with brotherhood from sea to shining sea
(Please don't forget to pray for Africa.)

I've been down so long, I've been hurt for so long, There were times I thought I would never see the break of day. It was hard for me, to see your plan for me And I tried to believe surely it won't last always But night after night, (Night after night, Night after night) I pray Lord don't take your joy from me Then late one night I read in your love letter that it's gon'na get betta Don't ya know that I've been looking for you I realized that nothing else will satisfy me I'm so glad I found you Now that I'm changed no one can keep me away from you And my enemies, tried to come for me And they thought that my world was comin' to an end All the while you knew That I would make it through I seem closer than I was when I first began Jesus you are, (Jesus you are, Jesus you are) You are my sunlight after the rain Wherever you are I just wan'na be near you I'm so glad I can hear you I've been looking for you I realized that nothing else will satisfy me I'm so glad I found you Now that I'm changed no one can keep me away from you I've been looking for you I realized that nothing else will satisfy me I'm so glad I found you Now that I'm changed no one can keep me away from you Ohoh Ohohoh Ohoh Ohohoh Ohoh Ohohoh Ohoh Ohohoh Jesus you are, (Jesus you are, Jesus you are) You are my sunlight after the rain Wherever you are I just wan'na be near you I so glad I found you I've been looking for you I realized that nothing else will satisfy me I'm so glad I found you Now that I'm changed no one can keep me away from you I've been looking for you I realized that nothing else will satisfy me I'm so glad I found you Now that I'm changed no one can keep me away from you Ohoh Ohohoh (ohoho) Ohoh Ohohoh (ohoho) Ohoh Ohohoh (ohoho) Ohoh Ohohoh (ohoho) -

The heavens were silent The earth wept in pain Nations were trembling and hope never came A Terror filled the air And it wouldn't go away We needed a hero to come and save Famine and hunger, Disease in the land The hatred the killing taking lives from your hand Creation waits through the darkness we pray Tell me where is the hero to come and save Through the nails Through the thorns From the hill to the grave Was a voice in the distance the lamb that was slain My soul had no song and my debt I couldn't pay When I needed a hero you came and you saved To the homeless The widow The fatherless son To the sick and the broken alone with no one Lift up you head your hope is on the way When we needed a hero you came and you saved the day Bridge: When the curtain had closed And it felt like the end When your blood caught the fall and took away every sin Even though men deny You're the only sacrifice That loved us enough you loved us so much Lord That you gave your life see you saved my life Now I can see you I'm no longer ashamed Your power I feel see our lives have exchanged Every wrong is erased, Jesus You are my hero you came and you saved the day Bridge: When the curtain had closed And it felt like the end When your blood caught the fall and took away every sin Even though men deny You're the only sacrifice That loved us enough you love us so much Lord That you gave your life see you saved my life Now I can see you I'm no longer ashamed Your power I feel see our lives have exchanged Every wrong is erased, Jesus You are my hero you came and you saved (x2) You are my hero you came and saved The day Vamp: You saved you saved the day(repeat) You are my hero you came and you saved (x2) You are my hero you came and saved The day

My momma gave me up when I was four years old
She didn't destroy my body but she killed my soul
Now it's cold ?cause I'm sleeping in my back seat
I understand the spirit's willing but my flesh is weak
Let him speak, let me speak
I never had a chance to dream
Ten years old and finding love in dirty magazines
Ms. December you remember I bought you twice
Now I'm thirty plus and still paying the price

Had a sister that I barely knew
Kind of got separated by the age of two
Same momma different daddy so we couldn't fake it
I saw my sister's daddy beat her in the tub naked
Take it serious the demons in a man's mind
The same man on rape charges now he's doing time
Crack followed and like daddy prison thirteen years
Haven't seen her, I guess she's traded tears for fears

Chorus
Shout, Shout, let it all out
These are the things I can do without so come on
Come on I'm talking to you, so come on

Sex was how I made it through
Without someone to teach you love what else is there to do
See where I'm from they call you gay
Say you ain't a man, show them you ain't no punk
Get all the girls you can, a simple plan that still haunts me even now today
Back to seventeen and got a baby on the way
No GED all I see is failure in my eyes, if you're listening and remember I apologize

I was raised falling in the church
Made mistakes and heard the Lord's calling in the church
After service in the parking lot getting high
Wanted to be accepted so bad I was willing to die
Even tried to tell the Pastor, but he couldn't see years of low self-esteem and insecurities
Church taught me how to shout and how to speak in tongues
But preacher, teach me how to live now when the tongue is done, help me

Chorus

Bridge

See I, See I, I just wanna let it go, just wanna let it go, just let it go

Jesus please, on my knees can't You hear me crying
You said to put it in Your hands and Lord I'm really trying
You wasn't lying when You said You reap what you sow
Like that night momma died, it's hard to let it go
You adopted me, cared for me, changed my name
But I cursed at you, lied to you and left you pain
It's not strange I can still see it in my head
To know for hours you were lying there in that bed

If you're listening to this record
If it's day or night
If your momma is still living treat your momma right
Don't be like me and let that moment slip away
And be careful ?cause you can't take back what you say
To my real momma if you're listening I'm letting it go
To my father, I forgive you, ?cause you didn't know that the pain was the preparation for my destiny
And one more thing Lord let my son be a better man than me

Chorus

Ad lib

Imagine me, loving what I see when the Mirror looks at me 'cause I imagine me In a place of no insecurities And I'm finally happy cause I imagine me Letting go of all of the ones who hurt me 'Cause they never did deserve me Can you imagine me Saying no to thoughts that try to control me Remembering all you told me Lord can You imagine me Over what my mamma said And healed from what my daddy did And I wanna live and not read that page again Imagine me, being free Trusting you totally Finally I can…imagine me I admit it was hard to see You being in love with someone like me But finally I can…imagine me Being strong and not letting people break me down You won't get that joy this time around Can you imagine me In a world where nobody has to live afraid Because of your love fears gone away Lord, can You imagine me Letting go of my past And glad I have another chance And my heart will dance 'Cause I don't have to read that page again -

[Chorus:]
It could've been me
With no clothes no shoes and no food to eat
Yeah (Yeah) Yeah (Yeah)
It could've been me
Without you love Lord tell me where would I be
Yeah (Yeah) Yeah (Yeah)
It could've been

[Verse One:]
Me in the cold with
(Everything gone)
No house no job
(Outside all alone)
Sitting trying to figure out
(Where I went wrong)
Can somebody help me
(Tell me what do I do)
Can't feed my kids need
(Money for the rent)
Bills after bills but
(Everything spent)
The enemy telling me you
(Might as well quit)
With tears in my eyes crying
(Lord please get me throught)
See that's the reason
(I just can't thank you enough no matter how hard I try Jesus I realize)

[Chorus:]
It could've been me
With no clothes no shoes and no food to eat
Yeah (Yeah) Yeah (Yeah)
It could've been me
Without you love Lord tell me where would I be
Yeah (Yeah) Yeah (Yeah)
It could've been

[Verse Two: (Tye Tribbett)]
Me in the cold with
(Everything gone)
No house no job
(Outside all alone)
Sitting trying to figure out
(Where I went wrong)
Can somebody help me
(Tell me what do I do)
Can't feed my kids need
(Money for the rent)
Bills after bills but
(Everything spent)
The enemy telling me you
(Might as well quit)
With tears in my eyes crying
(Lord please get me throught)
See it's easy to complain
(Bout material things)
When you don't have to worry
(Bout whatever life brings)
But somebody here tonight
(Don't know what they gonna eat)
So I gotta be careful
(Cause it could've been me)
See y'all that's the reason
(I just can't thank you enough no matter how hard I try Jesus I realize)

[Chorus:]
It could've been me
With no clothes no shoes and no food to eat
Yeah (Yeah) Yeah (Yeah)
It could've been me
Without you love Lord tell me where would I be
Yeah (Yeah) Yeah (Yeah)
It could've been

[REPEAT CHORUS]

[Breakdown:] oh oh

[Vamp One:]
Thank you
Thank you
I thank you it could've been me [repeat]
You didn't have to do it no
You Didn't have to do it no
You Didn't have to do it no thank you [repeat]

[Breakdown:] oh oh

[Vamp One]

[Vamp Two:]
Too good to stop now father
I wanna give you thanks some more
All the things I've been through now
I see I'm better than I was before
When I think about all you've done
And how you've opened up every door
I can't help but say thank you
And if you wanna help me get up on the floor

[Vamp One]

[Vamp Two]

[Verse 1]

If I could, I'd get away far from all these troubles I see everyday.

할수만 있었다면, 난 매일 마주치는 문제를 놓고 도망갔을 거에요.

Nobody wants to show their face.

아무도 서로 얼굴을 보여주려고 하지 않죠.

This life is like a masquerade.

이런 삶은 마치 가면무도회 같죠.





I know You love me, I know You care.

당신이 저를 사랑하고, 보살펴 주신다는 걸 알아요.

But while I'm hurting I just need to know You're there.

하지만 내 마음이 아플 때, 그냥 주님이 거기 계신지 알고 싶은거에요.

Watching over me, and I feel You telling me.

당신이 날 바라보면서 이런 말을 하시는 것 같아요.











[Chorus]

Count it all joy, always remember.

네가 기뻐할 것들을 세어보고 항상 기억하거라.

Life will get better, it's gonna be better.

삶은 더 나아질거야, 더 좋아질거란다.

No matter the weapon, it will not prosper.

어떤 무기로 싸우든 상관없어. 그걸로 사는 게 아니거든.

Things will get better, it's gonna be better.

모든 게 더 나아질거야, 더 좋아질거야.









[Verse 2]

Persecuted, pushed away......

핍박당하고, 외면당해왔어요....

Don't think I'd live to see another day.

새 날을 볼 수 있을거라 생각하지 않았죠.

Cried some tears, and couldn't pray.

눈물을 흘렸고, 기도할 수 없었어요.

And when I tried at times I couldn't find the words to say.

기도하려 하면 무슨 말을 해야할지 막막해졌죠.





But now I'm stronger, because of You!

하지만 지금 전 당신 때문에 강해졌어요!

Without You, Jesus, I never could have made it though.

예수님, 당신이 아니었다면, 절대 여기까지 올 수 없었을거에요.

Thank You for watching me, loving me, and telling me.

날 지켜봐주시고, 사랑해주시고, 말씀해주셔서 고마워요.









[Chorus] x2











[Bridge]

Life sometimes may change, and nobody wants to feel pain.

삶은 때때로 엄청난 변화가 오고, 아무도 고통을 원하진 않아요.

But it came to help you grow.

하지만 그 고통은 당신을 자라게 해줍니다.

There's one thing you need to know.

당신이 알아야 할 것 한 가지가 있어요.

God's in love with you, and He'll never let you go.

하나님은 당신에게 푹 빠져있고, 당신을 절대 놓지 않으실 거에요.





People, you got it remember!!

여러분, 이걸 기억하세요!!









[Chorus] x2











So, next time you feel I like giving up, Remember!

(it's gonna be better)

그러니, 다음에 포기하고 싶어질 때, 기억하세요!

(더 좋아질거야)

Next time you feel I like walking away, Remember!

(it's gonna be better)

다음에 어디론가 사라지고 싶을 때, 기억하세요!

(더 좋아질거야)

Next time you look at yours bank account, Remember!

(it's gonna be better)

다음에 당신의 통장을 들여다 볼 때, 기억하세요!

(더 좋아질거야)

Next time your child is in trouble, Remember!

(it's gonna be better)

다음에 당신의 아이가 어려움에 빠질 때, 기억하세요!

(더 좋아질거야)

You an talking about your boys, just Remember!

(it's gonna be better)

당신의 사춘기 자녀들과 이야기할 때, 이걸 기억하세요!

(더 좋아질거야)

Next time, you're crying in midnight hour, Remember!

(it's gonna be better)

다음에 한밤 중 당신이 침대 속에서 울고 있을 때, 기억하세요!

(더 좋아질거야)

Afterwhile lyrics [Chorus:] After a while, after a while This too shall pass After a while Scars will heal, you’ll love again It won’t hurt you after a while It won’t hurt after a while [Verse 1:] Stuck between if and when You pray and tried But still no end God’s purpose soon you’ll understand It won’t hurt you after a while It won’t hurt you after a while [Chorus] [Verse 2:] So when the pain has come to an end And now your heart is whole again Help someone who needs to know That it won’t hurt them after a while It won’t hurt them after a while It wont hurt them after a while

Verse One: Come ye broken hearted come ye weary soul there is healing water that can make you whole that can make you whole Verse Two: Come bring tears of sorrow come bring years of pain there is healing water that can make you whole that can make you whole Bridge: And it flows from the veins of Jesus my savior my healer and redeemer a lover so true it has power to heal all our sin sick diseases so come to the throne your healing is here that can that can that can make you whole Vamp: Your Healing is here Forgiveness is here Salvation is here Acceptance is here Deliverance is here his Presence is here his Mercy is here his Power is here Joy is here Grace is here Love is here that can make you whole that can make you whole (repeat as directed)

Verse 1 I can take a plane high up in the sky and fly for a million miles Write a melody so sweet, make a tear turn into a smile I can see the color of spring I can even feel the weather change And soon the leaves fall and winter calls, ’cause nothing ever stays the same When I think of where I’ve been, what I’ve done and all I own How I think I know everything, like I made it here on my own And like the wind that blows, like a flower that grows Still with all I can do Chorus 1 (Without You) life’s a song with no end Without You, like having a heart that won’t mend Without You, we’re just actors on a stage Like a child who’s lost his way Wouldn’t be here today without You Verse 2 I admit that sometimes pride tries to hide my view And even this gift that you gave me, I forget it’s for You And all the many days and many ways Your grace I’ve abused Still you were patient and Your love loved me through But the wind still blows and the flower still grows and one thing is still true. (Chorus 1) Chorus 2 (Without You) life’s a wound that won’t heal Without You, nothing in this world is for real Without You, we're just actors on a stage Like a child who's lost his way Wouldn't be here today without You Bridge Can’t live, can’t see Your will for me Can’t do anything Anything (Chorus 1) (Chorus 2) Vamp Without You, we’re like a bride with no groom Without You, it’s like seeing no sunshine in June Without You, we’re just actors on a stage Like a child who’s lost his way We wouldn’t be here today Without You, Jesus my life would be lost. Without You, I’ll never know what it cost To see You, lay Your life down for me From my past now I’m free Tell me where would I be without You. Tell me where would I be without You Wouldn’t be here today without You Wouldn’t be here today without You I can take a plane high up in the sky and fly for a million miles

Verse
I look in your eyes, I know your fight
I feel your trouble waiting in line
Praying this time, life won't pass you by
In the news another one dies, tell me what do you do
Negativity pulling me down, I can't stay down
I wish I could make it go away
Wish I could find the right words to say
I'm calling You please, Jesus I need to hear a word from You

I gotta know that there's more to this life than what I can see
And wanna feel how it feels to know real love and see me happy
Have a faith that can say to a storm ?you're temporary?
I wanna be free, If you wanna be free

Chorus
[Keep your head] I'm keeping my eyes on you
You gotta come through, cause You promised me
[Keep your head] can hardly wait til You come
'Cause You're the one my heart's been waiting for

Breakdown
Clap your hands ya'll, all my people can you clap your hands
Let me hear you say
If you know that things have gotta change, say
That nothing grows without a little rain, say
That no matter what they tell ya God is waiting and He's listening
Don't look back, 'cause it gets better say

If you're blessed to have healthy kids say,
If you're blessed to have a place to live say,
Stop chasin' after everything you see
Might not have everything you want, but you have everything you need

[Verse 1]
I pledge allegiance to the (tell me what we gon' do)
I used to know you but (you don't call like you used to)
If you still love me can I
(give me a chance just to say how I feel, it may hurt you but what I'm seeing is real)

We're killing babies and (I love to see chil dren play)
I've got depression (there's a new pill I saw today)

How hypocritical to
(nothing is wrong take a picture and just smile money's coming after while)

[Chorus 1]
Why Oh Why [2x] we keep believing lies, did Laci have to die
Why Oh Why, Lord tell me when our change is gon' come

[Verse 2]
There are no fathers and (the system's holding me down)
Sisters are dying of AIDS (I know my man don't sleep around)
Don't be stupid listen (we all gon' die. And since you only live once, you do you, you go head, live your life)
We're building churches but (my pastor is on TV)
But are we building people (I filed for divorce last week)
We're wasting money tell me (why should I save? Let me have my worldly things; God said He'll supply my needs)
(that ain't what he means)

[Chorus 2]
Why Oh Why [2x] can't our soldiers come back home
It seems like innocence is gone
Are people still losing their jobs
We're spending money building bombs

[Bridge]
Free, I just wanna be free

[Verse 3]
Wake up no more sleeping (seems like my life ain't gon' change)
Let's stop making excuses (I pray but things still stay the same)
See Jesus said that He will (please take this pain, I can't make it on my own, ain't no sunshine when
You're gone)

(2 nd Why)
Why oh Why [4x] Don't we give you a chance
Put our life in Your hands
Are we afraid to say Your name
Is it because we want the fame
Did my homeboy have to take his life
That homeless man's outside tonight
When trouble comes we wanna pray
Our country pushes You away

Verse 1
I know they hurt you
They saw you stumble but didn't help you
And now they left you
They were quick to pray but slow to move

And now you're empty
Too tired to run, you walk away
In the night there's a voice
If you listen He sweetly says

Come back to your first love [first love 2x]
Come back home, back where you belong
Come [to your 2x] first love

You didn't make it
You thought your love would last forever
Ain't it funny how a chapter can make a story change
Cold and lonely, you never knew hurt could feel this way
Understand there's a plan if you're patient
Hear the savior say

Bridge
God is able to heal if you listen
And He'll show you His will if you listen
But you gotta be still and just listen, listen

Home? Home? Home? I'm Home (repeat)

Eric:] Lord I stand in your presence wanting you and need you and [Jason:] I am here and I surrender all of me so I can see [Faith:] Your will is where I desire to be take all of me oh [Jana:] All that I have and all that I do [Jana & Daphanie:] I give it to you Lord it's for you [Jana Daphanie and Jason:] Just take my hand and I'll follow you for all that I have and all that I do it's for you [Ashley:] You are my song it's your love that keeps me strong and you are the light in the darkness of my night [Jason:] I'm lost without you broken without you oh how I need you [Jason & Ashley:] Oh how I need you [Nikki:] You make life worth living your grace always keep giving [All:] I'm lost without you broken without you oh how I need you oh how I need you [Erica:] Lord have mercy Lord have mercy [All:] Have mercy [Erica:] Have mercy [Charmaine:] We need your healing please give us healing [Eirca & Charmaine:] Lord have mercy have mercy [Charmaine:] Lord have mercy have mercy [Anaysha:] Lord I come broken in this place weak and poor for all I have is yours all yours [Daphanie:] This life these things they can't compare to you no wealth no fame can separate that one my heart adores [Anaysha:] Yet we take our eyes off you we're blind in reaching for the truth and now this whole world cries because it realizes [All:] There is none quite like you the earth the stars the universe repeat these words so true [Eric:] Life begins and life will end with you [All:] Life begins and life will end with you [Isaac:] When I die what will they say about me will the work that I've done be enough to help someone when I die WILL I draw men's hearts to you at the setting of the sun wanna hear you say well done when I die [Eric:] Well done well done

[Verse One:]
Come ye broken hearted come ye weary soul there is healing water that can make you whole that
can make you whole

[Verse Two:]
Come bring tears of sorrow come bring years of pain there is healing water that can make you
whole that can make you whole

[Bridge:]
And it flows from the veins of Jesus my savior my healer and redeemer a lover so true it has
power to heal all our sin sick diseases so come to the throne your healing is here that can that can that
can make you whole

[Vamp:]
Your Healing is here Forgiveness is here Salvation is here Acceptance is here Deliverance is here
his Presence is here his Mercy is here his Power is here Joy is here Grace is here Love is here that can
make you whole that can make you whole [repeat as directed]

You bring the sun out to make my love grow
To warm my life up

Chorus
[You bring the sun out]
You're the reason that I'm living, I was hurting but I'm happy again
[You bring the sun out]
I was hurting but I'm happy again
[You bring the sun out]
Lord I wanna thank You 'cause
[You bring the sun out, to make my love grow, you bring the sun out]
You were there when I had nothing
You've been with me from beginning to end
[You bring the sun out]
No clouds in the sky, that's the reason why
[I Love You]

Verse I
Question number one [What can I do]
Question number two [What can I say]
To try to let You know [I appreciate, all of the ways You get me through my day]
Never would have thought [I would be here]
A heart with no scars [a face with no tears]
How can I thank You [how can I show You]
[Wish I could get the whole world to know You]

Channel
If they only knew [You are the one that gives me the air to breathe]
And see I can't deny that [You're the reason why my life has a melody]
And even when I stray [I still feel your grace pulling me close to You]
So no matter where You are, just know I'm not far [without You what would I do]

Chorus

Verse 2

Question number three [where would I be]
And Lord not only that but [how could You see]
My days and my nights, the pains of my life
But now it's alright ['cause You worked it out for me]
You gave me a chance [when I had no chance]
When I needed help [You gave me your hand]
So now they need to see [just what You mean to me and if You ever left me [where would I be]

Repeat Channel
Repeat Chorus x2

Breakdown

I feel the sunlight on my life reminding me that it is alright
And I see the rainbow and I know my storm is finally passed away
There is a soft wind that begins to blow back the clouds
So I can see your perfect plan now I can hurry to my destiny

I refuse to be another black statistic
A black man who can wine and dine in the sin of the world and still be considered a christian
I plan on being great
I care not to be less
I refuse to wear a barcode across my chest
I refuse to let a black tee or throwback jersey define me
I refuse to let my children witness divorce
Or make mature decisions in court
I refuse to grow up carrying the generational curse
I refuse to feel the need to curse in my verse
I hate being automatically looked at when someone asks can anyone rap
I wanna be a black man that can flip it from urban to corporate measures
A black man who doesn't gain knowledge from the world for his own pleasures
A black man who reps christ to the fullest with no regrets
My only regret is the stigma that many black statistics in the past have set
Like going to jail, bragging about bail, leaving our kids, cussing at church,
married and you still flirt, no father present at birth
Animosity within the ministers of our church
I refuse to let my people be viewed as temporary
I plan on planting a seed not for the moment but for one thats legendary
As for statistics
My father broke the mode
And i feel its my job for the next generation to continue in it
Because i refuse to be another black statistic