Hold It Down (Feat. John Wells - The Tonic)

Cause see we dealing with serious controversy
Same signature, may the lord have mercy

This thing is fatal, long before the cradle
Wild prenatal, send seething through your navel
None escaped the curse, 'cause none escaped the verse
Cheese! Please put away the purse
There's a thief coming to pull off a heist
Appraise your life and smash up your ice

How bad can it get? You gone throw a fit
When all your bling bling turns to psst psst
All your shine will be snuffed
All your platter turn rust
What do you do when life's a must?
Is what you're screaming
But your meaning is leaning
'Cause that what makes you exist is no different

Than a demon though we too were condemned
Each man now has the choice to choose Christ
And rap with more than your voice
So just what is it that you really telling me?
When you say you love God but live the life of Beelze

Even demons tryna say "Son of God, what up?"
Jesus will turn ice grill and say shut up
How you gone try and praise the most high
When you know your native tongue is a lie?
So if you see life through the eye
You're manotes a picture what Craig condemns in the culture
Peep the clear picture, it's a muddy mixture
How's the South, we gon' play 76er, we need Alexa

When the trickster seems royal, y'all, McDonald's don't serve plain royal
So if you're truly lost but now you're found
If you're truly lifted up then hold it down (what?)

You tryna show 'em day from night, they like (what?)
You tryna tell 'em wrong from right, they like (what?)
You say yo lived a lot, they like (what?)
That's why we got to hold it down (what?)
You tell 'em righteousness is tight, they like (what?)

You tell 'em walk in the light, they like (what?)
Praise God when you get your mic, they like (what?)
That's why we got to hold it down, hold it down
Got to hold it down
Come on, we got to hold it down
Got to hold it down, got to hold it down
Come on, we got to hold it down

In front of richmen and Caesars (hold it down)
When everybody's screaming Jesus (hold it down)
Even if they ain't believers (hold it down)
Come on, we got to hold it down

This ain't vendetta, love's better
We just sayin' if it's real then you can smell leather
Like Niagara equals falls
Paid by action equals halls
True lemon, had to tighten jaws
We talkin' cause and effect or called in a lack
When you choose Christ you lose the choice to select

Whether or not you think righteous living is hot
When heavenly minded it's the only choice you got
It's getting late and every soldier gotta carry his weight
Yo! We contending for the fate, baby boy
And you too sis, if you choose to enlist
In this salvation army then it goes like this
Because of the sacrificial pleader we follow the leader

Feed the soul and starve to Saturday night fever
Either give a committed pound or bring your sword
Or side with this world name your lord
'Cause the true God don't need an upgrade like your Pentium
Why change your steeds to meet the needs of this millennium?

He won't and you can, so like a deer pants
If you're thirst after God then raise up those hands
Our God has got plans much different than man's
So either choose His or be down with satans
But you can love both, believe me you'll choke
Taking deep breaths in heaven while inhaling hell smoke

But we in both here, grow up together here
And we can separate, Christ made that clear
But He also gave truth to let us see you
You can hide behind lies but can't hide fruit
If you're headed uptown and like how this sound
Keep them hands up for a sign that you're down
If you were once lost but now you're once found
Then all God's people gotta hold it down

Hold it down, gotta hold it down
Come on we gotta hold it down
Gotta hold it down, gotta hold it down
Come on we gotta hold it down

In front of richmen and Caesars
Hold it down
When everybody's screaming Jesus
Hold it down
Even if they ain't believers
Hold it down
Come on we gotta hold it down

You tryna show 'em day from night, they like (what?)
You tryna tell 'em wrong from right, they like (what?)
You say, "Yo, live the light," they like (what?)
That's why we got to hold it down (what?)
You tell 'em righteousness is tight, they like (what?)
You tell 'em walk in the light, they like (what?)
Praise God when you get your mic, they like (what?)
That's why we got to hold it down (uh-uh)

Come on (uh-uh)
Yeah, yeah (hold it down, oh)
Gotta live it (uh-uh)
Yeah, yeah (hold it down, oh)
Gotta live it (uh-uh)