Lord We Need You

When I heard this song in 2005, it spoke truth to me on so many levels. Flame has always been one of my favorite artist due to his lyrical style, but the most impressive trait is how biblically sound he is. For this reason, I believe Rewind, the album from which this song came, is one of the greatest Christian Hip Hop records ever. When I think of this song, I think of Acts 17:28a which says "In Him we live and move and have our being" (ESV). Flame does a good job in this song describing the human condition and life in a Godless world. He uses it to drive home the point that we need the Lord. Maybe if you are reading this you can relate to some of these situations and hopefully you will realize you need the Lord. Even when things are good, we still need him.

Psalm 42:1-5 says: As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God. My soul thirsts for God,for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God? My tears have been my food day and night, while they say to me all the day long, “Where is your God?” These things I remember,as I pour out my soul: how I would go with the throng and lead them in procession to the house of God with glad shouts and songs of praise, a multitude keeping festival. Why are you cast down, O my soul,and why are you in turmoil within me? Hope in God; for I shall again praise him, my salvation. (ESV)

No matter how bad it gets, if we trust in the Lord, He can turn it around. We all need Him, the key is admitting it and accepting His love and grace. Enjoy the video.




"We Need You"


[Verse 1:]
I watch cats go from playin' kickball to carryin' clips and slugs
and girls who played hopscotch to now strippin' in clubs
man it all started just sippin' some bud man
until she got tricked and then she tripped with the drug man
see you remember old girl she was so pretty
I guess smokin' that dope makes you look old quickly
dude was so smart in school now he's gettin' high
he had plans for the league now he's just gettin' by
I guess the older you get
it's like the more you forget
that Jesus Christ that granny molded you with
yeah that must be the thing before you see the King
Jesus must awaken you from your street dream
Lord my prayer is this
thank you that prayer exist so you can take us away the worst terrorist
which is ourselves our sin in which I must admit
there was peace in the garden Lord and now there is this

[Hook:]
We need [3x] oh yes we do
We need you [3x] Lord everyday

[Verse 2:]
Young dood only thirteen
but he think like he thirty cause the stuff he seen
ain't no food in the house plus the mustards green
and mom nem pound they things man they must be fiends
she was lying that TV ain't have no busted screen man
sometimes I cry sometimes I scream man
It's our sin that we living in dying in
we need Him just to live again we blind men
how real is that God wanna save us from wrath
but don't know equals like equations from maththat equals restoration reconciliation
new heart new start peace and plus some patients basically man the fruit of the Spirit
happy to plant seeds ain't gotta see the fruit of my lyrics
let the seeds see the increase that God has made
I'm just pleased knowing Jesus is the God that saves
and that's why

[Hook]

[Verse 3:]
I never seen a tree live dawg out of the ground
that's like man with out God tell me how does it sound
like a Gomorrah and Sodom men sound
He still owns you even if you out of town man
He's tracking you now like music with sound scan
especially you doods that be usually down playing Him
and never realizing it's Him that's keeping us breathing
recognize that we heathens
recognize that we need Him
yeah He know we suffer but His son suffered worse
imagine Him coming to earth and becoming a curse
well it happed don't waist your time rapping about
wakness that really deserve a smack in the mouth
especially taken on flesh is an immaculate rout
lived perfect died rose said that I'll be back and I'm out
plus the bible says blessed is the poor in spirit
so he who has an ear let him hear it
I' out fam

[Hook]