Congrats to all the winners of WEEK 3, the rewards distributed out, including the support and upvotes were well deserving, we all did an amazing job, let's keep inspiring one another. I hope you all are staying creative and enjoying the musical journey we all are embarking on.
This song in particular is one of my favorites Because I wrote it when I was in the hospital, and I was in a life or death situation where I had to be rushed into operation and they did 4 surgeries on me within 3 weeks time to stop an infection in my left arm that was traveling quickly towards my heart and the pain was excruciating and unbearable.
During my 3 weeks stay, I had actually been impacted by overhearing an old woman crying and wailing in the lobby near my room because the doctors and nurses had just informed her that her condition was incurable and the inevitable was near....(death). From that day, while I was living in the hospital, I had finished this song and then went door to door in my sector to perform this song to random strangers/patients, and sharing the gift of music and bringing people to smiles and tears, and for some, I was their first visitor since their time and stay in the hospital, some being too far for their families to visit internationally.
This experience put things into perspective for me and I cherish the life I am living now, and I thank God and Jesus Christ for the people He used to save my life from certain death and to see the birth of my third child Symphony.
The full version of the song and entry can be found on my YOUTUBE channel.
Here is my entry titled "We're All That We Have" with Full Entry Lyrics provided below
https://twitter.com/VerbalDmusic/status/1767272309658714215
- VerbalDmusic
You know I always come with heavy wordplay, deep meaningful storytelling, parables and powerful messages, to inspire, uplift, create conversations, and welcome critical thinking and soulful artistry into all that is music, and how I embody and express it through my various styles.
God has truly gifted me with the gift of music with which I gift back to you all, and I hope you can take something positive from it and get a glimpse into my soul with each new verse and song idea I release.
God bless you all, may He receive the glory.
FULL ENTRY LYRICS
“We're All That We Have”
by Verbal-D
Chorus:
We're all that we have, All that we have, All that we have today...
Yes, We're all that we have, All that we have, All that we have today...
And if we don't give, while we can Now give, the chance that we have will escape...
And the Love we don't love, can't reach who we love, no telling who's passing away...
Verse 1:
Yo, we are never promised here tomorrow, 'cause time is borrowed...
Know that Death is always 'round the corner, a coming Sorrow...
Many of us struggle tryna come up, a heavy cargo
If I had the money that you needed, then I would borrow...
Hate to see my people in a struggle, paycheck to paycheck!
Shed some light upon their darkest clouds, instead of rainchecks!
'Cause I wanna help while I'm alive, am I a Dreamer?
'Cause I see a better vision, vibe, know how to treat ya...
'Cause the evil in this world is greed...
It's more than money, more than power, more than what you see
But we gotta fight back for the land that all our children need!
Spiritual roots will ground us firmly, as we're planting seeds...
It all depends upon the Love that me and you can feed...
So watch your actions, thoughts and words, and how the way you speak
'Cause we could really hurt each other with our selfish deeds!
So be somebody's oxygen so we can help 'em breathe...
Chorus:
We're all that we have, All that we have, All that we have today...
Yes, We're all that we have, All that we have, All that we have today...
And if we don't give, while we can Now give, the chance that we have will escape...
And the Love we don't love, can't reach who we love, no telling who's passing away...
Verse 2:
Not everybody gets a second chance
High School Prom Rejection, it's like asking for the dance...
The push-back and the hurt can leave you dazed into a trance
So when I say to love somebody, don't just think Romance!
That even applies to the people sleeping on the road...
Or the people you are passing, you can clearly see them cold...
Our bodies are just vessels that contain a precious soul
The Future are the Youth, but don't forget about the Old!
Use your ears to listen to the wisdom that is told...
It takes a special courage sharing visions that are bold!
It takes a certain humbleness to say that You Don't Know...
That's why we have to share, so that together we can GROW!
Too many people hurting, I just want to hug and hold...
Who feel they have no value, but their life is being sold!
Their presence, rare and priceless, like a diamond trapped in gold...
Just gotta give 'em Love BEFORE THEY GO, that's how it goes...
Chorus:
We're all that we have, All that we have, All that we have today...
Yes, We're all that we have, All that we have, All that we have today...
And if we don't give, while we can Now give, the chance that we have will escape...
And the Love we don't love, can't reach who we love, no telling who's passing away...
Transition:
No no no no no no no
Oh yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
Oh no no no no no no no
Oh yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah hey yeah
Oh no, oh oh ho oh no
Yeah yeah yeah yeah hey yeah
Outro Repeat Verse:
Yo, we are never promised here tomorrow, 'cause time is borrowed...
Know that Death is always 'round the corner, a coming Sorrow...
Many of us struggle tryna come up, a heavy cargo
If I had the money that you needed, then I would borrow...
Hate to see my people in a struggle, paycheck to paycheck!
Shed some light upon their darkest clouds, instead of rainchecks!
'Cause I wanna help while I'm alive, am I a Dreamer?
'Cause I see a better vision, vibe, know how to treat ya...
'Cause the evil in this world is greed...
It's more than money, more than power, more than what you see
But we gotta fight back for the land that all our children need!
Spiritual roots will ground us firmly, as we're planting seeds...
It all depends upon the Love that me and you can feed...
So watch your actions, thoughts and words, and how the way you speak
'Cause we could really hurt each other with our selfish deeds!
So be somebody's oxygen so you can help 'em breathe...