Description
NEW MUSIC FROM: Kijani Amari & The Nation of Kings!
This is the theme song for the following video:
RETURN TO THE TOWER OF BABEL OBAMA'S PRESIDENTIAL OBELISK: THE GRAND OPENING OF THE BOTTOMLESS PIT!
https://youtu.be/lL6ArSrkitA
Lyrics:
[Intro, Rhodes & Ambient Pads]
(Softly)
You looked like a promise...
But you were a prophecy...
I just...
Didn't know it yet.
[Verse 1]
I remember when we first met.
August eighth...
Two thousand eight.
Thought it was sweet.
You said you were different.
Said we'd rewrite history.
When we joined hands
To build a future...
You smiled and said,
"Yes we can..."
Yes...
We can...
I mistook charisma
For character.
I mistook confidence
For truth.
You knew exactly
What I wanted to hear...
Before I even knew
What I needed.
[Pre-Chorus]
Every kingdom starts
With a promise.
Every prison starts
With a key.
You offered me everything...
Except...
Freedom.
[Chorus]
This was deception...
It was all just a ploy.
'Cause all you wanna do...
Is build...
And destroy.
Build...
And destroy.
You raise me high
Just to watch me fall.
You whisper,
"You can have it all."
Then leave me
With nothing at all.
[Verse 2]
Started off cool...
Till you said
That we should worship you.
Started talking about
Changing everything.
Then somehow...
Everything became about you.
You said you wanna change the world...
But you really wanna chain the world.
Show no mercy.
Enslave the world.
But my Savior came
To save the world.
You sell crowns
Without a kingdom.
You offer peace
Without the Prince.
Every gift
Comes with chains attached...
Hidden beneath the compliments.
[Rap Verse]
You dressed temptation
Like destiny.
Made destruction
Look heavenly.
Painted pride
In designer clothes.
Made greed feel normal
To everybody I know.
Said,
"Get the money."
"Get the fame."
"Make them remember your name."
But every idol wants a sacrifice.
Every shortcut has a price.
You build platforms
To steal worship.
Build empires
To hide the serpent.
Every tower reaching heaven
Falls the moment
God says,
"Enough."
[Pre-Chorus]
You're just...
A counterfeit.
A decoy.
A polished lie
With expensive perfume.
A smile
Hiding the grave.
[Chorus]
You're just a counterfeit...
A decoy...
A decoy.
And all you wanna do...
Is build...
And destroy.
Build...
And destroy.
Promise forever...
Deliver regret.
Sell me tomorrow...
Steal today instead.
[Bridge, Orchestra Builds]
Then...
I met Someone different.
He didn't promise me kingdoms...
He promised me...
A cross.
He didn't flatter my ego.
He healed my heart.
He didn't feed my pride.
He buried it.
He found me broken.
Built me gently.
Stone by stone.
Not for His glory alone...
But so I'd finally
Become whole.
[Final Rap]
One builds towers.
One builds temples.
One demands worship.
One became the sacrifice.
One exalts himself.
One humbled Himself.
One takes your soul.
One gave His life
To save your soul.
So now I know
How to recognize the counterfeit.
Because Truth
Never needs deception
To be beautiful.
[Final Chorus]
You build...
To destroy.
But Christ...
Builds...
To restore.
You offer kingdoms
Made of sand.
He offers life
That forever stands.
You build monuments
To yourself.
He builds sons
And daughters.
You promised me the world...
He gave me
Eternity.
[Outro, Solo Cello & Rhodes]
Some love stories...
End in heartbreak.
Some...
Were warnings
From the beginning.
I almost fell in love
With Babylon...
Until the Lamb
Called me home.
Build...
Or destroy...
Choose wisely.
[End]