Mayday Lyrics

[Bass and Guitar by Chin Injeti]

[Verse 1: Big K.R.I.T.]
Awakened from my slumber by the thunder, lightning clapping
Raining on my window pane and praying I make something happen

A preacher's prophecies never bothered me when I was younger
Sitting on my Grandma's lap, as she cried I often wondered
What was her tears for? Could it be for my grandfather?
Or maybe she felt for me cause I'll see more of those cold tomorrows
Then she see the world will up and turn on me
Cause the morals that she often spoke were meant for 1923
I fall asleep off in her arms, a Psalm was spoken
The Lord is surely my shepherd, he lead me to the water

Thought that often stuck with me
Amongst the wolves that run the streets
Out here paying dues to lose
I pray your angels come for me
A non-believer I never have or could be
Lord give me time to peep the signs I should see

Sipping got me feeling like a player riding clean
Bending corners hoping I might find my saviour on the curb

I rarely go to Church
False prophets rocking Prada so I rarely feel the word
Jezebels lurking in the pews on the first
Preacher's weaker than the deacon cause it's hard to fight the urge

It's hard to live and serve when you on the Devil's turf
Sell your soul for the low with no sense of what it's worth
Don't get it twisted, I ain't no saint, I ain't no pastor
But prayer ain't just for cloudy days and natural disasters

Aware of what comes after, I bet you ain't for sure
I was warned that Heaven ain't the only place to go

I'm doing what I can cause there really ain't much time
I leave this in the Lord hands
I'm tired of crying

Yeah, Krizzle
[Hook: Ashthon Jones]
(Man down)
Hopin', prayin' sayin' I can’t turn (Back now)
He will find you, this world will blind you
Don’t you be another (Man down)
Hopin', prayin', sayin' you can’t turn (Back now)
Singing what you know so urgent
Keep calling
Help is just one prayer away
Don’t be afraid to say yeah yeah
“Mayday”
Help is just one prayer away
Don’t you be afraid to say
“Mayday”

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In “Mayday”, Mississippi MC Big K.R.I.T. and Lecrae, address personal experiences and hypocrisy within the Christian institution.

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What did Lecrae say about "Mayday"?
Genius Answer

I thought he’d be good for it specifically because I heard him do introspective songs like that in the past. I knew I wanted to do something along those lines and just thinking of the landscape of hip-hop now and who are those artists, who do I gel with and who do I like, [it was] K.R.I.T.

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