LET THE LORD EXALT YOU
Rise Above: Embracing Humility in the Face of Adversity
Lyrics
Yeah
Expression of affirmation or agreement
You already know what it is mane
Acknowledging familiarity or recognition
Uh
Introduction or transition
I know it feels like you've been down long enough
Acknowledging a period of difficulty
But one thing I've learned
Highlighting a lesson learned
You can't be exalted if you're not first low
Emphasizing the importance of humility before exaltation
Every time the Lord exalted me in my life
Personal experience of being exalted through humility
It was when I humbled myself under God's mighty hand
Connecting exaltation to humbling oneself before God
Let's go
Encouragement or readiness for action
Out the side of they mouth the way they be talking, scheming, plotting
Observation of negative talk, scheming, and plotting
Waiting till they see me walk out so they walk in
Anticipating others' reactions to personal success
Acting like I don't see the way they be stalking, scoffing
Acknowledging awareness of others' negative behavior
Let the Lord do exalting
Entrusting exaltation to the Lord
Can't live my life for no bosses
Rejecting subordination to others
I know that they heard that
Assertion of being heard or recognized
Throwing dirt on my own gash
Admitting personal flaws or mistakes
Wanna see me go down bad
Resilience against attempts to bring one down
But I 'on't got time for no dirtbags
Refusal to engage with negative individuals
Here we go, here we go again
Repetition of encountering challenges or negativity
Everybody wants to be a friend
Observation of changing social dynamics with success
When they see the money coming in
Recognition of opportunistic friendships
But when they see the money getting low
Commentary on fair-weather friends leaving during hardships
That's when they run out the door
Describing others abandoning support
That's when they stop saying bro
Noticing a change in addressing or camaraderie
That's when they start pointing fingers like four of 'em ain't pointing back at you
Acknowledging consequences for false accusations
Hold up, let me say achoo
Pause or interruption, possibly for emphasis or reflection
Cause I know the Lord blessed me
Acknowledging divine blessings
When they see me riding in a Rolls, don't come around too testy, uh
Warning against testing or challenging the speaker
Now the thing is to remember
Advice to maintain humility after exaltation
Never lose the humility you had before God exalted you
Reflection on the tendency to forget gratitude after receiving blessings
So many times we ask God to bless us but then forget Him when He does
Observation of negative talk, scheming, plotting (repeated theme)
Out the side of they mouth the way they be talking, scheming, plotting
Anticipating others' reactions to personal success (repeated theme)
Waiting till they see me walk out so they walk in
Acknowledging awareness of others' negative behavior (repeated theme)
Acting like I don't see the way they be stalking, scoffing
Entrusting exaltation to the Lord (repeated theme)
Let the Lord do exalting
Rejecting subordination to others (repeated theme)
Can't live my life for no bosses
Reiteration of independence from bosses
I used to be bitter
Admission of past bitterness and a negative mindset
Rugged like an outfitter
Comparing oneself to an outfitter, symbolizing toughness
Walking 'round and I'm crushing dreams, cause inside I'm a quitter
Confession of destructive behavior due to inner struggles
Thank God for the changed man
Expressing gratitude for personal transformation
Thank God that I changed plans
Thanking God for altered life plans
Thank God on the inside that He did work, now I face Him
Gratitude for internal spiritual growth
Hit the lotto like K Camp, cause spiritually I was broke
Metaphorical reference to a positive change after spiritual emptiness
Now I shine like a bright lamp now everybody say I'm woke
Claiming enlightenment or awareness, possibly through spiritual awakening
Go 'head and fill up on jokes cause that's your last bit of hope
Encouraging disregard for negative opinions or laughter
Everybody went and laughed at Noah, 'till the rain lifted that boat, yeah
Reference to the biblical story of Noah, emphasizing resilience against ridicule
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