KEEP ME SAFE AND SOUND
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[Intro – 8 bars, preacher vibe / slow beat drop]
(Yeah… yeah…)
We livin’ in a world where peace just a rumor,
Safety’s an illusion — confusion the consumer.
So every morning I pray — “Lord, keep me safe and sound.”
(You hear me?)
Keep me safe and sound. (Say it again!)
Keep me safe and sound.
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[Verse 1 – 16 bars, laid-back but serious tone]
(1) Every day I leave the house, I say my prayers,
(2) Eyes to the sky, but my feet stay aware.
(3) Mirror check — rearview glare, who’s that there?
(4) Car followin’ close like the driver don’t care.
(5) From the city streets to the country roads,
(6) Ain’t no promise I’ll return to the home I know.
(7) From the schoolyards to churches, pain explodes,
(8) And the newsman call it “another episode.”
(9) Kids can’t learn when fear’s in the air,
(10) Mama whisperin’ “Baby, just stay in prayer.”
(11) I’m sittin’ in the park tryna clear my mind,
(12) Duckin’ shadows that creep from behind.
(13) They everywhere — even in the checkout line,
(14) So I breathe deep, “Lord, let Your light shine.”
(15) Keep me covered, keep my circle bound,
(16) Yeah, keep me safe and sound! (Say it loud!)
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[Hook – 8 bars, full gospel choir w/ West Coast bounce]
Keep me safe and sound! (Safe and sound!)
In this battleground! (Battleground!)
When the world go crazy, bullets rain down,
Lord, keep me safe and sound.
Keep me safe and sound! (Yeah!)
‘Cause peace can’t be found! (Nah!)
When the weak bear arms and the strong back down,
Lord, keep me safe and sound!
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[Verse 2 – 16 bars, aggressive tone / preaching flow]
(1) Lawmakers talk, but the streets still bleed,
(2) They feed greed, not the people’s need.
(3) Every headline plant another seed
(4) Of anger, fear, and the system’s creed.
(5) If we all strapped up, tell me who’s free?
(6) Ain’t no justice when revenge the decree.
(7) It’s a juxtaposition — hypocrisy crown,
(8) Wild Wild West, the showdown town.
(9) Kids grow up with trauma for breakfast,
(10) Dreams interrupted, innocence restless.
(11) Politicians spin, truth get checklist,
(12) Another promise dead — that’s reckless!
(13) I’m preachin’ like Pac, but the world still deaf,
(14) We need love, not lead — hope, not death.
(15) I’m tired of the madness all around,
(16) So I pray — keep me safe and sound.
From the highways to the pews,
From the classrooms to the shoes
Of a mother runnin’ rayin’ the same prayer:
“Lord, don’t let my name be the news.”
Keep us lifted, keep us crowned,
Keep us safe… keep us sound.
[Violin Solo]
