Mary J. Blige - Forever No More(2001)

[00:00.13] No more invisible speechless, deaf and blind child
[00:03.05] With neglected pleasures being addicted to denial
[00:05.94] Floating through time, gravitating towards a warm arm
[00:08.90] With an appetite for the emptiness that promises no harm
[00:12.16] No more uncontrollable eruptions of emotional depression
[00:15.47] A primal S.O.S. from the barren prison of selfless expression
[00:19.01] That only the guilty with innocent souls know
[00:21.98] Buried in social scar tissue of defective ego
[00:24.75] No more relentless sifting through bodies seeking self
[00:27.61] Settling through competitive combat for what's left on the shelf
[00:31.13] A mad melee of supply and demand driven by gullible pride
[00:35.01] That leads to sedating the you that suffocates inside
[00:38.27] No more, forever no more, because I've unshut my eyes
[00:41.59] And the difference between God's word and man's will was realized
[00:45.29] Seeing opposed and parallel lives some liquid and others frozen
[00:48.79] Led me to never seek from man what God has chosen
[00:52.02] Then the negative whispering subsided and the panicking ceased
[00:55.23] The undercurrent suppression of pent up terror was released
[00:58.58] As the mystery of the unknown manifested pristine clear
[01:01.85] A positive message of truth entered my ear
[01:04.64] Now, across my face is a brand new smile
[01:07.30] With a newly revealed meaning of a "destined child"
[01:10.40] A message of hope is being released from my heart
[01:13.02] And I am overwhelmed with dedication to do my part
[01:16.18] All I ever wanted was to be as I once was, unbounded
[01:19.55] Somehow, it got all twisted and before long sounded
[01:22.72] As though life was a continuous connive-thrive-drive
[01:26.21] Choking out the simple joy of just being alive
[01:29.52] Now, I am filled with love and I sing a love song
[01:32.69] A song for yesterday, today, tomorrow, and beyond
[01:35.77] My new prayer is, "Thank You, God, for setting me free"
[01:38.65] And, "Thank You, God, for giving me back me"
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