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4AM by WHATUPRG
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On “4AM,” WHATUPRG laments about his dad’s deportation, losing his faith, and praying. The track’s title, “4AM,” marks the time RG’s dad was arrested by the police, which has given WHATUPRG emotional trauma since the incident. The track also touches heavily on the far-right political nature of the c...
4AM Lyrics
[Chorus]
I don't pray, I don't pray like I used to
I can't wait, can't keep waiting on you
Say somethin', just say somethin'
Say somethin', just say somethin'
I don't pray, I don't pray like I
I can't wait, can't keep waiting on you
Say somethin', just say somethin'
Just say somethin', just say somethin'
[Verse 1]
Pray for the daylight, uh, pray for the daylight
Pray for the day I find me the way, I'm lost and I can't find faith
'Cause it ain't mine, momma taught me how to pray
Pastor told me that I'm saved, but is that really what it takes?
I don't wanna be like, everybody that I see up on TV, I want to love when I walk like I seen Christ
But it's hard when I watch what it be like, I don't see Christ
'Cause half the pastors in America don't want my family in America
And even Jesus was an immigrant, but don't nobody seem to give a-
[Verse 2]
Whole house shook when the cops knocked, whole house shook when the cops knocked
4:00 a.m., and they want Pops, 4:00 a.m., and they want Pops
Daddy turned around, said "Farewell", momma cryin' on the stairwell
Little brother go look out the window, "Huh? Why Daddy got handcuffs on him?
He ain't did nothin', he ain't never did nothin'
All he ever did was work for his children, pay the rent, a little income, why they gotta take him?
Why they gotta break us? I mean- I mean, he drive the church bus without a license
But he was helpin' people get to church"
I haven't prayed as much as I prayed that year, prayed as much as I prayed that year
Some days, I pray that I conquer fear, and some nights I pray that I disappear
Momma told me we'd be okay, but I could tell that she's not okay
Chest pain and anxiety, she had trouble breathing the other day
I had trouble believing the pastor say "God's got a plan in all of this"
As he smiled in a MAGA hat, I had to question his common sense
I mean, can't you see that we strugglin'? And you gon' hit me with Bible scripts?
Forget religion and politics, man, I just want to have my dad back
[Outro]
I'm prayin' for the daylight, uh, prayin' for the daylight
Prayin' for the day I find me the way, I'm lost and I can't find- (Faith, faith)
Prayin' for the daylight, uh, prayin' for the daylight
Prayin' for the day I find me the way
I'm lost and I can't find- (Faith, faith)
4AM Q&A
Who wrote 4AM's ?
4AM was written by Zach Paradis & Juice Bangers & WHATUPRG.
Who produced 4AM's ?
4AM was produced by WHATUPRG & Juice Bangers & Zach Paradis.