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“Drown” is a light-hearted melodic track about Lecrae and John Legend’s difficult situations. The two ask God to help them to not drown in their problems.
The track marks the first collaboration between Lecrae and John Legend. The song was announced in the live chat for the premiere of Lecrae’s “Se...
[Chorus: John Legend]
Tell me that You'll never let me down (Down)
Down (Down)
'Cause You're my final breath before I drown (Drown)
Drown (Drown)
[Verse 1: Lecrae]
I'm drownin' (I'm drownin')
I'm drownin' (I'm drownin')
Lost in this world, with these waves all around me
Deep in the darkness, where it's heartless
I don't know if I can make it, I'll be honest that
I'm fadin' (I'm fadin')
I'm fadin' (I'm fadin')
Trapped and I feel like it ain't no escapin'
Down to the bottom, all these problems got me drinkin'
Might drown in this bottle, all this drama got me thinkin'
[Pre-Chorus: Lecrae]
If I had one call, would You answer it?
Or would You take back all of Your promises?
'Cause I don't know who to turn to or who to trust
I don't know who to turn to or who to trust so
[Chorus: John Legend]
Tell me that You'll never let me down (Down)
Down (Down)
'Cause You're my final breath before I drown (Drown)
Drown
[Post-Chorus: John Legend]
You're my last resort, when it's too late
You're the only one, who takes my pain away (Away)
Away
So tell me that You'll never let me down (Down)
Me down (Down)
[Verse 2: Lecrae]
Come save me (Come save me)
Come save me (Come save me)
'Cause I've been in way over my head lately
Shame got me sinkin'
Goin' off the deep end
Heartache took my breath away, now I'm barely breathin' and
I'm hopin' (I'm hopin')
I'm hopin' (I'm hopin')
'Cause this the only thing that keeps me sober
I feel like I'm losin' it (Yeah)
Like "What am I doin' here?" (Yeah, yeah)
I need You to bail me out (Please)
I need You to pull me in
[Pre-Chorus: Lecrae & John Legend]
If I had one call, would You answer it? (Answer it)
Or would You take back all of Your promises? (Promises)
'Cause I don't know who to turn to or who to trust (Oh, oh)
I don't know who to turn to or who to trust (So)
[Chorus: John Legend]
So tell me that You'll never let me down (Woah, oh)
Down (Oh, oh-oh-oh)
'Cause You're my final breath before I drown (Oh I don't wanna drown)
Drown (Yeah)
[Post-Chorus: John Legend]
You're my last resort, when it's too late
You're the only one, who takes my pain away (Away)
Away (So)
So tell me that You'll never let me down (Oh, oh, oh-oh-oh)
Me down
Drown was written by Jim Lavigne & Micah Premnath & Alex Stacey & Danny Majic & DJ Frank E & Ace Harris & John Legend & Lecrae.
Drown was produced by Danny Majic & DJ Frank E & Ace Harris.
New single drops Friday. This one is special. I’m revealing the feature tonight at 6pm ET 👀 It’s been such an overwhelming year, but I know God got us. #WeWontDrown #Restoration pic.twitter.com/ukovVdZZGX— Lecrae (@lecrae) July 15, 2020
John and I labored on this one. Even after the initial session we jumped on FaceTime to tweak it. The man is as equally talented as he is humble. His gift and passion bleed thru it. I’m honored to work with my brother. Excited for you all to hear this.
–Lecrae via Instagram
DJ Frank E has produced two songs for Lecrae; the June 2017 Tori Kelly-assisted track “I’ll Find You” and the September 2016 Leon Bridges-featured track “On My Own.”
While all streaming services used the cover artwork for Restoration as the artwork for “Drown,” Lecrae shared another single cover for “Drown” on social media:
As soon as John Legend heard it, he wanted it for himself. But we were like, ‘Nah, John, come on, man. Be a part of this one.’ He got on the song and it accomplishes the work of helping people, the pain and suffering that you could be experiencing in being authentic. But at the same time, it’s a fam...
On July 31 2020, “Drown” debuted at #8 on Billboard’s Rap Digital Song Sales Chart.