[Verse 1]
When I sit all by myself
When I got no one else
Out of all the things I'm searching for
You remain the same
And I really don't know why
But people switch up all the time
But You got that consistency
And that'll never ever change
[Pre-Chorus]
Even when it gets rough
You are the one I look to
You are the one I always call on
Dark days when it's too much
All of my pain I give you
[Chorus]
In you I found my peace
I can feel it in my veins now (Veins now)
I can make it through the pain now (Oh, oh, oh-oh-oh-oh)
You bring me joy (Joy)
I never could explain it ('Plain it)
But I never wanna' change it (Oh-oh-oh-oh)
You bring me joy
[Verse 2]
I filled up my closet with so many things that I adore
But none of those things can bring me peace
When tears are falling on the floor
So, I look up to heaven
And ask God where to start
'Cause the cars, the clothes, and fancy things
Can't bring joy to my heart
[Pre-Chorus]
Even when it gets rough
You are the one I look to
You are the one I always call on
Dark days when it's too much
All of my pain I give you
[Chorus]
I can feel it in my veins now (Veins now)
I can make it through the pain now (Oh, oh, oh-oh-oh-oh)
You bring me joy (Joy)
I never could explain it ('Plain it)
But I never wanna' change it (Oh-oh-oh-oh)
You bring me joy
[Interlude]
You've been so good
You've been so good
I got joy
The world didn't give it to me
I got joy
I got joy
Unspeakable joy
Hey, yeah
No, no
[Chorus]
In you I found my peace
I can feel it in my veins now (Veins now)
I can make it through the pain now (Oh, oh, oh-oh-oh-oh)
You bring me joy (Joy)
I never could explain it ('Plain it)
But I never wanna' change it (Oh-oh-oh-oh)
You bring me joy
[Outro]
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Koryn Hawthorne released Joy on Fri Sep 18 2020.
I remember being in the studio and Makeba [Riddick, producer] being like, ‘Yo, I’ve got this idea. You know that Mary J. Blige song [“You Bring Me Joy”]?’ I feel like this just came out. I think this attests to the nostalgic sound that I grew up with, because I definitely grew up listening to Mary J...