Tongue of Fire

[Intro]
*Various overlapping news reports *

[Verse 1]
Chalk outlines
In the dirt
Closed minds
That don't feel the hurt
Closed eyes
That don't see the worth
Of every life
Here on earth
Lady Justice
She sees again
No more blindfold
She points the blame
No more scales
Coz they're not the same
A list of numbers
Just forget the names
5 thousand husbands
5 thousand sons
5 thousand widows
Who were mothers once
Familiar faces
On the TV screen
Same explanations
For the murder scenes
50 million
Never bat an eyelid
50 million
Keep it shut like I did
50 thousand
Turning in their graves
With the price they paid
Why are we still afraid?

[Pre-Chorus]
Forgive me
For my silence
The voice You gave
I forsake it
But that ends today
Lord just
Tell me what to say
And I'll say it!

[Chorus]
Gimme that
Gimme that
Gimme that
Lord!
Gimme that
Tongue of fire!
Gimme that
Gimme that
Gimme that
Gimme that
Lord!
Gimme that
Tongue of fire!
Gimme that
Gimme that
Gimme that
Gimme that
Lord!
Gimme that
Tongue of fire!
Gimme that
Gimme that
Gimme that
Gimme that
Lord!
Gimme that
Tongue of fire!

[Verse 2]
Kowtowers
And yes men slaves
Craving powers
Human rights are waived
Raising towers made of bones
They lay bouquets of flowers
At a despot's grave
The hands of time
Might repaint the picture
Forgive them
I know what it says in scripture
But woe to those
Who say that sweet is bitter
And woe to those
Who glorify a killer
Of a hundred thousand
Just countless lives
Mothers, brothers
Sons, sisters, wives
So many daughters
Were tortured while
Husbands disappeared
And fathers died
50 million
Never bat an eyelid
50 million
Keep it shut like I did
50 thousand
Turning in their graves
With the price they paid
Why are we still afraid?

[Pre-Chorus]
Forgive me
For my silence
The voice You gave
I forsake it
But that ends today
Lord just
Tell me what to say
And I'll say it!

[Chorus]
Gimme that
Gimme that
Gimme that
Lord!
Gimme that
Tongue of fire!
Gimme that
Gimme that
Gimme that
Gimme that
Lord!
Gimme that
Tongue of fire!
Gimme that
Gimme that
Gimme that
Gimme that
Lord!
Gimme that
Tongue of fire!
Gimme that
Gimme that
Gimme that
Gimme that
Lord!
Gimme that
Tongue of fire!

[Bridge: Martin Luther King Jr.]
I come to this
Magnificent house of worship tonight
Because my conscience
Leaves me no other choice

Gimme that tongue of fire…

And I'ma make them burn!

[Rap]
I'ma say whatever You want me to say
Lord
I ain't running whatever coming my way
Lord
I ain't scared of nothing
Just put me in play
Lord
And I'ma show everybody that Yahweh's
Lord!
Too many people who claim You
But they're frauds
Concerned with the accolades
And the fake applause
Too many souls
Being put to the sword
While the ones with the words
Write only for awards
So let me flow
Let me show
Whatever these people need to know
Lord I'll let em know
If I get up in the morning
Hearing You calling
Then You know I’ll go
Wherever You lead
I'ma follow
Till tomorrow
Till forever
Yo!
Even if no one ever wanna listen
I'ma tell em so
Even if I get get murdered on this mission
Least I'm dying for
Everything that I believe in
Until the day that I'm leaving
I'ma be burning everything with this tongue
Till the day I stop breathing...
*Heavy breathing*

Yo I’ma make them burn!

[Chorus]
Gimme that
Gimme that
Gimme that
Lord!
Gimme that
Tongue of fire!
Gimme that
Gimme that
Gimme that
Gimme that
Lord!
Gimme that
Tongue of fire!
Gimme that
Gimme that
Gimme that
Gimme that
Lord!
Gimme that
Tongue of fire!
Gimme that
Gimme that
Gimme that
Gimme that
Lord!
Gimme that
Tongue of fire!

Gimme that
Gimme that
Gimme that
Lord!
Gimme that
Tongue of fire!
Gimme that
Gimme that
Gimme that
Gimme that
Lord!
Gimme that
Tongue of fire!
Gimme that
Gimme that
Gimme that
Gimme that
Lord!
Gimme that
Tongue of fire!
Gimme that
Gimme that
Gimme that
Gimme that
Lord!
Gimme that
Tongue of fire!

[Outro: Martin Luther King Jr.]
A time comes
When silence is betrayal