[Intro: Tense]
DEAR GENERATION, I GO BY THE NAME OF TENSE. I'M A FRIEND, I'M A PEER, AND I'M SOMEONE WHO CAN RELATE TO YOU. LOOK AT YOURSELF. EVERYTHING YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH IN LIFE. EVERYTHING YOU'VE HEARD AND FELT. THAT'S MADE YOU WHO YOU ARE, AND DEEP INSIDE, YOU'RE FED UP AND YOU WANT CHANGE. YOU KNOW THEY SAID "WHAT THEY DONT KNOW WON'T HURT EM", RIGHT? I GOTTA DISAGREE WITH THAT STATEMENT BECAUSE FOR YOU NOT TO KNOW THE TRUTH, IS ABSOLUTELY CRUCIAL MAN. FOR YOU NOT TO KNOW THE TRUTH WILL LEAVE YOU WITH THE SAME HURT THAT YOU'VE BEEN DEALING WITH ALL THESE YEARS. SO, TELL ME HOW ACCURATE IS THAT STATEMENT. YOU DONE LOOKED INTO PEOPLE, PLACES AND THINGS AND THAT STILL AINT SOLVED ALL YOUR PROBLEMS. AND BELIEVE ME, I DID THAT TOO. BUT I WANNA SHARE SOMEONE WITH YOU WHO CAME AND CHANGED MY WHOLE LIFE. AND THEY CAN DO THE SAME FOR YOU. I'M TALKING ABOUT JESUS. WITHOUT FURTHER ADO.

[Verse 1: Tense]
THIS INDUSTRY AINT GOT A RIGHTFUL PLACE FOR PREACHIN
TELL ME TO COEXIST, TOLERATE WHAT THEY BELIEVE IN
I'D DO MYSELF A FAVOR IF I DIDNT FLOW FOR JESUS?
THAT'S NON SENSE, BUT TECHNICALLY IM FLOWING FOR YOU PEOPLE
WITH THAT SAID
I KNOW YOU CAME FOR THAT ORDINARY (AY)
THAT MUSIC THAT'LL HAVE YOU IN A MORTUARY (AY)
SAME MUSIC GOT YOU HAVING SEX BEFORE YOU MARRIED (AY)
THAT'S WHY I GIVE YOU TRACKS TO GET YOU RIGHT BEFORE YOU BURIED (GO!)
I KNOW THIS GONNA COST ME, KNOW WHAT I'M STANDIN' FO' (FO')
FOR THIS GENERATION, HEAD BOWED, HANDS CLOSED
I AINT GOTTA MAKE A DOLLAR, THAT AINT MY PLAN SO
BELIEVE ME WHEN I WAS DOING TRACKS IN MY VAN BRO
TOOK AN UNPOPULAR STANCE, AINT GOT NO PROBLEM WITH THAT
YEAH I SORTED ALL THE FACTS, YEAH I WENT THROUGH ALL THE STATS (STATS)
WE A NATION WITH MANY GODS, ONLY ONE IS TRUE BUT
HOW COME WE CAN'T TELL? IT'S CUZ WE PERSECUTE HIM

[Hook: Tense]
AND THEY WANT US TO BELIEVE EVERYTHING THEY'RE TELLING US IS TRUE. AND WHEN SOMEBODY OUT THE CROWD SEE IT IN A TOTALLY DIFFERENT LIGHT, THEY WANNA LOOK AT US DIFFERENT FOR THAT? WHAT? BUT ASK YOURSELF THIS. "WHAT IF EVERYTHING I'VE BEEN LISTENING TO REALLY IS A LIE. AND SEE YOU MIGHT ALREADY KNOW THAT. BUT YOU JUST DON'T WANNA DEAL WITH IT. BUT ONE DAY YOU'LL HAVE TO (LOOK)

[Verse 2: Tense]
MAJORITY STEADY DOING JUST WHAT YA PARENTS DID (DID)
YOU FALL TO IT, AND THEN IT MOVE TO THE GRAND KIDS
BUT IM STANDING UP TO BREAK THIS TREND (BREAK)
MAKE THIS END SO MY PEERS NEVER HAVE TO LIVE THIS WAY AGAIN (NEVER)
BY LIVING FOR THE ONE WHO PAID FOR MY SINS (JESUS)
YOU SHOULD TAG ALONG, BEFORE YOU BE CHASING THE WIND (WHOOSH, WHOOSH, WHOOSH)
THIS WORLD'LL HAVE YOU LOOKING PAPER THIN
PLUS YOU A FOOL TO THINK THEY REALLY MADE SLAVERY END
KEEP IT 100, NEVER COMPROMISE
(STUTTER) TELL YOU THE TRUTH, TELL IT TIL I DIE
TELL IT BY NO SURPRISE
HOMIE, NO DISGUISE
SO DONT LET IT OVERFLY FORGET WHOEVER TOLD YOU LIES
CUZ IF I NEVER TELL YOU, THAT WOULD BE HOMICIDE
SO I'M COMMITTED, NEVER SLACK TO KEEP YOU NOTIFIED
MY PRAYER IS THIS LETTER MAKE YOU GO TO GOD
ASAP, CUZ ONE DAY YOU GONE DIE, BUT YOU DON'T KNOW THE TIME

[Outro: Tense]
LOOK MAN, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU, BUT I WOULD RATHER STAND ON THE LEAST POPULAR THINGS IN THIS LIFE NOW, AND WAIT UNTIL THE DAY THAT I DIE TO SEE IF IT WAS TRUE OR NOT. WE STEADY TRYING TO FIND SOLUTIONS ON THIS EARTH AND WHAT WE DOING AINT WORKING. EVERYTHING YOU'VE TRIED HAS LET YOU DOWN. NOW HOW YOU GONNA GET DIFFERENT RESULTS DOING THE SAME EXACT THING? I'M PRESENTING JESUS CHRIST TO YOU. FORGET WHAT YOU HEARD IN MEDIA. FORGET WHAT YOU'VE SEEN IN THE CHURCH. THIS IS YOU AND HIM. NOW CHOOSE THIS DAY.