Never Be A Man

Lyrics

NEVER BE A MAN [INTRO — spoken, dry] I got it figured out. All of it. History. Prophecy. Women. The government. …mostly. [BEAT DROPS] [VERSE 1] Daddy said, “Son, you better stand your ground,” Mama said, “Boy, know when to sit your ass down.” I spent half my life confusing the two, Calling every strong opinion something I knew. Had a theory by breakfast, a worldview by noon, Solved human nature underneath a full moon. One coincidence later—Lord, there I go, Building Revelation out of something I don’t know. I can read every headline, connect every line, Put Daniel on the table with the evening wine. Might see a pattern—might even be right— But certainty’s expensive when you’re working by sight. [PRE-CHORUS] You can pound your chest, You can make demands, You can call yourself a king With the world in your hands— But if truth walks in And ruins your plan, And you can’t say “I was wrong”— [DROP] You’ll never be a man. [CHORUS] Never be a man If your ego needs the answer. Never be a man If the truth can’t change your plans. Dance when you’re right, Laugh when you’re wrong, Say “I don’t know” And keep moving along. You can conquer every room, Make everybody understand— But if you can’t bow down to truth, You’ll never be a man. [VERSE 2 — RAP] Look— I got receipts, footnotes, maps on maps, Three open Bibles and seventeen tabs. Rome, Babylon, Washington—wait— Hold up, hombre, what’s the date? I know enough to know I don’t know enough, And the minute I forget I start making shit up. That’s the joke. Everybody wants a prophet Till the prophet says “maybe.” Everybody wants the answer: “Tell me yes or no, baby.” But wisdom ain’t frightened By a question mark. Faith ain’t pretending You can see in the dark. And a mystery ain’t solved Just because you got excited— Sometimes the smartest thing A man can say is: [MUSIC CUTS] “Confidence proportional to the evidence.” [ONE BEAT OF SILENCE] Female voice: Remember that, dummy. [MASSIVE 808 DROP] [CHORUS — FEMALE HARMONIES] Never be a man If your ego needs the answer. Never be a man If the truth can’t change your plans. Dance when you’re right, Laugh when you’re wrong, Say “I don’t know” And keep moving along. You can conquer every room, Make everybody understand— But if you can’t bow down to truth, You’ll never be a man. [PSYCHEDELIC BRIDGE — HALF-SPOKEN] Maybe I saw it. Maybe I didn’t. Maybe heaven whispered. Maybe that was the edible kicking in. [female laughter] Either way— Test the spirit. Test the claim. Test yourself Before you testify in God’s name. Because faith doesn’t fear What evidence may show. Truth has never needed me To pretend that I know. [BUILD] I can be wrong And still believe. I can lose an argument And still receive. I don’t need every mystery Inside my command— [CROWD] THAT’S HOW YOU BECOME A MAN. [FINAL DANCE BREAK / RAP] Hands up— For everybody who was certain Then discovered they were not. For everybody drawing maps Connecting every little dot. For the saints and the sinners, The skeptics and believers, The aunties on Facebook And YouTube prophecy teachers— We know what we know. We suspect what we can. And the rest goes in the folder marked: “ASK GOD WHEN I LAND.” [FINAL CHORUS — FULL CROWD] Never be a man Just because you talk louder. Never be a man Just because you hold the power. Stand when you should. Kneel when you can. Laugh at yourself— That’s the mark of a man. Truth over pride. Love over command. And when the evidence changes— [MUSIC CUT] Change your damn plan. [808 + HORNS + CROWD ERUPTS] NEVER BE A MAN! [OUTRO — spoken] Anyway… I’m pretty sure I figured out Daniel. Female voice: Oh, for God’s sake.