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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Ahmir Thompson
Drums
Kamal Gray
Keyboards
Mercedes Martinez
Additional Vocals
Black Thought
Vocals
Larry Gold
Cello
Monsters of Folk
Sampled Artist
Pedro Martínez
Keyboards
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Richard Nichols
Composer
Tarik Trotter
Songwriter
Jim James
Songwriter
Ahmir Thompson
Composer
Pedro Martínez
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Questlove
Producer
Richard Nichols
Producer
Jon Smeltz
Recording Engineer
Steve Mandell
Recording Engineer
Christopher Soper
Recording Engineer
Jason Goldstein
Mixing Engineer
Pedro Martínez
Producer
Lyrics
Dear God, I'm trying hard to reach you
Dear God, I see your face in all I do
Sometimes, it's so hard to believe it...
But God, I know you have your reasons
(Uh huh)
They said he's busy hold the line please
Call me crazy, I thought maybe he could mind read
Who does the blind lead?
Show me a sign please
If everything is made in China, are we chinese?
And why do haters separate us like we siamese?
Technology turning the planet into zombies
Everybody all in everybody's dirty laundry
Acid rain, earthquakes, hurricane, tsunamis
Terrorist, crime sprees, assaults, and robberies
Cops yellin' stop, freeze
Shoot him before he try to leave
Air quality so foul, I gotta try to breath
Endangered species
And we runnin' out of trees
If I could hold the world in the palm of these
Hands, I would probably do away with these anomalies
Everybody checkin' for the new award nominee
Wars and atrocities
Look at all the poverty
Ignoring the prophecies
More beef than broccoli
Corporate monopoly
Weak world economy
Stock market topplin'
Mad marijuana, oxycotton and klonopin
Everybody out of it?
Well I've been thinkin' about
And I've been breakin' it down
Without an answer
I know I'm thinking out loud
But if you're lost and around
Why do we suffer?
Why do we suffer?
(Uh huh)
Yeah... It's still me, one of your biggest fans
I get off work
Right back to work again
I probably need to go ahead and have my head exam
Look at how they got me on the Def Jam payment plan
Well, I'm in the world of entertainment and
Trying to keep a singing man sane for the paying fans
If I don't make it through the night, slight change of plans
Harp strings, angel wings, and praying hands
Lord, forgive me for my shortcomings
For going on tour and ignoring the court summons
All I'm trying to do is live life to the fullest
They sent my daddy to you in a barrage of bullets
Why is the world ugly when you made it in your image?
And why is livin' life such a fight to the finish?
For this high percentage
When the sky's the limit
A second is a minute, every hour's infinite
Dear God, I'm trying hard to reach you
Dear God, I see your face in all I do
Sometimes, it's so hard to believe it.
Writer(s): Richard Nichols, Pedro Martinez, Ahmir K. Thompson, Tarik L. Collins, James Edward Jr. Olliges
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