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In Good Hands

by Orijin

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1.
Esperanza 03:04
VERSE 1 What guarantee can tomorrow give me today? Homie, it’s hard really to say. Feels like this life is a probability game And the odds of winning are slim as a lottery ticket, dang.. No matter the dollars and property you attain How flawless of an image, how popular of a name These objects that we longing for all eventually fade Like everything that flows from my heart is really in vain Or do I just need a broader vision and aim Not a comforting crutch but the substance for which we’re made My inner whispers are pointing to something greater The cure to fill a heart with a void the size of a crater So gear up, we got a mountain to climb Any excuses, boot em right out of your mind See I don’t care if you’re scared Or say you’re not spiritual Your hope is too small if it don’t demand a miracle VERSE 2 Hope requires that faith and action must coincide Recall when Jesus invited Peter to join his side Walking on the water, I wonder if I would mobilize Or give a cold reply, like “I think I’ll stick in the boat this time” Jokes aside, it ain’t enough to think thoughts Can’t write my story If I never let the ink drop Can’t make a journey Without ever stepping down the path Doubt is whack but has the power to turn a coward back Knowledge of hope guards my mind like a shower cap Belt of truth strapped in, Blazin’ til we out of gas When they see the blessings Flowing through our mouths and acts Homie I ain’t boastin’, I just show ‘em where the fountain at I pray to keep that at the heart of this ministry Each line of mine plays a part in a bigger scheme To share the hope that’s been given me After all, every forest had to start with a single seed VERSE 3 Hope is... a haven, offering people empathy Reach through a beef Showin’ peace to its enemies Speaks truth to peeps who in deep rooted misery Where grief looms, Seeds bloom and reap fruit eventually Hope is...assurance of purpose amidst the hurtin A person observin’ a certain worth in the worst occurrence At its purest, hope is fervent, and lifts up burdens never passive but actually active practicin’ service Wanna know the secret ingredients to make it flourish? A cup of love, A pinch of pain A dash of courage See hope is not concerned with avoiding a hard task It marches through the storm like join me or fall back I won’t dodge the draft, man I’m down to follow Ride the high tides stead of drown in sorrow A pill that I ain’t too proud to swallow For a richer joy today and a crown tomorrow OUTRO And so… what guarantee can tomorrow give me today? None besides the promise that God’ll give me the grace sufficient for opposition and drama I’m finna face Ears hearkened to my calling, I’m charging into the fray
2.
HOOK It’s gonna be a brighter day I’ma start yielding to my neighbours And givin’ haters the right of way Let kindness guide em to see the light of day Let a little love ripple until it’s big as a tidal wave It’s gonna be a brighter day Let me see you yield to a neighbour And give a hater the right of way So we could be the change that we really need One thread woven together tighter than skinny jeans VERSE 1 I don’t need drama and you don’t need either Last thing I’m doin is living to be a people pleaser I just keep the peace in all my comings and goings They doubt the power of grace, why not humbly show em? Show em what? - Unmerited mercy when it ain’t deserved Someone purposely getting up on my case and nerves I’ma trade that dude a blessing for his racial slurs And if my truce gets refused, at least I laid the first Brick in the foundation / Don’t sit around waitin Just make a step towards reconciliation And let the evil of another brother be exposed By taking the peaceful road, you probably gon’ leave em froze Picture a school bully pickin on a smaller dude Every day at lunch time, stealing all his food Little guy goes home like, here’s what I’ma do Make an extra sandwich for that violent fool So he arrive at school, like here’s a meal and a seat, man I ain’t got no fright, hard feelings or deceit, man You could eat lunch, chill out, end the beef fam Or throw a punch, but you’re the one that’s lookin weak - dang Like the kid I’m stayin steadfast Plus I make amends with anyone against which I’ve trespassed Let that guide all your conduct in conflict Even though I know a lot of y’all think it’s nonsense To turn a cheek when you’re slapped in the face And strike em - not with your hand but with radical grace That’s the type of mercy I invite you to And homie, it’s worth it as long as it change a life or two [HOOK] VERSE 2 (EBONY BONES) Yup, if anything, we’ve gotta honour the memories Of Martin Luther King and his many dreams By any means necessary And as for me? I’m just trying to do the things that will best prepare me To forgive, for they know not what they do to me I don’t take it personal - it’s usually bafoonery I just keep it movin’, B Ain’t nobody got the time for somebody with a gun Tryin’ to shoot at me So if a dude is acting ugly I turn the other cheek like I’m doin’ the Dougie Invite him to my workshop - you and a buddy Free admission - I could make a difference if he would listen And I don’t see the opposition - I see a vision Unified mankind and minds reconditioned I woke up on the right side of the bed so I can encourage the living and enliven the dead [HOOK] VERSE 3 (ORIJIN AND EBONY BONES) ORIJIN We stand firm as a rock, some lanterns in the dark If love is the key, we’re God’s hand, turnin’ the lock Defend the peace, not our own egos I’d rather hit my offender with a hug than a torpedo BONES Of course, we know if we want to combat the forces of evil We gotta spread the truth to more people And it’s a matter of life and death But there’s more people fightin’ for peace than you might suspect ORIJIN Right to left, we marchin’ into a warzone, Swords drawn, swingin’ at hate, and before long We’re gonna see it fall / If only we could all heed the call Imagine the world we could see t‘morrow BONES Imagine how far we could evolve The world problems we could solve if we all tried to be involved Now show me your palms if y’all would agree That we gotta be the change that we all wanna see
3.
Wonderment 02:10
VERSE 1 Whatever happened to the wonderment We used to have, just climbing trees for the fun of it Watching full of awe at the peak of every evening When the sun would set And to the soul, nothin’ was more comfortin’ than colourin’ Before the stress of paying taxes to the government Before we cared who’s democrat and who’s republican Lunch money was the only cash that we were budgeting And we could have a scrap and still go back to being buds again The same day on the jungle gym Crazy how the way we would relate was on the basis of a covenant Instead of holding grudges after one offence Today, I hunger for the courage I could muster when I was a 4-foot stubborn kid, thinkin’ I could touch the rim Jump and grin, thinking to myself, “Just another inch” Well now I’ve gained 24 of ‘em Dudes grown but he’s still the same at the core of him HOOK What ever happened to the joy, simplicity The play, the freedom, the wonder of the mystery You feel me? As immature as it seems I’m just a man living out all these childhood dreams VERSE 2 Since I came of age, I’ve had to put the childish games away Stakes are raised - I aim to stay focused on my day to day grind In a wiser purpose-driven and patient way Wait and pray before I haste to chase the things I crave today I hate to say, but as we come upon that later phase And slave away to maybe gain a raise in pay I see a lot of bloated egos and deflated faith Broken people who won’t admit that they make mistakes If you catch a brother faking for the sake of praise Please remind me I’m covered under amazing grace The safest place to embrace the gift of creative play And ask the questions I’d normally be afraid to raise Attributes I pray to convey when I blaze the stage Even though my childhood is behind me, in the words of Paul I’ve come to see, just because our stage has changed Doesn’t mean suddenly wonderment gets the curtain call [HOOK]
4.
Labour Pains 03:24
VERSE 1 All creation is groanin for transformation Somethings missing or broken we know it but cant explain it Ignore it, control it, cure it, Just medicate with diplomacy, education, yoga and meditation We hope for regeneration of shattered lives. it’s a lot of strife, broken homes and battered wives Seen too many sights on this globe I’m saddened by Tell me what’s the price for our souls to be satisfied We mad deprived of love, joy, peace, and purity Building castles with sand or with heaps of currency These palaces of paper got weak security Collapsing with the weight of pride that creeps internally Will I reach eternity with the same old baggage? I pray just to manage but this frame I inhabit Never change, just a savage and a slave to its habits I’m hoping for better days while embracing madness HOOK 1 Tired of living in this world gone bad Tryin’ to resist but the curse won’t pass Father, how long is this hurt gon’ last? I’m sick of these labour pains VERSE 2 I am less than perfect, a broken manifestation A sinner covered in crimson, just hoping for sanitation Groped by the hands of satan, mistakin’ it for affection Allured by lust, slander, and gettin’ vengeance A slave to what I crave, I just call ‘em inherent needs Errantly thinking that satisfaction is guaranteed There beneath the surface of what appears to be A very sweet offer but clearly leads to despair and grief Yet I dare repeat these careless deeds that are tearing deep And ensnaring me, my spirit’s weaker than flesh And Lord, the enemy’s tryin’ to bury me in regret For a record most surely unworthy of your respect All sin bears a cost, deservedly it is death But you still deliver sinners in 30 minutes or less I’m safe in your hands, not budging until you’re done Chiselling me, into the imagery of your Son VERSE 3 I’m in it for the long haul Got a distance left, but I walk tall Won’t hit reject when my God calls I been rebellin, misdirected, but my sin’s been left at the cross y’all Am I lost cause? Listen, I’m the farthest thing Christ’s price check says one life’s worth a martyred king And he bought us fair and square when he gave his life By the Father, we’re declared as heirs with the saviour Christ Dared to bear the burden of the pain and plight Never take a hike, just take heed and take heart, ‘cause the weight is light When compared to the glorious revelation Of total emancipation from brokenness and enslavement We groaning and yeah we aching But no we’re never forsaken The more we weather the storm then the more we anticipatin’ The coming of the King who brings wholeness and reparation He’ll summon all his kin to his courts for a celebration We’ll come under his wing in worship and adoration And He’ll topple over sin Like a stone in the hands of David. HOOK 2 Tired of living in this world gone bad Tryin’ to resist but the curse won’t pass Father, I know you can reverse my past I’m done with these labour pains
5.
[Grandma Speaks] Settle down in the morning light And I’m feeling heavy…
6.
HOOK When you gon try? When you gon’ move? When you gon’ grind? When you gon’ live? When you gon’ thrive? When you gon’ give? When you gon’ rise? Now is the time VERSE 1 This moment will never come again This the last time that you’re gonna hear this for the first time. You can’t reverse time, only let it take its course Wasting more of it is a luxury you can’t afford What you waiting for? Every moment you allow to pass Is another grain that falls through the hourglass Another seed that could’ve been planted For your own benefit and the good of the planet Tell me what good is a talent if it ain’t practiced y’all Now is the chance to act, it’s a casting call For the folks who prone to groan and complain Puttin off your great potential til you’re old and you’re grey When you know you could change Right now, we steady molding the clay Might sound intimidating but this moment today Is the hinge upon which the globe’s hope will be framed I pray you’re bold enough to know to never throw it away [HOOK] VERSE 2 I was once told, You’ve got no reason to be stressed Waitin on a harvest / you ain’t even plant the seeds yet Words I heard but couldn’t fully receive yet Heart had a whole host of idols - no Seacrest Requests out of my comfort zone I would reject On a diving board afraid of getting my feet wet God’s garments? I’d settle for my rags When life gave lemons, I would let em go bad A stubborn young’n never grasped opportunities When they came a knockin, I would pass on them foolishly Now who would think the clueless teen I used to be Would soon recruit you to a team of super humans who pursue their dreams We don’t just snooze in the illusory but make it real Faith and zeal have taken the place of lazing and chasing thrills If you listenin, here’s my great appeal Let this song be your comfort zone evacuation drill [HOOK] VERSE 3 (JORDON VEIRA) I lost wait in the patience of time Found it again after watching my wrist move so fast that is was clocked at 60 moments per hour Yet still it came in second after my mind who recklessly danced in a momento to the tempo that tick-tock’d in my temple tick-tock The world keeps turning like a wrist-watch The world keeps earning, time in and time out Time out in time, the clock is yearning to eat the second place race Tick-tock Hickory dickory dock Quick doc, prescribe me something for my tic the world, it spins and we have not the right to stop it But we do have what’s left What’s up with the people who are down, down to nothing Grounds do nothing to hold the feet of hounds when hunting – they’re running And those of us concerned with changing minds Do so between the seconds on the clock, minding time Pennies on the dollar But we continue to move, to evolve Because now is the time Now is the time The time is now The time is always now Now is the time.
7.
VERSE 1 (ORIJIN) Peep game, no courtside seats You could feel the heat blaze through these words I speak Your boy rides beats, not to glorify me But the Lord that’s enthroned on the most high seat He’s the pilot - light that sustains me His glory shines vibrant, even though I’m shady How could I be silent, knowing that he’s changed me I’m battling with pride when I’m hearing people praise me that’s crazy I’ll step aside - show the source clearer The real origin resides in the flame - I’m just a torchbearer Liftin’ Him up, run the course that I’m called to And haulin’ all my gifts to lay ‘em down at the altar I am the firewood, Jesus the fire-starter Holy Spirit the blaze, I’m steadily gettin’ hotter Bringin’ the Father honour is my purpose and aim Worship His name first, never swerve from my lane [CUTS BY RELIC] VERSE 2 (DRU BEX) You might see us pullin’ out the heat from a backpack Or from underneath a board or a snap-back We been the ones with the fire - can’t burn us We survivors of the furnace Meshach, Abednego, and Shadrach Came out with the fire in my bones like Jeremiah Don’t look like Ghost Rider Leave fire on tracks But I’m not the hotness on my own God is sovereign on the throne Saw it fit to set fire to my match The reason why I do this ain’t acquiring the cash The motive for the music’s more inspiring than that My goal is just to use it, Just to show you what the truth is And my hope is that you choose it ‘Cause the God who rules the map chose you to listen I don’t know if you a Christian But it’s no coincidence that you exposed to this rhythm This is more than religion - this is hope ‘cause He’s risen This that old school spittin’ Straight fire like that [CUTS BY RELIC] VERSE 3 (ORIJIN) His kingship never to be entinguished Try to fly in the face of his greatness And get your wings clipped I wouldn’t fare no better That’s why the Lord’s grace I’ll declare forever I was complicit and hypocritical - lukewarm Got a new begininnin’ I’m feelin’ fresh as a newborn Just like fire refines gold, His love purifies the desires of my soul So I’ma spread it ‘til they charge me with arson Supplyin’ the fire like Lockheed and Martin He’s to blame if you see a change Free from the traps of my past, I’m waving, saying “aufedersein” My goals rearranged - In my soul, freedom rings I won’t be a slave to the world if it means my grave Refuse to keep it tame, Preaching Jesus’ name over beats that bang Take these two cents - and keep the change
8.
VERSE 1 (SCRIBE) Were you to clone me nine hundred and ninety nine times And work us to the bone having each of us write rhymes I’ll make it known even if we all lived out full lives Thousands of pages for Rock of Ages ain’t enough lines To sing your praises Father, when people ask why bother I try to tell them how my Abba turned disgrace to honour Alicia taught me Karma, that cut me like katanas But You saved me with Your blood, and ended all the drama I cut the act of perfection and You reset the mark You’re my director, through scenes where I feel in the dark When I’m depressed, and I feel myself falling apart You fill my heart like a shopping cart I don’t need a spark Lord! All I need is You! I have a knack speaking honest but not living true But You’re faithful always, all days, no phase Or a single turning shadow can be found in You You constantly amaze me, everyday that you wake me How You work on my behalf even on the days that I’m lazy How You love me on the days where I step out of line crazy Dumping back a bottle and making my vision hazy Your eternal light shines restoring sight to the blind Your Word a love letter, this verse a response in kind You hold me down from the skies, before, below and behind God no matter where I go, I know You’re right by my side HOOK The highs and the lows and the space in-between The start to the end, I have tasted and seen Your goodness at work, your grace intervene I look to you first, all praise to the King who is by my side VERSE 2 (ORIJIN) Yo I thank God that His hand never leaves me Footsteps guided by a plan that precedes me Dang, it ain’t easy to trust in His plan still Strugglin overcomin’ the stubbornness of a man’s will But I can’t build if he’s not my foundation All around solid ground, rock, and salvation Even in my sorrow I’ma holla out praises You the one I follow though they call it outrageous My gracious, awesome, patient, Flawless, ageless, sovereign Saviour Maker, and friend, I’ma praise til my pen’s dry Thankful to Him for the grace that I’m cleansed by So much mistakes on my slate - you came and erased it though I’m makin’ the case that your grace is so inescapable God, I’m ever grateful your faithful when I’m unstable Sustaining me when I’m frail - I’m safe with the one who’s capable To move mountains and part seas His thoughts of you are numerous as countin the stars He’s.. Always in arms reach when I seek for a caring hand I was but a lost sheep in a barren land Making poor decisions that prolong my pain Pray for your forgiveness then go wrong again It’s so hard to change - you’ve thrown off the chains Knowing you’ll never leave is a load off the brain [HOOK]
9.
Only Hope 02:07
I hope my message doesn’t fade with the music See, for me this ain’t a game for amusement Naw, my aim is a movement towards finding bliss Extend a helping hand - no iron fist True life soldiers are what I enlist Simple guys who sympathize And my eye is fixed on my destination Them dark clouds are thick but I’m meant to face ‘em Prayer and poetry will be both my umbrella and my restoration Thankful for the gift that I’m blessed with patience See, the fruits of my efforts don’t grow on trees If I refuse to follow through, then so long dreams My soul wants ease but yet it also wants to see results I guess finding that balance is just part of being adults It’s hard work - feeling like I’ll grind my body to a pulp I wonder, will the guidance of my father be enough When the honesty and trust in this world is at a minimum? We hate our neighbours with words that belittle them Instead of passing down blessings and life lessons It’s our pain and our problems that we hurl at the little ones And it’s far too heavy to catch And it’s far too heavy to catch We leave ‘em open to the enemy’s wrath and deadly attacks And when their spirit’s broken, how we remedy that? Most of us never react We stay too.. severed, detached from the world by how selfish we act Seeking our own gain Reaching our goals, aims, dough, fame, gold chains I’m thinking that the whole thing’s backwards Quit thinking ‘bout “what’s in it for me” I’m thinking ‘bout a man who was committed to be Executed innocently and did it for free Claiming the cost of even those who didn’t believe And that’s the person that I wanna display Living selflessly and helpin’ see an age of change upon us today ‘Cause look, the current damage is not beyond fixable These vital signs are not beyond critical And these fire rhymes are hot beyond trivial talk We on a spiritual walk - these songs pivotal For raising consciousness, to gain responsiveness, faith and confidence That this message will not fade with the music

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“In Good Hands”, the second full-length offering from MC-producer duo Orijin and Q, explores the universal yearning for hope and how true hope, once grasped, manifests in life and action.

Over the span of nine soulful, energetic and melodic songs, Q skillfully lays the musical foundation for Orijin to lyrically unpack the meaning of hope and challenge listeners to live fully rooted in confident faith.

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released October 28, 2014

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LSTNFND Music (“Lost and Found”) is a Toronto-based urban record label.

We are former lost ones who were found by Christ. Now, we’re on a mission to spread the Good News through our music and lifestyle.

LSTNFND is the home of Jeremy Rodney-Hall, Orijin and Mark Durksen.
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