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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Kanye West
Vocals
Chance the Rapper
Vocals
MIKE DEAN
Keyboards
The-Dream
Vocals
Kelly Price
Vocals
Donnie Trumpet
Trumpet
Aaron Encinas
Background Vocals
Shanika Bereal
Background Vocals
Crystal Lewis Ray
Background Vocals
Kenyon Dixon
Background Vocals
Rachel Whitlow
Background Vocals
George Young
Background Vocals
Lakesha Shantell
Background Vocals
Tiffany Stevenson
Background Vocals
Chavonne Stewart
Background Vocals
Kirk Franklin
Vocals
Samoria Green
Additional Vocals
JAY-Z
Sampled Artist
Natalie Green
Additional Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Kanye West
Songwriter
MIKE DEAN
Songwriter
Noah Goldstein
Songwriter
Kelly Price
Songwriter
Kirk Franklin
Songwriter
Nico Segal
Songwriter
Kasseem Dean
Songwriter
Jerome Potter
Songwriter
Cydel Young
Songwriter
Derek Watkins
Songwriter
Chancelor J. Bennett
Songwriter
Malik Yusef El Shabazz Jones
Songwriter
Sam Griesemer
Songwriter
Terius The-Dream Nash
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Kanye West
Producer
Swizz Beatz
Producer
Chance the Rapper
Producer
MIKE DEAN
Producer
Rick Rubin
Co-Producer
Noah Goldstein
Recording Engineer
DJDS
Additional Producer
Plain Pat
Additional Producer
Anthony Kilhoffer
Recording Engineer
Mike Malchicoff
Recording Engineer
Manny Marroquin
Mixing Engineer
Andrew Dawson
Recording Engineer
Lyrics
[Intro]
Yes, God
We don't want no devils in the house, God (Yes, Lord)
We want the Lord (Yes, Jesus)
And that's it (Yes, God)
Hallej- hand over Satan (Yes, Jesus)
Jesus praise the Lord (Yes, God)
Hallelujah, God (Yes, God)
We don't want no devils in the house, God (Yes, Lord)
We want the Lord (Yes, Jesus)
And that's it (Yes, God)
Hallej- hand over Satan (Yes, Jesus)
[Chorus]
I'm tryna keep my faith
We on an ultralight beam
We on an ultralight beam
This is a God dream
This is a God dream
This is everything
This is everything
[Verse 1]
Deliver us serenity
Deliver us peace
Deliver us lovin'
We know we need it
You know we need it
You know we need it
That's why we need you now, oh, I
Pray for Paris
Pray for the parents
This is a God dream
This is a God dream
This is a God dream
[Chorus]
We on an ultralight beam
We on an ultralight beam
This is a God dream
This is a God dream
This is everything
Everything (Everything, -ing, -ing, -ing)
[Verse 2]
I'm tryna keep my faith
But I'm lookin' for more
Somewhere I can feel safe
And end my holy war
I'm tryna keep my faith
[Verse 3]
So why send oppression not blessings?
Why, oh why'd you do me wrong? (More)
You persecute the weak
Because it makes you feel so strong (Strength)
Don't have much strength to fight
So I look to the light (War)
To make these wrongs turn right
Head up high, I look to the light
Hey, 'cause I know that you'll make everything alright
And I know that you'll take good care of your child
Oh, no longer am afraid of the night
'Cause I, I look to the light
[Verse 4]
When they come for you
I will shield your name
I will field their questions
I will feel your pain
No one can judge
They don't, they don't know
They don't know
[Verse 5]
Foot on the Devil's neck 'til it drifted Pangaea
I'm movin' all my family from Chatham to Zambia
Treat the demons just like Pam
I mean I fuck with your friends, but damn, Gina
I been this way since Arthur was anteater
Now they wanna hit me with the woo wap, the bam
Tryna snap photos of familia
My daughter look just like Sia, you can't see her
[Verse 6]
You can feel the lyrics, the spirit coming in braille
Tubman of the underground, come and follow the trail
I made Sunday Candy, I'm never going to hell
I met Kanye West, I'm never going to fail
He said let's do a good ass job with Chance three
I hear you gotta sell it to snatch the Grammy
Let's make it so free and the bars so hard
That there ain't one gosh darn part you can't tweet
[Verse 7]
This is my part, nobody else speak
This is my part, nobody else speak
This little light of mine
Glory be to God, yeah
I'ma make sure that they go where they can't go
If they don't wanna ride I'ma still give them raincoats
Know what God said when he made the first rainbow?
Just throw this at the end if I'm too late for the intro
[Verse 8]
Ugh, I'm just havin' fun with it
You know that a **** was lost
I laugh in my head
'Cause I bet that my ex lookin' back like a pillar of salt
Ugh, 'cause they'll flip the script on your ass like Wesley and Spike
You cannot mess with the light
Look at lil' Chano from 79th
[Chorus]
We on an ultralight beam
We on an ultralight beam
This is a God dream
This is a God dream
This is everything (Yes, God, Hallelujah)
Everything (Everything, -ing, -ing, -ing)
[Verse 9]
I'm tryna keep my faith (That's it)
But I'm lookin' for more (More)
Somewhere I can feel safe (Safe)
And end my holy war (War)
[Verse 10]
Father, this prayer is for everyone that feels they're not good enough
This prayer's for everybody that feels that they're too messed up
For everyone that feels they've said, "I'm sorry" too many times
You can never go too far when you can't come back home again
That's why I need
Faith, more, safe, war
Written by: Chancelor Bennett, Cydel Young, Derek Watkins, GOLDSTEIN NOAH D, Jerome Potter, Kanye West, Kasseem Dean, Kelly Price, Kirk Franklin, MIKE DEAN, Malik Yusef El Shabazz Jones, Nico Segal, Noah Goldstein, Samuel Griesemer, Terius Nash