Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Kanye West
Vocals
Rico Nichols
Drums
Darius Woodley
Drums
Conway the Machine
Vocals
KayCyy
Vocals
Westside Gunn
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Kanye West
Songwriter
Rico Nichols
Songwriter
Darius Woodley
Songwriter
Jahmal Gwin
Songwriter
Michael Mule
Songwriter
Isaac De Boni
Songwriter
Raul Cubina
Songwriter
Dwayne Abernathy Jr
Songwriter
Mark Mbogo
Songwriter
Lawrence Krsone Parker
Songwriter
Malik Yusef
Songwriter
Alvin Worthy
Songwriter
Demond Price
Songwriter
Mark "Oji" Williams
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Kanye West
Producer
Ojivolta
Producer
BoogzDaBeast
Producer
FNZ
Co-Producer
Louis Bell
Editing Engineer
Josh Berg
Recording Engineer
Mikalai Skrobat
Recording Engineer
Alejandro Rodriguez-Dawson
Recording Engineer
Kalam Ali Muttalib
Recording Engineer
Rashade Benani Bevel
Recording Engineer
Irko
Mixing Engineer
Dem Jointz
Co-Producer
Rico Nichols
Co-Producer
Darius Woodley
Co-Producer
Patrick Hundley
Editing Engineer
Dave Cook
Recording Engineer
MIKE DEAN
Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
[Intro]
Ooh, ooh
Keep my spirit alive
Keep my spirit alive, alive
[Chorus]
More than anything
You can take it all, but the Lord on my side
The spirit won't die, die
Oh, oh, my life
Is in His hands, so I don't stress, I pray and strategize
[Verse 1]
Yo, flushed the work just in time and they raided, thank God (Thank God)
Screamin' through the GT roof like ****, we done made it, thank God (Thank God)
Hundred-round drum didn't jam when my shooter tried to spray it, thank God (Thank God)
Couple thousand grams, got two thousand grands when we waited, thank God (Thank God)
I was facin' fifteen and I beat it (And I beat it)
Just spent about twenty up at Neiman's (Up at Neiman's)
Did two hundred in a Demon (In a Demon)
I'm the illest **** and I mean it (And I mean it)
My homie droppin' bodies for no reason (Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom)
Now his kids see him on the weekends
Got the baking soda for the remix (Remix)
Millionaires on, I can see it
[Chorus]
More than anything
You can take it all, but the Lord on my side
The spirit won't die, die
Oh, oh, my life
Is in His hands, so I don't stress, I pray and strategize
[Verse 2]
Yeah, don't hate me 'cause my heart is full of love
No weapon formed against me 'cause I'm covered in the blood
Layin' in the hospital when I got shot, fam
Mama prayed for me, said she left it in God's hands, yeah
So I'ma leave it in God's hands
Everything I'm doin' now is God's plan
Doctor said I wouldn't walk no more, now I stand
Then I ran, here I am, Machine
[Chorus]
Keep my spirit alive, alive
More than anything
You can take it all, but the Lord on my side
[Verse 3]
Well, between a mix of bad schools with the fast food
Bad had tools and a bad mood
If you don't turn to a lil' Gotti, they gon' drain all the strength in your lil' body
They turned me into a lil' Gotti, uh, yeah
Not Wakanda but Wakanda is kinda like what we 'bout to make
And who gon' make it? Kan', duh
Who the squad? Donda, who the mom? Donda
Who can see? Don, duh, get Don C
Who needs practice? I don't do rehearsals
And I don't do commercials 'cause they too commercial
Give it all to God and let Jesus reimburse you
She said, "You in the studio with who? I'ma hurt you"
How I'm forty-two and you got a curfew?
How nerves dictate how they gon' curve you?
Quiet all the cordialness
We walk in God's spiritual ordinance
We know the Blacks, the orphans refused to be runaways
Rebel, renegade, must stay paid
[Chorus]
More than anything
You can take it all, but the Lord on my side
The spirit won't die, die
Oh, oh, my life
Is in His hands, so I don't stress, I pray and strategize
Written by: Kanye West, Jahmal Gwin, Michael Mule, Isaac De Boni, Raul Cubina, Mark Williams, Dwayne Abernathy, Jr., Rico Nichols, Darius Woodley, Mark Mbogo, Lawrence Krsone Parker