Kanye West — Keep My Spirit Alive Original

[Intro: KayCyy] Keep my spirit alive Keep my spirit alive, alive [Chorus: KayCyy & Kanye West] More than enough You can take it all, but the Lord on my side The spirit won't die, I- Oh, oh, oh, my life, yeah Is in His hands, so I don't stress, I pray and strategize Lord have mercy [Verse 1: Westside Gunn] Yo Flushed the work just in time and they raided, thank God (Thank God) Screamin' through the GT roof like nigga, 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 Neimans (Up at Neimans) Did two hundrеd in a Demon (In a Demon, skrrt) I'm the illеst nigga 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 (Ah) Got the baking soda for the remix (Remix) Millionaires on, I can see it [Chorus: KayCyy & Kanye West] More than enough You can take it all, but the Lord on my side The spirit won't die, I- Oh, oh, oh, my life, yeah Is in His hands, so I don't stress, I pray and strategize Lord have mercy [Verse 2: Conway the Machine] 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 [Interlude: Kanye West & KayCyy] (Keep my spirit alive, keep my spirit alive, alive) We must now realize the promise of America by trusting God Unifying our vision and building the future, y'know what I mean? (More than enough, you can take it all but the Lord on my side) Well, between a mix of bad schools with the fast food (The spirit won't die, I—) Bad had tools and a bad mood (Oh, oh, oh, my life, yeah) If you don't turn to a lil' Gotti, they gon' drain all the strength in your lil' body (Is in His hands, so I don't stress, I pray and strategize) They turned me into a lil' Gotti, (Spirit won’t die) uh, yeah (Lord on my side) [Verse 3: Kanye West & Royce da 5'9"] 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 MIB, I told LV like Farrakhan told me You can take the V, it still won't cure the disease (My life, yeah) Uh, still won't cure the disease, still won't cure—yeah [Chorus: KayCyy & Kanye West] More than enough (Spirit won’t die) You can take it all, but the Lord on my side [Verse 4: Kanye West & Royce da 5'9"] You're more concerned about raising your next round than raising your next child (Spirit won't die) Here’s the exodus from the one you exiled We won't panic in a pandemic, we can stand in it Believe in the word, know the spirit is transcendent People who stress you out, my vision clear without it (Spirit won't die) But it's y'all, I swear I’m sorry to hear about it I'm not sorry it happened I’m just sorry to hear— I'm either the best decision or your worst mistake (Spirit won't die) Every day’s a song, it only takes a hook to break, you know Headed back to Cody on the first thing smokin' I'ma get a room at the first thing open, brr—yeah Step into the sanctuary (Spirit won't die) You gon' thank me so much, I'd have to start a thank-tuary Tell the assassins I escaped from Calabasas Where they wanna turn my wife to Jackie Joe Jackson Jackie Robinson, we at bat When the World Cup Series and that’s just us practicin', but— 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 numbers 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 (Spirit won’t die) [Chorus: KayCyy] More than enough You can take it all but the Lord on my side [Verse 5: Kanye West & Royce da 5'9"] My puffer so puffy you thought it was Sean John Over a vintage suit, my dad wore to my mom's prom Go home to the wifey to avoid the rom-coms How you break the net and go to sleep in mom jams? Summer basketball camp down in Maryland Used to play with the Terrapins Used to play with the Taliban How the police officer abuse a fellow African? That DC crossover had me feelin' arrogant But I got scopiphobia, don't stare at him Favorite intern worked somewhere else for more cheese But I can't cry over spilled milk employees Backup, backup, backup, this the main event I saw Cassie' trainer, and my girl ain’t had a male trainer since I need an estate plan with an escape plan Just in case I’m ambushed by Mr. Fake Tan You are an example of someone who ain’t prayin’ You a sinner, all orange like a fake tan Satan has Helen Keller'd the people Until we all agree he a liar, we ain’t equal Brought soul to Hov, now bring the souls to Jehovah Raised in the cold, thank god I'm Bi-Polar I wouldn't do a doc on Mike, I'm not Oprah Drenched in the blood, I'm not what 'cha call sober I followed in the word and did what the Lord told us Now I’ve got the culture back on my shoulders [Chorus: KayCyy] Keep my spirit alive Keep my spirit alive, alive More than enough You can take it all, but the Lord on my side The spirit won't die, die Oh, oh, oh, my life, yeah Is in His hands, so I don't stress, I pray and strategize