Since marrying Chance, I have become quite fond of Christian rap/hip-hop. Especially artists like Lecrae, Trip Lee, and Shai Linne, who take gospel music to the next level with their amazing lyrics and phenomenal abilities to rhyme. On a long run the other day, I was listening to Trip Lee's album "20/20" and heard a song called "True Security". I found the lyrics of the first verse especially compelling because he discusses a girl who has decided that her identity is not found in the God who made her, but instead in what others think about her. Trip Lee unpacks the mind of a girl who is confused and seemingly hopeless, and applies the gospel as her only solution! Praise God for this!
"There is a young girl
Up in her teenage years
Up in the world thriving with teenage peers
She's popular
But there is one thing to be made clear
Low self esteem was the reason for her teenage tears
She thought she wasn't pretty enough
Or cool as the next kid
Wasn't skinny enough
So dudes she would mess with
So they would be chillin with her
And she'd feel accepted
And in the end what up she still get rejected
She couldn't really see seeking the Lord
But thought she could find peace
In an eating disorder
Everytime she loose 10
And said just 10 more
But her friends all confused
Like what you doing this for
Started to cling to this foolish disorder
Figured this out that she had it
The students ignored her
Dag I'm praying for my sister
That she would cling to the God
That can save and deliver
I'm praying for my sister
That she would cling to the God
That can save and deliver
True security is found in Christ
He will never leave you
He's down and around for life
I'm praying for my sister
That she would cling to the God
That can save and deliver
True security is found in Christ
He will never leave you
He's down and around for life"
Up in her teenage years
Up in the world thriving with teenage peers
She's popular
But there is one thing to be made clear
Low self esteem was the reason for her teenage tears
She thought she wasn't pretty enough
Or cool as the next kid
Wasn't skinny enough
So dudes she would mess with
So they would be chillin with her
And she'd feel accepted
And in the end what up she still get rejected
She couldn't really see seeking the Lord
But thought she could find peace
In an eating disorder
Everytime she loose 10
And said just 10 more
But her friends all confused
Like what you doing this for
Started to cling to this foolish disorder
Figured this out that she had it
The students ignored her
Dag I'm praying for my sister
That she would cling to the God
That can save and deliver
I'm praying for my sister
That she would cling to the God
That can save and deliver
True security is found in Christ
He will never leave you
He's down and around for life
I'm praying for my sister
That she would cling to the God
That can save and deliver
True security is found in Christ
He will never leave you
He's down and around for life"
More lyrics: http://www.lyricsmania.com/true_security_lyrics_trip_lee.html
All about Trip Lee: http://www.musictory.com/music/Trip+Lee
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