Mary J. Blige - Forever No More

[00:00.13] No more invisible speechless, deaf and blind child [00:03.05] With neglected pleasures being addicted to denial [00:05.94] Floating through time, gravitating towards a warm arm [00:08.90] With an appetite for the emptiness that promises no harm [00:12.16] No more uncontrollable eruptions of emotional depression [00:15.47] A primal S.O.S. from the barren prison of selfless expression [00:19.01] That only the guilty with innocent souls know [00:21.98] Buried in social scar tissue of defective ego [00:24.75] No more relentless sifting through bodies seeking self [00:27.61] Settling through competitive combat for what's left on the shelf [00:31.13] A mad melee of supply and demand driven by gullible pride [00:35.01] That leads to sedating the you that suffocates inside [00:38.27] No more, forever no more, because I've unshut my eyes [00:41.59] And the difference between God's word and man's will was realized [00:45.29] Seeing opposed and parallel lives some liquid and others frozen [00:48.79] Led me to never seek from man what God has chosen [00:52.02] Then the negative whispering subsided and the panicking ceased [00:55.23] The undercurrent suppression of pent up terror was released [00:58.58] As the mystery of the unknown manifested pristine clear [01:01.85] A positive message of truth entered my ear [01:04.64] Now, across my face is a brand new smile [01:07.30] With a newly revealed meaning of a "destined child" [01:10.40] A message of hope is being released from my heart [01:13.02] And I am overwhelmed with dedication to do my part [01:16.18] All I ever wanted was to be as I once was, unbounded [01:19.55] Somehow, it got all twisted and before long sounded [01:22.72] As though life was a continuous connive-thrive-drive [01:26.21] Choking out the simple joy of just being alive [01:29.52] Now, I am filled with love and I sing a love song [01:32.69] A song for yesterday, today, tomorrow, and beyond [01:35.77] My new prayer is, "Thank You, God, for setting me free" [01:38.65] And, "Thank You, God, for giving me back me" [01:41.44]