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Pronounced: (Love awe see air) Lavoisier is on a mission to present God to the world in a way that many have never heard of before. Armed with the talent to communicate through rap music, Lavoisier chooses to combine God with the very music that seeks to dethrone Him: Hip-hop. While Lavoisier has been influenced by some of the same things (gangs, drugs, poverty) as many other rap artists, his music goes against the grain of the things Hip-hop music has been increasingly associated with over the years. One of the things Lavoisier strives to do through his music is provide a very realistic portrait of how different people see God, how God sees us, and what its like dealing with the realities of everyday life. Through openness and honesty, Lavoisier is able to connect with a wide range of audiences and makes it okay for listeners to be real with themselves and as a result has moved approximately 5,000 copies of his debut album “I think Hip-hop music doesn’t reflect enough of the human element that’s common to all people. I understand that selling drugs is a part of life and for some it may be all they know, but the human experience doesn’t discriminate. Certain things are common to male and female, young and old, rich and poor, black and white. Hip-hop music doesn't always make it O.K to be a human being complete with feelings, emotions and insecurities. That's not the reality though. Hopefully I can make a change for the better.” -Lavoisier Along with performing at venues in various states and the founding of an independent record company, Lavoisier is frequently called upon to speak at jails, schools, detention centers and churches, to bring an unreached generation the good news about Jesus Christ. Lavoisier has also worked as an educator, being commissioned to teach classes, hold seminars, and give lectures to groups of young people on the influences of hip-hop culture.
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Peak #1,256
Peak in subgenre #710
Author
Lavoisier
Rights
2005
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November 28, 2005
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MP3 4.1 MB 128 kbps 0:00
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I woke up early this morning, yawning at the crack of dawn/ Cause I’m alive, I’m truly blessed, and I’m just thanking God/ And father I thank you for waking me up/ I’m so empty, fill my cup/ Your love, I’ll never get enough/ It’s Jesus, baby, that’s what’s up/ So glad you saved a wretch like me/ Now Satan won’t let me be/ But I got You inside of me/ And I’m like “who the heck is he?”/ Put me up on BET, VH1, and MTV/ I promise Lord, I’ll tell ‘em bout you/ And all that you’ve done for me/ How you sent your son to save me/ I be tripping off the way they tell me not to talk about ya/ I’m like “they must be crazy”/ ‘Voisier I thug it baby, compromising nothing ain’t it funny how I rep that name/ So they love to hate me/ Already know that for this name I’ll be hated by all/ But I don’t trip cause by folks opinions won’t be faded at all/ I partake of that grace of God/ So sweet it changed my heart/ I was dead, now I’m alive/ I got a brand new start CHORUS Jump shout stand up, come on throw your hands up/ This here be my dance cut—that got you amped up/ This here be your chance to glimpse at what you can’t touch/ Jesus is the answer-- I’m Christian, And What? You know what I’m talking bout, feed your faith, starve your doubt/ Jesus make the sun come out/ Get your life from under that cloud/ Like rats in a maze, trapped in a cage/ Walk around blind like bats in a cave/ Wake up, this ain’t back in the days/ Recognize you’re living in the last of the days/ Feed my spirit, not my flesh/ And I can’t say that I’m the best/ But I pray before I write my rhymes, that’s how I surpass the rest/ Living right, I’m ‘bout it ‘bout it/ Jesus name, I shout it shout it/ He made me this masterpiece/ Everybody crowd around it/ Witness this eternal life/ Which is only earned through Christ/ Gave the greatest sacrifice/ Blood he shed and paid the price/ Now I ain’t in debt no more/ Raise my hands and stamp the floor/ Sunday, find me up in church/ Praising, that’s if you ain’t know/ And if you don’t, now you do/ Partner, this just how I do/ This is who I really am, let me teach you a thing or two/ Don’t let people set your standards cause they always ‘gon fail/ And I don’t got all the answers I’m merely a mortal man, but… CHORUS Now perfection is something that I know is hard to see/ But every day I work at being the best I can be/ See I love my wife so dearly that I’ll never disrespect her/ And I let women know from the go, so she ain’t gotta check them/ And I love my life, love my kids/ I got two little daughters/ It’s beautiful to see the fruit of everything I taught ‘em/ And I’m raising soldiers, Dear God, help me shape and mold them/ Show me just when to scold them, help me be patient with both of them/ Help me be a husband worthy of honor and reverence/ Keep me from temptation, you know these women be scandalous/ Lord, keep me from adultery, bless me and my family/ And all my homies I roll with, and generations after me/ May I walk in humility for the rest of my days/ Keep me healthy and prosperous, living to old age/ And God this is my prayer to you/ And I know that you ‘gon come through/ You’ve never failed me since I’ve known Ya/ That’s why I worship You CHORUS
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