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Only The Beginning

by Genesis

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Only the Beginning is the essence of its title. Though one of the first written and recorded, it would not be set for release until mastering was satisfactory. This biographical run encases the grace of God to give a new beginning to an unworthy cause (Genesis). While many artist find it necessary to tag their name every 15 seconds as to exalt themselves, Genesis finds it only right he must become less while He (Yeshua) becomes greater. Lacing an instrumental track so perfect for the occasion produced by the Houston duo Rodney Smallz & Stevie C., Genesis teamed up with his friend and producer S. Moody of Sanktifyd Music to make this happen. Enjoy!

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I'm not chasing the fame every time I drop a line
I've got a vision to reinstate all sight to the blind
I ain't trying to say my name every time I spit a rhyme
but before you get to crying - fine
Just call me G. E. N. E. S. I. S.
Inception injection; I bury my flesh
I was born to supremacy; my identity in His death
God's legacy left me an ultimatum on a quest
For the appointed time, I was to rhyme and put poetry in motion - roller coasting
Not in a dimly lit atmosphere just to keep captives here
But to speak truth in peace and to outcast the fear
I'm nowhere near good; I only wish that I could
kill the Mister Sinister inside and forget the spot where he died
Six feet is nowhere near deep enough to hide
That night-crawling thief or that beast full of pride
Spit rain - spit fire; end game - live wire
No need for satire; no 7 leaf to get higher
It's time to raise the bar, so I'ma start by raising bars major hard. Nah. I'll give them to you major raw
Serve it to you with a side of oxygen to get you far
The hunt is on - and the beast ain't caged at all
The beast. The beat. The heat this track leaks
The wheels. The street. Where instrumental & rap meet.
This scrappy looking cat from the bottom of the map
In da Boot where the swamps and the Super Doom are at
In a league with the sickest - my brain leaks and it twists just
Like it was masked with some acid strands of vibranium
I may not be biggest, maybe not even the quickest
But I am so alive and I'm fortified with titanium
Don't need accolades - that's not where I'm aiming
I'm out to reach souls for Christ, and that's all I'm claiming
No, I'm not from the hood, but yo I've been there
Lived there and was up to no good the years I spent there
And didn't care, and still don't really want to go back
To the land of leen, schemes, dope fiends, and crack
I'm not Shawn Carter. I'm not T.i.
No more a dough boy status flipping cakes and pies.
Though I've been in that state, that life has passed by
Now I'm trying to live life right in my Daddy's eye
Knowing that He's watching and taking note of everything
Knowing that every sin was pinned to the wrists of His slain
One Begotten Son - and I know that I am to blame
For his death, for his murder so it would be foolish not to change
Foolish to stay the same - representing the things the world glorifies - blood drenched or blood stained
When my God sees me, it's through His Jesus tinted lenses
So though I know that I will fail, I need to be about His business
Being an active member of the Body - be His witness
To live the life and speak the truth - be about His mission
I lived my life in grayscale before there was living color
The spectrum of Light I rejected like many others
Sinning smothered - drooling - smoother than melted butter
Too close to losing - a fool moving the cutter
Bout 50 loose. I'll give another
I'm gonna let the track rest a bit
In a minute I'll spit the rest of it

Now I'm on fire for Christ, unfazed, I start to blaze
Folks seem to be amazed that Christ can save
I'm packed with praise due to the path that He paved
The path He laid is way past my days and pay grade
I'm so elated that I'm no longer a stray
So long astray, but now no bond to pay
The redirection expressed, it carries on today
No glory is due to me - only to the Truth, Life and Way
The Author - composing oceans via voice command
Siri is merely a theory compared to the motion of His hand
He writes bios on autopilot though we try to deny Him
Odds stacked against - can do nothing to override it
I've been battling myself for so long and I wish that I could get strong
Like Clark in that junkyard - choke that old me real hard
Till he disappears in thin air
I know most have been there - battle the prince of the air
I want to get deep - tread deep in the footsteps of He
The loving Prince of Peace who washes soles of feet
And get a new start just as its seems that it's ending
This is just the first part - its only the beginning

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released July 4, 2021
lyrics: Genesis
Instrumental: Only The Beginning by Smallz & Stevie
composition: S. Moody

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