Lost My Way

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In the 8th track on Lecrae’s newest mixtape Church Clothes 2, Lecrae collaborates with Toronto-based singer Daniel Daley and Raleigh-based King Mez in a track about the… Read More

Nov. 7, 20131 viewer22.7K views

Lost My Way Lyrics

[Chorus: Daniel Daley]
Running, running ‘til the fear is gone, don’t know where I’m going
Don’t know if I’ll make it home, tell Mama I’m sorry
I know that I’ve made mistakes, tell her it ain’t easy
I’ll see her on judgment day
I lost my way, I lost my way
I lost my way, I lost my way
I lost my way, I lost my way
I lost my way, I lost my way

[Verse 1: Lecrae]
And tell the pastor to pray for me, I’m gone
Ayy look, tell my mom and my partners who knew me since I was younger
I’m ‘bout to sell out for fame and a couple dollars
Probably seen me on TV, standing with girls in bikinis
Bragging on money and things that I had to borrow
They knew it, I blew it, fame and fortune got to me
Keeping it real will keep you broke, I’m out here looking for glue
You wanted real hip-hop, I’m sorry
‘Cause this VIP is free and all these girls want to party
So, super producer, pop singer, plus the yola
Now they got my record spinning, trying to sell you cola
Ah man, what happened? I started moving too fast
Traded the craft for the cash so now you do the math
Subtract the heart and the art you make for the people
You end up with a whole lot of zeros feeling like a zero
I use to be a hip-hop hero, now I’m just a victim of my ego
I lost my way, yeah, I lost my way
Mama, tell 'em I lost my way
Lord, I lost my way, yeah

[Interlude: King Mez]
Crazy can’t nobody relate to nothing real no more
They want something fake, they want something fabricated, it’s crazy, you know
Can’t nobody relate when I say, when I say

[Verse 2: King Mez]
When I say riding in the Hyundai, happy it’s the weekend
‘Cause I know Verizon won’t disconnect my cell on a Sunday
They killed my Uncle Heli for nothing, I hate this gunplay
I can only talk to you from my soul, it’ll pay off one day
One thousand, I got to be like an open book, we're spitting
It ain’t the car you drove, it’s the road you took to get it that defines you
Forget all that faking, whipping and soda
Spending their life savings in front of a club promoter
Like they got it like that, man that’s a kid on that car
Acting like he bought it like that, you only get me so far
You ain’t no artist like that, art ain’t loud, it’s thought provoking
And often the biggest words come from those who are softer spoken
For the ice and the cream they be Baskin' and Robbin'
At gunpoint, they love it, I pray you ain’t walking beside ‘em
At one point, we fought together, made 'em stop all they lies
But now we lie to ourselves in that we don’t realize
Lord, help us

[Chorus: Daniel Daley]
Running, running ‘til the fear is gone, don’t know where I’m going
Don’t know if I’ll make it home, tell Mama I’m sorry
I know that I’ve made mistakes, tell her it ain’t easy
I’ll see her on judgment day
I lost my way, I lost my way
I lost my way, I lost my way
I lost my way, I lost my way
I lost my way, I lost my way

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In the 8th track on Lecrae’s newest mixtape Church Clothes 2, Lecrae collaborates with Toronto-based singer Daniel Daley and Raleigh-based King Mez in a track about the fast life, and how it can cause anyone to Lose their way. The track was produced by Boi-1da, who has produced for artists like Eminem and Drake.

It is not a coincidence that the track immediately follows the track “Sell Out”, which depicts Lecrae declaring that he will never sell out. This track explores the concept of selling out in two ways:

It represents what Lecrae believes a possible future could look like, if he is not careful and starts moving too fast.
It explores the concept of selling out from a typical mainstream rapper’s perspective. Many of his lines seem to be referencing Kanye West, but it is unlikely that this track is directed specifically at Kanye, as Lecrae has been slow to assume Kanye has negative intentions in the past.