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For Heaven's Sake

by Von Graves

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First Verse: Oh you religious? / idolize your traditions and treat it like superstition/ that’s kinda, contradicting/ I get it, that’s how you live it/ stone cold critic// just listen don’t be offended/ and don’t reject that calling we ‘spose to answer/ you missed it so quick to cancel/ wherever you standing, put your hands up/ raised like manna, that’s sour dough for you scholars/ all that lip service and still ain’t selling the product/ Christ is risen////yea, long live Him/ like a run-on sentence the Word of Gods never ending/ put apostle in prison it still fails to contain the message sent to deliver/ setting captives free, that’s sounding like blasphemy but listen closely you notice the Holy Spirit was in him/ Lord forgive us, our ism’s got us conflicted we can’t be all that different/ we just church hurt Chorus: Is it me? Is it you? Is it us? What you do? Why you live? Who you judge? It goes on and on and on and on (and on) It goes on and on and on and on... Second Verse: Y’all got me started/ hearing your discussions just leaving me so broken hearted/ I fought it off for the longest/ the hardest was keeping quiet/ sabbatical on a island/ for 7 weeks I was silent/ praying to my father with wifey sitting beside me/ I had no idea that my marriage would be the trigger for all you trolls and your problems/ who tend to come out of hiding/ trying to somebody/ ironically always find it/ predictable, persecute prophets who people listen to/ justify it with scripture just jealous that person isn’t you/ evident it wouldn’t be relevant if it wasn’t true/ Jesus made it simple you pharisees oh so difficult// barely see the Works of our living God in the physical/ teachers of the Law but your school of thought lacking principle/ send you all the detention/ you ever mention my kids/ then take the fall and repent for penning songs that’s offending you/ church hurt Third Verse: My final act// gather all His children religion tried to attack/ ostracizing the sheep the church supposed to protect/ but instead they just weaponize it and stab them right in the back/ where they ‘spose to go when we send them off on their own?/ 40 days and nights and they wander further from home// tempted in the wild/ ain’t been to church in a while/ so Satan feeding them lies while their faith is just bleeding out/ coming undisguised/ Kingdom on the rise/ it should come as no surprise when the two of them collide/ causing mass hysteria manifested in burials, concerts, and terrorists/ self righteous & arrogant/ sinner none-the-less concealed deep up in they chests/ they coming for the best and so they better come correct/ if I hold the church accountable, don’t mean I love it less/ I’m just doing what I’m born to do, let’s see what happens next/ is the church hurt?
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HOLY SPIRIT 04:15
First Verse: We’re taking flights To reach some superficial heights Searching for some answers That don’t lead you straight to Christ Questioned all our life is it wrong or is it right? It’s like a song without a mic Reciting poems that we ain’t write But here’s a revelation The King is growing impatient This world is dying You’re Either praying or growing anxious My gifts too big to wrap (RAP) Feel the whole genre is dated and I think we call it trap Cause the sum of it summons satan 808s & some hats Have made a way to the back Of the minds of millions of kids Who do everything to distract them From absent fathers whose bids Left them destitute and detached So self medicate just to cope For all the things that they lack Meanwhile schools are teaching like genders A social science experiment Social Media Era Got people feeling embarrassed to Follow Jesus in public And so they claim they just spiritual Crystals, sage, and a mat We rely on idols for miracles Worship people you watch On computers but they ain’t hearing you Turn the same ones to rivals Start trolling all of they interviews Criticizing their lives Just to justify how you’re feeling You need to open a bible And see how the Holy Spirit moves Chorus: Have faith you gotta believe (x4) Through pressure (gotta believe) Depression (gotta believe) Temptation (gotta believe) Be Patient (gotta believe) Through Trouble (gotta believe) Be humble (gotta believe) [I was tried through fire and heat then grew out the darkness like seeds] Verse 2: I got this plot That I received from the top A vision so clear you’d think it came out a box Like a picture uncompressed And posted without a crop You know you feeling this ahk Devils want it to stop But I’m getting even for all the believers Who couldn’t see it Inner demons corroded their spirit’s And killed their peace Brothers I used to know So opposed to coming to Jesus Despite all of the reasons like Falling the way the leaves do in Autumn, all ‘em Gon need Him I’m charging all of you people Who stalling, calling for leaders Like Paul to follow a Kingdom I’m all in, sparring with demons Then raised the bar on you heathens I came too far to retreat And my angels all undefeated So watch me soar on their wings While I’m hearing Roars from the bleachers And more, applause from the ether The Lord for sure is my teacher Who poured His oil on my feet Now I’m sliding all on this beat I was tried through fire and heat, then grew out of darkest of seasons (Chorus) Bridge: Searching for your love Will it open up? Blessings from above Overfill my cup Have faith you gotta believe...
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IDOLS 03:35
First Verse: Sometimes forgiveness comes with bitter sweet goodbyes men I called my friends soon would cheer on my demise anger felt inside I couldn’t help but empathize ‘cause my blessing ain’t they blessing and my God ain’t they god(s) The Spirit kept me high even when I was at my lowest— heart was full of gold even when I was at my poorest though liquor would impede— and the weed would supersede all the wisdom that I carry like a seed buried deep ironically, the flesh is made of dirt And the root of sin is hurt fostered by a world we would grow to know as Earth that darkness overtook the only light is in a book that’s full of keys even pastors overlook languages can change— but the truth will still remain nothing left to gain so they question if we’re sane everything we need we receive all you gotta do is seek in the kingdom and a king known as Jesus Bridge: Burn your idols Disregard your titles Breakup with you ego Kill your suicidal tendencies to make enemies Of people who you tend to see as everything you want to be and scream, "It's only one of me!" Verse 2: All my heroes disappointed me just to reach a status ain’t no point in being auctioned off their souls to the highest bid Adopted new religions just to follow trends I moved to LA— saw the deal and was like, ‘wait a minute’… this can’t be right *adjust my glasses* Let me look again. you mean to tell me— you don’t feel a little strange? had to get away cause like Medusa, get seduced by it— or you just in the way bought a ticket home and spent like 2 more years alone questioned my decision couldn’t pay my student loans couldn’t get a job cause my resume was blank all I make is classics unimpressive the banks Appraised all my masters Had to leave the question blank Cause the praise ain’t what I’m after All I wants a little “thanks” For the music that I give Full of stories that I live Some keys I be dropping I acquire through the years hoping that my kids Don’t go do the things I did Protect them from their fears, Disappointment, and their tears Sins that they’ll commit Just to keep up with their peers Show them they’re forgiven— Just as long as their sincere Pray that they don’t stray Compromising for the biz And remind them that I love them And so proud of all their gifts This world will try to taint you To make you everything you ain’t But you ain’t… Verse 3: Tried to be a Muslim but that wasn’t my tribe I studied with some Israelites but that just wasn’t a vibe Grew up in the church where Jesus was the Messiah But never told us bout His Kingdom Cause religion is biased Knew that I was different I grew better with time But heading in the wrong direction I was losing My mind Wisdom I neglected I had set her aside An inner light I kept from burning like it’s something to hide Ain’t relate to rappers it was hard to accept Felt like I was acting wasn’t being myself Life that I was living had me headed to hell I couldn’t tell if I was well or just ready to cry One night I read this book about a King On a throne who had ruled the universe But didn’t want to rule alone Visions of a world With a culture just like Heaven Little boys and girls born to rule it all together Spirits full of God with a bond that never severs Who were never meant to die and would live that way forever Ran up on a snake who told them everything they ain’t and they ate
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For Heaven's Sake is a 7 song EP highlighting JaVaughn's spiritual growth and coming of age. Picking up where Heaven in Earthly Places left off we find JaVaughn now married with a family of his own. What new challenges await him in the future?

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released October 22, 2023

Executive Producer: JaVaughn Graves
Co-Producer: Eric Barrison, Brandon Black, Kareem Taylor
Writers: JaVaughn Graves, Jandé Pierce, Eric Pitts, Ethan White, Aaron Knowles

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Von Graves Atlanta, Georgia

Hip Hop Recording Artist, Songwriter, and Producer based in Atlanta, Georgia.

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