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REGENERATION

by The Wiz

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Generation 04:55
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[Hook x2] And let me speak to...MY generation It’s time for conversation This ain’t a proclamation But let’s free our minds, emancipation I’m talking to my generation And the expectations Of the hopes and the fears and the dreams and the tears that’s here from all the years, so come on!! [Verse 1] Let me cut to the chase no need for introduction "The Wiz" if ya wonderin’, more lines than a school luncheon And my function is to bring em to you straight or parallel Thru written parables, otherwise known as spittin real Or knowledge, from the most high I drop it And when it crashes down it reaches the fiber optics It’s all logic, my sound doctrine is super sonic So when it enters your ears, you already done forgot it But your soul listens, this generation, what’s the sole mission Are we doomed to S-I-N and end our lives wishing Hoping, fighting and coping with what we’re missing If I could have started over, woulda been a better Christian Better man, a better father, better mother, better daughter Or a better son and cross those lines like the Holy One Or a better son....and cross those lines like the Holy One... [Hook] [Verse 2] I said a generation, meaning creation from something prior Like the British Empire, we carry on and take it higher The fire, that fuels our cypher lasts a lifetime And no air/heir can force the end of our royal bloodline That's on God/en guarde, like what you say before a fencing My opposition to this engagement is an extension Of my rejection of the evil dogmas of the world Lets make it a better place for all these boys and girls Unfurl, these differences and add some solidarity For clarity, multiply the love for prosperity Divide the envy by charity and drop the heresy Don’t be a Pharisee, instead sail on the fairer sea But where that be you say, I see it’s inside us The spirit of truth, with proper insight to guide us Unite us, the sky is the limit and the limit is a lie Go high my generation is-real like 12 tribes, WHAT [Hook] [Outro] MY GEN-ER-A-TION (x3) REGENERATION
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When Ya Hot (Feat. YungHaiTi) 04:45
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LYRICS: [Hook - Young Haiti & The Wiz] Yeah I know you gonna make it, anyway Even though you gonna fake it, day by day I’mma stay prayed up so you can make it to the top The worlds gon see you, when you hot (The worlds gonna see you) When you hot (The worlds gonna see you) When you hot (The worlds gonna see you) When you hot [Verse 1 - The Wiz] When you're hotter and your bars flow like lava Mixed with a Black Mage, spell casting rhymes like Firaga The fire starter, make saunas seem colder than Hagen-Dasz These contents stay hot, please exercise extreme caution With the Heat comes the rise and also comes the fame And the fans like a bandwagon for Lebron James My flames, are catching more fire than the Hunger Games No pain, these 3rd degree burns I'm feeling left no stains Stay the same, don't change, and hold the torch in your lane Like Johnny Blazin down the street, sayin' money aint a thang It can drive you insane, all the pain and gain And combustion of these functions makes it hard to maintain So like a match we sustain the tinder cinders that remain And we illuminate to elevate our life and what we claim Easy all this is not, so keep God as your rock And the devil out yo spot, he's in Hell's Kitchen tryna plot When ya hot [Hook] [Verse 2 - The Wiz] And I keep that fire burning Something like Jim Rome with a will-o-wisp and furnace Standing too close can burn us so I recline on the surface Meanwhile just tryna live my life with a purpose All in earnest, just a wordsmith in ring of fire like a circus Dodging curses, praying that the Lord keeps us in these verses Out these hearses know your worth is far from worthless Got a million reasons to love life, yet I’m far from perfect uh Cause I know that the fire that’s inside of me Burns eternally, shoutout to the prodigies So this light of mine, I'm gonna let shine And when I let it shine you'll see the flame inside This little light of mine, pass it on make it shine And when you let it shine you gotta really let it shine This little light unites my people let it shine When ya hot, when ya hot [Hook]
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Real To You (Feat. EJA & Jovans) 05:30
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[Hook - EJA] Lord, you give and taketh away My life is yours I'm here to stay And I know that you are real to me I just want to be real to you (x2) [Verse 1 - The Wiz] Lord what's real, is it something that I seen with my eyes Felt with my spirit, and fills my heart with such a surprise A holy disguise, masked in nature, all of your creation These sensations are more than just divine imagination They say prove to me you're real, but all I got is my word They say how you make me feel, I say I'm free as bird High as a kite, spirit is stirred All of your might, wisdom conferred Darkness or light, no longer blurred Seeing your sights, living what's heard Oh how absurd, they say, Lord I ask you change their hearts But change mine too, it's true I been bruised from the start I'll play my part in this war that's raging inside of me Don't stop my clock, I'm running back to you on my knees, and so I pray: [Hook] [Verse 2 - Jovans] FATHER, pour out a lil oil for your homie please Now I'm anointed, please pardon all my iniquities The word says, we gotta be just like your son That's not close enough, I wanna be your # 1 I pulled out the greater key so I can close the box Wisdom of Solomon, the lesser key is in my thoughts I rather lose my sight than live with the sight of losing you I'm NEO, I'm being forced to reach out for the blue I choose red, and carry my flag for the blood instead 3:16 shots, I believe, in battle I use them as lead If You see me walking away from Your gates, don't play Before I fall, reach out and just take me away GRACE! [Bridge] Wanna be wanna be wanna be real to you Real to you [Hook] [Verse 3 - The Wiz] Just wanna be real to you Just wanna be real to you You know my life And you've seen my proof But I still got questions Will I ever hear the truth Got doubts on my mind, sin got my head spinning Help me to realize what I've seen in my visions Writing these bars, from a spiritual prison And God you're the key so I ask for remission What's given, your life for mine, and yet I find it hard to believe That I'm worthy Lord please send me faith the size of a mustard seed Am I ready to bleed if they behead me ready to leave if they reject me Don't test me, looking for the exit, following the world just seems to tempting I know it's all a just a lesson but my biggest fear is rejection Like when I finally see you and you tell me you have no recollection Guess I'm just stressin or reflectin examples of your mercy Lord you're perfect and true and through your son I become real to you [Outro] Hallelujah... Hallelujah...
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North Star (Feat. Jovans) 05:06
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[Wiz Intro] (Psalm 112:4) Even in darkness, light dawns for the upright, for those who are gracious and compassionate and righteous... The North Star... [Hook - Jov] Don't worry, I'm coming in a hurry Stay strong and keep shining, like the North Star Just keep shining like the North Star (x2) [Verse 1 - The Wiz] That boy was shining, shining bright like a diamond But his fears and his faults sent his heart into hiding No one could find it his parents passed it off as a phase Until he came home one day with plans to end his days See this boy was tormented in the classroom, got beat up in the bathroom Had stab wounds, self-inflicted misery coupled with his doom And gloom, yeah he cried himself to sleep would rather rest in his tomb No more room in his spirit the thoughts of death were clouding his skies Eyes couldn't dry and tears streamed as he held the 9 Like a judge clutched it tight, pointed right between his eyes Racing through his mind were all of the times he tried To fit in and depend on the approval from another Like his mother and father now feeling distant from his brother Smothered in the darkness of his room feeling so consumed And off went the gun and the silence of doom Death presumed, but before the shot he saw a light A radiance so divine sent his vision to a blind Misfired at the ceiling, thus he spared his own life And it was Christ, which led that boy to shine so bright, the North Star [Hook] [Verse 2 - The Wiz] That girl was gleaming, glittering, glistening like a pearl But one look in the mirror and dark went her world Her appearance and self esteem brought an interference And insecurities, with impurities on the clearance Overdosed on her image her soul was paper thin Crying "I wish white out worked on this dark skin" Will the suffering end, she was ashamed of how God made her Led astray by the masters of the world, no 40 acres And the image they portrayed, was not how she was raised So it clouded her vision she couldn't see through the haze Couldn't shake the feeling that she wasn't good enough And yeah the hood was rough this can't be life or love Looked up above, and cried out to God what's the reason For the season of life, and all the pain that I'm feeling He says your black is beauty formed by my hands In my divine plan, no mistakes I command You're a queen, and crowned by the king of kings Beam a light into darkness and become pristine And never be ashamed of how I made you in my sight And it was Christ, which led that girl to shine so bright The North Star [Hook] [Outro - Jov] If I give up mi life It's okay cause He gave up He breath He freed me from the path of all de unrighteousness Him say Don't worry, I soon come Keep fi eye pon me I am de light in de sky De HIGH... fi need Look pon de riva Look pon de sky EY What fi gwan do If life se not today... CHO Raise fi han high And follow de North star in DE sky Follow it back to the Most High I say follow it back to de Most High Let me say sometin' u bredren Don't worry...I'm coming in a hurry... Stay strong and keep shining... Keep shining....
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Okay (Feat. MYA & EJA) 03:09
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Intro: Regeneration... Regeneration... Verse 1 - MYA: When I look out the corner of my eyes I see your whole life.... (EJA: Is that okay...?) My dear you have nothing to fear It's gonna be alright (EJA: Are you okay...?) Hook 1: And if anybody asks you (tell them nothing) Tell them nothing is the matter (I’m full of laughter) Yes I'm full of joy and laughter I'm okay They ask me how I'm feeling (say I’m living) Say I'm living and I'm breathing (another season) It's just another season We're okay Verse 2 - MYA: I made a call to your phone Don't want to see you alone In my heart there's a home Guess I should've known That it's all in your mind So promise me you'll try Not to give up and cry Spread your wings and fly Hook 2: And If they ask I'm alright Behind this mask is my light And the Lord is my sight I'm gonna be okay (x2) Hook 1 & Hook 2 (x4) I'm gonna be okay...
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Peace Of Mind (Feat. Slick Nasty) 05:26
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[Verse 1] Relax your mind, exhale, become one with nature Send your soul to a faraway place in meditation See signs of his creation, achieve his divination Complete your restoration, and be regenerated No hate, in this state, it's only peace and love Sunny skies no floods, spread your wings like a dove High above, all the expanses of the earth and sky Seas, trees, the birds, bees, perfect designs In his time, all things exist, rich and everlasting Ordained by the master, no chaos or disaster Thoughts of the hereafter, but we’re in to stay Namaste, let us pray, and mold our minds like clay So one day, we may live to be just like him With knowledge of good and evil, suffering and sin But the serpent, in his disguise, schemes on our eyes Unlocks the mind, and so we find, a blessing and a curse And I… [Hook] Feel like I'm running out of time All the time I spent with you Yeah I been missing all the signs No it can't be true So what's this feeling that I feel Searching for something I can't find Just tell me what's real Give me a peace of mind [Verse 2] Want that peace of mind, that feelin’ fine That yeah I'm good, that chill and vibe that run the hood, them stacks But it's hard in these streets When you tryna make ends meet And these fiends flipping dope You ain't sellin hope that's ...brack. Ha. Sorry for the pregnant pause But the belly of the beast is empty, in her jaws Thank the stars I ain’t dead, or living in jail But a lotta people plottin’ hoping I would fail Never will, wanna be where the rulers rule And where the kings are cool, yea what would Jesus do I dunno, maybe he’d give me that peace of mind Or my reparations, I wanna piece of mine It’s time, don’t wanna be just another negro Wanna make it big and be somebody’s hero But until then, Imma just sit back And play this track, till I, get my, my peace of mind… But I... [Hook] Verse 3 - ??? I want a piece of your mind You got that piece of mine gimme a piece of your mind Need that peice of mind (repeat) [Hook]
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Seeing Eye 04:04
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[Intro] All seeing eyes on pyramids and hidden tragedies Folded bills form twin towers what a conspiracy Mirrors see what heresy your gaze brings As I stare into the darkness my whole heart sings: [Hook] When I look in your eyes, I see the angels and the devils When you look in my eyes, you see the secrets of the deep When I look in your eyes I see the ending of forever When you look in my eyes you'll know the signs you can't see You can't see In my eyes, in my eyes(x4) [Verse 1] No you can't see in my eyes, nor the prize that I'm after Yet I see your ways, all the destruction and disaster The empty laughter, contrasted with your sympathetic tendencies Rings hollow like bastion, your presence is my enemy But you're a friend to me, you tell me that you love me If I reciprocate the only feeling is corruption The disruption of my souls gaze at heavens horizon When I cry out you won't hear me, call Verizon A light that's shining, but the source is filled with darkness So I turn a blind eye to your methods that seem so heartless Oh so heartless, till kingdom come and will be done, man will bleed I'm speaking to you World, consuming endlessly, when I look [Hook] [Bridge] You can’t see in my eyes, you can’t see in my eyes You can’t see… I can see all your lies, I can see all your lies, I can see… With my seeing eye… [Wiz Verse 2] Just look in my eyes Look in my eyes and you’ll see a surprise See a surprise and you'll know how I feel Know how I feel and you'll know that I'm real Realer than stars and the sun in the sky Clear as the lights on the Fourth of July Hidden from visions that's wrapped in a lie But open the mind and release what's inside Who Am I? A seeker for answers and glimmers of hope With addiction to flipping like movin' that dope Got a lot of secrets how am I sposed to cope With the view of my heart seen thru a telescope Cut the rope and elope with sweetness of lust Loved the masters of money a fund I can trust Tracking troves of the honey from diamonds to dust And ashes to lashes the chains never rust But thou must, I say in disgust with the proof that's in me From the spiritual realm and all the forces that be Detach mind and soul from what lives physically This ain't a dream we can see more like a feeling believed Who are we? Blessed in a vessel that's filled with a glow Sent to the parts of the world we don't know A double edge sword as the curse of our flesh Arresting the wicked they're tracing our steps No less than a peep, they search they weep The might of the Lord ensures their defeat So reap what I sow, till the souls eulogize in the guise Of my seeing eyes… In my eyes in my eyes…. In my eyes…
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Remember When (Feat. MYA & EJA) 04:38
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[MYA/EJA Intro] Do you remember the times when life seemed so real All the joy and pain it made you feel Do you remember the times when you felt the love Yeah I’m talkin’ bout those memories [The Wiz Verse] I remember as a young boy, as a young lad I would want for the things now relics of the past Moving fast, feeling last, at the back of the class Hoping I would pass and hoping that I wouldn't crash Not so daft, I ain't a punk, but my pants they stayed pulled up Rocking Reebok sneakers, schemin' with a fresh haircut Tried my luck, with all the ladies, too young to call em baby Would question the name and clown me if I said I'm from Haiti Ain't too crazy now that I look back, I played my cards right See the hand that I was given from the dealer of the light I never folded or faltered, left my depression on the altar I called it how I saw it, my past is now my knowledge Share those memories [Hook] I Remember When I Remember When I Remember When I Remember When (SHARE) Those Memories I Remember When (LOVE) Those Memories I Remember When (KEEP) Those Memories I Remember When Those Memories [The Wiz Verse 2] Do you remember the first time, when you felt a thing called love The butterflies in your belly, this was your heart on drugs Do you remember the friendships you thought would last forever Some do and some don't, looking back it's all for the better Do you remember!! The good times, all filled with innocence When our daughters and sons would step out to see the sun Yeah I remember, it's called nostalgia known as brighter days We long for those times because we made it thru okay Yeah the old school paved the way, yeah the 90's kept it great Now it ain't the same, they say the things we cherish have changed Ain't it sweet, today's kids will never know how it used to be So we teach them how we were taught, and the cycle repeats Love those memories [Hook] [The Wiz Verse 3] So remember that the bad times are times that aren't forever Yet our memories are ones we call on in stormy weather The feather that keeps floating in the wind, which we depend on An end on, the same song that keeps us going headstrong And when I turn my head to the sky and ask the Lord Will my name be in his book when I die, it strikes a chord Faith restored and past is poured in the cups of the world These stories can change the hearts of our future boys and girls And to all friends and family, my peers and enemies Lovers, haters, and all the spiritual forces I can't see When I no longer be, when this earth sets my soul free All I ask is don't forget me, sincerely, please Keep those memories [Hook] I Remember When Those Memories I Remember When Those Memories I Remember When Those Memories [Outro] Do you remember the times when life felt so real All the joy and pain it made you feel Do you remember the times when you felt the love Yeah I’m talkin’ bout those memories (x2)
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Voice Of God 04:13
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Regeneration 06:30
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[intro] REGNERATION... FOR THE WHOLE NATION... YEAH [Verse 1] As I look from my birth and all throughout my life I've been touched by a spirit oh so holy and bright Lead by a God, full of mercy and might And had my sins washed away by the almighty Christ That's 3 in 1, spirit, father, son Living in his will, while his work is never done Fighting battles with my flesh, but the victory is won And pa rum pum pum pum goes the beat of my drum But you know the devil and his tricks, tryna trap me with his snare Crush his head with a kick, fit the high hat I wear Lean back in my chair, have no fear the Lord is here He’s the ruler, no one measures or compares Fit like a jeweler with crowned pieces full of flair At the entrance to his kingdom the eternal lair But where oh where is my place in his palace Tryna drink from his chalice my thirst for light is so massive Sometimes I feel I've gone backwards, back to the past Hoping all my mistakes will become my last Alas, as I reminisce and focus on the times so hopeless My heart opens and what do I notice Regeneration... [Why I love God video plays] [Verse 2] I nearly fell to the lies, The hurt and the hate, the pain and the strife Thoughts of suicide, would be better if I died Could hear the people cry were their tears just a facade Maybe not, but I'd be damned if I do And damned if I don't, pick your poison choose your doom Either live through this hell or go straight to jail Or end it myself, and then it's back to hell But there was another choice I ain't seem to see Yeah the one and only light in all my misery The son of God who died just to set me free The king of kings, Jesus Christ eternal prince of peace It was that moment that I found my hope Provider, guider, Uniter, the healer of my soul When times got hard he was the rock I needed no overdose, I feel it, no comatose, I seek his love overflows Depleted was the power that the devil had on me Cause I kept my faith in Christ , and never causally Not a causality to sin or its faculty, with the son I win win win DJ Khaled can credit he So I came back incredibly, no longer depressed Had some swagger in my step, cross round my neck Wore his name on my chest like an S then I confessed got blessed and histories the rest REGENERATION!!! [Why I love God video plays] [Verse 3] Regenerate your mind, regenerate your soul Regenerate your spirit and become truly whole Keep your eyes up and see the son with all his prizes Eternal lifers with no parole his paradise is near, the path is very clear He laid on that cross so I can cross out my fears Wipe away my tears, prolong my years So its finished it is done A new creation we become Regeneration A new creation Regeneration A new creation Yeah ...yeah Thank you Jesus...
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Aye Girl / Wanna Be With You (Bonus Track) 04:26
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REGENERATION is an album that looks on the inside of the human condition and society as a whole, and tries to describe the feelings and experiences we all go through as we seek better ourselves, and ultimately become regenerated through Jesus Christ.

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released August 12, 2016

The Wiz - additional production, art direction, composer, design, executive producer, primary artist

Young Haiti - producer, composer, featured artist

Jov - featured artist

EJA - featured artist

MYA - primary artist, featured artist

Mkyal Riley - producer, composer

Dub 2 Cool - producer, composer

Nicolson Morency - graphic design, art direction

Audio Mixing Mastering, LLC - mixing, mastering

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