Living Witness Music feature, “Criminal” by Rezin.
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Lyrics to Criminal By Rebecca Groninga (Rezin):
“Intro: My fingers and my tears hit these keys
Lord oh Lord I want to believe
Why would you take this away from me?
Oh, I thought You loved me
Lord up above take my hand
Show me why I’m a stranger in this land
How could this be part of your plan?
Cause all your giving me is Pain——–
Instrumental and ad-lib
V1: Judge slam his hammer on the table, that’s my sentence
Deed is done no time for my repentance
Been a slave since before I was arrested
They found me trying steal peace, love and protection
I could make a case for insanity
Beg God for relief from my humanity
Not guilty what I say but the crimes is clear
I’ll contest the claims but all the evidence is here
Fingerprints on the joy that I cannot grasp
Vandalized imperfection in which I’m trapped
Attempted murder of my flesh, I couldn’t pull the trigger
As he reading off my sins the list keeps getting bigger
Cross shaped bars around me that will keep my cell
I do whatever I have to, just don’t wanna go to hell
Maybe if I’m good I’ll get out on good behavior
Or maybe I’m not in which case I need a savior
Chorus: I’m a criminal, that is clear to me
I’ve been a prisoner since I came to be
I should serve my time, but I have been set free
I’m a soldier now, I live by His decree
I’m a criminal, locked up behind bars
And I wonder if I’ll ever touch the stars
Eternal reign is His and now He say it’s ours
I will not give up I have made it this far
V2: My depravity got me feeling like a criminal
Messages subliminal,
making sure I know that my crimes are not minimal
Maximum security, steel bars securing me
Every time I wake up I feel the dents in my purity
Every day I wake up in the morning feeling guilty
There have even been some days I was wishing You would kill me
I don’t want the Lord’s spirit to come and fill me
At the end life will still come on in and drill me
Only a few know the real me
Everyday I’m wishin You would come down and heal me
Maybe if I turned around once I’d see the broken prison walls
Maybe If I listened up I’d hear the Lord when I He calls
Maybe instead of seeing a cage in which you trapped me
I could finally see the clear narrow path which You mapped me
Jesus Christ you the reason that I do this rap thing
Pray give me vision so that I can see what’s happening
Bridge: I was dirty water, but my father made me blameless
Shiny but I’m tough like steel, stainless
Cause of Jesus blood I can say that I am shameless
One sixteen my inheritance I claim this
And you know just what the gain is
I know that it’s hard and your life ain’t painless
You gotta remember that the rainbow where the rain is
If we wanna change the world then we gotta let him change us”
Bio: I grew up in a Christian home and for the majority of my grade school and high school years (I was homeschooled), many of the people I encountered were like minded. When I reached college age, I expected to encounter the same “Christian bubble” at the church-affiliated school that I attended. Instead, I was met with strong resistance to beliefs that I had previously thought were held by all Christians. I was exposed to new ideas and challenges that I had not yet encountered and to the larger world as a whole. Attempting to share ideals found the Bible became much more difficult to do without some sort of push back or twisting. In addition, I was faced with questions and doubts that almost destroyed my faith as I tried to navigate college life and maintain my Christianity. However, through all of this, I am in the process of rebuilding a new a stronger faith with God’s help.
