Higher

Soften up the mess

Drop it in the water

Let the daughter find her image with the rest

She'll be learnin' how to breathe

Spinnin' through identity

Reveal another pretty little scheme

Save her mind

Hold her hand

And don't believe a lie

You understand me

Walk her down the valley

Pack a piece of heaven for the bottoms of her feet

Teach her how to jump and how to stretch when she reach

Like the angels do

And you gon' make it through now

Tell her 'bout the Healer

Greater is the One within her

Call Him as the leader

Teach her how to hold her pretty hand up to the sky

And have her wait upon the Giver

He'll deliver like a dealer

To take her higher

Higher

Fly out the valley and the fire

Take her higher

Higher

Fly up out the valley and the fire

Train her feet for runnin'

Show her every door and how the windows let the sun in

Copy out the key and tell her

This is for becoming

Even in the fever, baby

Cry and get to runnin'

And tell her that you better get your bootstraps up

You're with the army

Ready when the Truth act up

Nothing can harm me

Yellin' from the roof I touch

Put up a guarding

Count to ten

Lion's den

Speaking with a higher pen

Can't be touched by fire then

Fast forward to the grown things now

I'm workin' on them soul things now

Forgivin' all your old ways

But it's harder on the cold days

Cold days

Never been a product of a flawless environment

Never acted like I'm higher than you

And I still pray

Dear God won't you send me a break

Cause I, I need to get away, yeah

Dear God won't you send me a break

Cause I, I need to get away, yeah

Cause I would rather be, rather be runnin' away

I would rather be, rather be runnin'

Dear God won't you send me a break cause I

I need to get away, yeah

I need to get away now

I need to get away now