"Preach" lyrics
"Preach"
Every day I wake and everything is broken
Turnin' off my phone just to get out of bed
Get home every evenin' and history's repeatin'
Turnin' off my phone 'cause it's hurtin' my chest
Hey
And Heaven knows I'm not helpless, yeah
But what can I do?
I can't see the use in me cryin'
If I'm not even tryna make the change I wanna see
I can't sit and hope, I can't just sit and pray that
I can find the love when all I see is pain
Fallin' to my knees, and though I do believe
I can't just preach, baby, preach
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
I can't just preach, baby, preach
All I hear is voices, everybody's talkin'
Nothin' real is happenin' 'cause nothing is new
Now, when all this tragic, and I just feel sedated
Why do I feel numb? Is that all I can do? Yeah
And Heaven knows I'm not helpless, yeah (Uh)
But I'm only human
I can't see the use in me cryin'
If I'm not even tryna make the change I wanna see
I can't sit and hope, I can't just sit and pray that
I can find the love when all I see is pain
Fallin' to my knees, and though I do believe (Though I do believe)
I can't just preach, baby, preach
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
I can't just preach, baby, preach
And Heaven knows I'm not helpless
But what can I do? Yeah
I can't see the use in me cryin'
If I'm not even tryna make the change I wanna see
I can't sit and hope, I can't just sit and pray that
I can find the love when all I see is pain
I try to do the things I say that I believe (I do believe)
I can't just preach, baby, preach
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
I can't just preach, baby, preach
Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
I can't just preach, baby, preach
Fallin' to my knees, and though I do believe
I can't just preach, baby, preach
Writer(s): Gregory Allen Kurstin, John Roger Stephens, Sarah Aaron
This song was inspired by the latest news from the USA. John Legend told The BBC, "It's stressful to read the news sometimes. Sometimes we can get so frustrated and throw up our hands, and it's important that we realize we can actually do something."
John Legend criticizes American politicians in this track, the country's gun laws in particular. He explained, "Every time there's a gun massacre in America, which is way too often, politicians come out and say, 'We send our hopes and prayers to the victims and their families,' and then they don't do anything about it. So the song is basically a rebuke of the people in power."
The
music video for "Preach" uses YouTube's donation feature. Viewers can donate to John Legend's FREE AMERICA campaign.
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