The Marvelous Outsiders are:
Ryan Art | Vocals & Drum Production
Karina Magallon | Vocals
Nabil Ajmeri | Vocals
Jacky "Here Lies" Chao | Piano
Ryan Brenkus | Guitar
Ben Lowery | Bass
Darren Gibson | Sax
lyrics
[Refrain: Karina]
I'm tryna keep my faith
But I'm looking for more
Somewhere I can feel safe
And end my holy war
I'm tryna keep my faith
[Verse 1: Nabil]
We on an ultralight beam
We on an ultralight beam
This is a God dream
This is a God dream
This is everything
This is everything
Deliver us serenity
Deliver us peace
Deliver us loving
You know we need it
You know we need it
You know we need it
That's why I need you now, oh my
Pray for Houston
Pray for Houston
This is a God dream
This is a God dream
(a God dream)
[Hook: Nabil & Karina]
We on an ultralight beam
We on an ultralight beam
This is a God dream
This is a God dream
This is everything
[Refrain: Ryan & Steff]
I'm tryna keep my faith
But I'm looking for more
Somewhere I can feel safe
And end my holy war
I'm tryna keep my faith
[Verse 2: Karina]
So why send depression not blessings?
Why, oh why'd you do me wrong? (More)
You persecute the weak
Because it makes you feel so strong
(To save) Don't have much strength to fight
So I look to the light
(Lord) To make these wrongs turn right
Head up high, I look to the light
Hey, cause I know that you'll make everything alright
And I know that you'll take good care of your child
Oh, no longer am afraid of the night
Cause I, I look to the light
[Bridge: Ryan & Steff]
When they come for you, I will shield your name
I will field their questions, I will feel your pain
No one can judge
They don't, they don't know
They don't know
[Verse 3: Ryan]
Foot on the Devil's neck 'til it drifted Pangaea
The storms coming down my family's lands here
Treat the demon just like Pam
I mean I mess with your friends, but damn, Gina
I been this way since Arthur was anteater
Now they wanna hit me with the woo wap, the bam
Tryna snap photos of familia
My city look just like Sia, you can't see her
You can feel the lyrics, the spirit coming in braille
Tubman of the underground, come and follow the trail
We made Beyoncé, we're never going to hell
We're so damn strong, We never going to fail
We said let's do a damn good job with our streets
Houston right now is where the hearts meet
Let's make it so free and we'll ball so hard
That there ain't one gosh darn part you can't tweet
This is my part, nobody else speak
This is my part, nobody else speak
[Break: Karina & Steff]
This little light of mine
Glory be to God, yeah
[Verse 3, cont: Ryan]
I'mma make sure that they go where they can't go
If they don't wanna ride I'mma still give them raincoats
Know what God said when he made the first rainbow
Just throw this at the end if I'm too late for the intro
Ugh, I'm just having fun with it
You know homes're up in the wash
I laugh in my head
Cause you know that we gon build our city back like nothing was lost
Ugh, cause we'll flip the script on this thing like Wesley and Spike
You cannot mess with the light
Look how our city'll brighten the night
[Hook: Nabil & Karina]
We on an ultralight beam
We on an ultralight beam
This is a God dream
This is a God dream
This is everything
[Refrain: Karina]
I'm tryna keep my faith
But I'm looking for more
Somewhere I can feel safe
And end my holy war
I'm tryna keep my faith
[Outro/Prayer]
Loving God,
We lift up to you all our brothers and sisters affected by Hurricane Harvey
We ask that you will give them strength in this time of struggle
Hope in this time of despair
Faith to know that you are always with us
And every grace needed to rebuild their live
For you are our refuge and our strength and ever present help in distress
Amen.
credits
from Recovery: A Benefit Album for Houston,
released October 6, 2017
ARRANGED, PRODUCED, RECORDED*, MIXED, & MASTERED BY RYAN ART
KARINA MAGALLAN RECORDED BY CODY CLARK*
ADDITIONAL PRODUCTION BY SUZANNE NEFF
VOCAL PRODUCTION BY STEFF NEFF
VOCALS BY KARINA MAGALLON, NABIL AJMERI, & RYAN ART
PIANO BY JACKY CHAO, STEFF NEFF, & KYLE LOGAN
GUITAR BY RYAN BRENKUS
SAXOPHONE BY DARREN GIBSON
BASS GUITAR BY BEN LOWERY
ADDITIONAL VOCALS BY STEFF NEFF
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