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It's Time

by Shevin Michael

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1.
God's Love 04:22
Another day alive and I’m feeling so empty Clenching, death-squeeze onto these things that tempt me How much time have I given to the past? I originally had a bigger vision than a bag Don’t we just want to be happy? Tracking, mapping out a way to fill what’s lacking Exactly, another shot might do it You gotta eat and drink, another shot is fluid I’m losing, I’m not quite there I’m done what felt good what’s up with the despair? Beware, no wait, I need more distractions Adding applications to my apple like a madman Strap in, I think I just see what happened I look around and I created what I’m trapped in Sky starts to clear up and I’m fascinated Look at the mirror and the image staring back is saying I just wanna be, good, to you. I’ve got to be, so, good. I just wanna be, good, to you. I’ve got to be, so, good. And when you cry, you know that I cry too. But I will be good to you. And when you smile, I'll smile with you. I will be good to you, yeah, I will be good to you Now my feet are underneath me and I’m starting to move Then future swooped into my mind, doomed. Consumed, with everything that I have to do A ride, on a way avenue that leaves me black and blue A vacuum, because it sucks the life out me And this anxiety, it paralyzes me Feeling like I can’t breathe even though 90% Of what I think about will not arrive to me I Let it go, I let in God Sensational, the burden’s gone Look up and down, left-right, round the corner, is something wrong? No, there’s not – stop!! this is where you belong! So what’s the catch, I mean, what’s the cost? Left hand full of cash, right hand a credit card It’s free to us yet there’s blood all over a cross Dear God, would you please talk. I just wanna be, good, to you. I’ve got to be, so, good. I just wanna be, good, to you. I’ve got to be, so, good. And when you cry, you know that I cry too. But I will be good to you. And when you smile, I'll smile with you. I will be good to you, yeah, I will be good to you We all want love, so can all it that the norm The caveat? We want it in an alternate form The party lifestyle made me drop to the floor This had me all turned inside out and made my body contort With each step, I take a deep breathe then release it Seems to be an immediate need for Jesus I want it on my watch yet that’s not how it works I can’t take away the sun then try to hand you the earth It’s obedience, without Him, it’s meaningless The good and bad wolf live inside of you which one are ya feeding man?! It’s God’s love, it’s not only what he possesses God IS Love. Please come and and get it! Let Him be your north star, vessel and protection Confession, The resurrection brings redemption! He’s not the Easter Bunny he’s as real as it gets Ask him to speak to you he might say… I just wanna be, good, to you. I’ve got to be, so, good. I just wanna be, good, to you. I’ve got to be, so, good. And when you cry, you know that I cry too. But I will be good to you. And when you smile, I'll smile with you. I will be good to you, yeah, I will be good to you.
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Beauty 03:23
To me, truly, beauty needs reviewing Its half amusing slash half confusing Now I have a duty to share this rap on beauty See something happened to me, so this rap’s ensuing Beauty’s not a pageant, not just physical attraction Beauty’s like a book, with a million different chapters Beauty’s when you sit back and quit all that yappin Earn a smile from a child cuz you listened to him practice Beauty’s like my aunt, when she was 83 and dancing Talk about when I was younger baby stories got her laughing Beautys not a fast benz, cash or some mansion Beauty is the happiness that smashed the sadness Beauty isn’t bragging about cheating death, see that’s called being blessed There’s a reason why that happens You might not assent with the words that I’m rapping I’m just taking a stab at purifying the madness! Beauty is the happiness that smashes sadness Beauty is the happiness that smashes sadness Beauty is the happiness that smashes sadness I'm just taking a stab at purifying the madness Beauty is the happiness that smashes sadness Beauty is the happiness that smashes sadness Beauty is the happiness that smashes sadness I'm just taking a stab at purifying the madness Beauty’s like the strength and the patience of a father That has to raise a daughter born with major health problems Beauty’s when you’re down and out and ready to give up You get out of your slump prove everyone you’d overcome Beauty’s kinda like a talent that you recognize Yet the only way that counts is if you capitalize Beauty is a heart that’s endured more than a few breaks Part ways, move on, fall in love with a new face Beauty’s not being selfish, stop raving and ranting Sacrifice a little bit to benefit your family When you’re standing in the storm just to take you to that place Your body absorbs rain that’s a form of escape That’s a beauty in itself let alone the change in weather Then the rain goes away, the son comes and makes it better I glance at my pregnant wife and it just moves me Some days I think she’s beautiful yet now she’s full of beauty Beauty is the happiness that smashes sadness Beauty is the happiness that smashes sadness Beauty is the happiness that smashes sadness I'm just taking a stab at purifying the madness Beauty is the happiness that smashes sadness Beauty is the happiness that smashes sadness Beauty is the happiness that smashes sadness I'm just taking a stab at purifying the madness Beauty is a blind man with no dog or cane And he don’t know where he’ll go with the next step that he takes Could be standing on the edge of a never steady plank One false move face first into the shark tank Whether he takes that step or not to all applies Because you don’t know in life, if you don’t try He could be standing in front his door of opportunity With one right step – it will open up so beautifully Beauty lies within the eyes of the beholder It also lies within those pair of eyes who showed ya That beauty gets deep like the center of the earth It’s the feathers to a bird, it’s the letters to these words It’s the message from the church, it’s the treasure from the search It’s the several concerns from the sentimental burn That you will receive from the lessons that you learn I’ll always take the beauty, for better never worse.
3.
Wooo…there’s a lot at stake on this one, big moment, and it looks like the momentum is gaining from the opposite direction..are you ready to fight? are you ready to fight? are you ready to fight? YEAH YEAH YEAH! Tell me is it Showtime? Yeah! Tell me is it Go time yeah? Tell me that you’re willing to give everything you can?! YEAH! Do you really want it? Yeah! Do you feel it coming? Yeah! Tell me you were made and prayed for this moment right here? YEAH!! I’ve been waiting for my whole life Yeah! Yeah! To show what I got inside Yeah! Yeah! If you look into my eyes You will see I’m not afraid! Yeah Yeah Yeah! About to bear crawl through this whole marathon Gonna run till in my lungs, all the air’s gone Feeling’s very strong It wont wear off, howling at the moon like a werewolf Where are the ones who squared off? They’re gone? Neck’s bobbin like rocker with his hair long won't dare stop on a tear yall like a bear paw Woo! picks at my heart, hits as a thought, swims through my body with aquatic arms then drifts to the bottom sifts to the top then it rips me apart! Right here right now push recording When the load gets too heavy God will push it for me Lights camera action, it’s Showtime yeah! Let's get to the field that’s good reporting Tell me is it Showtime? Yeah! Tell me is it Go time yeah? Tell me that you’re willing to give everything you can?! YEAH! Do you really want it? Yeah! Do you feel it coming? Yeah! Tell me you were made and prayed for this moment right here? YEAH!! I’ve been waiting for my whole life Yeah! Yeah! To show what I got inside Yeah! Yeah! If you look into my eyes You will see I’m not afraid! Yeah Yeah Yeah! I’ve been waiting for my whole life Yeah! Yeah! To show what I got inside Yeah! Yeah! If you look into my eyes You will see I’m not afraid! Yeah Yeah Yeah! Got a big red nose, so clown on em I don’t own a boat, so go to town on em I weigh about 2 2 0, so pound on em Square peg circle, go round on em Loyal to the bone put my vows on it My team gonna need me to put the crown on em Look I ain’t leaving I ain’t walking out on em I’m walking down the aisle on em put a gown on em Woo! You. Have. Been. (slide phase effect) waiting for this part now the games about to start more pumped up than the chambers in your heart scoring more points than wilt chamberlains arms Making more noise like we play w a gong scream with our voice like we sang at bar we cannot stop like no breaks on a car I was made for this day like clay out the jar! Tell me is it Showtime? Yeah! Tell me is it Go time yeah? Tell me that you’re willing to give everything you can?! YEAH! Do you really want it? Yeah! Do you feel it coming? Yeah! Tell me you were made and prayed for this moment right here? YEAH!! I’ve been waiting for my whole life Yeah! Yeah! To show what I got inside Yeah! Yeah! If you look into my eyes You will see I’m not afraid! Yeah Yeah Yeah! I’ve been waiting for my whole life Yeah! Yeah! To show what I got inside Yeah! Yeah! If you look into my eyes You will see I’m not afraid! Yeah Yeah Yeah! Yeah Yeah Yeah! If you look into my eyes You will see I’m not afraid! Yeah Yeah Yeah! Yeah Yeah Yeah!
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Can You See 04:21
Can you feel it, can you hear it, can you see it. Can you feel it, can you hear it, can you see it. Check the bio of this guy from Ohio Shevin Michael Got a hunger to wipe out the rival like I am a rhino ride to my home inside I’m alive in my bible eyeballs are obsessed with the truth; took off the blindfold whose the enemy? This rival per se? its Satan I’ve been waiting like I took his order then baked it Made him an album - how come it’s not just secular? Didn’t get back into the rap just for the heck of it Genius of Satan is spreading the direction it’s heading Is getting tremendous momentum; and I want Heaven World promotes oafs bunch of bogus show-offs I’m like “No. Gosh! These kids gotta get to know God!” Most of em care about money, sex and power that’s it that’s hypocritical of me to make a blanket statement I just wished I saw more people with this type of influence Speak of the fruits of the Christian movement right to the consumer Hell and Heaven are real, you think when you die you just vanish? Like a poof of smoke, what are the chances? Ignore the glitz and the glamour, the clicks from the camera Reach your arm out to God, like you’re picking bananas, it’s time Can you feel it, can you hear it, can you see it. Don't miss the forest through the trees. Can you feel it, can you hear it, can you see it. Get to know God it’s necessary, not secondary eventually your buried and your eternity carries The hope that you get once you know he exists Only gets holier with the more you give in! But our God’s a loving God, you have to make a choice Look it’s not real love if a relationship’s forced So how do you get to know Him? Where do you start? Close your eyes, fold your hands, and share from your heart This is prayer, Satan hates it when you go spiritually there Satan hates love and life, and prayer is fresh air An encounter between you and the Author of Life Is God listening? Yes - all of the time! Father of Lies will distract you he’ll crawl by your side You start a diet he’s handing you the chocolate pie God is alive stronger than all of the fallen combined, Body of Christ conquered death, the Cross is your guide! It’s time Can you feel it, can you hear it, can you see it. Don't miss the forest through the trees. Can you feel it, can you hear it, can you see it. Don’t think God is real? Ask him to reveal Himself to you. Pray that prayer all the time, and just watch what he will do. Your relationship with God to be real will be tough You’ll have these crazy ups and downs at points you will wanna give up That’ll happen just remember when you write down your goals You’ll have a plan yet God might have a plan of His own See my mom used to tell me when I got cut and it hurt She’d pour the medicine on it and say “if it burns that means it works” Find joy in pain, look at your own life without it I mean this is what your character is shaped out of Only with the right perspective if not the pain will consume you See the culture takes pain and paints it like its voodoo Unplanned pregnancy “you don’t want that pain”; Kill him “You’re old and you’re weak have you thought suicide”; Kill him Again Jesus wants life, the devil wants death This is me keeping it real, so let's not pretend...Its time! Can you feel it, can you hear it, can you see it. Don't miss the forest through the trees. Can you feel it, can you hear it, can you see it.

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“And this anxiety, it paralyzes me, feeling like I can’t breathe, even though 90% of what I think about will not arrive to me. I let it go, I let in God. Sensational, the burden’s gone.”

- Shevin Michael (lyrics from God’s Love)

Shevin (like Kevin, but with an S-H) Michael, who was raised on the catchy beats of 90s hip-hop, melodic harmonies of soul music, and homemade tuna casserole, has reawakened his beat-producing and poetic wordplay to share his newfound zeal for Christianity. In his music, you will find magnetic storytelling and captivating beats that leave you reflecting on the profound impact of your life.

Shevin had a profound spiritual encounter while on a flight in July of 2018. He was deeply moved and knew he was being called to leave his successful career in order to serve God artistically. He had climbed the corporate ladder for 15 years before returning to his buried passion for writing songs and producing beats. 15 years ago Shevin was making music about worldly pleasures; this time it's to glorify God.

While in the process of creating Christian entertainment for children with Cross Boss Media (CBM), Shevin inadvertently reignited his musical roots. The It’s Time EP was written and produced by Shevin, and co-produced by Cousin Eric. “I didn’t plan on making music again. When in the process of building out a Christian kid’s show, I was fired up by how engaging and inspiring music is as a teaching tool. Over time, the beats drastically improved, I started writing full-length songs, and then we all agreed to focus solely on the music aspect of the show for the near future.”

”We created It’s Time as a call to action. In response to a widespread indifference toward belief in God which has led to a rapid moral decline, it’s time to put our Christian faith into action.”

Over the next 6 months, CBM plans on releasing at least 10 songs with accompanying music videos. Shevin Michael will be hitting the streets heavily in 2020 to spread his music and message. It’s time!

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released January 31, 2020

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Shevin Michael Tampa, Florida

Shevin Michael, who was raised on the catchy beats of 90s hip-hop, melodic harmonies of soul music, and homemade tuna casserole, has reawakened his beat-producing and poetic wordplay to share his newfound zeal for Christianity. In his music, you will find magnetic storytelling and captivating beats that leave you reflecting on the profound impact of your life. ... more

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