Hold On - Joe Ryan III (Remix + Lumi) v.1

“Hold On - Joe Ryan III” (Lyrical Remix-Cover) Original instrumental: “Hold On - Joe Ryan III” by JOE RYAN III Lyrics written by: Omar Rivera Colon All rights to the original instrumental belong to the respective creator(s). Yeah… This that remix right here… with your boy Lumi. Lean in. Hold on, hold on— wait— If you blink you gon’ miss what I’m sayin’. Let’s go. Hold on! Hold on! Hold on! Be strong! Be strong! Hold on! Hold on! Hold on! Be strong! Be strong! Hold on! Hold on! Hold on! Don’t fold! Don’t fold! Hold on! Hold on! Hold on! Don’t let go! Bills on the dresser, stress in my chest, and my breath gettin’ short I’m in the war with the thoughts I was taught and the lies I was sold They told me “grind till you shine” but I’m blind when I’m chasin’ the gold So I’m runnin’ in circles for worth like a hamster that’s stuck in a pole Wait— What if the hustle is idol? What if the ladder is lethal? What if the likes are a lasso? What if the “me” is the evil? Cause I been tryna be strong with no Source, tryna spark with no flame Tryna carry a cross with no Christ, tryna swim with no wave Tryna smile for the crowd, but I’m loud in my room when I’m breakin’ Tryna act like I’m good, but my hood and my heart been achin’ And the devil be petty, he ready, he steady, he study my patterns He don’t need chains, he just need distractions and shiny little matters He don’t need guns, he just need my time and my mind in a splatter He don’t need clubs, he just need my pride so I never ask Pastor But I’m learnin’ the truth: You don’t drown from the ocean— You drown from the waves you refuse to confront. So I’m talkin’ to God like “I’m tired” And He talkin’ back like “I’m enough.” Hold on! Hold on! Hold on! Be strong! Be strong! Hold on! Hold on! Hold on! Be strong! Be strong! Hold on! Hold on! Hold on! Don’t fold! Don’t fold! Hold on! Hold on! Hold on! Don’t let go! They want a God that’s convenient, a Jesus that don’t interrupt A Bible with no conviction, a cross that don’t cost enough A Savior that make you famous, but never would call your bluff They want the crown with no suffering, resurrection with no “what’s up?” Look— We got churches full of microphones But hearts full of muted prayers We got hands lifted on Sundays But fists clenched in secret fear We got scriptures in our captions But no scripture in our habits We got praise in our playlists But no praise when life get tragic And I ain’t judging— I’m included I’m a mess that got recruited I’m a sinner turned to servant I’m a wound that got been sutured Cause the gospel ain’t a vibe, it’s a verdict It’s a mirror that show you what’s buried It’s a scalpel that cut out the cancer It’s a King with a throne that’s not shared, yeah And I know it get hard when you broke And you pray and the rent still due And you fast and the pain still there And you cry and the sky still blue But don’t confuse God’s silence for absence Don’t confuse delay for denial He don’t always move like a microwave Sometimes He move like revival-wave He build patience in pressure He build purpose in pain He build people from ashes He build prophets from shame And the reason you still here? Cause grace been talkin’ behind the scenes Like “I’m not done with your story— I’m just changin’ the scene.” Listen… If you think you holding on to God… You got it backwards. He holding on to you. Hold on— When the phone don’t ring and the friends go ghost When you do right and still get hit, and you wonder what God love for When you in your bed but you feel homeless When you in your house but you feel lost When you got a smile but it feel fake When you got a job but you feel chained When you got a “plan” but it keep breakin’ When you got a name but it feel stained That’s when faith get real— Not when the money stack Not when the lights go green Not when you get your plaque Faith is when you still praise With tears in your throat Faith is when you still move When your soul feel broke Faith is when you forgive Even when they don’t apologize Faith is when you repent Even when your flesh wanna justify Faith is when you say “Jesus” In the middle of your panic And peace hit your ribcage Like BOOM— spiritual traffic 808 in your chest Holy Ghost in your lungs You don’t need to be strong— You just need to belong. And you belong to the One Who hung on the tree So when you feel like letting go Just remember— He held on for me. Hold on! Hold on! Hold on! Be strong! Be strong! Hold on! Hold on! Hold on! Be strong! Be strong! Hold on! Hold on! Hold on! Don’t fold! Don’t fold! Hold on! Hold on! Hold on! Don’t let go! Hold on! Hold on! Hold on! Stand firm! Stand firm! Hold on! Hold on! Hold on! God first! God first! Don’t let go! Yeah… Lean in. Hold on. Hold on.