Blood on the Beat

Lyrics

Written by Carl Hicks Jr. / SESAC

Blood on the Beat

Lil Sha Sha

[Intro]
[warped choir sample, distorted 808s, militant drums]
Yeah
Lil Sha Sha
This ain’t just music
This testimony got a price on it

[Hook]
Blood on the beat, blood on the beat
Jesus paid the cost, now the debt complete
Blood on the beat, blood on the beat
Every chain broke when the cross spoke peace

Blood on the beat, let the whole thing knock
Death lost power when He rose from the rock
Blood on the beat, turn the bass up loud
I was lost in sin, now I’m saved and proud

[Verse 1]
I had dirt on my name, stains on my past
Ran from the truth, but the truth ran fast
Thought one more night might be my last
Then mercy reached down and pulled me back

No clean record, no perfect route
I had too much pride just to cry it out
But the Lord saw pain I could never pronounce
One drop of grace made the darkness bounce

They said I was done, said I went too far
God saw a daughter underneath those scars
Now every hard bar got a testimony charge
I don’t rap for clout, I’m exposing the dark

The cross wasn’t cute, it was war for my soul
Nails in His hands just to make me whole
Now I walk free ’cause He took control
Blood signed my pardon and canceled the toll

[Pre-Chorus]
No silver
No gold
Could buy back
My soul

The Lamb stood
In my place
Now I live
By grace

[Hook]
Blood on the beat, blood on the beat
Jesus paid the cost, now the debt complete
Blood on the beat, blood on the beat
Every chain broke when the cross spoke peace

Blood on the beat, let the whole thing knock
Death lost power when He rose from the rock
Blood on the beat, turn the bass up loud
I was lost in sin, now I’m saved and proud

[Verse 2]
I got Revelation twelve in my flow
By the blood of the Lamb, that’s how I overcame
By the word of my story, I’m saying His name
I refuse to hide what delivered me from shame

Devil had receipts, but the cross said paid
Every old accusation got erased that day
Now when guilt talks loud, I know what to say
There is no condemnation when you walk His way

I don’t need diamonds dripping off my wrist
I got living water, I’m rich like this
I don’t need crowds just to validate it
Heaven threw a party when I got translated

From death into life, from bound into free
From who they said I was to who God called me
Every kick drum hit like Calvary
Every snare tell hell it lost custody

[Breakdown]
[beat cuts to heartbeat bass and handclaps]

Who paid it?
Jesus

Who saved me?
Jesus

Who broke it?
Jesus

Who raised me?
Jesus

No stain too deep
No past too wild
The blood still works
I’m still His child

[Bridge]
At the cross, every charge got dropped
At the grave, every clock got stopped
On the third day, all of heaven watched
When the King got up and the kingdom unlocked

At the cross, I received my name
At the grave, I released my shame
Now I hit every stage with a holy flame
Blood on the beat, and I’m not the same

[Final Hook]
Blood on the beat, blood on the beat
Jesus paid the cost, now the debt complete
Blood on the beat, blood on the beat
Every chain broke when the cross spoke peace

Blood on the beat, let the whole thing knock
Death lost power when He rose from the rock
Blood on the beat, turn the bass up loud
I was lost in sin, now I’m saved and proud

[Outro]
[choir chants over collapsing bass]

Paid in full
Paid in full
No more guilt
Paid in full

Blood on the beat
Grace in the sound
Lil Sha Sha saved
Turn the whole thing up