Don’t Put His Name on That (Remix)

Lyrics

[Title Announcement]

[subway tunnel rumble, vinyl crackle, church-organ stab chopped backward, whispered voices saying “God told me,” dusty piano loop building under a slow kick]

[Street Announcer — Deep Male Voice]
Ten Commandments: Brooklyn Boom-Bap Trap Edition.

Commandment number three:

“Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain.”

Track three—

“Don’t Put His Name on That.”

[DJ Scratch]
Don’t put—put—put His name on that!

[Beat Drop]
[grimy Brooklyn boom-bap drums, hard snare cracks, chopped soul choir, low bass guitar layered with deep 808, organ stabs, sharp DJ cuts]

[Intro — Crew Chant]

[Announcer]
Did the Lord say it?

[Crew]
Do not lie!

[Announcer]
Did the Lord send it?

[Crew]
Do not lie!

[Announcer]
Can you use His name to sell your game?

[Crew]
Not this time!

[Verse 1 — Male Rap]
“God told me” became the line when the plan got weak,
Put heaven on your hustle so the people would believe.
Said the Lord gave the vision, but the numbers looked strange,
Money disappeared while you kept using His name.

You said God sent the message that somebody had to pay,
Used fear from the pulpit just to make them obey.
You slapped a holy label on manipulation and pride,
Then blamed the Most High when the whole thing died.

His name is not a stamp for whatever you decide,
Not a cover for your ego, not protection for a lie.
If He never said it, keep His name out your mouth,
Because sacred words get heavy when the truth comes out.

[Hook — Crew and Chopped Choir]
Don’t put His name on that!
He did not cosign every move you made!

Don’t put His name on that!
Stop using holy words to make the people pay!

Don’t put His name on that!
If it started in deception, keep His name away!

His name carries weight—
Do not throw it on your game!

[DJ Scratch]
In vain—in vain—don’t use His name in vain!

[Verse 2 — Female Rap]
“Blessed and highly favored” sitting under every post,
But you drag folks in private while you act anointed most.
Cross hanging from your neck, scripture written in the bio,
But the way you treat your people tells the truth behind the title.

You swear on the Lord knowing everything was false,
Then act like saying “forgive me” removes the full cost.
You used His name to promise what you never meant to do,
Now the people doubt the truth because they trusted it through you.

Taking His name vain is not only careless speech,
It is wearing His identity while practicing deceit.
Do not call yourself His servant while your conduct brings Him shame,
Carry truth inside your actions when you carry out His name.

[Hook — Crew and Choir]
Don’t put His name on that!
He did not cosign every move you made!

Don’t put His name on that!
Stop using holy words to make the people pay!

Don’t put His name on that!
If it started in deception, keep His name away!

His name carries weight—
Do not throw it on your game!

[Breakdown — Street Sermon]
[drums cut, subway brakes screech, low organ chord sustains, choir sample hums beneath tape hiss]

[Announcer]
Exodus chapter twenty, verse seven:

[Spoken Choir]
“Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain;
for the Lord will not hold him guiltless
that taketh his name in vain.”

[Announcer]
Do not put His name on your scam.

Do not put His name on your lie.

Do not say He spoke
when it was only your desire.

Do not carry His name publicly
and dishonor it privately.

His name is holy.

[Verse 3 — Male and Female Trade-Off]

[Male]
Do not say God sent you when your greed sent the text.

[Female]
Do not say God showed you when you guessed what happened next.

[Male]
Do not swear by His name just to make your story stick.

[Female]
Do not preach against corruption while you moving crooked quick.

[Male]
Let your yea be yea.

[Female]
Let your nay be nay.

[Male]
Truth does not need heaven—

[Female]
Dragged into what you say.

[Both]
If He did not speak it,
Do not manufacture facts.
Fear the name you carry—
Don’t put His name on that!

[Final Hook — Full Crew]
Don’t put His name on that!
He is not attached to every deal you make!

Don’t put His name on that!
You cannot turn deception into holy faith!

Don’t put His name on that!
Tell the truth and let your conduct match your claim!

His name carries power—
Show respect when you say His name!

[Commandment Chant]

[Announcer]
No empty claims!

[Crew]
Tell the truth!

[Announcer]
No fake prophecy!

[Crew]
Show the proof!

[Announcer]
No swearing on His name!

[Crew]
Keep it straight!

[All]
His name carries power and weight!

[Outro — DJ Transition]
[boom-bap drums filter down, organ stabs echo, subway rumble rises, DJ scratches “His name” over the fading choir sample]

[DJ Scratch]
Don’t put—put—put His name on that!

[Announcer]
Commandment number three:

Do not take His name in vain.

Track three complete.

Coming next—

Commandment number four:

“Sabbath in the City.”