MLK, jr.

So, I did it again, I wrote another rap. The framework for this rap is derived from wanting to give credit to Martin Luther King, jr. for initiating the Reformation. October 31st is Reformation Day, so I decided to write a poetic/rap honoring the leader of the Reformation, MLK, jr. I know some would say that actually Martin Luther was the leader of the Reformation, but I have not seen how Luther's, "Justification by faith alone" creates a willingness to "bear the cross" and follow Jesus. It seems that justification by faith alone makes people rely upon a "belief in 'belief in God'", which is somewhat dangerous, since then I can believe that I am justified as long as I "believe in God" (whatever that means). Sanctification for Luther was somewhat non-existant, therefore, we need to rely upon others for the process of sanctification.
Hope you enjoy! Also, I am not finished, so it ends abruptly. Thanks.

Alabama, jim crow, why can't we know
Speakin’, preachin, walkin’ ridin’ comin’ all up on ya’
Wasn’t what we thinkin’ it was just too much for ya’
Holdin’ the torch, lightin’ the flame’ this ain’t Ellis isla’
Marchin’ on the capital, up town down town, does it matter to ya’

Blame game, no name, I know we ain’t the same
CIA who’s to say, I wouldn’t it past ‘em
Drinkin’ over there why they gotta’ stare?
What he was speakin’ they didn’t want to hear

In a non-violent protest he spoke of the injustice
Laid it out simply so we could comprehend it
Didn’t want to offend, but he couldn’t help it
Lyrical, beautiful, the man was a miracle
Lyrical, beautiful, the man was a miracle

Just as an outcast what he say come to pass?
Pushed aside marginalized, for redemption, pay the price
Civil Rights, civilized, beatin’ so unrecognized
Couldn’t walk couldn’t write snuffed out, prime of life

Proclamation to this nation, isn’t this God’s creation?
Holdin’ in the tension, livin’ the crucifixion
Incarnation for the mission; speakin’ of God’s whole vision
Segregation for the Christian, societial humiliation

Hearin' in that Southern drawl, we gonna' make you crawl
Stand tall, don't fall, in the South what gall
Usin' all that violence, law and order, Common Sense
Lovin’ on the people, white, black, it was the call

Hearin’ the oppressed, never did he dismiss
Articulate, communicate, why there so much hate?
Be for, not against, MLK crushed the fence
Holdin’ people in chains, walked with ‘em in their pain

This rhyme, no time, he paid the price for the climb
Up hill, slowly, white pride, apartheid
Speakin’ with confidence, trustin’ in intelligence
Callin’ people in the street, this cause is gonna’ defeat

Lookin’ at all the hate, who do they incarcerate?
Racialized, close your eyes, don't want to here their cries
Children of innocence staring through that prison fence
Make no sense, penniless, spiritualize my witness
Sit down, don' t rise, know your place, demonized
Liftin' up, head high, blood comin' out your side

Who cares, who’s there, projectin’ out, societies stare

The words are here, the marks we bare, why ain’t life fair?

Does God care, can’t you hear, what’s that, sirens blare

One more time, don’t resist, hatred collapsed in a brutal fist

Simply askin’ for the equity, promised in this democracy

Inalienable equality, who me? It Couldn't be that I'm free?

When will freedom ring? When will we "hear the people sing?"

Where, oh, where is our Martin Luther King?