about
Belong is the 2nd single ahead of Dr. J's 3rd album, Journey.
Folloing on from the nu-disco/soulful deep house of 'Forever', Belong features some more familiar production from Dr. J, blending a bass-heavy hip-hop sound with his new found love for filmscore and field recording. Expect deep soul, that makes your head nod and your heart sing.
Written orignally as a short demo for a different project, Belong was birthed in London as an attempt to fuse that 90's hip-hop sound with string orchestration. It took shape via ruminations on the themes of homecoming, heaven and racism while talking to a friend about where it could go. In the wake of the UK'S 2016 referendum, things that seemed like 'a given' suddenly became less certain and something that seemed to be very much part of Britain's past has become evidently front-and-centre in recent months and years.
Belong, charts a journey involving personal wrestles with racist abuse in light of faith in Jesus and how the hope of heaven shapes his response to it all.
lyrics
Oh wao-oh, Oh wao-oh
Oh wao-oh, Oh wao-oh
Oh wao-oh, Oh wao-oh
Oh wao-oh, Oh wao-oh
Longing for my home
I really wanna see
My heart-land getting closer now
Longing for my home
Longing for my home
My soul is crying out
The wounds are getting deeper
Longing for my home
All I have, has been given to me
No room for pretending
I’ve made this all happen
The gift of Your grace is so free
I know that this journey has days hard to swallow
And sifting the right from the wrong
My soul’s deepest longings are no match for You
Cos in You I am where I belong
Longing as I roam
No time for standing still
These feet were made for walking now
Longing as I roam
Longing as I roam
Lord, let your kingdom come
We’re dying for your freedom
Longing as I roam
All I have, has been given to me
No room for pretending
I’ve made this all happen
The gift of Your grace is so free
I know that this journey has days hard to swallow
And sifting the right from the wrong
My soul’s greatest heartaches are no match for You
Cos in You I am where I belong
Hate
Thrives
When
We
Feed
Its
Lies
Let’s
Choose
Love
In
The
Most
High
Longing as I go
I know I’ve found The Way, I’m choosing to walk in it now
Longing as I go
Longing as I go
The Truth is calling out, now Life is breathing through me
Longing as I go
All I have, has been given to me
No room for pretending
I’ve made this all happen
The gift of Your grace is so free
I know that this journey has days hard to swallow
And sifting the right from the wrong
I know that these troubles are no match for You
Cos in You I am where I belong
Longing as I know
My hope has not been chained to merely what I’m seeing now
Longing as I know
Longing as I know
My home is where You are and we will be together
Longing as I know
credits
from
Belong,
released November 8, 2019
Written, arranged, recorded and produced by J. Piper
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