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Present (ft. Dylan Dent & Monielle)

by Macklyn

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"Present" provides a hip-hop Jingle to a solid boom bap beat, rap and vocals, to remind the listeners what Christmas is about. All proceeds of this purchase go to the efforts of The Least of These ministries, a ministry geared to assisting and serving the homeless population located in Roanoke, VA

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Lyrics

Black Friday always stay exposing me,
Trolling stores for clothes that I know I never needed,
I let these bargain bins start superseding everything,
And never pay no mind to the least of these,
Least of all me, Least of all my soul,
Least of all the king, I just want the gold,
All about the green,
I’m getting old and realize I’m never satisfied,
My hunger only grows,
Our love can’t be purchased, packaged and pre-wrapped,
Rejected, shipped back, and recalled with hashtags,
The only solid Christmas wishlist,
and the twisted thoughts like tinsel you put up on the tree but,


[Chorus]
There is so much more,
Hope for all in store,
Greatest gift of all,
Life forevermore,

Christmas is so much more than just a present,
Rather it’s about being present in the present,
But in reality all of our presents keep us wrapped up,
Consumed in our minds and our hearts with all our junk, no joy,
It’s never just to get stuff,
But being a neighbor up on your front porch,
Remembering the one who gave it up just to sit with us,
Sacrifice on the tree,
As we put stars on our trees may we see,
That lives never been about us,
Simple measures of the highest hope without him keep us broken,
A temporary facade of personal pleasures meanwhile our people failing,
But keep your head up the Son of God’s enough,
Let your light shine so all might see your good works,
And give praise to the king from up above,
Cause one day when it’s all said and done,
We’ll find out real love came down for us all, yeah.

[Bridge]
Finding hope in you,
May we be renewed,
Show us what it means,
To be free

So I hope you have a merry little Christmas,
I hope you feel the love that’s really given,
I hope that you don’t need a wishlist and a couple new gifts to truly make you happy,
What’s happening is having an effect on me,
I think my soul is breaking free,
I’m feeling every vacancy,
Just wait and see,
I just get the order and fulfill it to the best of me,
More than good intentions it’s a mission and a recipe,
For success,
I’m feeling good in my chest,
No more stress,
In the king I can rest,
Go ahead and put my smile under the tree,
And I’ll greet your family with joy everlasting,

I know that life’s got ups and downs,
I know that stress can run abound,
Just cast all your worries on the ground,
And turn to the king to reverse your frown,

[Repeat Chorus]
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credits

released December 7, 2018
Beat produced by Robert Nanton
Mixing and Mastering by Macklyn and Monielle
Vocals provided by Mackyn
Rapping provided by Dylan and Macklyn
background vocals by Monielle
Cover Art designed by Macklyn

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Macklyn Durham, North Carolina

Embracing his influences such as PJ Morton, Stevie Wonder and Musiq Soulchild, Macklyn’s music is a blend of R&B/neo-soul and boom bap styled hip hop. His mission is to meet people where they are, so they would know they are loved, seen, heard, known, by God and made in His image. ... more

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