
Badlands
voice 2’s darker verse with dissonant strings, rap, spoken word, tribal african hip-hop, talking drums, choir chants, synth bass, swelling strings for a confident tone, orchestral, cinematic, 90-100 bpm, spiritual vibe, eerie winds for tension, orchestral strings, voice 1’s rap/spoken word with tribal percussion, hip-hop, tone, kora, choir hums, djembe, brass, toms
Light Warrior·3:42

3:42
Badlands
voice 2’s darker verse with dissonant strings, rap, spoken word, tribal african hip-hop, talking drums, choir chants, synth bass, swelling strings for a confident tone, orchestral, cinematic, 90-100 bpm, spiritual vibe, eerie winds for tension, orchestral strings, voice 1’s rap/spoken word with tribal percussion, hip-hop, tone, kora, choir hums, djembe, brass, toms
Creator: Light WarriorRelease Date: September 14, 2025
Lyrics
“From the rising of the sun to the place where it sets, the name of the Lord is to be praised.”
Psalms 113:3 NIV
https://bible.com/bible/111/psa.113.3.NIV
My father’s a Lion and says everything the light touches is his kingdom.
He’s never gonna stop reigning so to the savanna plains imma bring them
Praises cuz of what he has done and what he does
Liftin the poor from the dust
And the needy from the ash heap
Bringing us out of the depths of the deep
Giving us a family to call home
Not leaving us alone
Filling our hearts with love
And giving us a spark to contrast the dark
There are so many reasons to praise
The One that never ceases to amaze
But wait, didn’t he tell you not to go to the bad lands?
Yeah but what about that man?
Surely the sun still shines there so why not go see
Maybe you will see why I think we shouldn’t always be praising
The One that claims to be King
I don’t know, I was told not to go over there, it might not be safe for me
If God’s been so great till now then he will surely protect thee
Aight let’s go then, and yeah imma see what you mean
Ain’t nothing that can be so bad as to leave out a reason
To praise the King in every season
Hahaha, you will see
Come see darkness and pain
Revelry and distress and shame
You want it, we got it
Things to mask what damage has caused
Problems
Chaos and it happens often
And I’m not trying to hide this
It’s out in the open for all to see and miss
The joy of the savanna plains
Cuz that ain’t present here
Instead there is a spirit of fear
Just watching what others are going through
Is enough to put you
In a state of mental paralysis
Watching death is enough to stop you in your tracks
So why think that you are entitled to more than what the bad lands have to offer?
The bad lands are everywhere and just cuz you related to the King don’t mean you won’t suffer
Aight man, you might be right on some of that stuff, but that’s not the half of it
There is no power in what you say because of what the King did:
Dying on the cross for my sins and rising from the dead
That act from the King cat gives me righteousness just by simply believing
Yeah there might be pain in the badlands but its temporary
Because my forever home is in the good lands where there is none of the things you mentioned that are scary
And while I wait here and sometimes get the opportunity to talk with you
I got tons of ammunition from the King cat’s book to make your words poof like smoke on Q
Cuz the worst the badlands has to offer is death
And even in death I have the best
Because to live is King cat, mang
And to die is gain
And I ain’t got that spirit of fear
Na man, get that outta here
Instead I got the spirit of the King cat, which you’ll find
Is of power, love, and a sound mind
And oh yeah, the King cat already warned me that I would have trouble in the badlands
But he also said to take heart because he overcame it, man
So why don’t you go run away
You just a hyena and the King cat gonna come back any day
Cuz while I’m here imma set up my post and praise
Seems like when I do that my focus changes
And the hyenas run away
Psalms 113:3 NIV
https://bible.com/bible/111/psa.113.3.NIV
My father’s a Lion and says everything the light touches is his kingdom.
He’s never gonna stop reigning so to the savanna plains imma bring them
Praises cuz of what he has done and what he does
Liftin the poor from the dust
And the needy from the ash heap
Bringing us out of the depths of the deep
Giving us a family to call home
Not leaving us alone
Filling our hearts with love
And giving us a spark to contrast the dark
There are so many reasons to praise
The One that never ceases to amaze
But wait, didn’t he tell you not to go to the bad lands?
Yeah but what about that man?
Surely the sun still shines there so why not go see
Maybe you will see why I think we shouldn’t always be praising
The One that claims to be King
I don’t know, I was told not to go over there, it might not be safe for me
If God’s been so great till now then he will surely protect thee
Aight let’s go then, and yeah imma see what you mean
Ain’t nothing that can be so bad as to leave out a reason
To praise the King in every season
Hahaha, you will see
Come see darkness and pain
Revelry and distress and shame
You want it, we got it
Things to mask what damage has caused
Problems
Chaos and it happens often
And I’m not trying to hide this
It’s out in the open for all to see and miss
The joy of the savanna plains
Cuz that ain’t present here
Instead there is a spirit of fear
Just watching what others are going through
Is enough to put you
In a state of mental paralysis
Watching death is enough to stop you in your tracks
So why think that you are entitled to more than what the bad lands have to offer?
The bad lands are everywhere and just cuz you related to the King don’t mean you won’t suffer
Aight man, you might be right on some of that stuff, but that’s not the half of it
There is no power in what you say because of what the King did:
Dying on the cross for my sins and rising from the dead
That act from the King cat gives me righteousness just by simply believing
Yeah there might be pain in the badlands but its temporary
Because my forever home is in the good lands where there is none of the things you mentioned that are scary
And while I wait here and sometimes get the opportunity to talk with you
I got tons of ammunition from the King cat’s book to make your words poof like smoke on Q
Cuz the worst the badlands has to offer is death
And even in death I have the best
Because to live is King cat, mang
And to die is gain
And I ain’t got that spirit of fear
Na man, get that outta here
Instead I got the spirit of the King cat, which you’ll find
Is of power, love, and a sound mind
And oh yeah, the King cat already warned me that I would have trouble in the badlands
But he also said to take heart because he overcame it, man
So why don’t you go run away
You just a hyena and the King cat gonna come back any day
Cuz while I’m here imma set up my post and praise
Seems like when I do that my focus changes
And the hyenas run away
