Can You Hear Me Now?

A dropped phone call becomes a prayer in "Can You Hear Me Now?" The chorus is full of signal trouble: "I'm lost, I think I'm losing my reception, stranded, I must've went the wrong direction," followed by "call me back, I learned my lesson, all I need is your protection." Then the question of the title, repeated, is aimed at God.

The verses keep the metaphor going while confessing the cause of the dropout. "I detect a disconnect," Lecrae raps, admitting "the voice inflections give directions, but will I listen?" and "I call God, but I call collect, accept the charges." He owns up to chasing distractions, saying "weak flesh, boy, I need spare deposits," which follows Matthew 26:41, and the plea "I keep straying from it, help me God" echoes Psalm 119:176.

The later verses are more direct about the cost. He knows "I should wake up and dig in the scriptures" but is "scrollin' through pictures," and he names money, a "trap," and dancing with the devil as what pulled him off course. The response is to "be a vessel, need to be filled," language close to 2 Timothy 2:21, and the hook returns as a request to "stay connected."