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Living Water
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Sep 1, 2026 updated
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Lecrae's song is a raw confession of past struggles with addiction, anxiety, and isolation, describing nights of self-destructive behavior and the feeling of being broken and alone. The chorus shifts to a declaration of God's mercy and sustaining grace, using the metaphor of living water that won't drown him. It's a testimony of being found and rescued by God in the midst of despair, emphasizing that divine mercy surrounds and keeps him afloat. The song blends vulnerability with hope, pointing to God's faithfulness as the anchor in life's storms.
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[Lecrae:]
It was nights I thought 'bout crashin' out
Tryna take the fastest rout
Mixed Percocets with X and alcohol, and passin' out
I lost it all to disappear, and then came back around
You roll the dice with demons, you know ain't no cashin' out
Buryin' the dead
We see roses from the cemetery
Layin' in my bed
I can't sleep, my thoughts is everywhere
Focus on my problems, rumination got me anxious
Take another shot and pop a pill, don't wanna face it
I was sufferin' the whole time to survive
I was takin' knives out my back, they so connivin'
Thought I had nobody, I was broken like a promise
Thought I had nobody, and I woke up on an island
[Lecrae:]
Let You rays of mercy surround me
On my knees where You found me
Your livin' water won't drown me
Your livin' water won't drown me
Let You rays of mercy surround me
Lost at sea where You found me
Your livin' water won't drown me
Your livin' water won't drown me
[Lecrae & Choir:]
Yeah, yeah, livin' water won't drown me, no
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, livin' water won't drown me, no
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, livin' water won't drown me, no
[Choir:]
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, livin' water won't drown me, no
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, livin' water won't drown me, no
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, livin' water won't drown me, no
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, livin' water won't drown me, no
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, livin' water won't drown me, no
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, livin' water won't drown me, no