He would say, I love you to death Brit
And I'd respond with "no love say, I love you to life!" Because the day your spirit ascends
And your body transcends
With us standing firmly on our plateaus Writing your countenance through our pens
You will continue to compliment the beat of our hearts To the rhythm of life
See, I love you to life I love you to life
Because, death is not our end, just a necessary transition Scary as that may see
The real pain comes from walking about this earth without any real vision
Seeing people slain everyday
From foul words detonating the same as careless gun play Emotions in all disarray
Just lost souls ready to die at any moment And that's when it happens
They stand just too close to reaper's door
And the chill of a new reality leaves begging for more, time that is
See, I love you to life I love you to life
Because death already has a set date for us
So let us not push it up any earlier from the words that we speak
I just make it my life's practice to speak life into you So, please reciprocate the same back to me Because I love you to life
Life like a child's curiosity
Starts tinkering with clocks, trying to make time stop Gets distracted, starts playing hop scotch
On fall days, summer nights
Ponytails, jelly shoes, playing cans on the block with the street lights
The original definition of street life See because I love you to life
Life like revival
A word made to ignite me
Not to suppress or impress, but just to better express Reminding me that God is with me, my Emmanuel Elevating me higher as I roll in the deep

An "Amen!" or "Ase!"
I find myself yelling out Because it was just so timely Well, maybe that's just m
Because see baby, I love you to life Life like you
The diary of my best kept secrets Love, the conqueror of conquerors
Never lost a battle, a light within the shadows The most powerful thing you ever experience Life changing
Caught Saul by the beam, on his way to Damascus Knocked him off his ass and gave him a new name You see love, will give you a new song
Love, found in Universal hugs
Crooked smiles, Granny's home cooking Community clean-ups
Paw paws cigarettes, his Turner Classic movies, and his wisdom
Love, like your light Illuminated by your shine
And for those days when your shine looks dim Because you can't see the silver lining past hell's brim Try tapping within
Go on fix your face, get it your place, and try again Because I've been there before
See, I've encountered more darkness than the average
I conditioned myself to ruin and soon, I'm became a savage I only delighted myself in broken relationships, because I felt that was all I could salvage
And just like a leech, each one sucked me until my well ran dry Latched on and got me for my lock and key
Turning me into a straight latch-key fiend, as I searched hopelessly for m
Took me for all I was worth, but left me with a new name Good evening ladies and gentlemen, I would like to introduce you to sham
Made excuses for their misuses and for all those shortcomings, I took the blame
I was so lost in this mess, that all I could was form a frame of mind to die
But that's when I saw the light
A little spark, resembling that of a mustard seed
And I was taught that kind of faith moves mountains, so I guess that's all I really need
And I was brought back to life

Through love and a second chance
Real love, counteracting everything I knew about a bad romance
You, who saw my open wounds and chose to love me through it all
So, pinky swear on my life That your light brings life
I love you to life
Because even when you're gone, you will remain alive in me.