Legin – Cardinals feat. Mike Bell [fka John Doe]

The basic idea behind “Cardinals” was to describe how in out lost state we wander through life looking north, south, east, and west for answers (the cardinal directions).

The storyline is based on an actual story that Mike Bell (fka John Doe) experienced. During the concert, Mike shared his testimony of suicidal thoughts as a teenager and how God intervened and he overcame. After the concert, an elderly woman came up to him and said she thought of committing suicide every night, but because of his story, she had hope to live now.

If we don’t have guidance, we don’t know where we are going. Scripture says, “There is a way that appears to be right, but in the end it leads to death” (Prov. 14:12, NIV). Jesus also says “…whoever obeys my word will never see death” (John 8:51, NIV).

Many people silently deal with hopelessness, even suicide, and we tried to give a solution for that in this video. We can look north, south, east, and west, but the direction we need is the one pointing to Jesus.

Please watch the new video “Cardinals,” and if you like it, please share it. Thanks for the support.

Directed by Jonathan Slayton
jonathanjsslayton@gmail.com

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Renaissance Movement Music is a label with a family of artists who challenge the culture with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Comprised of rap artists Legin, Mike Bell, and Sinai, RM Music makes excellent art that is entertaining, engaging, and transparent with the eternal Gospel message. Our theme scripture is 2 Corinthians 10:5 which states

“We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ” (NIV)

Lyrics
Verse 1 [Legin]
-Where you wanna be? Want to be on top of the world, not a problem/
But how you gonna get there is cause’ you ain’t got no Garmin/
-No coordinates to get your there, longitude/
Latitude, get you out this atmosphere, you stuck with the problem/
-Your humanity it keeps you grounded/
Living with the illusion that you’re bigger than them people round’ ya/
-Rounds of applause got you feeling like a god, you not even demi/
Knowledge available, but you’re living like there isn’t any/
-This ain’t no secret here no Gnosticism we’re giving plenty/
Freely what was given but it’s clear that most are not listening/
-And we know this, Straight and Narrow, shouts to Jay/
Boy that means that most is, not finding bout’ that narrow way/
-That scares me dog I’m focused, but daily seems we’re swerving too/
And we be gettin’ close to, the edge and there’s no medians not easy to/
-Compose this, love and truth to get to you/
But we’ve seen who we want to be, question is, what bout’ you?/

Hook
I’m saying North, South, East, West/
If you don’t know where you’re going how you know which way is best/
I’m saying Up, Down, Left, Right/
Got to know which way you’re going in your life and find out/
Where you wanna be? Where you going B?/
Where you wanna be? Where you going B?/
Cause I’m desperate striving to find, life is short and I ain’t got time/
Trying to make it up on my grind, if it’s mapped out for me tell me where I’m…/

Verse 2 [Mike Bell fka John Doe]
-I don’t really know where I’m going but I got a feeling that the destination up ahead is a better place/
How I come to that conclusion really all it took was a letter from this book and a bit of faith/
-I ain’t running round’ willy nilly out here, circling the block looking really silly out here/
God got a purpose for my life let me tell you He got a purpose for your life too really was the idea/
-See the reason I’m on this track is to show you the path unfold this map/
Show you that God knows you’re at a place you’re not supposed to be at/
-But trust and believe, Jesus is all the direction in life that you ever will need/
Setting you free, I don’t just let Him walk with me but homie I give Him the lead/
-Give the keys and sit in the back, He gave me this life and I’m giving it back/
My feet up on top of this seat I’m relaxed, no GPS needed to keep me on track/
-And I don’t even care where I’m at right now, lovin’ the ride lovin’ the ride right now/
Wonderful high wonderin’ why my friends won’t give up the ride and let Him drive right now/
-If yeen get it my destination is predetermined through consecration/
And I ain’t call it predestination I said it came when I was consecrating/
-Seek the Lord for which way is best and when He ain’t leading I’m way stressed/
My conscious leading me way left but then when I’m cocky I pray less/
(But that’s me)