“Part 2 (So Evil)” comes from Murray seeing the lives of people who appeared to “have it all together” then looking back upon himself.
Southern Nazarene University was a Christian school, and he felt like he was evil compared to the goodness he saw of those around him. “I’m from one of the worst parts of Houston. That environment [and mine were like] polar opposites.”
The name of “It Was All Good Just Yesterday” references Jay-Z’s 1998 song “A Week Ago.” It talks about the ups and downs in life, how one can feel good one day and bad the next. “It’s basically me having a conversation with myself after the ‘So Evil.’ I felt like I was this evil person. I changed; God completely changed me and I started living this life, and I had people trying to tempt me to do things that I used to do.”
These temptations caused Murray to think that he couldn’t be good, that he was always going to be a screw up, even after committing to follow Jesus.
“It’s me saying ‘Yo bro, it was really bad a week ago and just yesterday you were saying how good it was. Now you want to go back to that? Back to the darkness after being exposed to the light.”
As he stated this project, so it is. This isn’t a launching platform, but a failed attempt to catch flight. Even with the video interview, 1+1 doesn’t add up to quality. I think that if your name goes on it, it should be an extension of you. 66 Books that have every reference we need to know, all of which point to ONE WHO IS, ONE WHO WAS HERE, AND ONE WHO’LL BE HERE SOON.Where is that in the current messages we hear? Not every song needs to be a sermon, but the message needs the roots planted in God’s fertile soil.