Lecrae - Background

^F I could play the background ^G I could play the background ^Am Cause I know sometimes ^FI get in the way So won't You take the^F lead, lead, lead So won't You take the^G lead, lead, lead And I could play the^Am background, background And you could take the^F lead

^FIt's evident you run the show, so let me back down ^GYou take the leading role, and I'll play the background ^AmI know I miss my cues, know I forget my lines ^FI'm sticking to your script, and I'm reading all your signs ^FI don't need my name in lights, I don't need a starring role ^GWhy gain the whole wide world, If I'm just going lose my soul ^AmAnd my ways ain't purified, don't live according to Your Word ^FI can't endure this life without Your wisdom being heard ^FSo word to every dancer, for a pop star ^G'Cause we all play the background, but mine's a rockstar ^AmYeah, so if you need me I'll be staged right ^FPraying the whole world will start embracing stage fright ^FSo let me fall back, stop giving my suggestions ^G'Cause when I follow my obsessions, I end up confessing ^AmThat I'm not that impressive, matter of fact ^FI'm who I are, a trail of stardust leading to the superstar

^FI could play the background ^GI could play the background ^Am Cause I know sometimes ^FI get in the way So won't You take the^F lead, lead, lead So won't You take the^G lead, lead, lead And I could play the^Am background, background And you could take the^F lead

^FI had a dream that I was captain of my soul ^GI was master of my fate, lost control. and then I sank ^AmSo I don't want to take the lead, 'cause I'm prone to make mistakes ^FAll the folks who follow me, going end up in the wrong place ^FSo let me just shadow you, let me trace your lines ^GMatter of fact, just take my pen, here, you create my rhymes ^Am'Cause if I do this by myself, I'm scared that I'll succeed ^FAnd no longer trust in you, 'cause I only trust in me ^FAnd see, that's how you end up headed to destruction ^GPaving a road to nowhere, pour your life out for nothing ^AmYou pulled my card, I'm bluffing, You know what's in my hand ^FMe, I'm just going to trust you, You cause the dice to land ^FI'm in control of nothing, follow you at any cost ^GSome call it sovereign will, all I know is you the boss ^AmMan, I'm so at ease, I'm so content ^FI'll play the background, like it's an instrument

^FI know I'm safest when I'm in Your will, and trust Your Word ^GI know I'm dangerous when I trust myself, my vision blurred ^AmAnd I ain't got no time to play life's foolish games ^FGot plenty aims, but do they really Glorify Your name ^FAnd it's a shame, the way I want to do these things for You ^GDon't even cling to you, take time to sit and gleam from You ^AmSeems You were patient in my ignorance ^FIf ignorance is bliss, it's 'cause she never heard of this