"JEEZU" is a song by Jeymes Samuel, Doja Cat and Kodak Black featuring Adekunle Gold. It was released through Geneva Club on January 12, 2024, as the third track from the soundtrack to American biblical comedy-drama film The Book of Clarence.
Background
In May 2022, Jeymes Samuel announced that The Book of Clarence would be his next film and that LaKeith Stanfield would portray the title character. He cited biblical epics such as The Ten Commandments (1956), The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965), Samson and Delilah (1949), and Ben-Hur (1959) as films he was modelling Clarence after.[1] In October, Omar Sy joined the cast, with Legendary Entertainment acquiring the project.[2] The filming began in November 2022 in Matera, Italy.[3]
The film's score and soundtrack were composed by director and writer Jeymes Samuel. Samuel stated that writing and directing the film while also composing the score and performing the soundtrack was a "journey where one depended on the other".[4] In November 2023, the lead single for the soundtrack, "Hallelujah Heaven", featuring Lil Wayne, Buju Banton, and Shabba Ranks was released.[5]
The film's score and soundtrack were released on January 12, 2024.[6][7] The soundtrack features Jorge Ben Jor, Lil Wayne, Buju Banton, Shabba Ranks, Kodak Black, Doja Cat, Adekunle Gold, Jorja Smith, Yemi Alade, D’Angelo, JAY-Z, Kid Cudi, Alice Smith, and Terry Callier.[8]
The Book of Clarence had its world premiere at the 67th London Film Festival on October 11, 2023, and was theatrically released on January 12, 2024.[9][10] It was originally set to be released on September 22, 2023, but was delayed for unspecified reasons.[11]
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Lyrics
[Chorus: Adekunle Gold]
Jeezu, protect my soul
Wash my sin and let me fly
Jeezu, protect my soul
Wash my sin and let me shine
Mama, I have made my lay, no
Papa, they will know you name, oh
Jeezu, protect my soul
Wash my sin and let me fly
[Verse 1: Adekunle Gold]
Easy my road, navigatin' the pain and the struggle
Tears overflow, in the ghetto ain't nothin' but trouble
Where shall I go? In the fire we burn or we hustle
Findin' my glow, but the light, you won't see what it cost you
[Verse 2: Kodak Black]
I murder many men, but I ain't proud of my sins
We don't even like each other, for real, you know the deal, play pretend
With all this money made, I thought it wouldn't be a tragedy
Now I realize my happiness all depend
I am at these ni**as neck, I had enough time to rest and self-reflect
I did enough for my writing in a pen
My soul glow like Haiti, I'm a nightmare, baby, so crazy
They say I should be the one to dream big
Said a prayer for my relationship with my third kid
When he look at me like she can sense all the shit I did
Fresh off the bed, I ain't jumped off rappin'
Came home to the family with the fam like f**k Instagram
Locked up in the box, you in jail, in the jail
Know that feeling people got your a** behind the door, scram
From the project to a sale to a mansion to a cell again
Like, god***n, could a young ni**a live?
I'm fightin' police, sayin' he ain't got my mill
Cold a** sale got a ni**a turned pink
Been through the sink
Shi***n' where you eat and where you lay your head at
But it's the only time you sleep
My daddy was a Rolling Stone, but he's still a legend
Wondering if a ni**a like me can go to Heaven
I ain't snipe for life though, he ain't never gotta second guess, no hood baby
My daddy said if we can't beat him, get a weapon
Prison reform, no prison deform
Why he always gotta leave a dang stain everywhere he go?
Ni**a got my name in the kiosk machine
Tryna get me kicked outta the dorm, so they can flirt with the CO
Z told AD to keep me out of trouble, they believed me in me, they knew my lil' bada*s was gon' blow
I've been on this road thuggin', runnin' for a long time
I've been wantin' to cry, the Bible say it'll clean my soul
[Chorus: Adekunle Gold & Doja Cat]
Jeezu, protect my soul
Wash my sin and let me fly
Jeezu, protect my soul
Wash my sin and let me shine
Mama, I have made my lay, no
Papa, they will know you name, oh
Jeezu, protect my soul
Wash my sin and let me fly (Yo)
[Verse 3: Doja Cat]
Yup, y'all ain't know me back then
I was tapped in corners, I was backed in
They gon' judge me only based upon the fashion
Mama taught me only judge 'em from they actions
Free of guilt, because you never caught me lackin'
I know they watchin' me
When you got integrity, there's no room for apologies
Now they actin' kind to me 'cause I ain't in economy
Cats dogmatic 'til they see I got the dog in me
Oh, you mad now? Oh, you hurtin', shawty need a signature
Pass the Kirkland, I see she thirstin', see me and they nerd out
I been doin God's work, haters got the word out
Y'all got an agenda, but we'll see how that gon' turn out
Many false prophets leavin' brothers with a firm doubt
Father, please forgive me, for today, they finna learn now
Put me in the dirt, and you gon' see, I make it worthwhile
Mandela Effect 'em now, they'll remember
Back strokin' through my fan letters, I made the web fed up
Turned a Charlotte to some pancetta
You up in arms 'cause I eat better, now be jealous
I'll bring ya true colors front and center
Get you feelin' fight or flight, and wonderin' why you don't need feathers
I'm a legend
Trust the process, you won't regret it
Make 'em crack, no arm and hammer, it's sorta like armageddon
Ain't got no Fendi, so you offended
Baba Yaga, I'ma kill all you bi****s with one these pencils
More aggression, so unaffected, you need affection
I'ma show you all the truth 'cause you gettin' too used to bendin'
Over, Roger that 'cause I'm a soldier
Doja, all them cats, I'm your owner
Own 'em, all them bags, already stole 'em
Call Winona, if you talk to me nice, I might let you hold 'em
[Chorus: Adekunle Gold]
Jeezu, protect my soul
Wash my sin and let me fly
Jeezu, protect my soul
Wash my sin and let me shine
Mama, I have made my lay, no
Papa, they will know you name, oh
Jeezu, protect my soul
Wash my sin and let me fly
References
- ↑ "After Jeymes Samuel Brought Diversity To The Western, He & LaKeith Stanfield Ready To Take On The Bible With The Book Of Clarence - Cannes Disruptors"
- ↑ "Jeymes Samuel's Book Of Clarence Taps LaKeith Stanfield And Omar Sy To Star; Legendary Producing"
- ↑ "Omar Sy, LaKeith Stanfield-Led Black Biblical Film The Book of Clarence, Directed by Jeymes Samuel, Shooting in Italy"
- ↑ "Jay-Z, Kid Cudi, and More Appear on New 'The Book of Clarence' Soundtrack Album"
- ↑ "'The Book of Clarence' Releases First Soundtrack Single 'Hallelujah Heaven'"
- ↑ "JAY-Z, Lil Wayne & Doja Cat Lead Star-Studded 'The Book Of Clarence' Soundtrack"
- ↑ X/Twitter - See the visionary work of writer/director/composer @Jeymes Samuel.
- ↑ "JAY-Z, Lil Wayne, and Doja Cat add to star-studded 'The Book of Clarence' soundtrack"
- ↑ X/Twitter - 🎬 #TheBookofClarence is anything but ordinary
- ↑ "Bad Bunny's Spider-Man Spinoff 'El Muerto' Taken Off Sony Release Calendar"
- ↑ "Sony Dates Legendary's Jeymes Samuel Biblical Time Set Feature The Book Of Clarence"