lirik lagu latavia cross - deacon bell’s offering plate
intro
gold watch
soft voice
clean suit
dirty hands
st. mercy knew his name
but not his books
hook
deacon bell’s offering plate, shining in church
coins for the poor while his rent files hurt
smile on sunday, notices monday
same man praying with a landlord’s gunplay
deacon bell’s offering plate, pass it around
mercy upstairs, pressure underground
two tongues in his mouth, both sound sweet
one feeds the poor, one owns the street
verse 1
charity gala in the fellowship hall
white cloth tables by the cracked old wall
councilman hales with a camera~ready grin
pastor brooks thanking every donor in
deacon avery bell stood tall near the stage
grey suit smooth, clean holy page
said, “we serve families with dignity here”
while his gold watch caught chandelier clear
i saw women from the pantry line
serving food to men with imported wine
saw march~lle’s face go stone and far
like history walked in without a scar
sho leaned close, said, “watch the room”
“power smells sweet before the doom”
i watched avery shake hales’ hand
two men smiling over church~owned land
hook
deacon bell’s offering plate, shining in church
coins for the poor while his rent files hurt
smile on sunday, notices monday
same man praying with a landlord’s gunplay
deacon bell’s offering plate, pass it around
mercy upstairs, pressure underground
two tongues in his mouth, both sound sweet
one feeds the poor, one owns the street
verse 2
avery walked over with his donor voice
said, “latavia, you have quite a choice”
“use your platform to heal, not divide”
i felt sho stiffen at my side
he said, “your mother has suffered much”
“some matters need a discreet touch”
his eyes held names he never said
my blood went loud inside my head
i said, “discreet is how rot grows”
he smiled thin like a man who knows
said, “young talent needs wise protection”
i heard threat dressed up as direction
mama grabbed my wrist under the table
a small squeeze saying, not here, not able
then avery gave a public prayer
asked god to bless the poor with care
hook
deacon bell’s offering plate, shining in church
coins for the poor while his rent files hurt
smile on sunday, notices monday
same man praying with a landlord’s gunplay
deacon bell’s offering plate, pass it around
mercy upstairs, pressure underground
two tongues in his mouth, both sound sweet
one feeds the poor, one owns the street
verse 3
later in the kitchen, sister ruth said
“some men give bread where their tenants bled”
“some names sit behind company names”
“some saints play sh~lls with poor folks’ pain”
sho pulled records on her cracked~screen phone
llc addresses, numbers unknown
same post office box, same legal hand
same properties near church~held land
i saw our notice in a copied file
saw another woman’s name, then another pile
pantry list matched eviction fears
mercy had been mapped for years
darnell text came right on cue
“told you bell had doors to you”
then one more line made the room go cold
“do not sing him till malik home”
bridge
plate goes left
plate goes right
hands look clean
books hide night
amen loud
records low
follow rent
watch men show
final hook
deacon bell’s offering plate, shining in church
coins for the poor while his rent files hurt
smile on sunday, notices monday
same man praying with a landlord’s gunplay
deacon bell’s offering plate, pass it around
mercy upstairs, pressure underground
two tongues in his mouth, both sound sweet
one feeds the poor, one owns the street
outro
he did not shout
he did not run
he smiled
that scared me more
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