Yeah We at war We at war with terrorism Racism But most of all We at war with ourselves (Jesus, walk—) God, show me the way because the devil's tryna break me down (Jesus, walk with me, with me, with me, with me) yeah, uh You know what the Midwest is? Young and restless Where restless (niggas) might snatch your necklace And next, these (niggas) might jack your Lexus Somebody tell these (niggas) who Kanye West is I walk through the valley of the Chi where death is Top floor, the view alone will leave you breathless Try to catch it, it's kinda hard Gettin' choked by detectives, yeah, yeah, now check the method They be askin' us questions, harass and arrest us Sayin': We eat pieces of shit like you for breakfast Huh? Y'all eat pieces of shit? What's the basis? We ain't goin' nowhere but got suits and cases A trunk full of coke, rental car from Avis My mama used to say only Jesus can save us Well, mama, I know I act a fool But I'll be gone till November, I got packs to move, I hope (Jesus, walk—) God, show me the way because the devil's tryna break me down (Jesus, walk with me, with me, with me, with me) The only thing that I pray is that my feet don't fail me now (Ah-ah-whoa, Jesus) (Jesus, walk—) And I don't think there's nothing I can do now to right my wrongs (Jesus, walk—) (whoa) (Jesus, walk with me, with me, with me, with me) I wanna talk to God but I'm afraid 'cause we ain't spoke in so long (Ah-ah-whoa, Jesus) (Jesus, walk—) God, show me the way because the devil's tryna break me down (Jesus, walk—) (whoa) (With me) (Jesus, walk with me) The only thing that I pray is that my feet don't fail me now (Ah-whoa) (Jesus, walk—) And I don't think there's nothing I can do now to right my wrongs (Jesus, walk—) (Here in my knees) (Jesus, walk—) I wanna talk to God but I'm afraid 'cause we ain't spoke in so long (oh, Jesus) (Jesus, walk—) so long, (Jesus, walk—) so long (Jesus, walk with me, with me, with me, with me) uh To the hustlers, killers Murderers, drug dealers, even the scrippers (Jesus walks with them) To the victims of welfare, feel we livin' in Hell here, hell yeah (Jesus walks with them) Now, hear Ye, hear Ye, wanna see Thee more clearly I know He hear me when my feet get weary 'Cause we're the almost-nearly-extinct We rappers is role models, we rap, we don't think I ain't here to argue about His facial features Or here to convert atheists into believers I'm just tryna say the way school need teachers The way Kathie Lee needed Regis, that's the way I need Jesus So here go my single, dawg, radio needs this They say you can rap about anything except for Jesus That means guns, sex, lies, videotape But if I talk about God, my record won't get played, huh? Well, if this take away from my spins Which'll probably take away from my ends Then I hope it take away from my sins And bring the day that I'm dreamin' 'bout Next time I'm in the club, everybody screamin' out (Jesus, walk—) God, show me the way because the devil's tryna break me down (Jesus, walk with me, with me, with me, with me) The only thing that I pray is that my feet don't fail me now (With me, with me, with me, with me)
Yeah We at war We at war with terrorism Racism But most of all We at war with ourselves (Jesus, walk—) God, show me the way because the devil's tryna break me down (Jesus, walk with me, with me, with me, with me) yeah, uh You know what the Midwest is? Young and restless Where restless (niggas) might snatch your necklace And next, these (niggas) might jack your Lexus Somebody tell these (niggas) who Kanye West is I walk through the valley of the Chi where death is Top floor, the view alone will leave you breathless Try to catch it, it's kinda hard Gettin' choked by detectives, yeah, yeah, now check the method They be askin' us questions, harass and arrest us Sayin': We eat pieces of shit like you for breakfast Huh? Y'all eat pieces of shit? What's the basis? We ain't goin' nowhere but got suits and cases A trunk full of coke, rental car from Avis My mama used to say only Jesus can save us Well, mama, I know I act a fool But I'll be gone till November, I got packs to move, I hope (Jesus, walk—) God, show me the way because the devil's tryna break me down (Jesus, walk with me, with me, with me, with me) The only thing that I pray is that my feet don't fail me now (Ah-ah-whoa, Jesus) (Jesus, walk—) And I don't think there's nothing I can do now to right my wrongs (Jesus, walk—) (whoa) (Jesus, walk with me, with me, with me, with me) I wanna talk to God but I'm afraid 'cause we ain't spoke in so long (Ah-ah-whoa, Jesus) (Jesus, walk—) God, show me the way because the devil's tryna break me down (Jesus, walk—) (whoa) (With me) (Jesus, walk with me) The only thing that I pray is that my feet don't fail me now (Ah-whoa) (Jesus, walk—) And I don't think there's nothing I can do now to right my wrongs (Jesus, walk—) (Here in my knees) (Jesus, walk—) I wanna talk to God but I'm afraid 'cause we ain't spoke in so long (oh, Jesus) (Jesus, walk—) so long, (Jesus, walk—) so long (Jesus, walk with me, with me, with me, with me) uh To the hustlers, killers Murderers, drug dealers, even the scrippers (Jesus walks with them) To the victims of welfare, feel we livin' in Hell here, hell yeah (Jesus walks with them) Now, hear Ye, hear Ye, wanna see Thee more clearly I know He hear me when my feet get weary 'Cause we're the almost-nearly-extinct We rappers is role models, we rap, we don't think I ain't here to argue about His facial features Or here to convert atheists into believers I'm just tryna say the way school need teachers The way Kathie Lee needed Regis, that's the way I need Jesus So here go my single, dawg, radio needs this They say you can rap about anything except for Jesus That means guns, sex, lies, videotape But if I talk about God, my record won't get played, huh? Well, if this take away from my spins Which'll probably take away from my ends Then I hope it take away from my sins And bring the day that I'm dreamin' 'bout Next time I'm in the club, everybody screamin' out (Jesus, walk—) God, show me the way because the devil's tryna break me down (Jesus, walk with me, with me, with me, with me) The only thing that I pray is that my feet don't fail me now (With me, with me, with me, with me)
• “Jesus Walks” usa um sample do hino gospel “Walk With Me”, gravado pelo The ARC Choir, um grupo de ex‑dependentes químicos de Nova York.
• A composição contou com Kanye West, o rapper Che Smith (Rhymefest) e a violinista Miri Ben‑Ari como co‑autores.
• Kanye demorou mais de seis meses para encontrar a inspiração que resultou no segundo verso da música.
• • Quando apresentou a demo a gravadoras, vários executivos rejeitaram a faixa, alegando que temas religiosos não eram “vendáveis” no hip‑hop mainstream.
• A canção entrou nas paradas como o debut mais alto da história da Billboard Hot 100 em sua semana de estreia, debutando em #68 em 29 de abril de 2004, e chegou ao pico de #11 em 31 de julho de 2004.
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