“Oh Lord” expresses some of Nate’s qualms and observations throughout life and the Christian walk, ultimately asking if God sees what is happening on earth.
Oh Lord
NF
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Release Date
April 22, 2016
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Oh Lord Lyrics
[Verse 1]
When I die, put my ashes in a trash bag
I don’t care where they go
Don’t waste your money on my gravestone
I’m more concerned about my soul
Everybody’s gon’ die
Don’t everybody live though
Sometimes I look up to the sky
And wonder…
[Chorus]
“Do You see us down here, oh Lord?” (Oh Lord) Oh Lord? (Oh Lord)
Do You see us down here, oh Lord? (Oh Lord) Oh Lord? (Oh Lord)
Do You see us down here, oh Lord? (Oh Lord, oh) Oh Lord? (Oh Lord)
Do You see us down here, oh Lord? (Oh Lord, oh) Oh Lord? (Oh Lord, oh Lord…)
Listen!
Yeah, everybody wants change
Don’t nobody wanna change though
Don’t nobody wanna pray
‘Til they got something to pray fo’
Know everybody’s gon’ die
But don’t everybody live though
Sometimes I look up to the sky
And wonder
[Chorus]
“Do You see us down here, oh Lord?” (Oh Lord) (Yeah, yeah, yeah…) Oh Lord? (Oh Lord)
Do You see us down here, oh Lord? (Oh Lord) Oh Lord? (Oh Lord)
Do You see us down here, oh Lord? (Oh Lord, oh) Oh Lord? (Oh Lord)
Do You see us down here, oh Lord? (Oh Lord, oh) Oh Lord? (Oh Lord, oh Lord…)
[Verse 3]
It’s easy to blame God but harder to fix things
We look in the sky like, “Why ain’t You listening?”
Watchin’ the news in our livin’ rooms on the big screens
And talkin’ about, “If God’s really real, then where is He?” (Is He, is He…)
You see the same God that we’re sayin’ might not even exist
Becomes real to us but only when we’re dyin’ in bed
When you’re healthy, it’s like we don’t really care for Him then
“Leave me alone God. I’ll call You when I need You again.” (Need You again)
Which is funny, everyone will sleep in the pews
Then blame God for our problems like He’s sleepin’ on you
We turn our backs on Him; what do you expect Him to do?
It’s hard to answer prayers when nobody’s prayin’ to you (Prayin’ to you)
I look around at this world we walk on (Walk on)
It’s a smack in the face; don’t ever tell me there’s no God (No God)
And if there isn’t, then what are we here for?
And what are y’all doin’ down there? I don’t know, Lord, ah!
When I die, put my ashes in a trash bag
I don’t care where they go
Don’t waste your money on my gravestone
I’m more concerned about my soul
Everybody’s gon’ die
Don’t everybody live though
Sometimes I look up to the sky
And wonder…
[Chorus]
“Do You see us down here, oh Lord?” (Oh Lord) Oh Lord? (Oh Lord)
Do You see us down here, oh Lord? (Oh Lord) Oh Lord? (Oh Lord)
Do You see us down here, oh Lord? (Oh Lord, oh) Oh Lord? (Oh Lord)
Do You see us down here, oh Lord? (Oh Lord, oh) Oh Lord? (Oh Lord, oh Lord…)
[Verse 2]
Listen!
Yeah, everybody wants change
Don’t nobody wanna change though
Don’t nobody wanna pray
‘Til they got something to pray fo’
Know everybody’s gon’ die
But don’t everybody live though
Sometimes I look up to the sky
And wonder
[Chorus]
“Do You see us down here, oh Lord?” (Oh Lord) (Yeah, yeah, yeah…) Oh Lord? (Oh Lord)
Do You see us down here, oh Lord? (Oh Lord) Oh Lord? (Oh Lord)
Do You see us down here, oh Lord? (Oh Lord, oh) Oh Lord? (Oh Lord)
Do You see us down here, oh Lord? (Oh Lord, oh) Oh Lord? (Oh Lord, oh Lord…)
[Verse 3]
It’s easy to blame God but harder to fix things
We look in the sky like, “Why ain’t You listening?”
Watchin’ the news in our livin’ rooms on the big screens
And talkin’ about, “If God’s really real, then where is He?” (Is He, is He…)
You see the same God that we’re sayin’ might not even exist
Becomes real to us but only when we’re dyin’ in bed
When you’re healthy, it’s like we don’t really care for Him then
“Leave me alone God. I’ll call You when I need You again.” (Need You again)
Which is funny, everyone will sleep in the pews
Then blame God for our problems like He’s sleepin’ on you
We turn our backs on Him; what do you expect Him to do?
It’s hard to answer prayers when nobody’s prayin’ to you (Prayin’ to you)
I look around at this world we walk on (Walk on)
It’s a smack in the face; don’t ever tell me there’s no God (No God)
And if there isn’t, then what are we here for?
And what are y’all doin’ down there? I don’t know, Lord, ah!
[Chorus]
Oh Lord (Oh Lord) Oh Lord (Oh Lord)
Do You see us? Do You see us?
Do you see us down here, oh Lord? (Oh Lord) Oh Lord? (Oh Lord)
Do You see us? Do You see us?
Do you see us down here, oh Lord? (Oh Lord, oh) Oh Lord? (Oh Lord)
Can You see us? Can You see us?
Do you see us down here, oh Lord? (Oh Lord, oh) Oh Lord? (Oh Lord) (Oh)
Can You see us? Can You see us?
[Outro]
Do You see us down here, oh Lord?
Do You see us down here, oh Lord?
Can You see us down here, oh Lord?
Can You see us down here, oh Lord?
Oh Lord, oh Lord
Can You see us? (Can You see us?)
Can’t You see us? (Can’t You see us? Can’t You see us?…)
Oh Lord (Oh Lord) Oh Lord (Oh Lord)
Do You see us? Do You see us?
Do you see us down here, oh Lord? (Oh Lord) Oh Lord? (Oh Lord)
Do You see us? Do You see us?
Do you see us down here, oh Lord? (Oh Lord, oh) Oh Lord? (Oh Lord)
Can You see us? Can You see us?
Do you see us down here, oh Lord? (Oh Lord, oh) Oh Lord? (Oh Lord) (Oh)
Can You see us? Can You see us?
[Outro]
Do You see us down here, oh Lord?
Do You see us down here, oh Lord?
Can You see us down here, oh Lord?
Can You see us down here, oh Lord?
Oh Lord, oh Lord
Can You see us? (Can You see us?)
Can’t You see us? (Can’t You see us? Can’t You see us?…)
About
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“Oh Lord” expresses some of Nate’s qualms and observations throughout life and the Christian walk, ultimately asking if God sees what is happening on earth.
Ask us a question about this song
What have the artists said about the song?
Genius Answer
In an interview with HipHopDX, NF said:
There are a lot of people who question God and stuff like that. This is me smacking myself in the face, but make people think about life.
Has the song received any certifications?
Genius Answer
“Oh Lord” was certified gold by the RIAA on November 25, 2020, same as “Lost in the Moment.”
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The Glovebox, Nashville, TN
Release Date
April 22, 2016
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