Altar Call

[Chorus]
Mama's prayer built a cathedral in my chest
Altar call in the rave, ah, mo dupe O
Her whispers laid the concrete for the rest
Every beat is a blessing, make you know

[Verse 1]
Phone call from my mother, voice like warm palm wine
Said the pastor laid hands on my picture, a holy design
Felt the voltage from Zone 3 straight to the A13
Her faith is the rebar holding up this high-rise dream

[Chorus]
Mama's prayer built a cathedral in my chest
Altar call in the rave, ah, mo dupe O
Her whispers laid the concrete for the rest
Every beat is a blessing, make you know

[Verse 2]
Remember shivering at the bus stop, top of Nunhead Lane?
Now the Uber's got the heating on, defogging the pane
See a garden in the grime, a rose breaking through the slab
It's the blueprint she was praying for, the one I had to grab

[Bridge]
They see the glass tower, not the groundwork
Hear the hook drop, not the sound work
Mama, this ain't luck, this is your spiritual network

[Chorus]
Mama's prayer built a cathedral in my chest
Altar call in the rave, ah, mo dupe O
Her whispers laid the concrete for the rest
Every beat is a blessing, make you know

[Outro]
Oya, mo dupe
From the concrete, we speak