Artist: Illusent

Album: Watercolorz: Artistic Freedom

Song: Family Tree (Feat. Russell Scarlett)

[Hook - Russell Scarlett]

Love and family, God's family

Thank God for love and family, God's family

Love and family, God's family

Thank God for love and family, God's family

[Verse 1 - Illusent]

By God’s grace alone, I have peace, shalom

I was placed in a home with His sheep

Believe in God’s providence, hard working and honest

My father provided us with more than you would believe

You see, the story unfolds, the backdrop is Santa Fe

I wanna paint a picture in context, with a can of

Spray paint, and permanent markers

Chanelle prayed daily, that wouldn’t fall but… I fell

Man, I was born fallen, the curse

Thought my sin was pretty bad, turns out it was much worse

Than I could ever imagine

And I wasn’t damaged, in fact I was more like a corpse

My mom loved me, my dad raised me like a man

So likewise, I’m taking a stand

So now we taking these plans, and blueprints

And trying to walk them it out because the shoe fits

[Hook]

[Verse 2 - Illusent]

How can I talk about family?

Without speaking on my wife and son, before my life is done

I plan to, umm, pass the baton and long live the legacy

Wanna be a husband and a father with integrity

…and sometimes I ain’t

Sometimes I don’t live up to the picture I paint

But thank God for His mercy and grace

And for my wife holding the mirror in front of my face

I gotta see I fall short like Romans 3:23

Cuz it’s all Him, homie!

He is the strength that our family needs

And so He laid down His life on our family tree

We’ve been purchased, I praise God for His

Love and affection, death and resurrection

He took my place on the cross to accomplish

What I could never earn, by His grace I’m astonished

[Hook]

[Verse 3 - Russell Scarlett]

Praise God for the times that I needed prayer

When I was lost in sin, I was doing my thing

Lord, you were always there

To send brothers and sisters to tell me what's up

And how a life without you is messed up

So I faced up, then I laced up

My gospel shoes cuz everyday I choose to be used by you

So where would I be if you didn't use people to speak to me?

So where would I be if you didn't send Jesus to rescue me?

Where would I be? Where would I be?

Where would I be? Without God's Family?

Where would I be? Where would I be?

Where would I be? Without God's Family?

[Hook x2]