Hand of God (Outro)

## Song by Jon Bellion featuring Sheldon Ray

"**Hand of God (Outro)**" is a song by Jon Bellion featuring Sheldon Ray, released as the fourteenth and final track from his debut studio album, *The Human Condition* (2016). The six songs used in the track for its outro are "He Is The Same," "80's Films," "New York Soul (Part II)," "Overwhelming," "Guillotine," and "All Time Low."

## Background

In an interview, Bellion revealed the most meaningful track for him was "Hands of God." He elaborated, "I actually got to work with the same choir that worked on "Man of the Year" with Michael Jackson, so it was an amazing experience, but also the lyrics are just super human, and super vulnerable and honest and naked, in a sense. I guess this would the record I would want the world to hear, if I had to pick one."

Regarding the choir, he shared in another interview, "Basically, I approached Capitol and was kind of just like, "I'm going to pay for this myself if you guys don't want to." I wanted this to happen. I purposely made my album in an Airbnb, not in a studio, just to budget money for the recording so I could do this outro for my debut album. Long story short, it just so happened that that's the one [choir] that Capitol got me. Capitol was so dope about it. They let me record in their legendary studio, like Frank Sinatra has been there, and Elton John, and all these different people. It's a really awesome studio and they brought in a string section and a choir and we transformed the music and wrote it down on paper. We recorded that day, so we'll be dropping a behind the scenes of that whole day and how it went down. It was really awesome."

## Credits and personnel

* Chandler Harrod – additional recording engineer
* Chris Galland – assistant mixing engineer
* Dan Heath – writer, producer
* Ike Schultz – assistant mixing engineer
* Jon Bellion – vocals, writer, producer, recording engineer, keyboard
* Kurt Lykes, Alvin Chea, Carmel Echols, Voncielle Faggett, Eyvonne Williams, Ricky Nelson, Michiko Hill, Annette Mata, Terri Ivens, Jamie McCrary, Anjolee Williams, Patti Howard, Sam McCrary, Melodye Perry, Bill Cantos, Lisa Stone, Perry Morgan, Alfie Silas, Jason Morales & Linda McCrary – choir
* Manny Marroquin – mixing engineer
* Mark Williams – writer, keyboard, drum programmer, bass, guitar, additional production, assistant mixing engineer
* Raul Cubina – writer, additional production, assistant mixing engineer
* Travis Mendes – background vocals

## Lyrics

**Lyrics**
[Verse 1: Jon Bellion]

My head spins, I've been sipping

I've been sipping, I've been sipping lately

All my sins, I've been tripping, I've been tripping, my God

Brand new life, I've been looking

I've been looking, I've been looking lately

All these nights, they've been cooking

They've been cooking me raw

[Pre-Chorus: Jon Bellion]

I am just a man, I am just a man who lusts, gives, tries

Sometimes, I lose my way

[Chorus: Jon Bellion]

Tears at a funeral, tears at a funeral, I might break

Angry at all the things, angry at all the things I can't change

When you're lost in the universe, lost in the universe, don't lose faith

My mother says, "Your whole life's in the hand of God"

[Post-Chorus: Jon Bellion]

*Break it down*

Your whole life's in the hand of...

Your whole life's in the hand of God

[Verse 2: Jon Bellion]

My ex girl, I've been seeing

I've been seeing, I've been seeing lately

She's got hopes that we're getting back together, my God

I just know that I'm horny and I'm lonely, just admit it's crazy

She just holds on to something that she knows is long gone

Damn

[Pre-Chorus: Jon Bellion]

I am just a man, I am just a man who lusts, gives, tries

Sometimes, I lose my way

[Chorus: Jon Bellion]

Tears at a funeral, tears at a funeral, I might break

Angry at all the things, angry at all the things I can't change

When you're lost in the universe, lost in the universe, don't lose faith

My mother says, "Your whole life's in the hand of God"

[Post-Chorus: Jon Bellion]

*Break it down*

Your whole life's in the hand of...

Your whole life's in the hand of God

[Chorus: Sheldon Ray, *The Andre Crouch Choir*]

Tears at a funeral, tears at a funeral, I might break

Angry at all the things, angry at all the things I can't change

When you're lost in the universe, lost in the universe, don't lose faith

My mother said, "Your, *your whole life is in the hand of God*"

[Outro: Sheldon Ray, *The Andre Crouch Choir*]

*Nothing has changed, he is the same*

"Your whole life's in the hand of God"

*Nothing has changed, he is the same*

"Your whole life's in the hand of God"

*"Your whole life's in the hand of God"*

*Nothing has changed, he is the same*

Bum ba-dem, bum bum, buh-da

Bum ba-dem, bum bum, buh-da

Nothing has changed

*Nothing has changed, he is the same*

*Bum ba-dem, bum bum, buh-da*

*Bum ba-dem, bum bum, buh-da*

"Your whole life's in the hand of God"

*Tears at a funeral, tears at a funeral, I might break*

I might break

*Angry at all the things, angry at all the things I can't change*

Angry at all the things I could not change

*When you're lost in the universe, lost in the universe, don't lose faith*

*Low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low*

*My mother says, "Your whole life's in the hand of God"*

*Tears at a funeral, tears at a funeral, I might break*

Just like the 80s films

We'll hook up in my back seat and let my best friend drive

*Nothing has changed, he is the same*

*Overwhelming*

*Nothing has changed, he is the same*

*Overwhelming*

*Low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low*

*"Your whole life's in the hand of God"*

Lay me down in Brooklyn if I lose my life

*Low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low*

*Nothing has changed, he is the same*

Push me down the Hudson and turn on the radio

*Low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low, low*

*Nothing has changed, he is the same*

*Long Island's only smiling cause my soul is fine*

*Bum ba-dem, bum bum, buh-da*

*Bum ba-dem, bum bum, buh-da*

*Nothing has changed, he is the same*

*Bum ba-dem, bum bum, buh-da*

I did everything for New York

## References

1. ↑ Kim, Eri (May 27, 2016). "Exclusive: Jon Bellion talks Pixar, Hip-Hop & 'The Human Condition'". *The KnockTurnal*.
2. ↑ Ciccone, Rachael (July 27, 2016). "An Interview with Jon Bellion: The Secrets He Tells Us, We'll Take to the Grave". *The Aquarian*.