Lyrics
Intro
This little light of mine
I'm gonna let it shine
This little light of mine
I'm gonna let it shine
This little light of mine
I'm gonna let it shine
Let shine, let shine, let it shine
Verse 1 (Repeat)
The reason why I walk big steppa like I do is cause
I feel like God has shined a light on me
The reason why I talk real big like I do is cause
I feel like God has shined a light on me
And I'm not saying that everything is perfect but
I feel like God has shined a light on me
So even when it gets tough
Imma keep my head up
Because I feel like God has shined a light on me
Chorus (Repeat x4)
I know you see it (I know you see it)
I know you see it (I know you see it)
God thought that I was worth it
Even though I don't deserve it
And I see ya (yea I see ya)
Oh yeah I see ya (oh yeah I see ya)
And I'm telling you they watching you
But ain't nobody stopping you
Hook (Repeat x2)
Oh light it up light it up
Go ahead do your dance
Light it up light it up
Put your hands in the air
Light it up light it up
Cause everything about you's going up, up, up
It's your moment
Let me see you shine
Light it up light it up
Get it get it it's your time
Light it up light it up
Put your hands in the air
Light it up light it up
Cause everything about you's going up, up, up
Verse 2
I am not bragging when I say I'm blessed
I ain't just talking about cars and cash
I got that too but that doesn't last
I'd rather have You and that's that on that
I'll be the student and You be the teacher
This is a game of follow the leader
Every day I know that I need You
And I'm only kept because You are a keeper
Bridge
Jesus, Jesus
Please keep shining on us
Doesn't matter who's against us
As long as You are for us
We will never be defeated
They might as well join us
And You will get the credit every time we sing the chorus
Chorus (Repeat x2)
Hook (Repeat x2)
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
"Up Up Up" opens by borrowing a well-known spiritual directly, this little light of mine, before naming confidence and boldness as the direct result of God's light shining on the singer. That borrowed image, personal light traced back to a received light, frames the entire song around identity grounded outside oneself.
Its chorus names unearned worth directly, God thought that I was worth it even though I don't deserve it, pairing confident visibility with an open admission of undeserved favor. A later verse distinguishes lasting value from material blessing, naming God as the one thing worth having that cars and cash cannot replace.
Rooted in contemporary gospel hip-hop's celebratory style, the song functions as an extended declaration of confidence rooted in grace, its bridge naming Jesus directly and crediting any resulting success entirely to Him, closing the distinction between unearned worth and achieved success in favor of grace alone.
Related Scripture
- Matthew 5:16 Instructs letting one's light shine before others, directly echoed in the song's opening borrowed spiritual.
- Romans 8:31 Asks who can be against those for whom God is for them, directly echoed in the song's bridge.