[tense music]
♪ ♪
- There's still been no word from authorities
as to the cause of the fire
here at Vividê Gentlemen's Club, an Atlanta staple.
I spoke with firefighters earlier,
who confirmed that the fire originated
in this dumpster behind me.
When asked if arson was suspected, they responded
that they haven't ruled anything out at this time.
Interestingly, Vividê was the scene last night of a protest
spearheaded by a group of local religious leaders.
- You're an hour late.
- My bad.
[both laugh]
- Tell me you didn't dig through your trash
for that...outfit.
I told you, if you're gonna sing gospel, you can't--
- And I told you, I am who I am.
- God help me. You're high right now.
[both laugh]
Oh, let me guess, the boyfriend.
Rbel and I have work to do.
- It's all good. I don't mind chilling.
The place I work had a fire, so closed till further notice.
So I got hell of time on my hands now.
- Shocking.
- Between you and me,
I think it was one of 'em crazy Bible thumpers.
I mean, they were outside
harassing the club all day, you know.
Hey, uh, you got any food around here?
- Get me something.
- I got you baby. - Thank you.
- [clears throat] All right.
Here's the plan. I need you to record--
- Like I said the other day,
the only thing I wanna record is this.
- You do this on your own time.
Here, we sing songs that we agree on,
and this is not it.
- You promised me I get to keep a piece of myself.
And lately, I've been feeling less and less like Rbel
and more like some fantasy you have
of this Rebecca Belle person.
- And they're one and the same. It's you.
- Not even close, okay?
And truth is, I hardly remember Rebecca Belle.
Like--and if I did, I wouldn't like her.
She's weak.
- [over speaker] Hey, let her sing her shit, bro.
I got a sick beat for her too.
[hip-hop music playing over speaker]
- Z. [laughs]
Z, stop.
No, now's not the time. Stop.
- Look, look, look.
I hear you, okay?
But right now, we need to lay down a studio version
of "It Was Love," okay?
- My mom's song.
- Yeah.
- [sighs]
- I'm not gonna do that, okay? I won't.
There's too much pain in that song,
and I'm tired of going there.
Can we order some chicken?
[upbeat gospel music]
♪ ♪
- Right? Right? - I like that.
- ♪ You got me so hot, I wanna sweat ya ♪
♪ Man, I'm tryna be good, but you got me-- ♪
That's what I'm talking about, periodt.
Uh, hey.
You guys can go ahead and head out.
Hi, baby.
Mm.
[door shuts]
How you doing? How you holding up?
You okay? - Yeah, I'm good.
- Well, you know, I was worried about you last night.
You could have stayed with me. - Yeah, I know.
I just needed some time to process and pray.
- Okay. Well, the universe has answered.
- The universe? - Mm-hmm.
Drink your champagne. We are celebrating.
- What are we celebrating? - Your freedom.
Your mom has liberated you
and the creative force that resides within.
- She fired me.
- And I'm hiring you.
Okay, I have something I'm working on
that I need you to produce.
- Why? 'Cause I'm your boyfriend?
- Yes.
And because it's gospel-ish.
And I know that you know how to do that better than anybody.
- So you're serious about doing this?
- "This"? Yes.
I've done the pop charts, I own R&B,
and I need something new.
- That's not a reason to do gospel.
And don't you already have a producer?
- Yeah. Well, I liberated him today.
Drink your champagne.
Okay.
So I have the shape of something
that I want you to hear.
Your mother would hate it,
but I think it's going to be right up your alley.
Sit. Have a seat. Have a seat.
[mischievous music]
♪ ♪
- Beautiful. Beautiful. All right.
Good, good.
Yep. Hold it. Beautiful. Beautiful.
That's great Ms. Jordan. - Mom.
- Sorry. We're gonna have to finish this later.
- No problem. - I have a dress rehearsal.
- All right. Break down, guys.
- Hey, Mom, your background singers
are all warmed up and ready to go.
- Ah. Thank you, CJ.
- How are you? - Grateful.
We're sold out tonight. - Mm-hmm.
- Memphis and Nashville too.
People still wanna hear my music.
- Oh, people still wanna hear you.
You look beautiful, Mom.
- Thank you.
Where'd that father of yours go?
- Um...
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
- We don't have much time.
- More of me in the monitor. Thank you.
[gentle piano music]
♪ Would you ever dare to believe ♪
♪ You were made for so much more? ♪
♪ Dreaming was a luxury that you could not afford ♪
- Ms. Jordan? - ♪ If you had the chance-- ♪
- Ms. Denita Jordan? [music stops]
- Unless you're announcing the rapture,
you need to get off my stage.
- You've been served.
- Let's start from the top.
- Unless you wanna be singing from a jail cell,
I suggest you pick another song.
[both moaning]
- Come on, baby. - [whimpers]
- Come on, baby. - [moans]
- Come on, baby.
Come on, baby.
[chuckles] Come on, baby.
- All right, all right. Forget it. Forget it.
Forget it. I...
I-I can't. This isn't happening.
- Talk to me.
- It's-it's just that
I-I can't stop thinking about that poor, dead girl.
- The stripper?
She was blackmailing you. I thought you'd be relieved.
- Don't be cruel.
- I'm being cruel? You said you loved me.
And then you proceeded to sleep with the girl
who's offered to you like a party favor,
but I'm the one that's being cruel.
- I'm sorry. I'm sorry, okay?
How many times do I have to say it?
- How about I will let you know?
But right now, you are not even close.
- Look, I-- [phone buzzes, pings]
Oh, no. No, no. - What? What?
What's wrong? What's wrong?
- Denita. She left three messages.
- [sighs]
- Okay, so this says you can't sing anything
from the "One Moment from Glory" album, but maybe--
- Where is that man?
And why have a phone if you don't answer it?
- If it's against those specific musical arrangements,
we can try something different.
- Taj would know what to do.
There you are. Where have you been?
- I was-- - Never mind.
That snake filed an injunction against me
because I won't let his stripper sing my song.
Well, Caesar can't stop me.
- No, but a judge can.
- The injunction is only against that album.
You have others. Why not--
- It's called the "One Moment from Glory" tour.
I have to sing from that album.
Remastered versions of my most requested hits.
- [clears throat] So we cancel the show.
- No. - All right.
Postpone it then until a judge rules.
I'll call our lawyer. - And I'll handle Caesar.
- No, no. Don't.
- Of all the times for Daddy to visit.
- Look on the bright side:
when he hears the concert's off,
he might turn around and go right back to Florida.
- Would you put that thing away and look at me?
- [sighs]
- If this thing is gonna work,
I need you to buy into the process.
I need you to give me 110%.
- And what are you gonna give?
'Cause it sure ain't cash.
Z told me I didn't get paid
for the video we shot the other night.
- You know what your problem is?
You're spoiled.
Your mom never cared about the money.
All she wanted to do
was share her gift with anyone who would listen.
She believed it was what God intended for her to do.
- Hey, bro. You need to let this shit go.
She's clearly not in a place
where she can hash this out right now.
Just let her sing what she wants.
- Get out.
If I wanted your opinion, I would've asked.
- Get out? - Yeah.
- You can't throw him out. He's with me.
- No, no. You got it twisted.
This ain't hip hop.
Ain't no entourages or significant others
in my studio, on my time.
- Really, bro?
What you gonna do? Call security on me?
- Do I look like someone who needs security?
- Yo, this ain't even worth it. You coming?
- I'm sorry, babe.
- All right. It's all good, mama.
I'll see you at home.
- The mother you remember isn't the woman I know.
I mean, she was a bright light.
She died just wanting the world to hear her gift,
but Denita Jordan buried it
just like she's trying to bury you.
Now, see, this is personal.
Denita hurt your mother so bad that she thought
her life wasn't even worth living anymore.
That's why you need to sing her song--
so both of us could close this chapter.
- That bitch, Denita, had something to do
with my mother's death?
And you had me on stage, singing at her tribute?
What the hell is wrong with you?
- ♪ Fired up ♪
♪ ♪
♪ Fired up ♪
♪ He say he want to worship my body ♪
♪ Well, let me take you to my church, baby ♪
♪ He say he want to worship my body ♪
♪ Well, let me take you to my church, baby ♪
♪ To these lips ♪
♪ For these eyes ♪
♪ To these hips ♪
♪ For these thighs ♪
♪ Come on, welcome to my church, baby ♪
♪ Welcome to my church, baby ♪
♪ Welcome, baby, have a seat, let me bless ya ♪
♪ Whatever you wanna do, I'm gon' let ya ♪
♪ You got my so hot, I wanna sweat ya ♪
♪ Man, I'm tryna be good, but you got me ♪
♪ He say he wanna worship my body ♪
♪ Well, let me take you to my church, baby ♪
♪ He say he want to worship my body ♪
♪ Well, let me take you to my church, baby ♪
- I heard attendance is down.
Do I have to come back here and preach
to put some more bodies back in the pews?
- Respectfully, no. I got it.
- That's not what I heard.
I heard that your message has gotten flat.
There's a lot at stake here.
You. Need. To. Focus.
- The Kingdom is our focus, Daddy.
- Ah.
This mess wouldn't have happened
when your mom and I used to be in charge.
And I began to regret handing the reigns over to you two.
And do I need to bring a brother in here
with more vitality to be able to revive this place?
- Is that a threat? - You have to make threats
when you still have the power to make change.
So I'm going to talk to Caesar
and see if we can get him to see the light.
- I-I will talk to Caesar.
- All right.
Don't screw it up.
'Cause I don't wanna come up behind you and fix it.
[ominous music]
♪ ♪
[door creaks, shuts]
- Hey, man. It's Caes.
Yeah, I'm good. I'm good.
How was Tulum?
Uh-huh.
[chuckles] All right.
It sounds like you had an amazing time.
Shoot, I could use a vacation myself.
Hey, man, I'm gonna cut to the chase.
Look, is there any chance you could use a DJ on the road?
No. Before you answer, just let me say, you owe me.
[chuckles] Yeah.
Uh-huh.
Well, listen, I hear you,
but the thing is, this can't wait.
So put your heads together and get back to me,
then maybe I owe you.
And I know how you love to cash those in every ti--
Hey, man, hit me back.
Okay, bet.
[somber music]
♪ ♪
- You know how people try to pray everything away?
And then, when that doesn't work, they pray some more
and then more and more and more until--
- Until they finally make an appointment
with the church counselor?
[both laugh]
Why don't you tell me why you wanted to talk?
- Uh...
You know, I think this might be a bad idea, actually.
- Why?
- Well, it's just, my parents always find out things.
Ever since I was a child, people--
[both laugh]
They always find out what we're up to,
and they report back to them.
And it comes with being a preacher's kid.
But who do I trust, you know?
- But you made the appointment with me, CJ.
- Yeah. - And it seems as though
you have some things you'd like to talk through.
- Okay.
I feel unworthy.
Like I'm not enough for anyone
and that I don't have a place in my family.
- When did you start having these feelings?
- When my brother Taj was born.
- But can you tell me specifically what changed
when Taj was born?
- I mean, well, it's the South.
You know, everyone wants a son
to carry on the family name or to be a protector.
Taj was craved.
- And you weren't?
- Being excited to be a "Girl Dad"
really wasn't a thing at the time.
Taj, um-- he got so much attention.
He couldn't fall or fail
without someone being right there to pick him up.
And I'm just now realizing that no one ever did that for me.
No one ever bothered to ask if I was okay.
And now, I'm--I'm realizing that I'm not.
- How do you mean?
- I just have really low moments,
you know, just really dark, dark thoughts.
Living in someone else's shadow your whole life
can feel pretty shitty--crappy.
I'm sorry. - [chuckles]
That must be heavy to wear every day.
Do you have any moments of relief ever?
- Music.
I kinda get lost in it.
Even if it's five minutes,
it's a moment where I'm finally outside of my head.
Yeah.
- I want you to try something for me.
First, I want you to stop accepting less
from the people in your life, because you're enough.
You do belong.
Second, I want you to find something
that allows you to lift the weight, all right?
To get out of your head.
And not just the choir on Sundays.
Doesn't have to be big.
Anything is fine.
I just want you to try.
Okay? - Okay.
Thank you. - Yeah.
- You know what, I'm gonna... - Wait.
- Get in this office anyways. - You can't go in there.
- Girl, if you don't move.
- It's okay. Thank you, Sasha.
- Sorry, Lady Jordan.
- Rebecca Belle, I've been trying to track you down
to thank you for being a part of my tribute.
You were quite the amazing surprise.
- Bullshit.
You think I haven't heard what you said about me?
- So that's why you're here?
Or did you lose your way to the bachelor party?
- I'm here to talk about what you did to my mom.
- I don't follow. - Raven Moore.
Don't act like you don't know her.
Caesar told me everything.
But I wanna hear it from you.
- Let me give you some advice.
Caesar's like a tick.
Clings to people to survive, to get to the next stage.
You're just his current host.
[sighs] He's using you to get to me.
- He said, you're the reason my mom's music never blew up
the way it should have.
You took away her reason to live.
- Baby, truth?
Your mother was a drug addict and an alcoholic.
All I ever did was pray.
- What you not about to do is keep talking about my mama
unless you wanna catch these hands.
- [cackles]
We're done here. - Yes, we are.
You know what, wait till I tell Taj
the type of Holy Ghost mother he has.
- Be my guest.
When he chose you over the Kingdom,
I had no choice but to fire him.
Now, get outta my office.
- Fuck your office.
[knocks on door]
- Come in.
- Hey, brother. - Hey.
- I got word that you wanted to see me.
Something about a favor? - Yeah.
How you doing, brother?
- How's the fam, man? - Ah, you know how it is.
Just the usual drama.
But God is good.
- All the time. - Mm-hmm.
- So, what is it?
I know I don't get to church as often as I used to,
and--but you've kind of gone missing.
Is everything okay?
- Truth be told, no.
It's the Williams' girl, Dani. The one who was shot.
Her parents go to church here. - I know.
- The whole church has been impacted by it.
And a lot of them are struggling,
you know, wondering where God is in all of it.
- Mm.
- [sighs] I'm not sure what to tell them.
- [chuckles] I'm afraid I can't help you there.
- [chuckles]
The parents are good people, Ray.
They pray. They tithe.
They give everything they have and then some to this church.
I just wanna give them something in return.
- What did you have in mind?
- I'd like to give them hope, you know?
Maybe--maybe a little information
about the investigation.
Is there anything you can tell me?
- [scoffs]
You know, I can't talk about an ongoing investigation.
- You sir are the chief of police.
You could talk about whatever you want to.
- Not this time, Cal.
- [sighs]
My family has been very good to you.
Haven't we, hmm?
My father-in-law got you out of serious trouble
when you were a kid.
I mean, we even petitioned to get you into office.
Don't forget that, Ray.
- We received a piece of evidence recently
that could provide motive for the girl's killing.
- And do you have a suspect?
- Potentially.
If you talk to the girl's parents,
let 'em know that we plan on making an arrest.
Very soon.
Listen, I need to go.
I miss seeing you at our get togethers.
Don't be a stranger.
[ominous music]
♪ ♪
[door opens]
[knocks on door]
- Come in.
- Mom, got a sec?
- Can it wait?
- I'll be quick.
[clears throat]
I know there's been a void now that Taj's gone,
and I'd love to help.
- And you want your brother's job?
- I do.
I've realized that I really thrive
when I'm allowed to be creative.
It feeds me. - That's wonderful.
I think it's more than you can handle right now.
- Please, Mom. I know what I can handle.
- Fine.
And there's something you need to understand.
When you work for me, I'm your boss, not your mom.
Got it? - Got it.
I won't let you down.
- I was working on a duet with your brother.
You know, the one Malcolm wrote.
- Yes.
- I need you to make some calls.
Find out who's available to hop on this track with me.
It has to be incredible.
A lot is riding on this.
Can you do that? - Watch me.
- Nigga, you really went and got fired for me?
- Is that what you meant by urgent?
'Cause honestly. this could have waited.
- Don't avoid the question.
- No, I did not get fired for you.
God told me to help you.
- God, huh?
Okay.
Well, what else has God told you about me?
Has He, by chance, let you know
what the next song on my album should be?
'Cause me and Caesar can't agree on anything,
and he's rude, and he keeps trying me.
We both might be from Atlanta,
but he ain't from where I'm from.
- What song do you wanna do next?
- My friend, Dani, she kept this notebook
when we were in juvie.
There's a song in there-- I know it--
but Caesar won't hear it.
And I think that I should be able
to choose at least one song on my album.
- I feel you, I do, but Caesar's a smart man.
And I wouldn't have brought you to somebody
who I didn't think knew what he was doing.
Did he suggest a song?
- He wants me to put down
the studio version to, "It Was Love,"
the song that I sang at Dani's memorial.
- Makes sense.
If you record it, more people get to feel a bit
of what it was like in the room hearing it for the first time.
- I can't.
The song's too painful to sing.
- I mean, you mind if I ask why?
- It was the song playing when I--
when I found my mom dead in a bathtub.
- I'm really sorry, Rbel.
I can't imagine.
- [clears throat]
But I also found out that your mom had something to do
with why my mom's music never saw the light.
- [chuckles dryly]
Um, wow.
Well, I never heard that, but considering she fired me...
[phone buzzes]
Listen, I-I cut out of the studio
when I got your text, and I should probably bounce.
- Are you working? - Yeah.
Trying, with Essence.
- Oh.
Makes sense.
Well, thanks for meeting me and actually listening.
- Um...
You know what,
if my mom really did squash your mom's career somehow,
why not give your mom her voice back?
Let the world hear?
- Mm, I'll think on it.
[both laugh]
- Okay. - Okay.
[sentimental music]
♪ ♪
- Well this is a surprise.
How long has it been?
- You and I both know how long it's been.
Can we sit?
So I came by to ask you to drop the injunction against my wife.
- Is that all you came to say?
If so, I'm sorry you wasted your time.
- Well, over the years I've been afforded opportunities
to make friends of great influence.
- Yeah, and here, I thought
you went to all those prayer breakfasts for the free food.
- [chuckles dryly]
The Georgia Department of Revenue is prepared
to audit redeeming records going back ten years
for failure to pay property and business taxes?
- Yeah, well, they won't find anything.
- See, I'm quite certain they will.
- Then, do it.
I'll make millions when I collect my rightful share
of "One Moment from Glory."
- I'm also acquainted with a gentleman
who sits on the Board of Consolidated Health.
Among other things, they own a chain
of retirement communities.
- Huh.
- You have family--
someone close, I believe-- residing in one.
Back off now, or I'll see they're out on the street
before the end of the week.
- Mm.
You sure you wanna do this?
- Absolutely.
- Mm.
[clears throat]
"Caes, love of my life, my rock,
"the man who protects my heart.
"Sometimes I wonder who I'd be without you by my side.
"I don't like to think about what my world would look like
"without you in it.
"I could never have done 'One Moment from Glory'
"without you, baby.
"The songs you wrote are powerful
"and will one day change the world.
"I can't wait to win souls with you.
"I love you. I love you. I love you.
Signed, Denita."
Keep it. It's a copy.
Now, get the hell outta my office.
[tense music]
♪ ♪
[hip-hop music]
- ♪ Welcome to my church, baby ♪
♪ Come on, let me take you on a ride now ♪
♪ I just want to show you a good time now ♪
♪ Tell me what you drinking, don't be shy now ♪
♪ Baby, take it easy 'cause you got me... ♪
- Come on, babe. I'm not doing this right now.
- ♪ Worship my body, well, let me take you to my-- ♪
It's been months since I've been dicked down.
- Wow, is that really what this all is?
- Of course not,
but I ain't never met anybody who died
from having a little bit of fun every now and then.
- We are having fun.
- No, Taj, you're having fun.
That little tantric touch, it don't do it for me.
- Look, this is not the place
for us to be having this conversation.
- Right.
So what do you think about the song?
- To keep it a buck with you, babe,
I love working with you, but this feels
a little out pocket for me.
You know, I produce gospel, and this ain't that.
- You trippin'. This is gospel.
- Is it? - Hmm.
- 'Cause real gospel wouldn't make you
wanna grab your boyfriend's balls midday on a Tuesday.
- Don't come for me
just because I don't wanna live a life that's boring.
Do you know how many niggas
would kill to be with me right now?
But still, I choose you.
You won't sleep with me. You won't produce me.
I mean, what the hell are we doing?
It's clear you don't even want me.
- Don't say that. I do want you, bad.
When we started dating, you said
you dated a lot of weak men.
You know how much strength it takes
to look at you every day and resist?
- That's not enough, Taj. - You--
- No, no. I paid for this.
I'm not leaving. You leave.
- Are you serious? - Yeah. Bye.
- Fine.
- Hey.
- Rbel?
- I thought about what you said about my mom,
and I'll sing your song like you want me to.
But I'm not gonna do it for you.
I'm gonna do it to honor her.
Give her a voice again.
- I got something I wanna show you.
- What's that?
- Something I forgot I had.
[sighs] We all lose our mothers, Rbel.
Sometimes it's sudden,
sometimes it's little by little, but--
but when they're gone...
I don't know what memories you're holding onto,
but maybe I could shine a new light on some of 'em.
- ♪ It was there all the time ♪
Rebecca Belle. - Ma!
- Come here, baby. - Mama!
- What did you think? Did you like that song?
[chuckles]
It's a pretty song, isn't it?
Caesar wrote it.
Aw, I love you, baby.
Oh, here you go. You want the camera?
Are you gonna be the director now?
- She was standing right here.
She had some of her best days in this studio.
I believe she still lives on here,
that her magic has yet to die.
Look at you.
Yeah.
Uh-oh. Uh-oh.
[laughter]
- [exhales shakily]
We should get to work.
- I'd like to pray first, if that's okay.
- Yeah.
- Father God, we humbly come before you today.
- ♪ Ooh ♪
♪ Oh ♪
♪ Hey ♪
♪ Ooh ♪
♪ Can anybody hear me? ♪
♪ Anyone who can help me? ♪
♪ Can someone feel the pain I'm going through? ♪
- ♪ My eyes are wet from crying ♪
♪ My world is slowly dying ♪ - ♪ Ooh ♪
- ♪ And I'm standing, lost ♪
♪ Not knowing what ♪ both: ♪ To do ♪
- ♪ Can someone explain ♪
- ♪ The purpose for my pain? ♪
- ♪ When is my praying done? ♪
- ♪ Tell me, when does over come? ♪
both: ♪ Savior, save me ♪
♪ My faith, I've let it go ♪
♪ Change me and make me better than I was before ♪
- ♪ I didn't mean to break your heart ♪
♪ Jesus, I apologize ♪
- ♪ It covered up my mind ♪
♪ I didn't realize ♪
both: ♪ Love was right there all the time ♪
♪ Love was right there all the time ♪
- ♪ It was love, love, nothing but God's love ♪
- ♪ It was love, love, nothing but God's love, help me ♪
all: ♪ It was love, love, nothing but God's love ♪
♪ It was love, love ♪
♪ Nothing but God's love ♪
- ♪ It was nothing but your love ♪
all: ♪ It was love, love ♪
♪ Tell Him how they're looking for God's love ♪
both: ♪ Just when I thought I lost it all ♪
all: ♪ Love was here all the time ♪
- ♪ I'm talking about God's love ♪
- ♪ Oh, I'm talking about God's love ♪
- ♪ Your love lets me know ♪
all: ♪ Love was there all the time ♪
both: ♪ Your love, your love, your love, your love ♪
all: ♪ Love was there all the time ♪
- ♪ It was there all the time ♪
- ♪ Yeah ♪
[applause]
[chuckles softly]
[cheers] Baby.
Oh, my God, I had a bomb-ass of day today
and I killed it at the studio.
Where you at? - Back here.
- Okay.
Ooh. [chuckles]
♪ Baby, baby ♪
Psst.
[chuckles]
Where are you going?
- I called and texted you. You didn't get them?
- No, I was at the studio.
- Well, Migos called.
I'm going on tour with them. - Nigga, what?
Ha, the Migos? Okay.
[chuckles]
What? Are you serious? - Damn straight.
This is a big moment for me and my career.
Be happy for me.
- Uh, yeah, like you were so happy for me?
- You know what? Let's not.
I don't wanna leave here fighting with you, okay?
Hey, don't be mad at me.
I won't be gone too long.
I gotta run.
Love you. - Love you too.
[sighs] God.
- So, how did it go?
- [sighs]
He has proof.
Sorry.
- I can't believe he still has this.
- If you ever wrote anything like that to me,
I'd keep it too.
- Will this even hold up in court?
- Did you read it?
You told him he wrote and produced the entire album.
This isn't just going away, Denita.
- Dad is mad as hell, isn't he?
- Oh, oh, to say the least.
- [sighs] I gotta fix this somehow.
- I-I'm not sure how this company will stay afloat
if this injunction sticks.
And we can't keep asking your father
to bankroll both operations.
- If this gets out,
everyone will think our marriage is a sham.
- [sighs]
[scoffs]
Look, you--
You just focus on your new album,
and I'll handle everything else.
- How? - I'm not sure yet.
But when it comes to our marriage,
you have to do something you've never done before.
Look like you actually wanna be with me.
[solemn music]
♪ ♪
- I wanted to thank you
for encouraging me to give my mom her voice back.
I think me and Caesar found a really cool way to do it.
And I guess I didn't realize I needed the closure.
It was very healing.
- I'm really happy that you're in a better place.
So you know what you're gonna do next?
- Yeah.
Okay, so this is Dani's notebook.
It has her thoughts, her feelings,
and I wanted to use it, but Caesar said it's not gospel.
- [chuckles] - What?
- She-she said, "God, you get on my nerves."
I mean, that's not exactly
the way you wanna start off a gospel record.
- Isn't gospel about truth?
- Sure, but you can't just say--
- But that's Dani's truth.
Maybe mine too.
- I like this.
She said, "I'm trying and trying,
but sometimes the mountain's too steep to climb."
- Okay. Well, that doesn't sound like gospel.
- It is if you're talking to God.
[gentle melodic tune]
No.
[gentle piano music]
- ♪ I try and try ♪
♪ This mountain feels so hard to climb ♪
♪ At night, I ask my... ♪
[hums]
What'd you think? - What?
That was dope.
- Yeah? - Yeah.
- Do you wanna? - Wow. Okay.
- Okay.
[gentle piano music]
♪ ♪
[hums]
- Oh, okay. [both laugh]
both: ♪ I try and try ♪
♪ This mountain feels so hard to climb ♪
♪ At night, I ask my... ♪ - ♪ Self ♪
both: ♪ Am I enough? ♪
- I like that part.
- You wanna do it one more time?
- Yeah. - Okay.
[gentle piano music]
♪ ♪
both: ♪ I try and try ♪
♪ This mountain feels so hard to climb ♪
♪ At night, I ask myself ♪
♪ Am I enough? ♪
♪ ♪
- ♪ You are enough ♪
♪ ♪
I'm sorry. I gotta go.
- ♪ I feel your love, but I'm stressed ♪
♪ I feel your love, but I'm wondering ♪
♪ If I push first, pretend you're not the one I need ♪
♪ I feel your love, second-guess ♪
♪ I feel your love, but I'm empty ♪
♪ Got to learn to trust in you ♪
♪ But that means trust in me ♪
- [exhales sharply]
♪ ♪
[typing]
♪ ♪
- ♪ Said you're not the one ♪
♪ Who would ever lie ♪
♪ The first that I knew it was true ♪
♪ ♪
♪ When I'm all alone ♪
- I wasn't expecting you.
- I don't like the way we left things.
- Me either.
Taj, you know who I am.
It shouldn't surprise you.
- I didn't mean to hurt you.
And I wanna make this work.
- I'm glad.
I know you're a strong man.
- Not tonight I'm not.
- ♪ Ooh, catch me goin' ♪
♪ Ooh, catch me goin' ♪
- ♪ You could go where you like ♪
♪ Hold me close, hold me tight ♪
♪ It's so dark, there's no light ♪
♪ Just to feel, we must fight ♪
♪ Fight for what we believe in ♪
♪ Ain't ever tell you to leave ♪
♪ Ain't it worth it, baby? ♪
♪ Ain't it worth it, baby... ♪
[both moaning]
- ♪ When the doubt creeps in and the lights turn dim ♪
♪ Will you sink or swim? ♪
♪ ♪