[Intro — Spoken / Low-Key Beat]
Yeah — light in the dark, heartbeat in the street
We move in time with Truth, listen
(92 BPM pocket, punchy kick, choir tucked under the hook)
[Pre-Chorus — Build / Internal Rhyme Run]
I was counting raindrops, notebooks full of ache, (full of ache)
Now I count the blessings, every chain I break, (every chain)
From cold concrete to warm pews, my feet shift, make way —
Sound the trumpets in my chest, watch the night decay.
[Verse 1 — Tight Flow, Punchlines]
I had pockets full of pennies but a heart full of debt, met the Savior at the corner where my hope was set,
Notes in a notebook, hook of a prayer, beat in my chest — God repaired the tear.
Shadowboxing with my mistakes, I fold 'em like receipts — discard the lies, reclaim the streets.
Every setback was a setup, every scar spun a story, now my scars are scriptural, signed in Glory.
I spit scripture like scripture, picture this picture — darkness flickered, now I'm the light fixture.
Steady steps, steady breath, steady on the crest — pressure made diamonds, pressure made my best.
[Pre-Chorus — Short Crescendo]
I was counting raindrops, trading pain for prayers,
Now the rhythm's redemption — heaven's answer in the air.
[Chorus — Big Hook, Choir Response]
Faith in the rhythm, fire in my heart, (we rise!)
You lift me higher, from the very start. (we rise!)
With every beat, Your love sets me free —
In Your grace I find my melody. (Glory!)
[Verse 2 — Vivid Narrative / Sensory Detail]
Rain on my jacket, neon streetlamp, 2 AM, stomach rumble like a drum,
Smelled burnt coffee, heard a hymn from a church down the block — that was the drum of my summon.
I remember metal on my wrists, chains that rattled like a lullaby of loss,
Felt the city breathe cold, my breath like a ghost, walking every line, paying every cost.
Then a hand — warm, calloused — said "son sit here, listen," opened a Bible, pages soft as mercy.
He said "these lines are lightning, this gospel is the current," I felt the charge, my tired heart came surging.
Chains hit the floor like rain on tin, light rushed in — I tasted freedom on my skin.
Now I testify in the booth, not to boast but to boast His proof: darkness broke, the door flew open.
[Rap Breakdown / Bridge — Syncopated, Alliteration, Enjambment]
Check the cadence — clap, snap, my past collapsed, trapped no more,
I mapped my map by faith, walked past the door — found more.
Alliteration like armor: faith, fight, flourish — flow forward, face the fire,
Assonance in ankles of angels — I dance, I rise higher.
No recoil, no retreat, I eat the feast of fearless feats,
My feet hit street, then altar, then stage; my heartbeat keeps the beat.
(Short ad-lib run: "Yeah — clap it, stomp it, testify!")
[Chorus — Variation 2 with Call-and-Response]
Faith in the rhythm, fire in my heart, (We rise!)
You lift me higher, from the very start. (We keep rising!)
With every beat, Your love sets me free —
In Your grace I find my melody. (Sing — Glory!)
[Bridge — Clim
