Fire & Air (Discerning the Spirit)

[Intro: Whispering Desert Wind, Hypnotic Syncopated Shakers & Deep 528Hz Solfeggio Pad] (Mmm, yeah...) (Just twenty seconds...) (Sha-ma-ya-ta-ra-ba! Let the dry earth wake!) (Twenty seconds of courage...) (Listen close now)

[Verse 1: Intimate, Close-Mic Conversational Delivery over Warm Rhodes Keys] Someone asked me yesterday on how I stay so strong How I navigate the valleys where the heavy shadows throng With all my past insecurities, the wreckage in my track The memories of foster homes that try to drag me back And yet I couldn’t answer them, I couldn't speak straight away 'Cause the mind of a poet is vast, an ocean deep in the gray But then I heard the Savior whisper in the quiet of my room: "It only takes one spark of faith to make the desert bloom!" So now I’m stepping out of bounds, no longer keeping quiet I’m taking back my authority, igniting a holy riot! (Igniting the fire, yeah!)

[Pre-Chorus: Melodic African Synth Leads & Snaps Build Rhythmic Tension] I stay strong because I put my faith in Him, years and years ago I put my trust inside His hands, and watched the river flow Out of the despair what was whole was ripped completely apart But He was holding the matches, putting a spark to my heart! [Vocal Stutter] (C-C-Courage, twenty seconds!) Drop the drum!

[Chorus: Soaring Gospel-Soul Belt & Explosive Tribal Percussion] Now all I’m asking for is twenty seconds of insane courage today! To shatter every silent cage and wash the winter gray away! And even though I’ve strayed, I have never given up on the light! By the power of Jesus, I am standing victoriously in the fight! I am starting a brand-new chapter in the book of my life right now! Sighing with radical gratitude, wearing my beautiful crown! Yeah, baby, I am bold! (Twenty seconds of courage, yeah!)

[Post-Chorus: Catchy Shuttering Chant & Spirit-Led Tongues] (Sha-ma-ha-ra-ta! Cleanse my soil, let it flow!) (Ski-bi-di-bop, let the deep log drums blow!) (I am bold! I am strong! I am alive!)

[Verse 2: Snappy, Syncopated Afro-House Pocket Groove] I’m keeping fears at bay, protecting my temple from harm No longer letting the enemy ring his anxious digital alarm I can’t get hurt anymore than I have, 'cause that’s what makes me real And that’s what makes me strong, learning how to stand and heal I’m slowly picking up the pieces of the puzzle that is me Washing off the ruins of the dysfunctional family I see my three boys laughing, running straight into the sun And I see the massive, beautiful victory that has finally begun! (Look what He's begun, yeah!)

[Pre-Chorus: Melodic African Synth Leads & Snaps Build Rhythmic Tension] I stay strong because I put my faith in Him, years and years ago I put my trust inside His hands, and watched the river flow [Vocal Stutter] (C-C-Courage!)

[Chorus: Soaring Gospel-Soul Belt & Explosive Tribal Percussion] Now all I’m asking for is twenty seconds of insane courage today! To shatter every silent cage and wash the winter gray away! And even though I’ve strayed, I have never given up on the light! By the power of Jesus, I am standing victoriously in the fight! I am starting a brand-new chapter in the book of my life right now! Sighing with radical gratitude, wearing my beautiful crown!

[Verse 3: Intimate, Deep Spoken-Word Breakdown over Quiet Congas] I sit in the center of the desert, watching the morning break Letting the steady warmth of the Father wash over my mistakes I know my style, I know my audience, I know my holy spark But in the end, they don't know the girl who survived the dark My roots are deep, my spirit is completely clean and whole And the Great Holy Ghost is omnipresent, blanketin' my soul (Omnipresent! He is in me!) (Bring the choir back!)

[Bridge: High-Intensity African Choir & Screaming Gospel Climax] (Let the earth shake! Let the speakers blow!) (I am a giant in His grace, letting the whole world know!) (Speaking in tongues: Ka-ra-ba-sha-ta-la-ba-sha-o-mi-na-te!) Twenty seconds to break! Twenty seconds to fly! I am a strong woman, and my hope is in the sky! (Three, two, one — let the beat explode!)