[Intro] Mmm... yeah... C'mon, say it with me [Verse 1] Something in my chest keeps loosening up Like a knot I been carrying finally let go Can't explain it, don't need to understand it Just know I feel lighter than I did a moment ago [Pre-Chorus] So put your hands up if you know the feeling Bad month, good month, still here, still dealing This ain't about being perfect, it's about being loud Sing it like the whole block can hear you now [Chorus] Hallelujah, holler like you mean it Hallelujah, this the joy that we been keeping Every bill got paid, every door stayed shut behind us Hallelujah, hallelujah, look how far this got us [Verse 2] There's a warmth that moves through me when we sing Simple as breathing, easy as anything Don't need a reason, don't need it to make sense Joy just shows up and it don't ask permission [Bridge] (Choir, loose and live) Clap on the two, stomp on the four Somebody open up the front door Let the whole street hear us sing This the sound of everything [Rap Verse — rhythmic, preacher cadence over choir] (gravel-soaked voice, half-spoken half-sung, rhythmic pocket) I know what it's like to stretch ten dollars to twenty Eating the same thing three nights, still said thank you plenty Mama used to hum through it, never let it show Now I'm the one humming, now my kids gon' know I ain't got a testimony wrapped up pretty and neat Just a man who kept walking when he had no reason to eat So when I say hallelujah, I mean it down in my chest Not for the show — for the nights I earned this rest [Verse 3] This the kind of good that don't need a reason This the kind of light that don't fade with the season Whatever's heavy, let it drop right here This the kind of joy that turns a room into a choir [Sing-Rap Verse — melodic, half-sung half-rapped, building toward the climb] (gravel-soaked voice, melodic cadence, pocket loosens into a soaring, "sing-rap" delivery, choir humming underneath) Used to pray in the car so the kids wouldn't hear it Now I pray out loud and I don't even fear it Traded my silence for a house full of noise Traded my worry for the sound of my boys Ain't no mansion, ain't no fancy address Just a table that's full and a heart that's at rest So if you see me smiling like I got it all figured Naw, I just stopped waiting on the storm to get bigger [Final Chorus — big, full choir] Hallelujah, holler like you mean it Hallelujah, this the joy that we been keeping Ain't nothing quiet about how far we've come Hallelujah, hallelujah — sing it, everyone! [Outro — extended] (Lead, loose and joyful) Yeah... that's the one... Sing it again... c'mon, sing it again (Choir echoes, stacking) Hallelujah... (sing it again) Hallelujah... (one more time) (Lead ad-libs over choir, testifying) I said sing it like you mean it now Don't hold back, let it out This the joy, this the joy, this the joy— (Full choir, big and layered) Hallelujah... hallelujah... (Someone laughs, claps fade last) Yeah... that's the one...
