(Intro — Hammond Organ, Piano, Soft Choir Hum) [Hammond organ swells. Piano plays a gentle gospel progression. Choir hums underneath.] Hmm... hmm... hmm... Hmm... hmm... hmm... Free... free... Hmm... hmm... hmm... (Verse 1 — Testimony, Slow, Building) I was bound by chains I couldn't see I was lost inside the shame of me I was reaching for something to fill the void I was running from a voice I couldn't avoid I tried to numb it, I tried to hide I tried to bury what I felt inside But the more I ran, the more I fell I was living in a self-made hell (Hammond organ builds. Piano grows urgent. Bass enters.) (Pre-Chorus — Building, Choir Enters Softly) But I heard a voice in the midnight hour Said "My child, you don't have to cower" Said "I see you, I know your pain" Said "You can rise, you can live again" (Choir: Rise... rise... live again...) (Chorus — Full Gospel, Soaring) I am free! I am free! No more chains holding me! I am free! I am free! I am finally breaking free! I am not what I have done I am not the race I've run I am loved, I am known I am never alone Free indeed! Free indeed! I am finally free indeed! (Full choir. Hammond organ. Drums. Tambourine. Hands raised energy.) (Verse 2 — The Tools, The Healing, The Community) I stopped hiding in the dark of night I brought my struggles into the light I called a friend when I felt alone I found a place where I could belong I took one step, then I took one more I opened up a brand new door I learned to breathe, I learned to wait I learned to trust, I learned to faith (Choir hums underneath. Organ swells. Bass deepens.) (Pre-Chorus — Building) And that voice said "You are not your past" Said "This freedom, it is gonna last" Said "I see you, I know your name" Said "You can rise, you can live again" (Choir: Rise... rise... live again...) (Chorus — Explosive, Full Gospel) I am free! I am free! No more chains holding me! I am free! I am free! I am finally breaking free! I am not what I have done I am not the race I've run I am loved, I am known I am never alone Free indeed! Free indeed! I am finally free indeed! (Choir repeats. Organ swells. Drums pound. Tambourine shakes. Clapping.) (Bridge — Stripped, Intimate, Call and Response) [Organ and piano only. Choir soft. Leader sings, choir responds.] Leader: A slip is not a failure! Choir: Not a failure! Leader: Progress matters more than perfect! Choir: More than perfect! Leader: You are not alone in this! Choir: Not alone! Leader: You are not broken, you are not weak! Choir: Not broken! Not weak! (Beat returns. Organ builds. Drums enter. Choir grows.) Leader: One more breath! Choir: One more breath! Leader: One more day! Choir: One more day! Leader: You will find another way! Choir: Another way! Leader: You are free! Choir: I am free! Leader: You are free! Choir: I am free! All: FREE INDEED! FREE INDEED! (Full gospel explosion. Organ. Drums. Choir. Tambourine. Clapping. Hands raised.) (Final Chorus — Massive, Church Choir, Singalong) I am free! I am free! No more chains holding me! I am free! I am free! I am finally breaking free! I am not what I have done I am not the race I've run I am loved, I am known I am never alone Free indeed! Free indeed! I am finally free indeed! (Choir: Free indeed! Free indeed!) YOU WILL STILL FALL! THE NIGHT STILL COMES! BUT THE MORNING! THE MORNING! IT ALWAYS RUNS! SO WILL YOU! SO WILL YOU! ONE MORE BREATH WILL CARRY YOU THROUGH! (Organ soars. Drums pound. Choir wails. Tambourine shakes. Clapping. Vocal ad-libs. "Free! Free! Free!") (Outro — Stripped, Spoken Word, Whispered, Organ Fades) [Organ and piano only. Choir hums softly. Single voice.] You are not alone... You are not broken... You are not weak... You are a human being... Trying to cope with a hard life... And you deserve better... Start with one step... One delay... One replacement... One act of self-compassion... That is enough... One more breath... One more day... You are free... Free indeed... (Organ holds one final chord. Choir hums. Silence.)
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