[tempo: 110 BPM, gospel groove, stomps + claps, driving bass] [Intro – choir + rhythm] [choir] Oh—oh— We awaken— [Verse 1 – lead carries narrative] [lead] I felt the weight before it had a name Silent force I learned to wear [lead] But something in me shifted state Like air returning to the air [choir] Return… return… [Pre-Chorus – lift building] [lead] There’s a fracture in the floor I knew And I refuse to stay there too [choir] Stay there… [lead] The walls I trusted lose their hold I move into what I unfold [Chorus – full lift, danceable] [all] I won’t be held below [choir] No—no— [all] I step into my glow [choir] Glow… glow… [all] No boundary left to show [choir] Show… show… [all] I break what kept me low [all] This is mine to reclaim tonight [Post-Chorus – rhythmic chant] [choir] Open it up, open it up Let it fall [choir] Open it up, open it up Hear the call [Verse 2 – momentum increases] [lead] There was a silence built to shape me Into something small and still [lead] But every doubt that tried to take me Only sharpened what I feel [choir] What I feel… [Pre-Chorus 2 – stronger] [lead] I don’t wait for permission anymore I move through every locked door [choir] Locked door… [lead] What was hidden comes to name And I am not the one to tame [Chorus – bigger, more layered] [all] I won’t be held below [choir] No—no— [all] I step into my glow [choir] Glow… glow… [all] No boundary left to show [choir] Show… show… [all] I break what kept me low [all] This is mine to reclaim tonight [Bridge – breakdown, stomps return] [lead] Let it crack and let it split [choir] Split… [lead] Everything I once submitted [choir] Submitted… [all – building] We rise from what was buried We move as something uncarried ⸻ [Final Chorus – full release] [all] I won’t be held below [choir] No—no— [all] We step into our glow [choir] Glow… glow… [all] No boundary left to show [choir] Show… show… [all] We break what kept us low [all] This is ours to reclaim tonight [Outro – fade] [choir] Rise… open… Rise… open… We are open… Open… open…
