[intro – soft organ chords + hum of choir] (Mm, mm) Yeah… been runnin’ from myself too long. Not today. [chorus – choir-backed, melodic hook] I’ve been walkin’ through the fire, Feet blistered, heart tired. But I’m still reachin’ higher, ‘Cause fear can’t keep me down. I’ve been walkin’ through the fire, Feet blistered, heart tired. But I’m still reachin’ higher, Fear can’t keep me down. [verse 1 – slow, reflective delivery over minimal beat] Every step that I didn’t take, I still feel it, Moments that slipped, I replay, I relive it. I built a prison with my own two hands, No bars, just doubts and abandoned plans. I would stare at the door but never turn the knob, Call it patience, but nah, that was fear in a job. Now I’m runnin’ through the walls that I made so thick, Every scar on my back is a brick I kick. [pre-chorus – choir swells] If I don’t move now, I might never move, Every heartbeat’s sayin’ I got somethin’ to prove. [chorus – choir-backed, more layered] I’ve been walkin’ through the fire, Feet blistered, heart tired. But I’m still reachin’ higher, ‘Cause fear can’t keep me down. I’ve been walkin’ through the fire, Feet blistered, heart tired. But I’m still reachin’ higher, Fear can’t keep me down. [verse 2 – “MindKiller” here, flows shift to urgency] Fear is the MindKiller — yeah, I know that’s true, It’s the quiet little voice tryna tell me what to do. But I’m louder than the doubt, bigger than the pause, I’m the spark in the storm, I’m the break in the laws. When my legs start shakin’, I step in closer, That’s the sign that the mountain’s gettin’ lower. Every “what if” is fuel in my tank, Turn the cliff to a ramp, now I’m flyin’ off the plank. [pre-chorus – choir call-and-response] (If I don’t move now) – “You better move now” (I might never move) – “You got somethin’ to prove” [chorus – full choir harmonies, more power] I’ve been walkin’ through the fire, Feet blistered, heart tired. But I’m still reachin’ higher, ‘Cause fear can’t keep me down. I’ve been walkin’ through the fire, Feet blistered, heart tired. But I’m still reachin’ higher, Fear can’t keep me down. [verse 3 – spoken intro into flow] Yeah, I been my own enemy, my own block, Kept my dreams in the basement, closed with a lock. But I’m done playin’ safe like I’m savin’ my breath, I’d rather run outta air than be still in death. Every failure that I’ve tasted taught me more than the win, Every stumble made the road feel different on my skin. So I’m takin’ this fear, gonna grind it to dust, And I’ll walk through the fire ‘cause I know that I must. [final chorus – biggest choir, live drums hit harder] I’ve been walkin’ through the fire, Feet blistered, heart tired. But I’m still reachin’ higher, ‘Cause fear can’t keep me down. I’ve been walkin’ through the fire, Feet blistered, heart tired. But I’m still reachin’ higher, Fear can’t keep me down. [outro – organ fades, soft choir hum] Fear can’t keep me… Fear can’t keep me down.
