[Intro | hushed, solo piano, spoken-sung] [whisper][close mic][soft] Something called my name while I was sleeping [breathy][vulnerable][dry] Didn't know it was You — I just knew I was listening [Verse 1 | sparse vocals, male lead, building tension] [soft][male][close mic] Laid up in the midnight, heard a voice fill the room [calm][dry] Ran to every door I knew, tried to chase it down too soon [soft][vulnerable] Like a boy in the temple who ain't learned the sound yet [building][emotional] Kept on runnin' to the wrong ones, second-guessin' every step [soft][close mic] Every dream had a doorway, every vision had a key [building][intense] I was runnin' after echoes, tryin' to find who was callin' me [Pre-Chorus | build, organ swelling in] [strained][build] 'Til somebody told me — stop chasing what you hear [emotional][soft] Get low, get still, and let the Speaker draw near [Chorus | powerful, soulful, choir enters] [powerful][soulful][center stage] Speak, Lord — Your servant's listening [emotional][wide] That's the only prayer I'm prayin' [powerful][intense] I ain't chasing the sound no more [soulful] I'm chasing the Speaker [choir][background vocals][wide] He that hath an ear, let him hear [powerful][emotional] Not the wonder, not the rush — I want You standing here [soulful][soft] I don't need another sign to prove that it's true [powerful][emotional] I just need You [Verse 2 | more exposed, choir humming under] [raw][vulnerable][close mic] I done threw a million tantrums, wanted fire just to feel it [raw][sad] Wanted every kind of wonder, and wanted a financial deposit [soft][broken] But a rush ain't the same as reverence [vulnerable][emotional] And the sound ain't the same as Your presence [soulful][building] I don't need the wind to move again to know that You are near [soft][crack in voice] I just need to come low... and whisper in Your ear [Chorus | key lifts, choir full, wide] [powerful][soulful][wide] Speak, Lord — Your servant's listening [emotional][intense] That's the only prayer I'm prayin' [powerful] I ain't chasing the sound no more [soulful] I'm chasing the Speaker [choir][harmonized][wide] He that hath an ear, let him hear [powerful][emotional] Not the wonder, not the rush — I want You standing here [soulful] I don't need another sign to prove that it's true [powerful][emotional] I just need You [Bridge | vamp, call and response, building each pass] [intense][build] Not the sound (not the sound) [choir][background vocals] It's the Speaker (it's the Speaker) [intense][build] Not the rush (not the rush) [choir][background vocals] It's the nearness (it's the nearness) [powerful] Speak, Lord (Speak, Lord) [choir][harmonized] Your servant's listening (Your servant's listening) [**choir ad-libs build, hand claps enter**] [ad-lib][choir][powerful] Not the sound... it's the Speaker... [ad-lib][intense] Not the rush... it's the nearness... [Final Chorus | double-tracked, full band and choir, anthemic] [double tracked][powerful][wide] Speak, Lord — Your servant's listening! [intense][emotional] That's the only prayer I'm prayin'! [powerful] I ain't chasing the sound no more [soulful] I'm chasing the Speaker [choir][harmonized][wide] He that hath an ear, let him hear! [powerful][emotional] Not the wonder, not the rush — I want You standing here! [soulful] I don't need another sign to prove that it's true [powerful][emotional] I just need You [Outro | staircase fade, solo voice returns, choir trailing off] [whisper][soft][fade out] Speak, Lord... Your servant heareth... [breathy][dry][fade out] Not for the sound... just for You... [**choir hum, fading**] [choir][in the distance][fade out] He that hath an ear... [**single sustained organ chord, fading to silence**]
