[Intro — 92 BPM, Key: E minor, staccato clean electric guitar riff, kick drum entering under a low vocal hum, male vocal clear and forward] These days I've been seein' all this evil in the news, yeah Evil in the news, yeah These days I've been seein' all this bad up in the news, yeah Bad up in the news, yeah Everywhere I turn it's just more bad news, yeah More bad news, yeah It'll make a brother lose hope sometimes But I refuse to lose my mind Refuse to lose my mind, my mind Livin' in a crazy timeline Crazy timeline, yeah, yeah What a crazy timeline (Woah, woah, woah, woah, woah) (Uh, uh, uh, uh, uh) [Verse 1 — kick and snare enter, vocal dominant above the groove, layered ad-libs underneath] Yeah, I got the Lord beside me and I ain't alone Movin' with a purpose, know I'm walkin' toward home He gon' ride with me through anything that's thrown Facin' all these forces tryna knock me off my throne So much of what I'm buildin', I'm layin' it on Him So much of the path I take, it's more than just a whim Tryna beat the odds, tryna make it to the end They want to see me broken, but I know I'm gonna win Demons on my trail but they can't get a grip 'Cause I got the Lord and His army on my hip It's a spiritual war, ain't no runnin' from the fight Battle ain't with flesh, it's a battle for the sight [Chorus — synth bass entering, layered vocal harmonies, energy lifting, vocal loud and upfront] Spiritual force, I can feel it in my bones The battle that I'm facin' ain't in flesh, it's in the throne Got an identity that ain't nobody's clone Gotta make it through the storm and make it back home 'Cause they don't want to see a brother make it through the dark So I light it up myself, I carry my own spark Carry my own spark through the hardest of my marks Anything they throw at me just makes me burn harder Fire in my belly, fightin' for the Lord Fire in my belly, I can't ignore Fire in my belly, gotta beat the odds Fire in my belly, walkin' with my God [Verse 2 — groove locked in, vocal layered with ad-libs, energy building toward the final chorus] They been prayin' for my downfall since the very start Throwin' shade my way but it can't touch my heart I done seen the valley, walked it more than once But I ain't never once forgot who holds my front Every battle scar just made the armor strong Every sleepless night just made the faith prolong They can plot and scheme and try to write me off But the Lord been with me since the very cough Since the day I started breathin', since the day I opened eyes I been chosen for a purpose, ain't no room for compromise Let 'em talk, let 'em stare, let 'em wonder how I stand 'Cause I'm walkin' in a covenant, I'm held up by His hand [Final Chorus — full energy, doubled vocal harmonies, synth bass and drums peak, vocal loud and clear above the mix] Spiritual force, I can feel it in my bones The battle that I'm facin' ain't in flesh, it's in the throne Got an identity that ain't nobody's clone Gotta make it through the storm and make it back home 'Cause they don't want to see a brother make it through the dark So I light it up myself, I carry my own spark Carry my own spark through the hardest of my marks Anything they throw at me just makes me burn harder Fire in my belly, fightin' for the Lord Fire in my belly, I can't ignore Fire in my belly, gotta beat the odds Fire in my belly, walkin' with my God Fire in my belly, walkin' with my God
