[Verse 1] I said, “Lord, I ain’t your chosen man, My tongue gets tied, my hands still shake,” Burnin’ bush in the desert sand Said, “Son, I don’t make no mistakes.” I been runnin’ since the river turned, Since the names I carry learned to ache, But the fire don’t ask if you’re ready, Just tells you which road to take. [Verse 2] Brother Aaron walkin’ by my side, Doing the talkin’ when I can’t speak straight, Every word feels like borrowed breath In a land that don’t wanna change. Pharaoh laughs in his marble halls, Bricks get heavier every day, Freedom sounds like a rumor now That the tired don’t dare to say. ⸻ [Chorus] But the ground shakes when He says “move,” Thunder rolls when He breaks the chains, He’s a rock when the night comes down, He’s a fire in the driving rain. I been low, I been hunted, I been scared, But I ain’t walkin’ alone tonight, There’s a song in the dust and the blood and the mud Sayin’ this hard road leads to light. ⸻ [Verse 3] People cry, “Why you stirrin’ it up? Things were bad but now they’re worse,” I feel the weight of every groan Like a hammer in my chest. Promises sound thin as smoke When your back’s bent double under stone, But the name He keeps speakin’ slow Ain’t forgot, ain’t lettin’ go. [Verse 4] I heard Him swear by His own breath, By the sky and the seas below, “I am who I’ve always been, And I’ll be who you come to know.” I don’t see how the walls will fall, I just hear the river roar, And the voice that met me in the flame Still knockin’ at Pharaoh’s door. ⸻ [Chorus] Yeah the ground shakes when He says “move,” Lightning splits the darkest plain, He’s a shield when the arrows fly, He’s a song in the howlin’ rain. I been chased, I been cornered, I been weak, But my fear don’t get the final say, There’s a hand in the storm, a foot on the sea Gonna roll that stone away. ⸻ [Bridge] He reached down from a broken sky, Pulled me out of the flood, Set my feet on a wide-open road Where the chains turn into dust. Death backed off when He raised His voice, Night fell down on its knees, I don’t fight for my own escape, I just walk where He leads. ⸻ [Verse 5] So if you hear me stutter and stall, If my faith comes slow and rough, Just remember the sea don’t part ‘Til the step is brave enough. I ain’t strong, I ain’t polished clean, Just a man with a borrowed tune, But the God who lit that desert fire Still pulls the slaves out soon. ⸻ [Final Chorus] Yeah the earth moves when He says “now,” Mountains bow, old kings retreat, He’s the fire that walks ahead of us, And the shade beneath our feet. I been small, I been stubborn, I been afraid, Still He calls me by my name, There’s a road through the water and the night and the doubt And His promise still burns the same.
