Lions

Title: LIONS [INSTRUMENTATION: Nu‑metal groove with emotional testimony energy. Drop‑tuned guitars (C or lower) with thick palm‑muted chugs, gritty overdriven bass, punchy drums with tight snare and deep kick. Verses use cleaner atmospheric guitars with chorus/reverb for space. Choruses explode into wide distorted guitars with melodic leads. Breakdown uses syncopated chugs and screamed vocals. Overall tone: dark, heavy, hopeful, raw.] [VOCALS: Spoken‑rap verses with grit, melodic emotional choruses, layered harmonies, intense screams in breakdown. Confessional tone, triumphant ending.] [Intro – whispered] I walked into the dark with the wrong crowd circlin’ Teeth in the shadows… breath on my neck… I thought I was alone down there. [Verse 1 – rap] I was running with the godless, Didn’t know they were starving for my soul. Every smile had a hunger, Every handshake had a hole. I kept falling into places Where the light don’t ever go. Thought the world was my protection— But the world just watched me choke. I heard the growl in the silence, Felt the heat of every breath. Didn’t know I was surrounded By a circle made of death. [Pre‑Chorus] But when the jaws closed in, And the night got loud… I heard a voice cut through the dark— “Son, I’m still with you now.” [Chorus – melodic] YOU SHUT THE MOUTHS OF LIONS FOR ME! When I was breaking, You were breaking the chains. YOU STOOD BETWEEN THE TEETH AND MY FLESH! When I was drowning, You were parting the waves. I should’ve died in the pit, But You pulled me out again— Yeah, You shut the mouths of lions… And You called me Your friend. [Verse 2 – rap/scream] I was walking with the wicked, Didn’t see the claws behind their backs. Every joke was poison, Every party was an attack. I kept feeding my own demons, Letting Satan set the trap. Thought temptation was my freedom— Didn’t know it was a trap. But You stepped into the den, Lit it up with holy fire. Every beast backed down in terror When You spoke my name with power. [Pre‑Chorus – whispered] I didn’t earn Your rescue… But You came anyway. You turned a death sentence Into a testimony. [Chorus – heavier] YOU SHUT THE MOUTHS OF LIONS FOR ME! When I was breaking, You were breaking the chains. YOU STOOD BETWEEN THE TEETH AND MY FLESH! When I was drowning, You were parting the waves. I should’ve died in the pit, But You pulled me out again— Yeah, You shut the mouths of lions… And You called me Your friend. [Bridge – slow, emotional] I’ve been torn, I’ve been bruised, I’ve been hunted by the night. But every time the darkness circled, You stepped in and made it light. I’ve been lost, I’ve been broken, I’ve been swallowed by my sin— But every time the jaws were closing, You reached down and pulled me in. [Breakdown – screamed] THEY WANTED ME DEAD— BUT YOU WANTED ME FREE! THEY WAITED TO DEVOUR— BUT YOU STOOD IN FRONT OF ME! THE PIT WAS MY PRISON— BUT YOU MADE IT MY PRAISE! THE LIONS WERE MY DEATH— BUT YOU TURNED IT TO GRACE! [Final Chorus – triumphant] YOU SHUT THE MOUTHS OF LIONS FOR ME! When I was breaking, You were breaking the chains. YOU STOOD BETWEEN THE TEETH AND MY FLESH! When I was drowning, You were parting the waves. I should’ve died in the pit, But You pulled me out again— Yeah, You shut the mouths of lions… And You called me Your friend.