… my son… What have you done… I gave you life… But what have you become… My son… choose life… [INCREASE INTENSITY] [male lead vocals] [Verse 1 – ANGRY PREACHER Male VOCALS, EPIC RAP FLOW] You called yourself Jesus when she held your hand Now you bear shackles, bound by your command Crowned by gold, your soul been sold Mama prayed grace, greed took hold Bent the knee to the beast in designer cloth Built your church but forgot the cross Heil’d the Führer, let the devil in Deceived by whispers claiming truth to win Look in the mirror, what do you see? A god in rags, or a slave on his knees? She cryin' out "Fire, Fire" from that pit below Crying your name, her soul full of woe She cryin' out "Fire, Fire" from that pioul full of woe [echo: "Woe, Woe, Woe"] [Meta: 808 drop, militant snare roll, dark choir hum] [INSTRUMENTAL BUILD UP] [Pre-Chorus – Call and Response] [Choir Call] She cries out [Lead Response] FROM THE FIRE [Choir Call] Will you burn [Lead Response] WILL YOU FLY HIGHER [Choir Call] Throne of ash [Lead Response] CROWN OF Lies [Choir Call] Turn back now [Lead Response] OR SEE YOUR MOTHER Cry [Meta: swelling organ, layered choir harmonies, drums tighten] [Chorus – Call and Response] [Choir Call] Donda! Donda! [Lead Response] CRYIN’ FIRE FIRE [Choir Call] Donda! Donda! [Lead Response] TAKE YOUR SON HIGHER [Choir Call] Donda! Donda! [Lead Response] CHAINS OR CROSS, DON'T LOSE [Choir Call] Donda! Donda! [Lead Response] HEAVEN OR HELL, YOU Choose [Meta: pounding bass hits, low brass synth, intense choir layering] [Verse 2 – Male Voice] Got a queen by your side, you clip her wings Dress her in glass, call it diamond rings You took her voice, turned her light to dim Locked her in chains while you chase your sins God gave you talent, gave you the sound you built a tower just to burn it down Turned your pain into platinum plates the price you paid—Mama waits at the gates She ain't got pearls, just coals for tears Screaming your name in eternal fear Still time, but the sand runs thin Your mother’s prayer fights the fire within [Meta: darker strings, drum cadence like war march, deep sub-bass] [Bridge – Spoken Preacher Style – Male Voice] Tear down the throne Bow to the Cross Save your soul Before it’s lost No crown down here No gold on that side Only the fire Or the Lamb who died [Meta: organ swells, choir hum, echoes on final "died"] [Final Chorus – Call and Response] [Choir Call] Donda! Donda! [Lead Response] CRYIN’ FIRE FIRE [Choir Call] Donda! Donda! [Lead Response] TAKE YOUR SON HIGHER [Choir Call] Donda! Donda! [Lead Response] CHAINS OR CROSS DON'T LOSE [Choir Call] Donda! Donda! [Lead Response] HEAVEN OR HELL YOU CHOOSE [ECHO: "DONDA, DONDA, DONDA"] [Meta: Drum cadence builds, layered choir, brass synth stabs, tension sustain] [Outro – Female Voice] My son… my son… Choose life… Choose life… [Outro – Female Voice] My son… my son… Choose life… Choose life… [Meta: Fade out with organ, distant choir hum, crackling fire, faint drum taps]
