Intro (Prayer, Spoken) * Zaire: (Voice quaking) “I am Zaire… O-V-I-A-I-R Music… Lord, I stand in a storm, a shadow that won’t lift… Once you breathed light in me, now I’m a flicker in the dark… God, I cry out—lead me back…” 2. Verse 1 * Zaire: “Lord, some pastors erect altars of illusion, trading truth for trinkets, their eyes cold as cash registers… I wander through a city of smoke mirrors, where faith is a commodity and grace a debt… I feel like a leaf adrift on a tempest river, a serpent coiled behind every shadow, striking when I stagger… The world is a library of lies, each page a fracture, a broken dream… But God, I will not drown in this fog… I will rise on every syllable, every cry that breaks from my chest… I won’t be a shadow—I will be a beacon…” 3. Chorus * Zaire: (Fierce, soaring) “I was born to rise, through flames and fire… I was carved in pain, but I climb higher… Born to rise, from doubt to light… I rise on truth, I rise in might…” 4. Verse 2 * Zaire: “I walk these streets like a pilgrim with no map, every corner a question, every night a chasm… I feel the weight of a thousand forgotten prayers, slipping like sand… Each step a gamble, each breath a rebellion against void… I am a shadow in a chorus, but I refuse to be silent… I cry out, not as a victim, but as a warrior who’s been broken… Lord, don’t let me become a ghost… I grasp for your hand like a fallen star reaching for sky… Each night, I lose a piece, but I still hope that grace will find me…” 5. Chorus * Zaire: (Stronger, radiant) “I was born to rise, from fear to flame… I was shaped in the void, but I claim my name… Born to rise, I won’t be left behind… I rise with purpose, I rise aligned…” 6. Outro * Zaire: (Soft, trembling) “O-V-I-A-I-R Music… I was born to rise… Lord, don’t let this flame die… I hope… I believe…”
