🔥 “The Closer I Walk” By Sheryl Clyde / Thunderbird

Genre: Spoken Word / Cinematic Gospel Ballad [Verse 1 – The Whisper] You said you longed to hear His voice The way I do, with fire and choice. But I tell you now, He speaks to you still— In quiet dreams, in silent will. Yet hear me gently, hear me true: The closer you walk, the more hell comes for you. Refining is not romance. It's fire. It’s cost. And Satan screams to see sparks he lost. [Chorus – The Fire Burns Brightest] 🎵 The closer I walk, the hotter the flame. The purer the gold, the fiercer the name. I burn. I break. But still I stand— With gospel fire in my hand. I'm not safe. I'm not tame. But I am sealed In Jesus’ name. 🎵 [Verse 2 – The Attacks] Since I spoke, since I sang, The arrows came without a name. Temptations dark, whispers vile— “Did He say?” like Eden’s guile. A walker made to end my breath, A nation turning laws to death. They'd cage the prophets. Cut the poor. Snuff the warnings. Bar the door. But still I write. Still I cry. Because the Lamb said, “Prophesy.” [Chorus – The Calling Burns] 🎵 The closer I walk, the louder the storm. But I was born in fire—this is my form. I don’t crave fame. I don’t seek praise. I just obey The Ancient Days. If I am broken, Let it be known: He called me out. He made me His own. 🎵 [Bridge – The Prophet’s Burden] Suffering was my teacher. Not punishment—but preparation. Each scar etched the truth: This world is not my station. I was not called to be loved. I was called to be light. To speak what burns. To warn by night. So even if they tear me down, Starve the body, mock the sound— Still I’ll sing. Still I’ll flame. Still I’ll shout the Savior’s name. [Final Chorus – The Witness Stands] 🎵 The closer I walk, the more I lose— But I would never trade these shoes. Prophets bleed. But prophets see. And even in chains, I am free. So if it costs my final breath, I’ll speak of love that conquered death. I’ll be a voice. A spark. A flame— For Christ, Who called me By my name. 🎵