[Intro – Spoken, Piano Only] God… I been on my knees since I was a kid. Every prayer I sent, you sent me back another coffin. Now it’s my brother. Tell me… who am I to you? [Verse 1 – Rap, Confessional Flow] Every night I prayed, thought you’d open the sky, But the only thing falling down is tears from my eyes. I was begging for mercy, you replied with pain, Every answer I got came dressed in chains. I prayed for my family, you cut us in half, Now I’m talking to the ceiling, screaming at the past. Faith feels like a game that I’m set to lose, If heaven got a plan, why’d you make me choose? I lit candles, but you blew them out, I asked for hope, you gave me doubt. I asked for life, you gave me death, Now my brother’s gone — I can’t catch my breath. And the preacher says “patience, God’s timing is right,” But my nights are just battles where I’m losing the fight. I was begging for protection, for your guiding hand, But you sent me a storm I can’t understand. You gave me the Bible, said the truth is inside, But the chapters read hollow when your brother has died. I screamed for the truth, you gave me lies, I looked to the heavens, but there’s no reply. [Chorus – Sung, Falsetto + Choir Echoes] DEAR GOD, ARE YOU HEARING ME? I’m drowning in the silence where my prayers should be. EVERY WORD I SAID TURNED INTO GRIEF, You answered me with death, now my brother sleeps. WHO AM I??? WHO AM I TO YOU?? Am I just another name that you let bleed through? [Verse 2 – Rap, Faster Cadence] Mama said “keep faith, son, God’s got a reason,” But the reasons I see just change with the seasons. Funerals stack up, prayers get colder, My shoulders break down while the world gets older. I wanted a miracle, you handed me a grave, Tell me how the hell is a man supposed to stay brave? I screamed for the light, but you blacked out the sky, I begged for protection, you let him die. And the nights turn long, and the days feel fake, I’m chained to a hurt that I can’t unbreak. I gave you my faith, you shattered the glass, Now I’m bleeding in a church with a shadowed past. You said “knock and the door will open wide,” But I knocked till my hands turned bloody and dry. You said “ask and you’ll find what you seek,” But I asked and you took the one soul I need. [Chorus – Sung, Layered Harmony + Power Notes] DEAR GOD, ARE YOU HEARING ME? I’m drowning in the silence where my prayers should be. EVERY WORD I SAID TURNED INTO GRIEF, You answered me with death, now my brother sleeps. WHO AM I??? WHO AM I TO YOU?? Am I just another name that you let bleed through? [Bridge – Rap + Spoken Word] Maybe heaven’s got a hole where my prayers slip through, Maybe I’m a soldier with a scar too new. Maybe faith ain’t faith till it breaks you apart, But God… you shattered my only heart. (whispered) You shattered my only heart… I begged for a reason, I begged for a sign, But all I found were headstones carved in time. I begged for the dawn, but you gave me night, I begged for a hand, but you took his life. So I’m screaming to the sky with a voice that cracks, Asking why you keep stabbing where I can’t patch back. If this is the lesson, then teach me slow, ‘Cause my soul’s collapsing with nowhere to go. [Outro – Spoken Word, Piano + Ambient Strings] God… I kept every promise you asked of me. I stayed down, stayed humble, I gave you my trust. And still you gave me loss. I prayed for healing… you gave me pain. I prayed for mercy… you gave me graves. I prayed for love… and you took the one man who gave me strength. Now I’m walking through days that don’t make sense, Breathing in air that tastes like guilt, Carrying a heart that’s cracked in half. You say you’re the shepherd — but your flock is bleeding. You say you’re the healer — but my family’s dying. You say you’re love — but all I feel is silence. So tell me… who am I to you? Just another soul to break? Another voice to ignore? Another son to bury his brother and keep calling your name? Because I still call it, God. I still whisper it through the nights that don’t end. I still beg for you in the dark, even when I know the dark is all I’ll hear back. And maybe that’s the curse of faith — to believe in a God who only answers with graves. (soft breath, fading) If you hear me now… don’t answer with silence. Don’t answer with death. Just tell me… who am I?
