Helm or Prayer

Post-modern punk rap with a capella opera tension, mid-tempo and stomping, built on clipped spoken cadences, chanty gang responses, and jagged melodic leaps; verse rides sparse body percussion and tense unison voices, pre-chorus strips to a lone lead with stacked harmonies, chorus hits with big theatrical vowel holds and shouted doubles, Add abrupt breath-count entrances, a reversed swell into the bridge, and sharp room claps before the final lift, Dark, dry, close-mic mix with raw theater-space bloom, punk, opera, rap

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[Verse 1] I got bills like wolves at the gate I got a mouth full of late I got a name and a pulse And a hand on the fault line They say wait, wait, wait I say time eats the patient They say faith, faith, faith I say what if I miss it? My shoes on the floor My knees on the wire One voice says, "Sit still" One voice says, "Burn higher" [Pre-Chorus] If I kneel, will You catch me? If I run, will I lose? If I trust in my own grip Will my own grip break loose? [Chorus] Helm or prayer? Which way, which way? Helm or prayer? Who’s gonna stay? God, are You there? Or is it my turn? Helm or prayer? Tell me what I learn [Verse 2] I’ve seen strong men fold Under grocery-store light I’ve seen brave plans rot By the end of the night I can count my steps I can count my scars But I can’t count the hands That kept me from the dark So I talk to the ceiling Then I talk to my chest One asks for surrender One demands its best [Pre-Chorus] If I pray, is it passive? If I move, is it pride? If I wait for the mercy Will the mercy arrive? [Chorus] Helm or prayer? Which way, which way? Helm or prayer? Who’s gonna stay? God, are You there? Or is it my turn? Helm or prayer? Tell me what I learn [Bridge] Maybe trust is a wound That keeps opening wide Maybe strength is a bargain That won’t save my hide I don’t need perfect I need bread and a door I need You in the storm I need hands on the oar [Final Chorus] Helm or prayer? Which way, which way? Helm or prayer? I’m here today God, are You there? Then meet me now Helm or prayer? Show me how Helm or prayer? I won’t divide Helm or prayer? Walk by my side God, are You there? Then hold my turn Helm or prayer? Let me learn

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