Verse 1 Ten souls standing in the evening glow Same white robes, same steady pose Every hand held a lamp lit bright Every heart said, we’re ready tonight No shouting sins, no rebel cries Just steady steps and hopeful eyes From the outside, no one knew What was burning and what was just fuel Pre-Chorus Time stretched long, the sky grew still Even faith learned how to kneel When the night asked hearts to choose Only truth could make it through Chorus (Hook) It’s not the lamp, it’s the oil inside Not how you shine, but how you’re alive You can look prepared, still run dry Borrowed fire always dies When the Bridegroom calls your name Only love will remain It’s not the light that meets the door It’s the oil you were living for ⸻ Verse 2 All of them slept, every single one Waiting beneath the quiet sun Rest wasn’t sin, delay wasn’t wrong Time just proves what won’t last long Midnight cracked the silence wide A sudden shout, a turning tide Every lamp was lifted high But some went dim before their eyes Pre-Chorus Not because they never burned But because they never learned You can’t survive on yesterday Or someone else’s flame Chorus It’s not the lamp, it’s the oil inside Not how you shine, but how you’re alive You can look prepared, still run dry Borrowed fire always dies When the Bridegroom calls your name Only love will remain It’s not the light that meets the door It’s the oil you were living for ⸻ Bridge (Revelation Moment) Oil can’t be borrowed, love can’t be lent You can’t inherit intimacy No one else’s prayers, no borrowed faith Can carry you eternally “I never knew you” breaks the night Not wrath, but truth in gentle light It’s not rejection at the end It’s a life never lived with Him ⸻ Verse 3 This isn’t fear, this isn’t shame This isn’t earn-your-way or flame The oil flows where hearts abide Where striving ends and trust decides Not anxious work, not perfect form But daily life where love is born The wise weren’t strong, they just received A life sustained by what they believed ⸻ Final Chorus (Lift) It’s not the lamp, it’s the oil inside Not what you do, but how you abide Stop trading closeness for display Stop surviving day to day The door shuts when the feast begins Not to punish, but to let love in The Bridegroom’s call is soft, not loud “Come with the oil you have now” ⸻ Outro So don’t stay busy, don’t stay dry Come receive before midnight He’s not asking you to strive Just to live… alive
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