Sanctified Echo

[Intro] “You pray, but they scroll. You sing truth, but they want lies. They don’t hear you. They never will.” “I don’t think... I know.” [Verse 1] I lit a candle in the dark, but shadows laughed louder Dropped verses like prayers, but they drowned in the chatter They want my pain, packaged clean with autotune But I gave them psalms wrapped in wounds I’m not sellin' grief - I’m testifying Not cryin’ for streams - I’m still survivin’ They skipped my soul to chase the noise But I ain’t here to entertain, I’m here to raise the voice [Pre-Chorus] “You don’t need their praise to be divine You walk with scars, but that light’s still mine” [Chorus] Sanctified echo, I’m still here Through the static, I persevere Let ‘em shout, let ‘em sell I got heaven in my rebel yell Sanctified echo, don’t you fade God heard the song I never played [Verse 2] They told me rage sells better than grace Told me to bleed, not to heal in place But I don’t owe my hurt to the algorithm I rise, every rhyme is a baptism I’ve been the ghost in my own booth Watchin’ my demons spit my truth But now I step in - fire in the booth This is sacred ink, not just a youth’s excuse [Bridge] The devil wears a crowd But God speaks in whispers And when no one listens He still records every tear like scripture [Verse 3] What’s a legacy if I fake the light? I’d rather go silent than spit what ain’t right They want hooks, not healing They want claps, not kneeling But I made a vow in the dark That I won’t betray my spark [Chorus] Sanctified echo, I’m still here Through the static, I persevere Let ‘em shout, let ‘em sell I got heaven in my rebel yell Sanctified echo, don’t you fade God heard the song I never played [Verse 4] [Voice of Doubt] You're preaching to ghosts, you fool. [You] They want dopamine, not discipline. [Voice of Doubt] Maybe so. [You] But I'd rather be forgotten with truth Than remembered with nothing to show [Verse 5] I used to write just to feel alive Now I write ‘cause someone else might survive A verse ain’t just rhythm - it’s CPR Breath for the broken, light for the scarred They dimmed my flame, said, “You too deep” But oceans don’t fit in shallow beats I speak for the kid with no one left Who prays to a God through labored breath [Choir Interlude] "You are not alone... even when they don't respond..." [Chorus] Sanctified echo, I’m still here Through the static, I persevere Let ‘em shout, let ‘em sell I got heaven in my rebel yell Sanctified echo, don’t you fade God heard the song I never played [Angelic Fallout] [Spoken] I never needed applause I just needed one voice… [Choir] "Even in silence… there is song." [Verse 6] Say my silence was weakness - fine But silence was golden, now it’s divine You mocked the quiet, now it shakes the floor I prayed in pain - He kicked open the door Chains on rhythm, scars in key If I fall tonight, let the chords bury me In the booth where I broke, in the truth where I bled And in the light where my gospel echo’s still read [Epilogue] And if I vanish… Let it be like incense Rising in silence To the only One Who ever really heard me.