[Intro – Spoken, over fast, distorted synth and rapid hi-hats, with a rising, cinematic piano underneath] Yo. In the beginning, there was nothing. No light. No sound. No hope. Then there was a breath. A choice. Man who decided to start again. This is Genesis. The beginning. My beginning. Let's go. [Verse 1 – Double-time, breathless, aggressive] In the beginning, I was born into the dark No light in the room, no fire, no spark Just a mother who tried to end it before it began Father who ran before I could stand But I'm still here, Still breathing, I'm alive I'm the proof that a beginning doesn't define the life Let there be light, that's what I said to myself When I looked in the mirror and saw nothing but death In my eyes, my soul, my chest, my head Decided right then I would write my own instead Started from the void, from the nothing, the dust I built a man from the ashes, I built a man I could trust Genesis, chapter one, verse one, first line I'm the author of my story, and the story is mine [Chorus – Fast, pounding, anthemic] Genesis, the beginning, the start The first beat of a brand new heart Genesis, from the darkness to the light From the nothing to the fight Genesis, Wrote my own name In the book of the fire, book of the flame Genesis, I began again Never go back to where I've been [Verse 2 – Faster, harder, double-time] In the beginning, there was chaos and void I took the chaos and I turned it to joy Took the void and I filled it with hope The pain and I learned how to cope Let there be light, I said to the sky The light came down and it opened my eyes Saw the path that I needed to take Man that I needed to make From the dust of the past, ash of the old built a new story, new tale to be told Genesis, the creation of me The man I was born to be, finally free Not the boy who was broken, Not the son of the pain I'm the father of five, I'm the one who broke the chain Genesis, the first page of the book And I'm writing it now, so take a good look [Chorus – Fast, pounding, anthemic] Genesis, the beginning, the start First beat of a brand new heart Genesis, from the darkness to the light From the nothing to the fight Genesis, I wrote my own name In the book of the fire, book of the flame Genesis, I began again And I'll never go back to where I've been [Bridge – Stripped back, slow, vulnerable, fast heartbeat underneath] God said, "Let there be light." And there was light. And I said, "Let there be me." And there was a man. Been through the fire and the flood Through the darkness and the blood Lost everything and found it again Man who had started from nothing and built a new name Genesis, the beginning of the rest of my life Beginning of the man who survived the knife That was cutting his soul, cutting his heart Genesis, the beginning of a brand new start [Verse 3 – Triple-time, frantic, aggressive, breaking] I've been through the void, I've been through the deep The promises I couldn't keep Losses, the grief, the pain Through the sunshine, The rain But I'm still here, standing, still breathing, still free I'm the author of the man I was born to be Genesis, the first word, the first breath The first step I took away from death I chose to live, To fight Walk into the light Write a different story Story of hope, story of glory Not glory of fame, not glory of gold But glory of living, of being bold Enough to start again, enough to begin Genesis, the chapter where I finally win [Verse 4 – Fastest, breathless, chaotic, raw, triumphant] So if you're in the darkness, if you're in the void If you're in the nothing, feel destroyed Remember Genesis, the start Remember the beat of a brand new heart You can begin again, start today Write a new story, find a new way Genesis, the power is yours Open the locks, Open the doors To be the creator of your own life Put down the pain and put down the knife Genesis, from the ashes we rise Genesis, look into your own eyes And say, "Let there be light." And there will be light. And you will be the man who survived the night. [Final Chorus – Intense, layered, triumphant] Genesis, the beginning, the start First beat of a brand new heart Genesis, from the darkness to the light From the nothing to the fight Genesis, I wrote my own name In the book of the fire, in the book of the flame Genesis, I began again And I'll never go back to where I've been I'll never go back [Outro – Spoken, over fading beat, voice steady, powerful] Genesis. The beginning. Not the beginning of the world. The beginning of me. The man I chose to become. Fought to become. The man I am. From the void, from the darkness, from the nothing I built a life. Family. I built a future. Genesis. Chapter one. And I'm still writing. Every day. Every breath. Every bar. Genesis. Starts with me. Today. Starts now. And it never ends. Never.
