Intro — spoken, three wooden knocks] Lantern Keepers—gather close. Don’t just feel the fire. Ask what it’s showing you. Mind awake. Roots deep. Let’s go. [Verse 1 — raspy male lead, rhythmic] Wake up the mind, let the old thoughts break, Test every voice, every claim, every take. Truth can take questions; it don’t need disguise, Bring it to the Word, let it stand in the light. Not every bright spark is a flame from above, Not every loud voice is speaking in love. So I pause, I pray, let the Spirit make clear: What grows good fruit is what I want near. [Pre-Chorus — female lead] Wisdom in my thinking, mercy in my speech, Faith that keeps on walking, truth that I can reach. If the root is living, let the whole tree show— By the fruit we carry, let the whole world know. [Chorus — duet, full anthem] Mind awake! Roots deep! Let the good fruit grow! Love, joy, peace—let the whole heart know! Patience, kindness, goodness—let it show! Faithful, gentle, self-controlled! Mind awake! Roots deep! Let the light break through! Renew my thoughts; make my spirit true! We don’t just hear it—we live what we know! Mind awake! Roots deep! Let the good fruit grow! [Post-Chorus — crowd chant] Think it through! Pray it through! Hold to what is good and true! Lanterns up! Let it show! Mind awake! Let the fruit grow! [Verse 2 — Bronx drill cadence, grounded and clear] I won’t trade discernment for a fear-filled claim, I won’t call it wisdom just because it sounds strange. Search the roots, check the source, see the fruit on the branch; Truth holds up in the light when you give it a chance. Knowledge without love can turn sharp as a blade; Faith without action is a promise delayed. So I learn, then I serve; let my hands make it plain— If the truth changed my heart, let it change how I live. [Pre-Chorus — female lead, rising harmonies] Wisdom in my thinking, mercy in my speech, Faith that keeps on walking, truth that I can reach. If the root is living, let the whole tree show— By the fruit we carry, let the whole world know. [Chorus — duet, bigger drums] Mind awake! Roots deep! Let the good fruit grow! Love, joy, peace—let the whole heart know! Patience, kindness, goodness—let it show! Faithful, gentle, self-controlled! Mind awake! Roots deep! Let the light break through! Renew my thoughts; make my spirit true! We don’t just hear it—we live what we know! Mind awake! Roots deep! Let the good fruit grow! [Bridge — half-time, hand drums and cello] Let love be the reason we speak what is true. Let joy hold its ground when the hard days come through. Let peace guard the heart; let patience grow strong. Let kindness keep reaching when the road feels long. Goodness in our choices, faithfulness that stays, Gentleness with power, self-control through the days. A mind made new, a heart made whole— Let the Spirit grow good fruit from the soul. [Breakdown — spoken rhythm over drums] Read it. Think it. Pray it. Live it. Check the root— Then bear the fruit! [Final Chorus — full choir, drums and crowd chants] Mind awake! Roots deep! Let the good fruit grow! Love, joy, peace—let the whole heart know! Patience, kindness, goodness—let it show! Faithful, gentle, self-controlled! Mind awake! Roots deep! Let the light break through! Renew our thoughts; make our spirit true! We don’t just hear it—we live what we know! Mind awake! Roots deep! Let the good fruit grow! [Final chant — crowd and choir] Think it through! Pray it through! Hold to what is good and true! Lanterns up! Let it show! Mind awake! Let the fruit grow! [Outro — drums fall away] Let the mind wake up. Let the roots grow deep. Let the life we live be the truth we keep. [Final whisper] One love. One family. One journey. Bear good fruit.
