Ahad Under Stone - Bilal

[Intro] Footsteps on a shining road Laughter far above the clouds A door of light swings open And the world grows soft and loud [Verse 1] Bilal, under burning air No shadow left to hold The desert pressed on open skin And tore through bone and soul His ribs were cages breaking His breath fell thin and slow But in the dark behind his eyes One Name began to glow [Pre-Chorus] The stone came down like judgment Heavy as the sea It stole the sky from over him It bent the proud and free His mouth went dry with blood and dust His body cried for rest Yet deeper than the pain he knew A silver flame was pressed [Chorus] Ahad... Ahad... The one and only One Ahad... Ahad... Till the pain is done Ahad... Ahad... His heart would not let go Ahad... Ahad... Mercy to his soul [Verse 2] They piled the weight in silence To break the faith from him The heat kept licking at his face The day burned hot and grim But steel lived in his spirit Though flesh was torn apart And from a dried and shattered mouth He whispered through his heart [Pre-Chorus] The name was like a river Cutting through the night A single drop of meaning Kept his whole world bright No throne, no blade, no hatred Could empty what remained For every breath was borrowed And every breath was claimed [Chorus] Ahad... Ahad... The one and only One Ahad... Ahad... Till the pain is done Ahad... Ahad... His heart would not let go Ahad... Ahad... Mercy to his soul [Bridge] And when the world grew quiet And the dust became his veil He heard the mercy gather In the tremble of his tale The greatest One was near him Nearer than the stone So every cracked and trembling breath Still said, "You are my home" [Final Chorus] Ahad... Ahad... The one and only One Ahad... Ahad... Till the pain is done Ahad... Ahad... His heart would not let go Ahad... Ahad... Mercy to his soul [Outro] Footsteps fade in golden air Laughter soft as rain Bilal rose inside the fire And carried only Name