[Title: MADNESS BECAME GLADNESS] [Intro — Footsteps on Wooden Floor, Warm Piano, Clean Electric Guitar] [Female Lead — Playful, Confident] You liked the dancing? You liked the show? Well, I've got Good News I think you ought to know! [Verse 1 — THE DANCER] You said, "Girl, you sure can dance!" Then asked me what I'm talking about. You loved the way I filled the room Till the Good News started pouring out. Who taught me how to face a crowd? Who taught me how to stand? You saw the years inside my feet, But missed the treasure in these hands. You called it boldness on the stage, Then madness when I spoke. But I didn't change between the songs— So tell me, what got broke? [Chorus — Full Band, Joyful Female Lead] WHAT CHANGED? MADNESS BECAME GLADNESS! YOU MAD? You loved the dance, Now hear the Word! Is it the Gospel That got you stirred? CAN YOU SEE I CAN'T CONTAIN IT? This joy is running free! The treasure's in this vessel, But the glory isn't me! [Verse 2 — HARMONY AND ALIGNMENT — Rolling Piano, Driving Bass] I hear the music, feel the rhythm, Every note is running free. My thoughts and feet in harmony, The melody moves through me. One foot starts tapping, Another finds the beat. The whole room comes in alignment— An explosion of HAPPY FEET! No bottle in my hand, No permission from the crowd. The music finds its harmony, And suddenly the joy gets loud! But when I stand and speak of Jesus, Why do your eyes begin to spin? You loved the music in this vessel— What's the trouble with what's within? [Break — Band Stops, Single Chain Rattles] [Female Lead — Clear, Amused] SHHHHHH! I THINK I HEAR CHAINS RATTLING! [Chorus — Guitars, Organ, Saxophone] WHAT CHANGED? MADNESS BECAME GLADNESS! YOU MAD? You loved the dance, Now hear the Word! Is it the Gospel That got you stirred? CAN YOU SEE I CAN'T CONTAIN IT? This joy is running free! The treasure's in this vessel, But the glory isn't me! [Verse 3 — THE RECORD — Gritty, Building] Festus heard the words of Paul, Said his learning made him mad. Paul spoke truth and soberness— What a witness that man had! Why does the Good News rub you raw? What makes you turn away? The Word can pierce the thoughts and heart— What did you hear me say? There's warfare written in the members, There's a battle with the flesh. But Christ has risen from the dead— And life is what we preach! He died for sins, was buried, Rose again the third day. I'm not asking you to praise the dancer— I'm telling you the Way! [Instrumental — Soaring Saxophone and Electric Guitar, Rolling Piano] [Bridge — THE VESSEL — Quiet, Then Rising] These feet were trained for dancing, These hands were trained for grace. But no amount of dancing Can put salvation in its place. My members are His instruments, My body's not my own. I'm speaking of my Saviour, Who sits upon the throne! You watched me move in harmony, Now hear my testimony. The music didn't save my soul— JESUS CHRIST ALONE! [Breakdown — Handclaps, Piano, Dancing Footsteps] [Female Lead — Rhythmic, Joyful] You hear the rhythm? I hear the harmony! You see the movement? I feel the melody! The whole room finds alignment— [Full Band Explodes] HAPPY FEET! [Final Chorus — Triumphant Female Lead, Full Band and Gospel Harmonies] WHAT CHANGED? MADNESS BECAME GLADNESS! YOU MAD? You saw the dancer, Now hear the Saviour! The Good News running through this vessel— CAN YOU SEE I CAN'T CONTAIN IT? My mourning turned to dancing, My heart is full of praise! The joy is overflowing— And I'm lifting up HIS NAME! [Outro — Saxophone Fades, Piano and Footsteps Remain] [Female Lead — Sung, Strong and Clear] You watched the ballerina, You heard her testimony. The vessel carries treasure— And Christ receives the glory. JESUS IS THE LORD
