[Intro — whispered, phone notification ambience] Alarm goes off. Screen lights up. Everybody’s talking. But not yet. [Verse 1 — tight, rhythmic] 6 a.m., blue light Phone face-up, first fight Thumb says, “Check it.” Heart says, “Wait.” Who got angry? Who got famous? Who got rich? Who got saved? Before I let a thousand voices Tell me what today should be I need the One who made me To tell me who to be [Pre-Chorus — building] Before the feed Before the fear Before their voices Fill my ears One Word One truth One voice I choose [Chorus — big, explosive] WORD BEFORE WORLD TRUTH BEFORE NOISE Before I hear what they say I wanna hear Your voice WORD BEFORE WORLD GRACE BEFORE SHAME Before the world can name me I remember what You say I know who I am I know whose I am WORD BEFORE WORLD [Verse 2 — more personal] Some mornings I wake up Already feeling behind Comparing my whole life To somebody else's highlight I see what I don't have I replay what I did wrong And before I even get up The battle's already on So I reach for something deeper Than a screen inside my hand I open up Your Word And let You tell me who I am [Pre-Chorus — building] Before the feed Before the fear Before their voices Fill my ears One Word One truth One voice I choose [Chorus — bigger] WORD BEFORE WORLD TRUTH BEFORE NOISE Before I hear what they say I wanna hear Your voice WORD BEFORE WORLD GRACE BEFORE SHAME Before the world can name me I remember what You say I know who I am I know whose I am WORD BEFORE WORLD [Bridge — half-time, intimate] They can tell me I'm not enough They can tell me I have failed They can build a thousand labels Try to put me in a box But they don't get the first word They don't get the final say The Father speaks. I listen. [Breakdown — escalating] Before the phone— WORD. Before the feed— WORD. Before the fear— WORD. Before the world tells me who I am— WORD. BEFORE. WORLD. [Final Chorus — massive] WORD BEFORE WORLD TRUTH BEFORE NOISE Before I hear what they say I wanna hear Your voice WORD BEFORE WORLD GRACE BEFORE SHAME Before the world can name me I remember what You say I know who I am I know whose I am I don't need the world to tell me WORD BEFORE WORLD [Outro — stripped down] Before I scroll... I pray. Before I listen... I read. Before the world speaks— Your Word.
