In the House (Stage Version)

[HOOK (Psalm 84 – invariant)] I wanna be in the house I wanna be where You are I wanna be in the house Not just close — but in Your heart Better one day in the house Than a thousand in the dark I wanna be in the house I wanna be where You are [VERSE 1 — DAVID (PALACE / POLITICAL HOUSE)] Cedar beams over my head, walls talk back Gold on the floor, still I pace this track From pasture dust to a polished throne Whole nation chanting my government name I got rest from wars, got peace in the land Enemies folded by the strength of my hand But the Ark still drift in a canvas skin While I sleep warm — something cold within How I sit plush while You stay light-packed? How the King housed but the Lord stay nomad? This palace feel loud when the night go still I won the crown but I lost the thrill So I say— [HOOK] I wanna be in the house I wanna be where You are I wanna be in the house Not just crowned — but close to Your heart [(Beat shifts. Nathan steps forward, confident.)] [VERSE 2 — NATHAN (TEMPLE / CULTIC HOUSE)] Say less, my king, that thought is clean That’s holy ambition, that’s God-dreamed Build Him a place, make it solid and tall Let the nations know where the Presence calls Stone on stone, name on the gate Let praise echo permanent, early and late A throne for God in the middle of town Put heaven on maps, pin glory down A house for the Name, a fixed location Sacred address for the congregation Yeah—do it, king, the plan is right Build Him a house worthy of His might [HOOK] I wanna be in the house I wanna be where You are I wanna be in the house Set Your throne, make it ours [(Beat cuts. Silence. Nathan freezes. Voice drops — now quoting YHWH.)] [VERSE 3 — NATHAN (DYNASTY / COVENANT HOUSE)] Wait. Word just came and it flipped the script— Did I ask for a house you could stack with bricks? I walked with you from the sheepfold gate Never slept in a house you could consecrate You won’t build Me a house—hear Me clear I’m about to build you one that outlives years I took you low, I raised you high Now your name gon’ stretch past the edge of time When your days done, I won’t forget Your seed gon’ sit where you never stepped I discipline, yeah—but I don’t depart I’m carving a kingdom, not contracting art A house not walls, not beams, not stone— A bloodline throne I call My own [HOOK] I wanna be in the house I wanna be where You are I wanna be in the house Built by the strength of Your heart [(Nathan steps back. David alone again. Beat softens. Interior.)] [VERSE 4 — DAVID (HEART / INTERIOR HOUSE)] So it was never the palace, never the plan Never the temple shaped by my hands You don’t dwell where the marble shine You been searching the marrow, reading my spine You found me muddy, found me small Found me faithful when no one called You don’t move in by brick and frame You move in slow through trust and flame If You don’t need walls to rest Your name If You don’t need crowns to rule Your reign Then search me deep, don’t pass me by Make my chest where You reside Clean this heart, make it true Build Your house inside me too [HOOK (FINAL — TRANSFIGURED)] I wanna be in the house I wanna be where You are If You dwell in the depths of me Then I’m already home — not far Better one day in the house Than a lifetime chasing stars I wanna be in the house I wanna be where You are