[Intro] [murmuring][overlapping][tense] Nah pride ain't the problem— Man listen to the text— [spoken][calm][center stage] Peace. Let the words settle first. [Chorus] [powerful][soulful][wide] Pride defiled the vessel, brought the spirit low Dulled the eyes and ears, cut off the holy flow Honor lifts the humble, that's the only throne Uphold the broken heart, that's how the seed is grown [Verse 1] [raspy][gritty][intense][close mic] Pride ain't just a attitude, it's a poison in the frame Shaphel means brought low, it's a warning not a game Man's pride will drag him down, Word already said it plain While the humble spirit rises, walkin' clean up out the flame Pride don't stay in behavior, it reach into the soul Deafen up the inner ear until you lose control Eyes go dim to Spirit-sight, heart get thick like stone Shaphel comin' for the proud — you brought low or you're thrown [Break] [spoken][calm][dry] Shaphel — root of descent. Not punishment. Gravity. What rises without root falls by its own weight. [Verse 2] [smooth][confident][laid-back] Shaphal is the posture, not the insult, understand Low before the throne is how a real king takes his stand David danced Shaphal, said it made him even more Humble spirit catch the rain that pride keep shuttin' the door See the proud stay dry, brittle, brutish, unaware Callin' it strength but it's just static in the air I'll take the low room, I'll take the servant's chair 'Cause Shaphal is the door that pride don't know is there [Break] [spoken][calm][dry] Shaphal is not weakness. It is the shape a vessel takes to be filled. [Verse 3] [soulful][melancholic][reverb][half-sung] Tamak is the promise when you finally lay it down He don't leave you shaphel, He don't leave you on the ground Tamak means He grabs you, holds the weight so you don't drown Sustains the humble spirit, turns the whisper into sound Pride can't access Tamak, pride don't bend enough to hold Grip too tight on self to feel another hand take hold But the meek get held up, get carried, get consoled That's the trade — you drop the pride, He picks you up tenfold [Bridge] [overlapping][building][intense] Voice 1: I'm tellin' you it dulls you— Voice 2: —heavy, thick, no use to Him— Voice 3: —carnal, earthbound, cut off from the wind— [spoken][calm] Scholar: Barbaric to the voice He speaks in. [powerful][center stage][all voices] Brutish. Resistant. Unaware of His ways. Puffed up for a fall — that's the divine dismantle. [Outro] [soft][emotional][echo] Defiled vessel can't carry what it's called to carry Dull spirit, heavy spirit, no room left to tarry Earthbound eyes can't see it, earthbound ears won't hear it Void of revelation 'cause you built a wall to fear it [**choir swell**] [whisper][fade out] Shaphel... Shaphal... Tamak... low... humble... upheld... the dismantle comes for pride but honor holds the meek [**silence**]
