OUT OF THE BOAT

Intro (low strings, distant choir)
Black water breathing under broken light
Wind like a verdict in my mind
Then through the storm, steady and wild
You said, “Come”
And I stepped into the night

Verse 1
I was safe where the boards were nailed tight
Faith asleep in familiar lines
Watching waves crash against the call
I could worship from a distance
I could pray but never fall

I saw You standing where men drown
Fire in Your eyes, no solid ground
Every rule I knew broke in two
One step forward, nothing to lose

Pre-Chorus
Between belief and what I knew
I left the boat and followed You

Chorus
I walked on what should’ve swallowed me
Held by a promise I could barely see
But when I listened to the wind, not You
The water learned my name
And pulled me through

I was standing on faith, staring at fear
Hands lifted high, then reaching for air
I didn’t sink because You weren’t there
I sank when I forgot
Who called me out of the boat

Verse 2
The storm didn’t change, my focus did
I counted waves, ignored Your face
I trusted sight, I trusted sense
And doubt became the depth I faced

Fear spoke loud, it sounded right
Measured the sea instead of light

Pre-Chorus 2
Eyes on the tide, not on the word
I lost my grip on what I heard

Bridge (half-time, heavy)
It wasn’t the waves, it wasn’t the night
It wasn’t the storm or lack of sight
It was the moment I trusted my fear
More than the voice that drew me near

Final Chorus (anthem)
I’ll walk again on impossible seas
I’ll fix my eyes where hope still bleeds
Let the wind scream lies in my ear
Your voice is louder, Your hand is near

If I start to fall, I know the truth
You never let go, You pull me through
I don’t stand by sight, I stand by faith
You are the fire beneath the waves

Outro (choir)
Still water remembers where doubt pulled me down
But grace remembers the day I stepped out

Heavy metal anthem with orchestral fire, crushing riffs, rising faith, storm-driven build, and a massive defiant chorus.