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