[Verse]
Pain in the marrow, shadow in the soul,
Heart heavy like an anvil, filling up the hole.
Depression ain't the devil, it's the hammer on the stone,
God carving out a king from a boy left alone.
[Chorus]
Test in the spirit, fire in the chest,
Breaking down the weak to reveal the blessed.
Ain't no middle road, it's the straight or the bend,
He sharpens up the sword so the war never ends.
[Verse 2]
Lonely nights, tears soaking through the sheets,
Every fall a lesson, every wound repeats.
Tired young, weight stacked on the frame,
Pressure cooks a diamond, ain't no shame in the game.
[Bridge]
Bruised knees praying, echoes in the dark,
Every scar a map, every trial a mark.
Building up the faith, tearing down the pride,
Boy into a man, with the Lord as the guide.
[Chorus]
Test in the spirit, fire in the chest,
Breaking down the weak to reveal the blessed.
Ain't no middle road, it's the straight or the bend,
He sharpens up the sword so the war never ends.
[Verse 3]
Broken but alive, walking through the storm,
The flesh feeling torn, but the spirit being born.
Lonely ain't forever, it's the forge for the fight,
He builds a soldier in the silence of the night.