[INTRO]
(Clean guitar, single notes, reverb-drenched, tempo 140 BPM)
Spoken/whispered:
"For the word of God is living and active... sharper than any two-edged sword."

[VERSE 1]
(Clean tone, palm-muted, building tension)
I was dead in my transgressions
Walking in the counsel of the wicked
Standing in the path of sinners
Sitting in the seat of scoffers
"Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked... but his delight is in the law of the Lord.
I planted myself by streams that ran dry
Chaff in the wind, burning inside
My heart was deceitful above all things
Desperately sick, and I couldn't see

[PRE-CHORUS]
(Guitars start to crunch, drums enter with toms)
And I cried out in the night
When the shadow of death covered me
I feared evil, I feared the valley

[CHORUS]
(Full distortion, double-kick drums, screaming vocals layered over clean)
YOU PREPARE A TABLE BEFORE ME
IN THE PRESENCE OF MY ENEMIES
YOU ANOINT MY HEAD WITH OIL
MY CUP OVERFLOWS!
"Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me."
(Guitar break, feedback squeal)

[VERSE 2]
(Half-time, heavy drop-tuned riff, spoken word over music)
I came to Jesus weary and burdened
Looking for rest for my soul
But I built my house on sand
And the rain came down
"Everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock."
The winds blew, the floods rose
And the house fell with a great crash
I was a whitewashed tomb
Beautiful outside, full of dead men's bones

[BRIDGE — BREAKDOWN]
(Ambient guitars, distant drums, intimate vocal)
But while we were still sinners
While we were still sinners
While we were still sinners
(Pause—single snare hit)
Christ died for us.
"But God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us."

[BUILD — POST-BRIDGE]
(Guitars swell, layered, delay pedals)
For I am convinced
Neither death nor life
Neither angels nor demons
Neither the present nor the future
(Vocals begin to strain, crack with emotion)
Nor any powers, nor height nor depth
Nor anything else in all creation

[FINAL CHORUS]
(Maximum intensity, gang vocals, octave chords)
WILL BE ABLE TO SEPARATE US
FROM THE LOVE OF GOD
THAT IS IN CHRIST JESUS OUR LORD!
"I am convinced that neither death nor life... will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord."
(Musical chaos—feedback, cymbals crashing, then sudden stop)

[OUTRO]
(Single clean guitar, harmonics, whispered)
"Behold, I am making all things new."
(Faint organ/synth pad)
"He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away."
(Guitar fades to silence)
"Surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."
