(Intro)
(A single, distorted guitar riff. A "stomp-stomp-clap" beat begins. Your vocal is tight and rhythmic.)
Shattered memory...
Tragic past...
I just can't put the blame on it any more.
(Beat kicks in harder)
I've relived it many a times
Been standing on the bridge of hope...
Connecting the past and the future...
But the bridge is at an end.
(Pre-Chorus)
(Music swells! Drums build into a "four-on-the-floor" dance beat.)
With the Lord's help
I have battled my strongholds!
(Ad-lib: That have held me back!)
Help from friends
Who have given me a new perspective!
(Ad-lib: I'm stepping forward!)
I have come to the end of the bridge...
And I'm NOT lookin' back!
(Chorus - The "Hitmaker" Explosion)
(Everything in! Full Pop-Rock Banger!)
GET BEHIND ME SATAN!
You belong with my past!
NOT TODAY AND NOT TOMORROW
Will I battle with the demons who have harmed me!
The Lord is my Shepherd
He leads me on the right path!
So GET BEHIND ME SATAN!
I won't stray!
(Verse 2)
(Groove is still driving. Vocals are "salty" and confident.)
Money can't buy happiness
Just the love of a neighbor
Whom I've never met
And their persistence... (Ad-lib: To help those in need...)
...Has made all the difference.
I am gratitude.
I am strength.
I am done with the old you.
(Pre-Chorus)
(Music swells again! Even bigger!)
With the Lord's help
I have battled my strongholds!
(Ad-lib: They have no power here!)
I have come to the end of the bridge...
And I'm NOT lookin' back!
(Chorus - The "Hitmaker" Explosion)
(Bigger! More vocals! Cymbals crashing!)
GET BEHIND ME SATAN!
You belong with my past!
NOT TODAY AND NOT TOMORROW
Will I battle with the demons who have harmed me!
The Lord is my Shepherd
He leads me on the right path!
So GET BEHIND ME SATAN!
I won't stray!
(Bridge - The "Hitmaker" Declaration)
(Music drops to just drums and a bass pulse. You're speaking this, with "Holy Spirit healin'" intensity.)
Shattered memory.
Tragic past.
I have come a long way.
(Beat starts to build... "stomp-clap" returns...)
My gratitude is all I have.
My journey is not quite done.
I'm stepping forward!
(Ad-lib: Stepping forward!)
I'm stepping forward!
(Ad-lib: Stepping forward!)
TOWARDS A NEW FUTURE!
(Final Chorus - The Climax)
(The biggest explosion of the song! All instruments, all vocals!)
GET BEHIND ME SATAN!
You belong with my past!
NOT TODAY AND NOT TOMORROW
Will I battle with the demons who have harmed me!
The Lord is my Shepherd
He leads me on the right path!
So GET BEHIND ME SATAN!
I won't stray!
(Outro)
(Music slams to a stop on the final word.)
I'm stepping forward.
(Guitar riff fades.)
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