[Mood: Uplifting, powerful, communal, resilient]
[Verse 1 - Based on Watts]
[Organ swell intro, steady soulful beat kicks in]
[Lead Vocal] Brothers, sisters, can you feel it? Somethin' deep inside!
More than ritual, more than dogma, nowhere left to hide!
[Backing Vocals] Ooh, feel the Spirit!
[Lead Vocal] It's that fire of connection, that intuitive spark!
Lighting up the pathway, leadin' us out of the dark!
[Backing Vocals] Shinin' bright!
[Lead Vocal] Every tradition whispers, if you listen low and deep
There's a common wellspring, promises to keep!
[Chorus - Gospel Style]
[Fuller sound, driving rhythm, call and response potential]
[All] BEHOLD THE SPIRIT! [Lead] Yeah! [All] Deep inside you KNOW!
[All] From the WORST of the past, the BEST futures gonna GROW!
[All] DARKNESS can't drive out DARKNESS! [Lead] No, it can't! [All] HATE won't make HATE CEASE!
[All] Only LIGHT! (Lead) Oh, the Light! [All] Only LOVE! [Lead] Sweet Love! [All] Bring the SOUL RELEASE!
[Verse 2 - Based on Past/Future Quote]
[Beat continues strong, lead vocal more impassioned]
[Lead Vocal] Some folks walk among us, wearin' battle scars!
Been down in the valley, prayed beneath the stars!
[Backing Vocals] Been down low!
[Lead Vocal] Pain taught 'em lessons, comfort never could!
Now they're building mansions where only ashes stood!
[Backing Vocals] Buildin' high!
[Lead Vocal] They survived the midnight hour, now the dawn is theirs to make!
Freedom rings within them, for goodness gracious sake!
[Chorus - Gospel Style]
[Even more energy, ad-libs]
[All] BEHOLD THE SPIRIT! [Lead] Can you feel it now?! [All] Deep inside you KNOW!
[All] From the WORST of the past, the BEST futures gonna GROW! [Lead] Yes, they will!
[All] DARKNESS can't drive out DARKNESS! [Lead] No, no, no! [All] HATE won't make HATE CEASE!
[All] Only LIGHT! [Lead] Shine Your light! [All] Only LOVE! [Lead] Give us love! [All] Bring the SOUL RELEASE!
[Bridge - Based on MLK Quote]
[Tempo might pull back slightly, more focus on harmony and lead vocal intensity]
[Lead Vocal] You can't fight hatred with hatred, child, it only feeds the flame!
[Backing Vocals] Feed the flame!
[Lead Vocal] Gotta rise above it, call upon a different name!
[Backing Vocals] Call the name!
[Lead Vocal] The name is LOVE! [Backing: Love!] The force is LIGHT! [Backing: Light!]
[Lead Vocal] Gonna push back the darkness, gonna make everything right!
[Outro - Gospel Style]
[Repetitive chant, building, clapping, ad-libs]
Only Light! [Backing: Drive out darkness!]
Only Love! [Backing: Drive out hate!]
Bring release! [Backing: It's not too late!]
Oh, the Spirit! [Backing: Feel the Spirit!]
Let it grow! [Backing: Watch it grow!]
[Fade out with organ, final vocal flourish "Releeeease!"]
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