Rooted Soul

(Heavy, distorted guitar riff, driving drum and bass intro)
Verse 1
I walked the wide road, saw the smoke and mirrors
The whispers told me, "Join the joke, forget your fears"
They built a stage for scoffers, chairs arranged in a crooked line
But I won't take a seat among the judges of a world that's dying
Pre-Chorus
No easy path, no spiritual autopilot
Just the Law of the LORD, etched on my mind
It’s the compass when the air is thick and loud
Meditate on the truth, day and night, standing out from the crowd
Chorus
I'm a rooted soul, planted by the living stream
Filtered from the dirt, flourishing inside the dream
When the drought comes hard, the wicked wither on the vine
My leaf won't fade, my season's fruit is mine
Yeah, everything I do, it prospers, it's alive.

(Post-Chorus - Drum and bass breakdown)
Verse 2
You think you're solid, you're just dust, a hurricane's delight
Blown away like chaff when the spotlight hits the night
There's no foundation, no rock to stand on in the final call
You can't stand tall when the righteous rise and you're destined to fall
Chorus
I'm a rooted soul, planted by the living stream
Filtered from the dirt, flourishing inside the dream
When the drought comes hard, the wicked wither on the vine
My leaf won't fade, my season's fruit is mine
Yeah, everything I do, it prospers, it's alive.
Bridge
'Cause the LORD, He sees the landscape, knows the two distinct roads
He charts the righteous path, bearing all their heavy loads
But the way of the wicked, it's already set to burn
A fleeting story you can never unlearn.

(Guitar Solo - Emotional, soaring, then heavy/crunchy)
Chorus
I'm a rooted soul, planted by the living stream
Filtered from the dirt, flourishing inside the dream
When the drought comes hard, the wicked wither on the vine
My leaf won't fade, my season's fruit is mine
Yeah, everything I do, it prospers, it's alive.
Outro
The way of the wicked... it perishes.

(Repeat and fade out on a sustained, distorted chord)

Alternative rock