Book of Fire

[Verse 1]
Republican or democrat?
Doesn’t matter anymore.
If the room gets split,
then the enemy wins the war.
Christian brothers and sisters,
put the pride on the floor.
I see signs in the smoke,
I see trouble at the door.
Kids with hollow eyes,
mamas crying through the night.
We been playing church games
while the world burns out of sight.
[Pre-Chorus]
Look up now
the signs are moving fast.
Hands up now
we ain’t built to last.
Wake up now
before the window shuts.
Hear me now
He’s calling all of us.
[Chorus]
Come together, come together (come together)
Brothers, sisters, come together (come together)
We gotta move as one
before the fire gets closer.
Come together, come together (come together)
Jesus, keep us standing closer
[Verse 2]
I’m begging y’all to see
what’s written in the dust.
Greed got a chokehold,
and fear done buried trust.
But mercy still be knocking
on the hardest heart in town.
If we put the cross first,
then the walls come down.
No more pointing fingers,
no more holy pride.
There’s a storm on the horizon,
ain’t no place to hide.
[Pre-Chorus]
Look up now
the signs are moving fast.
Hands up now
we ain’t built to last.
Wake up now
before the window shuts.
Hear me now
He’s calling all of us.
[Chorus]
Come together, come together (come together)
Brothers, sisters, come together (come together)
We gotta move as one
before the fire gets closer.
Come together, come together (come together)
Jesus, keep us standing closer
[Bridge]
If the trumpet sounds tonight,
will you stand or run?
If the books get opened up,
will He know your love?
Trade the grudge for grace
trade the rage for prayer.
One body, one blood,
meet me there.
[Chorus]
Come together, come together (come together)
Brothers, sisters, come together (come together)
We gotta move as one
before the fire gets closer.
Come together, come together (come together)
Jesus, keep us standing closer

Southern trap with a 70 BPM half-time bounce, skittering hats, rattling 808s, and moody choir pads; verse stays sparse with dry snaps and a low organ drone, pre-chorus strips to handclaps and a tense vocal chant, chorus hits with stacked gang vocals and a deep sub drop on the hook word. Male vocals, close-mic verses, shouted doubles on the hook, delay throws on key lines, vinyl crackle and reversed swells into each section, bright punchy mix with a grimy low end.