Valley of the Dark

[Verse 1]
Sweat in my eyes
Hands still shake from the nights I cried
Every scar on my skin keeps screaming
Every memory a loop of me bleeding
Mama said “pray”
I said “how when the heaven feel far away?”
Heart full of rage in a broken chest
Still I’m yelling Your name from the emptiness (yeah)
[Chorus]
Through the valley of the dark, I’m walking
Bare feet on the glass, still talking
To the God that I can’t yet see
But I feel You all around me
In the agony, in the abyss, I’m reaching
Every wound on my soul, still leaking
But I’m holding to the promise I breathe
There’s a light at the end, I believe (I believe)
[Verse 2]
Black-out room
Shadows on the wall say I’m doomed
Trauma in my lungs, can’t exhale
But Your word cut chains like a jail cell rail
I was this close to the grave one winter
Cold on my tongue, taste bitter
Then a whisper in the static in my chest
“Child, you’re mine, take one more step”
[Chorus]
Through the valley of the dark, I’m walking
Bare feet on the glass, still talking
To the God that I can’t yet see
But I feel You all around me
In the agony, in the abyss, I’m reaching
Every wound on my soul, still leaking
But I’m holding to the promise I breathe
There’s a light at the end, I believe (I believe)
[Bridge]
Yeah, I’ve suffered
Yeah, I’ve bled
Laid on the floor with a war in my head
But You turned my terror to a war cry shout
“I’m still here, and I’m climbing out” (hey!)
Hands to the sky with the darkness loud
Still I praise through the pain, through the doubt
If my fear is a fire, let it burn this sin
Let the smoke clear way so Your light breaks in
[Chorus]
Through the valley of the dark, I’m walking
Bare feet on the glass, still talking
To the God that I can’t yet see
But I feel You all around me
In the agony, in the abyss, I’m reaching
Every wound on my soul, still leaking
But I’m holding to the promise I breathe
There’s a light at the end, I believe
Yeah, the light at the end, I believe
God, You’re all around, I believe (I believe)

rap, Aggressive rap-rock gospel: distorted guitars on a half-time stomp, 808-weighted kick, and live snares. Male vocals: raw, shouted hooks with melodic grit in the chorus, double-time rap in the verse. Big gang vocals on title line, subtle organ drones under the bridge. Energy climbs from tense verse to cathartic, fists-up outro., rock, light, gospel