Intro (Jacob Banks style – slow, gravelly, blues-soul)
(low hums, deep vocal runs over a hollow drum pattern)
I been wanderin’ through the ashes…
Prayin’ the smoke don’t choke my name…
Every road I take got chains on it…
But I walk that pain the same…
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Verse 1 (Jacob Banks – storytelling, soul)
The night been callin’ me heavy,
Demons sittin’ in the pews,
Mama said “don’t let ‘em test you,
boy, the world gon’ pick and choose.”
I done bled inside the silence,
Carved my name into the rain,
If tomorrow don’t forgive me,
Then I’ll stand inside the flame.
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Pre-Chorus (Banks, soft build)
Ohhh, the shadows lean closer,
Whispers in the dark, pullin’ me lower,
But I—still rise like a soldier,
I ain’t fallin’ over…
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Hook (Mario Judah – dramatic, soaring)
🔥 I’M BURIED IN FIRE—
SCREAMING, BUT I’M STILL ALIVE!
THE HEAVENS CAN’T DENY ME—
WHEN A MONSTER HAS TO SURVIVE!
I WON’T DIE QUIET,
NO, I WON’T DIE QUIET!
TEAR MY HEART OUT, TEAR MY HEART OUT—
BUT I’M STILL DEFYING! 🔥
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Verse 2 (Banks, smoother – melodic soul)
Every scar’s a scripture,
Every wound a choir,
They tried to steal my spirit,
But they couldn’t kill desire.
Hands raised to the ceiling,
Weight pressed on my chest,
If the storm gon’ drag me under,
Let me drown fightin’ my best.
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Bridge (Judah – operatic, shouted over rock guitars)
YEAHHHHH—
CHAIN ME, BREAK ME,
HATE WON’T TAKE ME!
CALL ME CRAZY—
BUT THE DARKNESS MADE ME!
ALL THESE VOICES,
ALL THESE VOICES!
SINGIN’ LIKE DEMONS,
BUT I STILL GOT CHOICES!
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Hook (Judah + Banks together – call & response)
(Mario Judah)
🔥 I’M BURIED IN FIRE—
(Jacob Banks, soulful harmony)
Still alive, still alive…
(Mario Judah)
SCREAMING TO THE SKY—
(Jacob Banks)
I won’t die, I won’t die…
(Both)
THE HEAVENS CAN’T DENY ME,
WHEN A MONSTER HAS TO SURVIVE!
I WON’T DIE QUIET,
NO, I WON’T DIE QUIET!
TEAR MY HEART OUT, TEAR MY HEART OUT—
BUT I’M STILL DEFYING!
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Breakdown (Banks – whispered grit, then Judah explodes)
(Banks)
The silence is louder than war…
But I carried my sins to the door…
If tomorrow don’t come,
Let the world know I fought—
Let the world know I fought…
(Judah screams over crashing drums)
🔥 LET THE WORLD KNOW I FOUUUUUGHT! 🔥
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Final Hook (Full choir backing both voices)
🔥 I’M BURIED IN FIRE—
SCREAMING, BUT I’M STILL ALIVE!
THE HEAVENS CAN’T DENY ME—
WHEN A MONSTER HAS TO SURVIVE!
I WON’T DIE QUIET,
NO, I WON’T DIE QUIET!
TEAR MY HEART OUT, TEAR MY HEART OUT—
BUT I’M STILL DEFYING!
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Outro (Jacob Banks – soft fade)
(mournful hums, fading guitar strings)
I been wanderin’ through the ashes…
But the flame still knows my name…
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