Soul

Mm… (oh)

Breath slow… stand still… (ah)

Noise in the streets, smoke in the air

Promises thin, truth stripped bare

I don’t shout, I don’t break

I choose my steps, I feel my weight

Steel in my spine, calm in my eye

I don’t bend low, I don’t deny

When the storm takes its toll

I answer firm with my soul

Soul… hold the line, stay whole

Soul… steady, deep, in control

Soul… when the dark takes hold

I rise, I rise with my soul

(Oh—my soul)

(Ah—my soul)

Static screams for blood and blame

Crowds chase heat, I keep my flame

Focused heart, decisive hand

I plant my feet, I take my stand

No fear to feed, no lie to sell

I know the cost, I wear it well

Through the pressure and pull

I move with force, I move with soul

Soul… hold the line, stay whole

Soul… steady, deep, in control

Soul… when the dark takes hold

I rise, I rise with my soul

(Oh—my soul)

(Ah—my soul)

Hum low… (mm)

We are not the noise, we are the tone

One breath… (ah)

Centered now, unshaken stone

From the quiet comes the goal

Power born of a patient soul

Stay calm—(stay calm)

Stand tall—(stand tall)

Eyes clear—(eyes clear)

Through it all—(through it all)

Soul… hold the line, stay whole

Soul… fire held in self-control

Soul… hear the choir call

I rise, I rise—above it all

Soul… (my soul)

Soul… (my soul)

Mm… (oh)

Still strong… still whole… soul.