Intro (Low, chugging riff — half-time feel) ⸻ Verse 1 I had a road laid out in gold A voice in my head said, “Just go” I called it blessing, called it favor But I never asked whose way it was Blind eyes staring straight ahead Grip the reins, ignore the dread If God stood right in front of me Would I even lift my head? ⸻ Pre-Chorus I prayed for doors I chased the deal But conviction felt inconvenient So I called it “free will” ⸻ Chorus (Massive, anthemic) When the donkey speaks and I won’t listen When the road is blocked and I still push through If You have to break me to stop me moving Then God, do what You gotta do I don’t wanna hear You from the wreckage I don’t wanna learn it the hard way through But if pride won’t bow and fear won’t loosen Then God… make the donkey speak to me too ⸻ Verse 2 Three times warned, three times struck I beat the thing that saved my life Anger louder than obedience Fists clenched tight, knuckles white I blamed the road, blamed the weight Blamed the delay, cursed the wait Never thought the mercy in front of me Was the reason I was still alive ⸻ Pre-Chorus 2 Funny how we call it attack When heaven stands in our path Funny how we swing at grace When it refuses to let us pass ⸻ Chorus (Repeat — heavier harmony) When the donkey speaks and I won’t listen When the road is blocked and I still push through If You have to break me to stop me moving Then God, do what You gotta do I don’t wanna hear You from the wreckage I don’t wanna learn it the hard way through But if pride won’t bow and fear won’t loosen Then God… make the donkey speak to me too ⸻ Bridge (Breakdown → Spoken / Sermon Weight) (Drums drop. Guitar pulses.) Maybe the problem ain’t the silence Maybe it’s what I refuse to hear Maybe God’s been yelling mercy And I keep calling it interference Sometimes obedience feels like delay Sometimes wisdom sounds insane But I’d rather be embarrassed by a warning Than destroyed by getting my way ⸻ Build (Rising guitars, layered vocals) Open my eyes before I swing Open my ears before I sin If You stand in the road to save my life Don’t let me fight You again ⸻ Final Chorus (Full power, doubled vocals) When the donkey speaks, I’ll listen When the road is blocked, I’ll kneel I don’t want profit without Your presence I don’t want motion if it’s not real If You have to stop me to save me If surrender’s the only way through Then silence my pride, shake my direction God… I’m listening now — speak You ⸻ Outro (Slow, crushing resolve) I don’t need a smoother road… I need surrendered ears.

The Donkey Inside