The Donkey Inside

Intro (Low, chugging riff — half-time feel)

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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?

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Pre-Chorus

I prayed for doors

I chased the deal

But conviction felt inconvenient

So I called it “free will”

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Outro (Slow, crushing resolve)

I don’t need a smoother road…

I need surrendered ears.