(while subtle strings and atmospheric effects weave throughout., with a cinematic build-up. layered background choir and organ elements give it a church-like intensity. heavy, soul, seductive, rap, female vocals, hip hop, musical, seductive and unpredictable, punchy drums provide a foundation for the rap verses)
(Verse 1)
The room is breathing shadows on the wall
My knees remember how to fall
I don’t know if I believe it all
But I still come when night starts calling
The ceiling feels a thousand miles away
Your name tastes heavy when I say it
I learned how to bow without being brave
I learned how to whisper just in case
(Pre-Chorus)
If You’re quiet, I’ll be quiet too
If You’re gone, I’ll wait right here
I don’t need You to prove the truth
Just stay near
(Chorus)
The Devil can’t reach me
Not in this dark
I’m covered in silence
I’m marked by Your spark
I don’t need armor
I don’t need to flee
If You’re standing with me
The Devil can’t reach me
(Verse 2)
The church is empty, smells like dust and time
Cold wood pressed into my spine
Everyone else sounds so sure
I only know how to endure
I see the cross like it’s a weight
Not a victory, just a place
Where love stayed longer than the pain
And I’m trying to do the same
(Pre-Chorus)
If belief is more than fire and flame
If it’s staying when nothing’s clear
I’ll keep coming anyway
I’m still here
(Chorus)
The Devil can’t reach me
Not in this dark
I’m covered in silence
I’m marked by Your spark
I don’t need armor
I don’t need to flee
If You’re standing with me
The Devil can’t reach me
(Bridge)
If belief is a door
I’m sleeping on the floor
I didn’t walk away
I just couldn’t open it anymore
Count my breaths like rosary beads
Every silence is You shielding me
If this is faith, let it be enough
If this is love, it’s holding us
(Final Chorus)
The Devil can’t reach me
I’m held, I’m still
Kneeling in the dark
But I’ve never been weak
If You’re listening somewhere
In the quiet, in the stars
I don’t need heaven
I just need Your arms
(Outro)
I stayed when it was heavy
I stayed when I was afraid
If You’re with me in the dark
The Devil can’t reach me
BLACKLARK
