Courage

Verse 1

They tried to paint me guilty for the colors in my skin,

Told me heaven had no room for the fire burning within.

Static in my bloodstream, warnings carved into my name—

But I’ve tasted my own courage, and it’s sweeter than their shame.

Pre‑Chorus

Metallic echoes in my chest,

All the rules they tried to press—

But I’m rewiring every thread,

I’m done believing what they said.

Chorus

I love myself now, louder than their scripture,

Stronger than the chains they tried to bind.

I tore their warnings from my body,

And left their judgment far behind.

I’m not wrong for living boldly—

I’m divine in my own design.

Verse 2

Family ties can tighten when they’re knotted up with fear,

But I won’t carry legacies that never kept me near.

Synths are rising in my ribs, a pulse that’s finally mine—

I’m breaking from the lineage that tried to dim my shine.

Pre‑Chorus

I’m not their prophecy of small,

Not the echo in their hall—

I’m circuitry they can’t control,

A self‑made gospel in my soul.

Chorus

I love myself now, louder than their scripture,

Stronger than the chains they tried to bind.

I tore their warnings from my body,

And left their judgment far behind.

I’m not wrong for living boldly—

I’m divine in my own design.

Bridge

Let the synth pads swell like a rising tide,

Let the old ghosts fade where the shadows hide.

I’m the voice they couldn’t quiet,

I’m the spark they tried to drown—

But I built a world of truth inside me,

And I’m never turning down.

Breakdown (spoken / half‑sung)

No more doctrine in my bloodstream,

No more shame stitched in my seams.

I’m the pulse, the light, the living proof—

I’m rewriting every truth.

Final Chorus

I love myself now, louder than their scripture,

Stronger than the chains they tried to bind.

I tore their warnings from my body,

And left their judgment far behind.

I’m not wrong for living boldly—

I’m divine in my own design.

I’m divine in my own design.