Forward

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(Mmm… yeah… Lord, You still workin’ on me…)

I’ve been fightin’ battles, losin’ more than I win, (Oh, I been fightin’…)

Tryna climb that mountain, but I slide back down again. (Lord, help me!)

Late nights, wonderin’ why I can’t break through,

But maybe failure’s just the fire leadin’ me to You. (Yes, it is!)

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But every wrong turn’s just a lesson in disguise, (Mmm… yeah…)

Every heartbreak only makes me realize, (Ohh, ohh…)

That failin’ ain’t losin’, it’s just part of the rise. (Yeah, yeah…)

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[Chorus] (Big harmonies, soul-stirring call & response!)

I ain’t no failure, I’m just failin’ forward! (Ohhh, ohhh…)

Every tear I’ve cried just made me stronger! (Yes it did!)

Every closed door, every hard goodbye,

Lord, You turn ‘em all into my testify! (Won’t He do it?!)

I ain’t breakin’, I ain’t quittin’— (No! No!)

Failin’ just makes me brilliant! (BRIL-LIANT!)

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(Mmm… Lookin’ back now, I see the truth…)

Every time I stumbled, I thought I was through, (Ohhh, but no!)

But You was buildin’ somethin’, brick by brick,

Takin’ my broken, turnin’ it into a gift! (Praise Him!)

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Oh, every setback’s just a lesson in disguise,

Every heartbreak only makes me realize,

That failin’ ain’t losin’, it’s just part of the rise. (Ohhh, yeah!)

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[Chorus] (Choir joins in, hands clappin’!)

I ain’t no failure, I’m just failin’ forward! (Say it! Say it!)

Every tear I’ve cried just made me stronger! (Yes it did! Yes it did!)

Every closed door, every hard goodbye, (Oooooh, I testify!)

Lord, You turn ‘em all into my testify! (Won’t He do it?!)

I ain’t breakin’, I ain’t quittin’— (No! No!)

Failin’ just makes me brilliant! (BRIL-LIANT!)

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[Bridge] (Breakdown, soft & soulful… buildin’ up!)

“Don’t be afraid to fail, be afraid not to try.” (Mamba words, yeah…)

“You got to stand up, keep your head up high.” (MJ wisdom… ohhh!)

Every misstep is just part of the game,

Ain’t no losses, just learnin’ my name! (Ooooh!)

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[Choir-Style Outro] (Call & response, powerhouse vocals!)

LEAD: (Mmm, Lord, I hear You now!)

CHOIR: “I ain’t no failure!”

LEAD: No, no, no!

CHOIR: “I’m just failin’ forward!”

LEAD: Every lesson, every step!

CHOIR: “God is workin’, even when I don’t see!”

LEAD: Ohhh, I believe it, yeah!

CHOIR: “I ain’t breakin’, I ain’t quittin’!”

LEAD: ‘Cause failin’ just makes me… BRILLIANT! (Woooo, praise Him!)

(Music fades… soft organ… audience clappin’… hands lifted…)