Intro (clean guitar, low tension, spoken)
Quiet faith
Heavy truth
This ain’t religion
This is war
(distorted guitars crash in)
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Verse 1 (gritty, restrained)
I stand when the crowd walks away
Hold the line when the night turns gray
No applause, no praise, no fame
Still I speak Your holy name
Tested by fire, the pressure burns
Every scar is a lesson learned
Faith refined, not built on sand
I trust the nail-scarred hands
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Pre-Chorus (rising, tense)
When the world says bend the knee
I bow to One who died for me
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Chorus (anthem – SHOUTED / GANG VOCALS)
F — A — T
(pause between each letter)
F — A — T
Faithful to the end, I stand my ground
Available when You call me now
Teachable when pride must fall
I live for You, I give it all
F — A — T
Faithful, Available, Teachable
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Verse 2 (heavier riff, more aggressive)
Call me ready, call me now
I won’t ask the where or how
Send me straight into the flame
If You’re there, I’ll bear the pain
Hands wide open, life laid down
Thorns before the final crown
Not my will, not my name
Your kingdom reigns the same
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Pre-Chorus (half-time, darker)
I don’t choose the road I take
I walk the path You already made
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Chorus (FULL POWER – layered vocals)
F — A — T
(chant it, slow and heavy)
F — A — T
Faithful when the cost is real
Available, my heart is sealed
Teachable, break me clean
Shape me into what You mean
F — A — T
Faithful, Available, Teachable
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Bridge (breakdown – spoken / sermon style)
Strip the pride
Crush the lie
Kill the flesh
Let truth rise
Correct me
Cut me
Teach me to obey
I don’t need control
I need Your way
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Guitar Solo (slow, melodic, Black Album feel)
(let it breathe, let it cry)
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Final Chorus (slow, crushing, crowd chant)
F — A — T
(crowd chants each letter)
F — A — T
Faithful through the fire and pain
Available in loss and gain
Teachable till my final breath
Alive in Christ, dead to death
F — A — T
Faithful
Available
Teachable
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Outro (clean guitar fades, spoken)
Stand
Obey
Stay F — A — T
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