(Verse 1 – Soft but Intense, Low and Gritty)
They told me to smile, to walk away,
To bite my tongue, to kneel and pray.
"Turn the other cheek, be sweet, be kind,"
But kindness only left me blind.
(Pre-Chorus – Rising Power, Choir Humming in the Background)
I gave you mercy, I gave you grace, (Ohhh, mercy…)
But now I see your true embrace. (Ohhh, no more…)
So I found a new kind of prayer tonight,
One that don’t need holy light.
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(Chorus – Full Choir, Powerful & Commanding)
Live, love, laugh, but if that don’t work, (Ohhh Lord…)
Load, aim, and fire, let the flames do the work. (Burn it down!)
Forgiveness is a game that I don’t play,
So bow your head when you hear me say… (Hallelujah!)
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(Verse 2 – More Grit, More Attitude)
They said that patience makes you strong,
But waitin’ too long just proved me wrong.
I held my breath, I held my peace,
Now all I hold is sweet release.
(Pre-Chorus – Choir Echoes, Building Intensity)
No more warnings, no more chains, (No more chains!)
No more hiding from the pain. (No more pain!)
I carved my answer into steel,
Now you know just how I feel.
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(Chorus – Explosive, Choir in Full Force, Stomps & Claps)
Live, love, laugh, but if that don’t work, (Ohhh Lord…)
Load, aim, and fire, let the flames do the work. (Burn it down!)
Forgiveness is a game that I don’t play,
So bow your head when you hear me say… (Hallelujah!)
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(Bridge – Slow, Eerie, Like a Preacher’s Sermon, Choir Humming Behind)
Some folks run, some folks fight, (Mmmm, yeah…)
Some find grace, but not tonight. (No, not tonight!)
There’s a line between right and wrong,
And you crossed it, now you’re gone.
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(Final Chorus – Big & Cinematic, Lead Vocals Soaring with the Choir in the Background)
Live, love, laugh, but if that don’t work, (Ohhh Lord…)
Load, aim, and fire, let the flames do the work. (Burn it down!)
Forgiveness is a dream that I let die,
Now the smoke’s risin’ to the sky… (Hallelujah!)
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(Outro – Soft, Haunting, Choir Echoing Like an Old Hymn)
Live, love, laugh… (Live, love, laugh…)
But if that don’t work… (If that don’t work…)
Load, aim, fire… (Load, aim… fire…)
And let the choir sing… (Ohhh Lord, Amen…)
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