“[(rap – fast, complex, lyrical; full band locked in; bass and drums drive; strings add swirling tension; spotlight isolates the soloist)]”

“We broke out of bondage with nothing but breath
No sword in the scabbard, just spirit and step
They branded our backs with the silence of death
But we sang through the shackles and shouted ’til left “

“We didn’t fight Pharaoh –
we fought through the fear
We battled in darkness and bled through the years
We prayed without answers and marched without maps
We built up a rhythm from ruin and scraps”

“You think deliverance gentle?
It’s never been calm
It’s the scream in your chest
When your feet meet the psalm “

“It’s the ache in your legs
When the chains don’t come
Until thunder breaks chains
And the desert goes numb “

“It’s the fire that walks
With no sword or decree
It’s the step that says move
When you still can’t see
Yeahhhhhh!”