FRICTION INTO FIRE [Intro — Fingerpicked Acoustic Guitar, Lush Rhodes, Ambient Pads] LEAD — Hushed, Close-Mic: I've been pushing against the current... Wondering why You won't let me through. BACKGROUND — Soft Five-Part Harmony: Let me through... LEAD: What if the thing that's breaking me Is bringing me closer to You? [Verse 1] I've been praying for the mountains To move out of my way, Asking You for easy answers At the ending of each day. I've been fighting every setback, Trying to outrun the pain, But maybe there's a holy purpose In the middle of the strain. SECOND TENOR: Maybe I'm not being buried... BARITONE: You're planting something deep... LEAD: Maybe every tear I'm crying Is a promise You will keep. [Pre-Chorus — Bass and Drums Build] LEAD: When I cannot see the reason, When I cannot feel Your hand... FOUR-PART RESPONSE: You're still working! LEAD: Even when I don't understand it, I will trust Your greater plan! [Chorus — Full Harmonies] LEAD: Turn this friction into fire! Turn this weakness into strength! When the pressure takes me higher, Let my faith withstand the weight! ALL FIVE — RICH HARMONY: I won't run from the refining, I won't fear the flame! If the fire draws me closer, I will bless Your holy name! LEAD: What I thought would be my ending... ALL: Is where You begin again! LEAD — AD-LIB: Turn this friction... ALL: INTO FIRE! [Verse 2 — Smooth R&B Groove] Every closed door taught me patience, Every silence taught me prayer, Every battle showed me places Where I needed You right there. I was searching for a shortcut, You were building something strong, I was asking You to change it, You were changing me all along. HIGH TENOR: All along... LEAD: Now the weight that felt like breaking Is the strength that keeps me standing, And the spark I thought was dying Is a flame that's just beginning! [Pre-Chorus — Layered Call-and-Response] LEAD: When the road gets rough beneath me— GROUP: You are faithful! LEAD: When my courage starts to fade— GROUP: You are faithful! LEAD: Every trial can remind me That my hope is in Your name! [Chorus — Bigger] Turn this friction into fire! Turn this weakness into strength! When the pressure takes me higher, Let my faith withstand the weight! I won't run from the refining, I won't fear the flame! If the fire draws me closer, I will bless Your holy name! What I thought would be my ending Is where You begin again! ALL FIVE: TURN THIS FRICTION INTO FIRE! [Bridge — Extended Worship Hook, 82 BPM, G Major] LEAD — Fingerpicked Acoustic, Intimate: There's a heavy resistance everywhere I try to lean... FULL FIVE-PART HARMONY: But You're using the friction just to make my spirit clean! UPPER MIDRANGE: Make my spirit clean... LEAD: Every single obstacle is checking my design, Generating warmth until the embers start to align. Yeah, the pressure of the trial is a beautiful surprise, Sparking up a fire right behind my eyes! SECOND TENOR: Let it burn... BARITONE: Let it teach... HIGH TENOR: Draw me closer... BASS-BARITONE: Faith runs deep... LEAD — BUILDING: I don't need the road to open Just to know that You are near! ALL FIVE: LET THE FIRE BURN AWAY MY FEAR! [Breakdown — Rhodes, Organ, Soft Vocals] LEAD: If I walk through the valley... GROUP: You are there! LEAD: If the flames rise around me... GROUP: You are there! LEAD: I am held, I am chosen, I am never alone! ALL FIVE — A CAPPELLA: YOU ARE MAKING MY HEART YOUR HOME! [Final Chorus — Full Band, Gospel Organ, Huge Five-Part Harmonies] Turn this friction into fire! Turn this weakness into strength! Let the faith inside me rise up, Let Your love remake my heart again! I won't run from the refining, I won't fear the flame! Every trial becomes a testimony, Every scar declares Your name! LEAD — AD-LIBS: Through the pressure! Through the waiting! Through the nights when my faith was shaking! ALL FIVE: What I thought would be my ending Is where You begin again! LEAD: You're turning sorrow into purpose! GROUP: Purpose! LEAD: You're turning ashes into praise! GROUP: Into praise! ALL FIVE: Every spark becomes a witness To the power of Your grace! LEAD — SOARING: TURN THIS FRICTION— ALL FIVE: INTO FIIIIIRE! [Outro — Rhodes, Acoustic Guitar, Sustained Five-Part Chord] LEAD — Softly: I won't fear the pressure anymore... SECOND TENOR: Anymore... LEAD: There's a fire where the friction was before... ALL FIVE — Warm, Lingering Harmony: You're refining me... You're igniting me... You're making me new... LEAD — Whispered: All the glory belongs to You. [Final Rhodes Chord, Vocal Reverb Fades]
