THE FIRE DON’T ASK” (Rewritten)

[Intro – Piano + Brass]
Yeah…
The fire don’t ask…

It just shows up…

Question is…
what you do when it do…

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[Verse 1]
Yeah, this year hit fast, I ain’t get a warning,
Loss in the night, pain in the morning.
March took joy, April took breath,
I stood in the space between life and death.

Then more came, didn’t slow it down,
Fear in my chest but I held my ground.
Held my son while they ran those tests,
Prayed through a voice that was barely left.

I ain’t fold, even when it got real,
Took every hit, still stayed on the field.
Pressure kept coming, I ain’t step back,
I just leaned on faith when strength went slack.

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[Hook – Choir + Steady Punch]
The fire don’t ask, it don’t wait,
Show up heavy, show up straight.
But it can’t take what God built real—
I don’t break, I reveal.

The fire don’t ask, it just comes,
Test your heart, test your lungs.
But I rise through what I feel—
I don’t break, I reveal.

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[Verse 2]
Yeah, I lost you, almost lost myself,
Had to find my footing with nothing left.
Every tear felt like it hit the ground,
But somehow grace kept coming around.

Then I lost work, thought I lost my place,
But I ain’t my job, I’m held by grace.
What I carry deeper than a name,
Built by God, not built by gain.

I seen what pressure really do,
Strip you down, show what’s true.
Not destroyed, just being shaped,
Every loss just raised the weight.

I ain’t asking why no more,
I just stand and endure.
If it build me, let it stay,
I’m still here at the end of the day.

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[Hook – Bigger]
The fire don’t ask, it don’t wait,
Show up heavy, show up straight…

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[Bridge – Calm but Firm]
If it come…
I face it…

God with me…
I make it…

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[Verse 3]
Yeah, I used to fear when it got this real,
Now I know what pressure reveal.
Not weak, not done, not through—
Just becoming something new.

Every hit didn’t take me out,
It showed me what I’m about.
Still standing, still aligned,
Even with weight on my mind.

So if it rise again, I won’t run,
I done seen what I become.
Fire came but it didn’t steal—
It showed me I’m built to feel… and still heal.

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[Final Hook – Choir Full]
The fire don’t ask, it don’t choose,
But it don’t win when I refuse.
Test me, press me — I stand still,
I don’t break… I reveal.

The fire came, I felt it real,
But it built what I conceal.
Not destroyed by what I feel—
I’m still here…
I’m still real.

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[Outro – Piano Fade]
Yeah…

It didn’t break me…

It showed me…

Drums, piano, brass, bass, choir, organ, light horns, male