I AM BLESSED, I AM BLESSED

Lyrics

[Verse 1 - sparse acoustic strum, low tom pulse, soulful lead vocal with breathy ache, a deep]
I stand where the cold wind taught me grace,
With a scarred-up heart and a weathered face,
What broke me down, I call it light,
’Cause I learned to see in the dark of night.
I lost the road I thought was mine,
Then found a deeper, holy kind,
And what I feared became my guide—
A blessing grew from the place I died.

[Pre-Chorus - rising tension, muted horn stabs, layered harmonies building]
I walked through shadows, thick and deep,
Where no one should be, where no one sleeps,
Where death lays still in every room,
And the air tastes bitter, heavy with doom.
I saw the hunger in the flame,
I heard old whispers call my name,
And every step, I felt the cost—
But even there, I was not lost.

[Chorus - full-bodied groove, warm bass, tense horns hit on each line, powerful soulful belt]
I am blessed, I am blessed, through the fire and the pain,
Blessed in the breaking, blessed in the rain,
What took my strength gave me a song,
What tried to end me made me strong.
I don’t wish that road on anyone’s soul,
No, I don’t wish that road on anyone’s soul,
But I thank the storm that made me whole,
I am blessed, I am blessed, I know.

[Verse 2 - darker acoustic texture, low drums, intimate vocal with trembling conviction]
There were nights I feared the sleep,
When the dark came in and the visions leaped,
And I swear I saw those demons move,
In the hush of the room, in the edge of the moon.
I bear that witness in my bones,
I’ve heard the cries in the silent stones,
But I rose again with a steadier breath,
Carved out life from the hands of death.

[Bridge - stripped back, haunting vocal lines, distant horn swells, reverent and vulnerable]
So if you hear me speak of pain,
Know I’m not running from the name,
I’m laying down what I’ve been through,
So peace can find its way to you.
Let my burden be the end,
Let my hard-won truth defend
The ones still walking that same night—
There is a dawn beyond the fight.

[Final Chorus - bigger drums, stronger strum, soaring harmonies, triumphant horn accents]
I am blessed, I am blessed, through the fire and the pain,
Blessed in the breaking, blessed in the rain,
What took my strength gave me a song,
What tried to end me made me strong.
I don’t wish that road on anyone’s soul,
No, I don’t wish that road on anyone’s soul,
But I thank the storm that made me whole,
I am blessed, I am blessed, I know.

[Outro - fading acoustic strum, soft vocal ad-libs, horns like distant calls]
Better for me, and better for you,
To leave that darkness far behind me too,
I came back breathing, bruised but free,
And this broken life was mercy to me.

[outro- only my voice, just talking no singing, no instrumentals]
My brothers and sister through Christ it is me your brother Steven Hardin who is also through Christ, if you have ears then please hear. This is a hard pill to swallow, it was for me, but understand we must find unity, stop throwing stones, if you have sinned against your neighbor confess it to one another. No more secrets. No more hate. No more resentment. No more anger. No more fighting. Forgive each other so that you can be set free from the wicked oppression that has taken hold of you just as it had a hold on me. Love each other as Christ has loved so that chains can start breaking. Hold fast to the truth and be set apart from the lies.

I love you all with all my heart, shalom shalom