Lyrics

[spoken intro]
They say you gotta hear the Word from a preacher
But tell me, when did Christ ever need a middleman?
They say sit still, be quiet, obey
But my God moves like fire—
And fire don’t need permission to burn.

[Verse 1]
I ain't learned this in no church pew
I met God in the warzone, where the hurt grew
Where the fiends hit the pipe, where the shots rang
Where the pastors turn their heads, but the blood stains

Where the kids hold heat ‘cause they never held love
Where the system got ‘em trapped ‘fore they even look up
Where they preach about sin from a penthouse throne
But they ain’t never felt chains wrapped tight on they bones

Man, I been there—I was lost in the dark
Didn’t need a fake smile, needed truth in my heart
Didn’t need a soft word, needed fire, needed war
Didn’t need a weak god—had to kick down the door

[Chorus]
No preacher needed, God spoke in the flames
Didn’t need no book, He just called my name
Didn’t need no choir, didn’t need no stage
Just a real confrontation with the One who reigns

No preacher needed, no priest, no chain
Didn’t need no temple, just a heart unchained
Didn’t need no doctrine, didn’t need no man
Just the Voice of the One who said "Here I am."

[Verse 2]
Tell me why they scared when a man find light
Why they call you crazy when you step in Christ
Why they talk about faith but they move in fear
Why they shut the doors when the truth gets near

Man, they love a tame God, one that stay in the books
One that don’t flip tables, one that don’t give looks
One that don’t expose how they chasin’ the throne
One that don’t remind ‘em that they kneelin’ to stone

I seen the system, I seen the scam
I seen the false prophets tryna sell God’s hand
I seen ‘em takin’ money while the poor stay broke
I seen ‘em silence voices when they get too close

I seen ‘em preach peace but they hands drip blood
I seen ‘em quote Christ but they never show love
I seen the Gospel used like a chain on the neck
I seen ‘em call truth just another suspect

[Chorus]
No preacher needed, God spoke in the flames
Didn’t need no book, He just called my name
Didn’t need no choir, didn’t need no stage
Just a real confrontation with the One who reigns

No preacher needed, no priest, no chain
Didn’t need no temple, just a heart unchained
Didn’t need no doctrine, didn’t need no man
Just the Voice of the One who said "Here I am."

[Bridge]
They ain't ready for the truth, no
They ain't ready for the real, no
They want the book, not the fire
They want the cage, not the wire

They ain't ready for the war, no
They ain't ready for the cost, no
They want the cross as a chain
Not the cross that was lost

[Verse 3]
I ain’t bowin’ to no churchman, no suit, no tie
I ain’t kneelin’ to a doctrine that was made to divide
I ain’t singin’ for approval, I ain’t beggin’ for grace
I just stand where He found me, with the scars on my face

And I’ll tell you right now—
They gon’ hate you when you rise
They gon’ fear you when you see through their disguis