Lyrics

[Intro – spoken, over Rhodes and sub-bass]
This is Bradley Inniss…
Alive by grace, alive by faith,
Alive because you believed I could be.

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[Verse 1 – Rhodes steady, sub-bass pulsing]
I have carried others through the night,
Watched their hearts lose the fight.
But when the bullet carved my frame,
I learned survival isn’t the same.

It took more than will, more than care,
It was voices rising in the air.
Prayers from strangers I’ll never know,
The kind of love that doesn’t show—
But saves a life when it matters most.

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[Pre-Chorus – cello enters, tension builds]
I was drowning in fear,
But your words drew me near.
Every thought, every vow,
Became the reason I’m here now.

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[Chorus – full beat, sub-bass heavy, clap sharp, Rhodes tremolo]
So thank you—
For the faith you shared,
For the weight you bared.
You gave me air when none was there.
Every scar, every tear declares:
I am your answered prayers.

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[Verse 2 – darker, cello resonates low]
Abdomen torn, soul in despair,
Hell in my veins, no breath to spare.
I wouldn’t gift that pain to a soul,
It split my mind, it left a hole.

But whispers carried me through fire,
Every plea pulled me higher.
“Hope he makes it, hope he stands.”
Your belief was in my hands.

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[Pre-Chorus – cello tremolo, Rhodes darker]
Every step was bought with pain,
But your mercy bled through veins.
What I lost, you helped repair,
And I became your answered prayer.

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[Chorus – beat fuller, vocal layers whisper “answered prayers”]
So thank you—
For the strength you gave,
For the life you saved.
For lifting me out of the grave.
Every breath that I take declares:
I am your answered prayers.

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[Bridge – beat drops, just cello + Rhodes, voice raw]
I saw the dark, I touched the edge,
Balanced my life on a broken pledge.
But faith became my tethered line,
A lifeline wrapped in hands not mine.

Every “Amen,” every cry,
Became the reason I defied—
The fate that tried to claim my name,
But gratitude rewrote the game.

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[Final Chorus – all instruments, Rhodes distorted, cello soaring]
Thank you—
For the weight you bore,
For the silent war.
For the unseen love that opened doors.

I’m alive because you cared,
Alive because you dared.
This life I breathe declares:
I am—
I am your answered prayers.

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[Outro – fade, Rhodes chord sustained, cello one last note]
So before you ask,
This is Bradley Inniss.
Alive because of you.
Forever grateful.
Forever—yours.