Circuit Syndicate Anthem

Lyrics

Intro Cloak on my shoulders, icon on the wall, Gold halo glowing in this concrete hall. Ink in my veins, scripture in my chest, Walking through the chaos trying to live like the blessed. Verse 1 I was raised where the sirens sang midnight hymns, Where the liquor store light was our stained-glass rims. Mama kept a psalm folded deep in her coat, Daddy whispered prayers through the cig in his throat. I learned that the streets got a gospel of their own, Money like incense on a counterfeit throne. But I felt something echo that the block couldn’t kill, A whisper in the static saying “peace, be still.” Verse 2 I’ve seen halos painted over on the subway steel, Saints in hoodies tryna dodge a raw deal. Every corner preacher with a cardboard sign, Every lost soul searching for a neon shrine. But the light don’t live in the bricks or the glass, It breaks through the scars and the sins of the past. So I grip this cross like a mic in my fist, Let the beat turn the pain into incense mist. Hook I’m walking like a saint in a sinner’s town, Hands to the sky while my feet on the ground. If I fall seven times, I’m getting up eight, Mercy in my lungs, fire in my faith.Verse 3 I’ve been Judas, I’ve been Peter by the charcoal flame, Denying what I love just to guard my name. I’ve been Thomas with my fingers on the open wound, Needing proof of the hope that I sing in tune. I’ve been Mary in the garden with the tears on my face, Hearing someone call my name out of empty space. And in every broken story that I try to ignore, I find another reason just to knock on Your door. Chorus So let the bells ring out in these broken streets, Let the drums sound loud like a thousand beats. From the midnight oil to the morning sun, I’ll praise through the war till the battle’s won. Every scar I carry is a sacred sign, Every wrong I’ve done meets a greater design. If the cross was heavy and the grave was deep, Then the love that rose is the love I keep. Hook I’m walking like a saint in a sinner’s town, Hands to the sky while my feet on the ground. If I fall seven times, I’m getting up eight, Mercy in my lungs, fire in my faith.Chords for hook & chorus (key of C minor) Hook progression Chorus progression (8 bars, repeat): Cm – Ab – Eb – Bb – Cm – Ab – Fm – GVerse 4 So when the night comes down and the doubts get loud, And my faith feels small in a violent crowd, I remember that the halo was a crown of thorns, And the blood on the wood is why hope was born. I’m a work in progress, not a flawless frame, Just a sinner with a song and a borrowed flame. If grace is an ocean, let it pull me in, ‘Cause I’m tired of pretending I ain’t drowning in sin.Hook I’m walking like a saint in a sinner’s town, Hands to the sky while my feet on the ground. If I fall seven times, I’m getting up eight, Mercy in my lungs, fire in my faith.Chords for last hook (build and drop) First half (soft): Cm – Ab – Eb – Bb Second half (bigger): Cm – Ab – Fm – G Outro Fade me out with the candles and the distant choir, Let the last drum hit feel like cleansing fire. When the echoes die down and the crowd goes home, May the One I praise be the name I own. [Angel singing] [Electric guitar] [People screening]