Angry Kind of Doubt

7/4/2026

Angry Kind of Doubt

[Intro] I got wisdom in my soul And rage in my eyes I got a angry kind of doubt That cuts through lies

[Verse] They told me don’t ask They told me don’t see They said a good heart Gets down on one knee But I heard my own mind Like a bird in a storm Saying child, stand up You were not born worn

[Prechorus] Doubt is not dirt Doubt is not shame It is rain on the road It is light on a name

[Chorus] I got a angry kind of doubt A clear kind of fire A heart that looks up And a mind that climbs higher I won’t fear the dark I won’t kneel to the crowd I’m alive, I’m awake With a angry kind of doubt

[Verse] They said questions break homes They said thought breaks the town But the house built on fear Is already falling down So I’ll ask with my hands And I’ll ask with my song If the truth can’t stand daylight It was weak all along

[Bridge] Let the thunder roll Let the old doors shake Every chain on a mind Was made to break

[Outro] Dust on my boots Light in my eyes A angry kind of doubt And no fear of the sky

Keep the Book Alive

[Intro] If they fear a page Then the page has light Keep the book alive Keep the lamp on at night

[Verse] They can lock up a room They can black out a line They can call a free word Some kind of crime But a song finds a road And a story finds breath And a book full of truth Can walk after death

[Prechorus] Fire can eat paper But it can’t eat the sky A true word grows wings When they tell it to die

[Chorus] Keep the book alive Keep the window wide Keep the brave words moving Like a train through the night If they fear what you know Then you know where to ride Hold it close, pass it on Keep the book alive

[Verse] They can smear a good name They can call wisdom wrong They can tell the whole town Not to hum that song But the young ones will hear Through the dust and the pain That a mind with a question Is a field after rain

[Bridge] Hide it in a tune Hide it in a seed Hide it in a hand That helps someone read

[Outro] If they fear a page Then the page has light Keep the book alive Keep the lamp on at night

Ask in the Daylight

[Intro] If the shadow is fake It will run from the sun Ask in the daylight Till the dark comes undone

[Verse] They said don’t ask why There are ghosts in the field They said fear is the truth And the fear must be sealed But I brought a small lamp And I opened the gate What they called a monster Was a story of hate

[Prechorus] Fear grows tall Where no clear eyes go Bring it to noon And the false things show

[Chorus] Ask in the daylight Stand where it’s bright No smoke, no spell No fear in the night If a lie needs dark Let the whole town see Ask in the daylight And the mind walks free

[Verse] They used old fear To make good folks cruel They used dark tales As a court and a rule But a brave clean mind Does not feed that flame It asks for the truth And it calls harm by name

[Bridge] Open the barn Open the door Fear is a king Only till we know more

[Chorus] Ask in the daylight Stand where it’s bright No smoke, no spell No fear in the night If a lie needs dark Let the whole town see Ask in the daylight And the mind walks free

[Outro] If the shadow is fake It will run from the sun Ask in the daylight Till the dark comes undone

No One Owns My Mind

[Intro] I got my hat in my hand But my soul stands tall I can love this land And not bow to it all

[Verse] They said say the words If you want through the door They said bend just once Then we’ll ask for more But my mind is a field With a wide blue sky No man holds the deed No seal, no tie

[Prechorus] I won't shake your hand I won't stand in line I won’t sign away What was always mine

[Chorus] No one owns my mind No one chains my song I'd rather walk alone And still say wrong is wrong I can live out loud I can speak in my time I was born with a light No one owns my mind

[Verse] You can shut me out From the table and town You can whisper my name Try to wear me down But a road is still a road When you walk it alone And a heart with its truth Is already home

[Bridge] Let the big doors close Let the cold bells chime I’ll build my own porch In my own good time

[Chorus] No one owns my mind No one chains my song I can walk alone And still say wrong is wrong I can live out loud I can speak in my time I was born with a light No one owns my mind

[Outro] I got my hat in my hand But my soul stands tall No one owns my mind No one owns it at all

Brave Enough to Think

[Intro] There’s a long road west And a hard road home But a brave mind walks Even when it walks alone

[Verse] They said don’t judge They said don’t look twice They said take your place And call the cold world nice But a heart that won’t see Lets the wrong thing grow So I opened my eyes And I learned to say no

[Prechorus] Not broken, not a fool Not lost in some cloud Just awake at the wheel With truth as my guide

[Chorus] I’m brave enough to think Strong enough to see Clear enough to know What fear wants from me I won’t call chains love I won’t call lies peace I’m brave enough to think And that makes me free

[Verse] There are boys sent to war With no books in their chest There are girls told to hush When their minds know best There are bright souls pushed To the edge of the night But a song can call back Every stolen light

[Bridge] Stand up, young heart Stand up, old friend The road starts again Where the fear games end

[Outro] There’s a long road west And a hard road home But a brave mind walks And it never walks alone

Nothing Keeps Us Small

[Intro] We were born with sky We were born with flame We were not made low We were not made tame

[Verse] They can build a fence They can call it home They can tell young hearts Not to walk alone But the road rolls on Past the fear and dust And the stars don’t shine For the small in us

[Prechorus] Step by step We rise, we climb In wisdom and greatness We take our time

[Chorus] Nothing keeps us small Nothing holds us down We grow all the way up Till we wear that crown A clear strong mind And a soul that stands Nothing keeps us small No wall, no chain We were born to rise Like fields after rain

[Verse] They can shame our songs They can mock our fire They can say stay low Don’t you reach any higher But a life half-lived Is a song unsung And a brave heart grows Till the whole world runs

[Bridge] Grow past fear Grow past pain Grow past poverty and rain Grow past every voice That called your light vain Stand up tall Stand up true The sky is wide And it waits for you

[Outro] We were born with sky We were born with flame Nothing keeps us small When we rise by name

We will each stand as wise And each stand as great Make the world a whole that no one can breake

I Am Not the Devil

[Intro]

[Verse] I know what you do I know how you hurt

[Verse] You call me dark When I will not bend You call me lost When I will not pretend You call me cursed When I stand up tall But I know the trick You want me small

[Prechorus] You hide in old words You hide in old fear You point at my fire So no one looks near

[Chorus] I am not the Devil I am not a sin I am not a dark thing You are the hollow You are the lie Who keeps children small Who holds control With a holy wall I am not the Devil I am not your lie I was born to stand With my head to the sky

[Verse] You call me small When I see too much You call me wrong When I don’t lose touch With the fire you buried Under grades and shame But I know the hunger That hides in your blame

[Bridge] Your spell is a word Your cage is a name Your crown is cold Your hands are shame I walk through your shadow I walk through your call I am not afraid And I am not small

[Outro] I know what you do But you don’t own my worth I grow all the way up Till your shadows fall I stand as a great being And I answer the call For wisdom, for greatness For peace over all I rise with the world And nothing keeps us small

Artwork

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