2 Corinthians 5:7
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Lyrics
[0:00–0:16 — FIRST PASS / DRY, LOW, SELF-ASSURED] Second Corinthians five, seven. For we walk by faith, not by sight. [Start with dry phone-mic tenor, faint vinyl hiss, one dusty Rhodes chop and a low bass pulse. No full drums yet. Deliver “For we walk by faith” almost like a statement to yourself. Keep “not by sight” lower, shorter and slightly behind the beat. No polish, no big spiritual swell.] [0:17–0:45 — SECOND PASS / BOOM BAP LOCKS IN] Second Corinthians chapter five, verse seven. For we walk by faith, not by sight. [Bring in thick dusty kick, dry snare, warm bassline, clipped soul sample texture and muted electric guitar flicks. Let the lead ride in a laid-back melodic rap pocket.] [LEAD] We walk by faith. [ONE ROUGH OFF-MIC VOICE] By faith. [LEAD] Not by sight. [ROUGH CREW — ONE SHORT RESPONSE] Not by sight. [Cut it immediately. No chant.] [FIRST PSYCHEDELIC MICROBURST: one tiny reverse Rhodes smear under “sight,” pan it quickly across the room, then gone.] [0:46–1:13 — INTERLUDE / DON’T NEED TO SEE IT] Yeah. Ooh. We walk by faith. [Let the drums stay heavy and dry. Add table taps, vinyl crackle, low “yeah,” rough “ooh,” one clipped vocal chop and a loose bass walk.] Not by sight. [ONE LOW VOICE] Nah. [Keep “Nah” tiny and spoken, almost accidental.] For we walk— [MICRO-SILENCE] By faith. [ACOUSTIC MICROBURST: one very short palm-muted acoustic flick after “faith,” barely one second, then gone.] [SECOND PSYCHEDELIC MICROBURST: brief tape wobble and a half-second filtered vocal tail, then snap dry.] [1:14–1:50 — THIRD PASS / MORE CERTAIN, NOT CLEANER] The second epistle of Paul the apostle to the Corinthians, chapter five, verse seven. For we walk by faith, not by sight. [Start with bass and lead only. Let the boom-bap drums return with a slightly late snare for human pocket. Keep the third pass more confident but rougher around the edges.] [LEAD] For we walk by faith. [ONE ROUGH VOICE] Walk by faith. [LEAD] Not by sight. [SHORT SILENCE] [ONE LOW OFF-MIC VOICE] Yeah. [Let the room hum underneath rather than repeating the lyric again.] [OUTRO] Ooh. Yeah. [Let the beat ride for a few bars with vinyl crackle, Rhodes chops, thick bass, dry snare, one muted guitar scrape and a tiny phaser flick. One friend hums off-key, another taps the table, somebody laughs quietly. Hard natural cut.] [OVERALL VOCAL DIRECTION] [This track should feel like street-level confidence with no visible proof. Male tenor stays dry, grainy, laid-back and rhythm-first with relaxed melodic speaking, quick imperfect runs and subtle swagger. Backup crew sounds like rough church friends around one cheap mic—low yeahs, worn oohs, late responses and crooked timing. Boom bap is the spine: hard kick, dry snare, warm bass, dusty soul/Rhodes chops, vinyl texture. Psychedelic elements stay tiny: reverse smears, tape wobble, filtered vocal tails, one brief stereo flick. Acoustic guitar is only a micro-easter-egg: 1–2 tiny licks. Avoid glossy CCM, trap sheen or dreamy wash. Raw, grounded, faithful, head-nod.]