Forge the Mind

Lyrics

[INTRO - Instrumental: 0:00-0:20]

[VERSE 1: 0:20-0:50]
They tell you bow your head and wait in line,
That merit doesn't matter, just the time,
But I've been working with these calloused hands,
Building up my future, making plans.

They say the world owes you everything,
Just show up and the angels sing,
But I know different, I've learned the truth,
Value comes from work, not from your youth.

[CHORUS: 0:50-1:15]
Forge the mind, forge the soul,
Competence will make you whole,
Not the prattle, not the show,
But what you build and what you know.

Forge the mind, let it shine,
Skill and wisdom, that's divine,
In the furnace of the real,
That's where you learn, that's where you feel!

[VERSE 2: 1:15-1:45]
See the world is hungry for creation,
Not empty words and false inflation,
The makers, dreamers, ones who dare to try,
Are the ones who lift humanity high.

Don't need permission from the crowd,
Don't need to scream or speak too loud,
Just let your work speak for itself,
Let competence be your wealth.

[CHORUS: 1:45-2:10]
Forge the mind, forge the soul,
Competence will make you whole,
Not the prattle, not the show,
But what you build and what you know.
Forge the mind, let it shine,
Skill and wisdom, that's divine!

[BRIDGE: 2:10-2:40]
What have you built with your own two hands?
What have you grown from the seeds you planted in the sand?
The measure of a life is not in gold,
But in the stories that your actions told.

Not in the words that you declare,
But in the weight of burdens that you bear,
Not in the promises you make,
But in the ground you cultivate and rake!

[VERSE 3: 2:40-3:00]
So cast away the victim's chain,
Stop blaming others for your pain,
Pick up the hammer, fan the flame,
Create yourself, don't play the game.

[FINAL CHORUS - Extended: 3:00-3:35]
Forge the mind, forge the soul,
Competence will make you whole,
Not the prattle, not the show,
But what you build and what you know.

Forge the mind, let it shine,
Skill and wisdom, that's divine,
In the furnace of the real,
That's where you learn, that's where you feel!

(Repeat last two lines with vocal harmonies)
Forge the mind, let it shine,
Competence is the true divine!

[OUTRO: 3:35-3:45]