StrongHold

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Moonlight

I Had Some Help

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[워싱턴성광교회] 11/5/2025 수요예배 (야고보서 1장 19-25절) James Park 목사

All I Wanted Was Harmony

[Intro]  
Gulf breeze hittin’, sun low in the west  
Took the long hard road just to learn how to rest  

[Hook]  
Made it down to Texas, livin’ by the coast  
Gulf waves risin’ like a silent toast  
Money on autopilot, balance on growth  
Borderline view next to Mexico  
Salt on my skin, heavy weight let go  
Cool night air, warm heart slow  
No more grind, just time to glow  
Texas in my chest with the Gulf below  

[Verse 1]  
Eight cold years where the wind cut skin  
Steel in my hands, no room to win  
Clock kept talkin’, same long spin  
Dreams on hold while the checks rolled in  
Stacked that cash, wrote down one plan  
Get out clean, find warm dry sand  
Now porch light soft on this small beach town  
Sky burnin’ orange as the sun drops down  

Boots by the door full of dried-up salt  
Past in my head, but it’s not my fault  
I paid my dues, now I call this halt  
Turned every hard shift into this result  
Walk that shoreline, headphones on low  
Tide breathe slow like it’s in on the code  
Every step forward writes over the cold  
New life printed where the waves unfold  

[Hook]  
Made it down to Texas, livin’ by the coast  
Gulf waves risin’ like a silent toast  
Money on autopilot, balance on growth  
Borderline view next to Mexico  
Salt on my skin, heavy weight let go  
Cool night air, warm heart slow  
No more grind, just time to glow  
Texas in my chest with the Gulf below  

[Verse 2]  
Morning light cut through the blinds so thin  
Fan barely turning, but I still sleep in  
Accounts stay fat while the tide rolls in  
Work once hard, now I breathe that win  
Margarita glass with a clean salt ring  
Ice move slow when the night wind sing  
No loud engines, no phone that sting  
Just a soft low hum from the water and stingray fins  

Street stand open with the grill smoke high  
Spanish on the air while the heat drifts by  
Border line close but the sea don’t lie  
Same blue sheet meet the same wide sky  
I’m not chasin’ bosses, not chasin’ praise  
Just guard this calm I carved from the haze  
If you knew the cost of these quiet days  
You’d treat each wave like a medal you raised  

[Bridge]  
No more steel yard glare in my eyes at dawn  
Now it’s moonlight stripes on the water ’til gone  
Traded in frostbite breath for this warm night song  
Right place, right time, took the long way on  

[Hook – Final]  
Made it down to Texas, livin’ by the coast  
Gulf waves risin’ like a silent toast  
Money on autopilot, balance on growth  
Borderline view next to Mexico  
Salt on my skin, heavy weight let go  
Cool night air, warm heart slow  
No more grind, just time to glow  
Texas in my chest with the Gulf below  

[Outro]  
If they ask where I went, where I chose to stay  
Say I found my peace where the water hits the bay  
No frost on the glass, just that Gulf tide flow  
Texas on the map, but this feels like home

Made it Down to Texas

[Intro]
South Texas sunrise, new air in my lungs
I came from the cold with a vision and a pulse
City lights low, but my aim stay up
I’m not here to watch, I’m here to level up

[Verse 1]
Moved near the launch roads, dust on my shoes
Quiet little nights, big-time moves
I’m the kind that won’t fold when the pressure get rude
Built from grit, I don’t need an excuse
I don’t just dream, I blueprint
Mind like a lab, heart like a engine
I see tomorrow in the way I’m livin’
Turn hard days into high-end vision
I’m not a copy, I’m a first draft
I’m not a follower, I make the map
If you want bold ideas with a clean last lap
I’m that bet you place when you want it to last

[Pre-Chorus]
I’m watchin’ the sky like it owe me a sign
But I don’t wait on fate, I just line up my time
I want a badge, not a handout
Let me in the room, I’ll expand it

[Chorus]
I’m right by the stars, yeah I chose this coast
Tryna be the mind you remember the most
I’m built for the future, I’m ready to post
Workin’ for the dream, not the clout or the ghost
I didn’t move here to play it safe
I didn’t come here to know my place
I came to add to the next big wave
Put my name where the skyline shakes

[Verse 2]
I’m the late-night thinker with the early-day drive
Every setback taught me how to stay alive
I got ideas that scale, I got plans that survive
I’m the calm in the storm when the deadline arrive
I’m not loud with it, I’m locked in
Real-world proof, not just talkin’
Give me a problem, I start walkin’
Turn a rough draft into a top option
I know the world need builders with backbone
People who can see past the capstone
I’m the one that’ll grind with the lights low
Till the whole team feel that cyclone

[Pre-Chorus]
I’m watchin’ the sky like it owe me a sign
But I don’t wait on fate, I just line up my time
I want a badge, not a handout
Let me in the room, I’ll expand it

[Chorus]
I’m right by the stars, yeah I chose this coast
Tryna be the mind you remember the most
I’m built for the future, I’m ready to post
Workin’ for the dream, not the clout or the ghost
I didn’t move here to play it safe
I didn’t come here to know my place
I came to add to the next big wave
Put my name where the skyline shakes

[Bridge]
I got scars from the chapters they never will read
But I kept that fire and I kept that speed
If you need someone hungry but steady with lead
I’m the kind of mind that the big plans need
I don’t fear the climb, I respect the height
I don’t chase the hype, I perfect the fight
I don’t want the moment, I want the life
Where the work meets the sky and it all takes flight

[Final Chorus]
I’m right by the stars, yeah I chose this coast
Tryna be the mind you remember the most
I’m built for the future, I’m ready to post
Workin’ for the dream, not the clout or the ghost
I didn’t move here to play it safe
I didn’t come here to know my place
I came to add to the next big wave
Put my name where the skyline shakes

[Outro]
South Texas nights, big eyes, big plans
I’m not just a fan, I’m a future-hand
When the world looks up, I want mine in the scan
I didn’t just move here
I came to build what’s next

Im Right by the Stars

Moved to Rancho Viejo and heard the story of the house with the big marble clock. This year I heard that classic song for the first time, and it hit that quiet ache of time moving too fast. That’s what inspired me to write Reloj en Pausa.

[Intro]
Ey
No me sueltes todavía
La noche está encendía

[Verso 1]
La calle está tranquila, pero mi pecho no
Porque sé que en cualquier minuto te vas y se acabó
Yo no pido milagros, solo un poco de control
Que el mundo se quede quieto pa’ escucharte la voz
Tu perfume en el aire, mi mente en tensión
Si el tiempo fuera humano le hablo de corazón
Quédate un ratito más, sin explicación
Que hoy la despedida no tiene razón

[Pre-Coro]
Baja la prisa, ven, quédate aquí
Que lo que tenemos no se repite así
Si el reloj me reta, yo lo quiero discutir
Porque cuando estás conmigo, yo aprendí a vivir

[Coro]
Reloj en pausa, que no corra la hora
Que se quede la vida pegá a tu sombra
No te vayas ahora, no te vayas ahora
Que lo mejor de mí se queda cuando te enamora
Reloj en pausa, que no corra la hora
Dame otro minuto pa’ salvar la historia
No te vayas ahora, no te vayas ahora
Que si te vas, la noche se me desmorona

[Verso 2]
Yo sé que el tiempo es frío, no sabe querer
Pero lo nuestro es fuego y no se deja perder
Si mañana es inevitable, hoy quiero creer
Que podemos darle vuelta sin retroceder
No es drama de novela, es verdad en mi voz
Yo no quiero tu ausencia bajo la misma luz
Si el destino está apura’o, dile que no
Que aquí lo único urgente somos tú y yo

[Pre-Coro]
Baja la prisa, ven, quédate aquí
Que lo que tenemos no se repite así
Si el reloj me reta, yo lo quiero discutir
Porque cuando estás conmigo, yo aprendí a vivir

[Coro]
Reloj en pausa, que no corra la hora
Que se quede la vida pegá a tu sombra
No te vayas ahora, no te vayas ahora
Que lo mejor de mí se queda cuando te enamora
Reloj en pausa, que no corra la hora
Dame otro minuto pa’ salvar la historia
No te vayas ahora, no te vayas ahora
Que si te vas, la noche se me desmorona

[Puente]
Si el tiempo tuviera oídos
Le canto despacito
Que no sea enemigo
Que hoy sea mi amigo
Porque un beso tuyo
Vale más que el siglo

[Coro Final]
Reloj en pausa, que no corra la hora
Que se quede la vida pegá a tu sombra
No te vayas ahora, no te vayas ahora
Que lo mejor de mí se queda cuando te enamora
Reloj en pausa, que no corra la hora
Dame otro minuto pa’ salvar la historia
No te vayas ahora, no te vayas ahora
Que si te vas, la noche se me desmorona

[Outro]
Reloj en pausa…
Solo esta vez…
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Reloj En Pausa

She felt like a “right-on-time” kind of collision. Like God slid a new piece into my life so quietly I only noticed once everything clicked. She’s got that jiu jitsu energy that isn’t loud, it’s disciplined. Calm pressure, steady breath, patience that makes you feel safe even when you’re overwhelmed. Strong without needing to prove it.

What hit me most is the balance: she’s a mother carrying real weight, working hard, still showing up with a tender heart. The way she loves her parents and honors them says everything about her character. Faith isn’t a label for her, it’s a backbone. And somehow, even though I’ve barely met her, it feels familiar, like my spirit recognizes the alignment before my mind can explain it. Like this wasn’t random at all, it was timing, prayers, and purpose meeting in one person.

Tapped Out

From South Georgia and now living in Fargo, North Dakota

Tapped Out

Christian Kota

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