(Steel is about the painful process of personal growth. Like a sword being forged by extreme heat and hammering, we are shaped by the painful experiences we endure. The experiences we fear the most shape us into something more wonderful.)
lyrics
Light me in the forge and forge me in the light
Teach my soul to stand, my soul to stand and fight
(I) Steel myself to test the steel that’s burning bright
Teach my soul to stand, my soul to stand and fight
Oh my soul to stand and fight
Formless ore to brandished blade
A transformation wrought by pain
Born of hammer, born of flame
Born again with a new name
Arms made strong to bear the sword
Are first to bear the cross
Victory the true reward
Of those who learn from loss
Light me in the forge and forge me in the light
Teach my soul to stand, my soul to stand and fight
(I) Steel myself to test the steel that’s burning bright
Teach my soul to stand, my soul to stand and fight
Oh my soul to stand and fight
And all that burns away was never meant to stay
Scorched and tortured into shape
With every strike the hammer makes
A living weapon, loathe to fate
So stick me back into the blaze
Sharpen the edge of my defense
Scars will forget the blood they’ve bled
So bleed
Bleed
Light me in the forge and forge me in the light
Teach my soul to stand, my soul to stand and fight
(I) Steel myself to test the steel that’s burning bright
Teach my soul to stand, my soul to stand and fight
Oh my soul to stand and fight
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