For those days or chapters of life you need to show up fearless, resilient, gritty, and ready to “step into the arena” for the fight…
“Fearless” – Jasmine Murray
Christian cross-over
Songwriters: Tony Wood / Jasmine Murray / Jeff Pardo
Fearless lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc, Essential Music Publishing, Capitol Christian Music Group
Excerpt:
“I wake up I feel it
Those fears are back again
Can’t shake them can’t make them
Ever fade ever end
Am I good enough do I measure up
Feels like a war I can’t win
But I wasn’t given the spirit of fear
I was given the power of love
Everything I’ve been fighting against
I’m gonna lift it up
I wanna be fearless
No holding back no backing down
Fearless
Because I believe you’re with me now
Bring on the unknown
Lead me and I’ll go
Come set me free
God, I want to be
Fearless.”
“The Champion” – Carrie Underwood
Songwriters: Brett James / Chris De Stefano / Christopher Brian Bridges / Carrie Underwood
The Champion lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Downtown Music Publishing
Excerpt:
“I’ll be the last one standing
Two hands in the air, I’m a champion
You’ll be looking up at me when it’s over
I live for the battle, I’m a soldier, yeah
I’m a fighter like Rocky
Put you flat on your back like Ali
Yeah, I’m the greatest, I’m stronger
Paid my dues, can’t lose, Imma own ya, ay
I’ve been working my whole life
And now it’s do or die
I am invincible, unbreakable
Unstoppable, unshakeable
They knock me down, I get up again
I am the champion
You’re gonna know my name
You can’t hurt me now
I can’t feel the pain
I was made for this, yeah, I was born to win
I am the champion”
“Fight Song” – Rachel Platten
Songwriters: Dave Bassett, Rachel Platten
© Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Excerpt:
“Like a small boat
On the ocean
Sending big waves
Into motion
Like how a single word
Can make a heart open
I might only have one match
But I can make an explosion
And all those things I didn’t say
Wrecking balls inside my brain
I will scream them loud tonight
Can you hear my voice this time?
This is my fight song
Take back my life song
Prove I’m alright song
My power’s turned on
Starting right now I’ll be strong
I’ll play my fight song
And I don’t really care if nobody else believes
‘Cause I’ve still got a lot of fight left in me”
“Roar” – Katy Perry
Songwriters: Lukasz Gottwald / Max Martin / Bonnie Leigh McKee / Katy Perry / Henry Walter
Roar lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc, Cypmp
Excerpt:
“I used to bite my tongue and hold my breath
Scared to rock the boat and make a mess
So I sat quietly, agreed politely
I guess that I forgot I had a choice
I let you push me past the breaking point
I stood for nothing, so I fell for everything
You held me down, but I got up (hey!)
Already brushing off the dust
You hear my voice, your hear that sound
Like thunder, gonna shake the ground
You held me down, but I got up
Get ready ’cause I had enough
I see it all, I see it now
I got the eye of the tiger, a fighter
Dancing through the fire
‘Cause I am a champion, and you’re gonna hear me roar
Louder, louder than a lion
‘Cause I am a champion, and you’re gonna hear me roar!”
“Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)” – Kelly Clarkson
Songwriters: Alexandra Leah Tamposi, David Gamson, Greg Kurstin, Jorgen Kjell Elofsson
© Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group, Downtown Music Publishing, RESERVOIR MEDIA MANAGEMENT INC, BMG Rights Management
Excerpt:
“You know that life feels better
Sitting here alone (sitting here alone)
You know I’m dreaming color
And do the things I want (do the things I want)
Think you got the best of me
Think you’ve had the last laugh
But you think that everything good is gone
Think you left me broken down
Think that I’ll come running back
Maybe you don’t know me ’cause you’ve been gone
What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger
Stand a little taller
Doesn’t mean I’m lonely when I’m alone
What doesn’t kill you makes a fighter
Footsteps even lighter
Doesn’t mean I’m loner ’cause you’re gone
What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, stronger
Just me, myself, and I
What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger
Stand a little taller
Doesn’t mean I’m lonely when I’m alone”
“Unstoppable” – Sia
Songwriter: Sia Furler
Never Give Up lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Excerpt:
“I’ve battled demons that won’t let me sleep
Called to the sea but she abandoned me
But I won’t never give up, no, never give up, no, no
No, I won’t never give up, no, never give up, no, no
And I won’t let you get me down
I’ll keep gettin’ up when I hit the ground
Oh, never give up, no, never give up no, no, oh
I won’t let you get me down
I’ll keep gettin’ up when I hit the ground
Oh, never give up, no, never give up no, no, oh
I’ll find my way, find my way home, oh, oh, oh”
“Try” – P!nk
Songwriters: Michael Busbee / Benjamin West
Try lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Spirit Music Group, BMG Rights Management
Excerpt:
“Ever wonder ’bout what he’s doing
How it’s all turned to lies
Sometimes I think that it’s better,
To never ask why
Where there is desire, there is gonna be a flame
Where there is a flame, someone’s bound to get burned
But just because it burns, doesn’t mean you’re gonna die
You gotta get up and try, and try, and try
Gotta get up and try, and try, and try
You gotta get up and try, and try, and try”
Help me keep rounding out the mix with some personal favorites of your own that have inspired you or carried you through a rough patch on your own journey.
