“Master of My Fate”
*(Inspired by William Ernest Henley’s *Invictus)
[Verse 1]
Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For this unconquerable soul.
[Verse 2]
In the clutch of circumstance,
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the storms that beat me down,
My head is bloody, but unbowed.
[Chorus]
I am the master of my fate,
I am the captain of my soul.
No fear shall shake me, no chains can break me,
I stand unbroken, strong and whole.
[Verse 3]
Beyond this place of wrath and tears,
Looms but the Horror of the shade.
Yet through the trials of the years,
I walk unshaken, unafraid.
[Chorus]
I am the master of my fate,
I am the captain of my soul.
No fear shall shake me, no chains can break me,
I stand unbroken, strong and whole.
[Bridge] (Dramatic, building moment)
It matters not how strait the gate,
Or how the scroll may charge my name.
Through fire and darkness, love and pain,
This soul of mine remains the same.
[Final Chorus] (Big and powerful)
I am the master of my fate,
I am the captain of my soul.
No fear shall shake me, no chains can break me,
I stand unbroken, strong and whole.