Inner Fire
An Afro House Journey of Healing, Resilience & Becoming | Built by Becoming Sessions
Dear Soul Riders,
These last few days have reminded me that life has a strange way of placing fire and rain in the same sky.
Love can still hurt... and somehow still make us grateful it ever found us.
I miss my children more than words can carry, yet my stepchildren continue to remind me that love has never been limited by blood. Family has many ways of finding us.
My mother gave us a scare, but grace was already waiting at the door. She’s recovering well, and my father is taking beautiful care of her.
On the tatami, my knee has been arguing with me. Aikido and Iaido have become humbling teachers again. Every step asks a little more patience than the one before.
And life... well... life never seems to run out of battles.
But if there’s one thing I’ve learned... among a few😊
It’s that every setback carries an invitation.
Sometimes a setback is simply life asking us to sit quietly... long enough to meet our inner fire.
Mine has never been the loudest.
It has simply refused to die.
There always seems to be an Amen hiding inside my step backs.
So we keep riding.
One little step at a time.
Sometimes we walk.
Sometimes we crawl.
And sometimes...
when the rain is just right...
we even dare to dance.
Because dancing isn’t pretending the storm has ended.
It’s deciding that hope deserves a rhythm too.
Music has always been one of the most beautiful portals I’ve ever known.
A song can cross oceans.
A melody can shorten the distance between hearts.
And somehow... even far from home...
love still finds a way to make us feel at home.
That’s where this new piece was born.
Not from certainty.
From becoming.
It is one of the first flames from a new journey called Built by Becoming.
A journey for anyone who has ever questioned themselves...
fallen...
stood back up...
and kept building anyway.
So...
come a little closer.
Leave the weight behind.
Dance with me.
Breathe.
Heal.
Smile.
And when the rhythm reaches that quiet place only your soul knows...
I hope you’ll finally meet...
your inner fire.
See you on the dancefloor.
See you on the Ride.
With fire,
Terod Naej
Inner Fire
[Verse 1]
Come a little closer...
Leave the weight behind...
Tonight...
We remember.
You’ve been looking so far...
For what has always lived inside.
Don’t be afraid...
The fire knows your name.
[Pre-Chorus]
Step by step...
Beat by beat...
You’re not walking alone.
Breathe...
Let your heart dance.
Heal...
Let your soul sing.
[Chorus]
Meet your inner fire...
Let it lead you home.
Meet your inner fire...
Let it lead you home.
No fear.
No hurry.
Only this moment.
[Verse 2]
Slowly...
Like the sunrise...
Become...
Everything you bring.
One more step...
One more dream...
You’ve been strong all along.
If you fall...
Dance again.
If you doubt...
Dance again.
[Pre-Chorus]
If you cry...
Dance again.
Until your smile remembers you.
Built in silence...
Built by becoming...
[Chorus]
Meet your inner fire...
Let it lead you home.
Meet your inner fire...
Let it lead you home.
No fear.
No hurry.
Only this moment.
[Bridge]
Only this rhythm...
Only this soul.
Meet your inner fire...
And let it shine.
[Final Chorus]
Meet your inner fire...
Let it lead you home.
Meet your inner fire...
Let it lead you home.
One more step...
One more dream...
You’ve been strong all along.
Meet your inner fire...
And let it shine.
[Outro]
Slowly...
Like the sunrise...
Become...
Inner Fire Remix
[Verse 1]
Come a little closer...
Leave the weight behind...
Tonight...
We remember.
You’ve been looking so far...
For what has always lived inside.
Don’t be afraid...
The fire knows your name.
[Chorus 1]
Meet your inner fire...
Let it lead you home.
Step by step...
Beat by beat...
You’re not walking alone.
Breathe...
Let your heart dance.
Heal...
Let your soul sing.
Slowly...
Like the sunrise...
Become...
Everything you bring.
No fear.
No hurry.
No perfect road.
Only this moment...
Only this rhythm...
Only this soul.
[Rap verse]
I walked with shadows...
Till they called me light.
Lost a thousand battles...
Still I chose the fight.
Every scar’s a language...
Every tear’s a seed.
Every quiet moment...
Became the man you see.
No chains on tomorrow...
No fear in my veins.
I’m dancing with the thunder...
I’m smiling in the rain.
If your heart feels heavy...
Bring it to the flame.
You don’t have to change...
Just remember your name.
[Pre-Chorus]
The mountain never rushed...
Still it touched the sky.
The river never argued...
Still it learned to fly.
So breathe...
Lift your soul...
Trust...
The rhythm knows.
Your fire...
Has always known...
[Chorus 2]
Meet your inner fire...
Let it lead you home.
One more step...
One more dream...
You’ve been strong all along.
If you fall...
Dance again.
If you doubt...
Dance again.
If you cry...
Dance again.
Until your smile remembers you.
Built in silence...
Built by becoming...
Meet your inner fire...
And let it shine.
🔥INNER FIRE | Creole Remix
[Intro]
Vini pi pre...
Kite tout chay dèyè...
Aswè a...
Ann sonje...
[Verse 1]
Depi lontan...
W’ap chèche byen lwen...
Sa ki te toujou...
Ap viv anndan w.
Pa pè...
Dife a konnen non w.
[Pre-Chorus]
Respire...
Kite kè w danse.
Geri...
Kite nanm ou chante.
Dousman...
Tankou solèy leve...
Vin sa w ye...
Ak tout sa w pote.
[Chorus]
Meet your inner fire...
Let it lead you home.
Step by step...
Beat by beat...
You’re not walking alone.
Meet your inner fire...
Let it lead you home.
Step by step...
Beat by beat...
You’re not walking alone.
[Verse2]
Pa pè.
Pa prese.
Pa gen chimen pafè.
Rale moman sa a...
Rale Ridem sa a...
posede nanm sa a.
[Rap verse]
Mwen plede mache nan fènwa...
Jiskaske yo rele m limyè.
Mwen pèdi mil batay...
Men m’ pa janm lage yon may
Chak mak se yon pawol...
Chak dlo nan je se yon lawouze.
Chak ti moman an silans...
Bay moun mwen ye jodi a sans
Nou kase tout chenn pou demen...
Nanpwen laperèz nan venn mwen
M’ap danse ak loraj...
M’ap souri anba lapli.
Si kè w lou...
Pote l bò dife a.
Ou pa bezwen chanje...
Sèlman sonje kiyès ou ye la
Mòn pa ap fè yon pa
Men li rive manyen syèl la.
Rivyè pa janm goumen ak latè
Men li rive jwenn lanmè.
Respire...
Leve nanm ou...
Fè beat la konfyans...
Dife ou a
Te toujou la.
[Chorus]
Meet your inner fire...
Let it lead you home.
Step by step...
Beat by beat...
You’re not walking alone.
Meet your inner fire...
Let it lead you home.
Step by step...
Beat by beat...
You’re not walking alone.
[Bridge]
Built in Silence...
Built by Becoming...
(oswa)
Bati nan silans...
Vin fò pandan w’ap vin sa w ye...
[Chorus 2]
Vin rankontre dife anndan w...
Kite l mennen w lakay ou
Yon lòt pa...
Yon lòt rèv...
Ou pi fò pase saw panse
Si w tonbe...
Danse ankò.
Si w doute...
Danse ankò.
Si w kriye...
Danse pirèd ankò
Jiskaskew souri epi sonje kiyès ou ye.
[outro]
Bati nan silans...
Vin pi rèd pandan w’ap vin sa w ye...
Vin rankontre dife anndan w zantray
Kite l klere...
Vin sa w ye a
Vin sa w ye a
Vin sa w ye a
Keep becoming.
Keep dancing.
Keep riding.
The fire already knows your name.
With fire,
Terod Naej
I’ve buried too many dreams.
Bled through too many battles.
Kissed the dirt so many fucking times I lost count.
But fear of falling? That shit died long ago.
Every time life tried to write my ending, I stood up and answered with the same word:
Amen.
The devil counts my scars.
God counts my stand-ups.
Life knocks you down? Get up.
Knocks you down again? Get up dancing, bloody teeth, broken bones, whatever’s left.
A soul that can still dance after a thousand battles is a soul darkness has never defeated.
I’ll meet you where the pain turns into rhythm and the fire still knows your name.
Keep standing.
Keep dancing.
Keep saying Amen with blood in your mouth.
We’re not done yet Terod Naej🔥☯️
Honestly, I came in braced for heavy-life-update mode and somehow left wanting to dance through the mess with one grumpy knee and a tiny stubborn flame. Missing your kids, your mum recovering, the tatami being bossy, then all that beat-by-beat keep becoming energy… my face did the tiny okay fine, I’m listening thing. Also the Creole remix has dangerous shoulder-moving power, just saying.