From the recording Like Clockwork
LIKE CLOCKWORK
I Can Testify
[76 BPM — E Major — West Coast soul / soft rock; warm Rhodes, deep melodic bass, restrained drums, clean electric guitar, expressive tenor sax. Unhurried pocket. Male lead: seasoned, warm, intimate. Build through conviction, not volume.]
[Intro — 8 bars; Rhodes establishes progression, bass enters, clean guitar answers; tenor sax enters last 2 bars]
Emaj7 C#m7 Amaj9 Bsus4 B
[Verse 1 — intimate, conversational]
Emaj7
I've walked some roads I couldn't understand
C#m7
Watched what I trusted slipping through my hands
Amaj9
I've asked You why, I've wondered where You were
Bsus4 B
Then through the noise I heard a better Word
Emaj7
What looked like endings opened into grace
C#m7
What looked like nowhere still became a way
Amaj9
I couldn't see beyond that troubled night
Bsus4 B
But morning came, and mercy came with light
[Pre-Chorus — slight lift; drums open gently]
F#m7
I can't tell you how
G#m7
I can't tell you when
Amaj9
I don't know the hands He'll use
Bsus4 B
Or where the road will bend
F#m7
But there's one thing I know
Amaj9 B
And I have lived enough to say—
[Chorus — smooth, memorable; background harmonies enter]
Emaj7
Listen, let me testify
C#m7
I've seen His goodness time after time
Amaj9
Morning by morning, new mercies arise
F#m7 B
Different hands, but the same Hand in my life
Emaj7
I can testify
C#m7
When I couldn't see the way, He was right on time
Amaj9
I don't trust the clock
F#m7 B
I trust the King who holds all time
Amaj9 B Emaj7
My King is faithful—like clockwork in my life
[Tenor sax answer — 4 bars]
[Verse 2 — deepen; don't increase tempo]
Emaj7
I've learned the trouble doesn't write the end
C#m7
Sometimes the scenery is where His works begin
Amaj9
What human eyes call hopeless, lost, or gone
Bsus4 B
Can hear the King speak forth a better Word
Emaj7
I've seen Him make a pathway through the sea
C#m7
I've found His grace where I thought none could be
Amaj9
And when I couldn't understand His time
Bsus4 B
His faithful hand was holding onto mine
[Pre-Chorus — stronger harmony]
F#m7
I can't tell you how
G#m7
I can't tell you when
Amaj9
I don't have to see tomorrow
Bsus4 B
To trust His heart again
F#m7
There's one thing I know
Amaj9 B
And I have lived enough to say—
[Chorus]
Emaj7
Listen, let me testify
C#m7
I've seen His goodness time after time
Amaj9
Morning by morning, new mercies arise
F#m7 B
Different hands, but the same Hand in my life
Emaj7
I can testify
C#m7
When I couldn't see the way, He was right on time
Amaj9
I don't trust the clock
F#m7 B
I trust the King who holds all time
Amaj9 B Emaj7
My King is faithful—like clockwork in my life
[Instrumental — 12 bars; guitar begins, tenor sax takes over; soulful, spacious, no virtuoso excess]
[Breakdown — pull drums almost completely; Rhodes and bass only. Spoken slowly, as testimony, not preaching.]
C#m7
Listen… let me testify.
Amaj9
I've lived long enough to know this:
E/G#
I may not understand the road.
I may not know how.
I may not know when.
F#m7
But I've seen His hand too many times
to question His heart now.
Amaj9
Different hands…
[Pause]
E/G#
Same Hand.
F#m7
Different seasons…
[Pause]
Bsus4
Same King.
B
And He has been faithful.
[Tenor sax cries once; full groove returns]
[Bridge — sung; increasingly declarative]
Amaj9
You are the Way when I can't see the road
E/G#
You are my Jireh when I don't know how
F#m7
You are my mercy with the morning light
Bsus4 B
You are the King, and all the time is Yours
Amaj9
Yesterday, today, forevermore
E/G#
Your faithful Word is still my solid ground
F#m7
You said that we would be Your witnesses
Bsus4 B
So here's my witness now—
[Final Chorus — full harmony; lead ad-libs around background refrain]
Emaj7
Oh, I can testify
C#m7
I've seen His goodness time after time
Amaj9
Morning by morning, new mercies arise
F#m7 B
Different hands, but the same Hand in my life
Emaj7
I will testify
C#m7
Through every season, He has never left my side
Amaj9
I don't trust the clock
F#m7 B
I trust the King who holds all time
Amaj9 B
My King is faithful
G#m7 C#m7
My King is faithful
F#m7 B Emaj7
My King is faithful—like clockwork in my life
[Outro — groove continues; tenor sax carries melody. Background vocals softly repeat “I can testify” and “He is faithful.” Gradually strip to Rhodes, bass and sax.]
[Final lead vocal — almost spoken]
Amaj9
After all these years…
Bsus4 B
I can tell you why.
[Tenor sax answers. Emaj9 resolves and rings. No hard stop.]
Lyrics
Like Clockwork
Creation Date
11 Sep 2026, 4:58 PM
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Genres
west coast soul / soft rock; warm rhodes, deep melodic bass, restrained drums, clean electric guitar, expressive tenor sax.
Languages
English
Vocalist gender
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LIKE CLOCKWORK
I Can Testify
[76 BPM — E Major — West Coast soul / soft rock; warm Rhodes, deep melodic bass, restrained drums, clean electric guitar, expressive tenor sax. Unhurried pocket. Male lead: seasoned, warm, intimate. Build through conviction, not volume.]
[Intro — 8 bars; Rhodes establishes progression, bass enters, clean guitar answers; tenor sax enters last 2 bars]
Emaj7 C#m7 Amaj9 Bsus4 B
[Verse 1 — intimate, conversational]
Emaj7
I've walked some roads I couldn't understand
C#m7
Watched what I trusted slipping through my hands
Amaj9
I've asked You why, I've wondered where You were
Bsus4 B
Then through the noise I heard a better Word
Emaj7
What looked like endings opened into grace
C#m7
What looked like nowhere still became a way
Amaj9
I couldn't see beyond that troubled night
Bsus4 B
But morning came, and mercy came with light
[Pre-Chorus — slight lift; drums open gently]
F#m7
I can't tell you how
G#m7
I can't tell you when
Amaj9
I don't know the hands He'll use
Bsus4 B
Or where the road will bend
F#m7
But there's one thing I know
Amaj9 B
And I have lived enough to say—
[Chorus — smooth, memorable; background harmonies enter]
Emaj7
Listen, let me testify
C#m7
I've seen His goodness time after time
Amaj9
Morning by morning, new mercies arise
F#m7 B
Different hands, but the same Hand in my life
Emaj7
I can testify
C#m7
When I couldn't see the way, He was right on time
Amaj9
I don't trust the clock
F#m7 B
I trust the King who holds all time
Amaj9 B Emaj7
My King is faithful—like clockwork in my life
[Tenor sax answer — 4 bars]
[Verse 2 — deepen; don't increase tempo]
Emaj7
I've learned the trouble doesn't write the end
C#m7
Sometimes the scenery is where His works begin
Amaj9
What human eyes call hopeless, lost, or gone
Bsus4 B
Can hear the King speak forth a better Word
Emaj7
I've seen Him make a pathway through the sea
C#m7
I've found His grace where I thought none could be
Amaj9
And when I couldn't understand His time
Bsus4 B
His faithful hand was holding onto mine
[Pre-Chorus — stronger harmony]
F#m7
I can't tell you how
G#m7
I can't tell you when
Amaj9
I don't have to see tomorrow
Bsus4 B
To trust His heart again
F#m7
There's one thing I know
Amaj9 B
And I have lived enough to say—
[Chorus]
Emaj7
Listen, let me testify
C#m7
I've seen His goodness time after time
Amaj9
Morning by morning, new mercies arise
F#m7 B
Different hands, but the same Hand in my life
Emaj7
I can testify
C#m7
When I couldn't see the way, He was right on time
Amaj9
I don't trust the clock
F#m7 B
I trust the King who holds all time
Amaj9 B Emaj7
My King is faithful—like clockwork in my life
[Instrumental — 12 bars; guitar begins, tenor sax takes over; soulful, spacious, no virtuoso excess]
[Breakdown — pull drums almost completely; Rhodes and bass only. Spoken slowly, as testimony, not preaching.]
C#m7
Listen… let me testify.
Amaj9
I've lived long enough to know this:
E/G#
I may not understand the road.
I may not know how.
I may not know when.
F#m7
But I've seen His hand too many times
to question His heart now.
Amaj9
Different hands…
[Pause]
E/G#
Same Hand.
F#m7
Different seasons…
[Pause]
Bsus4
Same King.
B
And He has been faithful.
[Tenor sax cries once; full groove returns]
[Bridge — sung; increasingly declarative]
Amaj9
You are the Way when I can't see the road
E/G#
You are my Jireh when I don't know how
F#m7
You are my mercy with the morning light
Bsus4 B
You are the King, and all the time is Yours
Amaj9
Yesterday, today, forevermore
E/G#
Your faithful Word is still my solid ground
F#m7
You said that we would be Your witnesses
Bsus4 B
So here's my witness now—
[Final Chorus — full harmony; lead ad-libs around background refrain]
Emaj7
Oh, I can testify
C#m7
I've seen His goodness time after time
Amaj9
Morning by morning, new mercies arise
F#m7 B
Different hands, but the same Hand in my life
Emaj7
I will testify
C#m7
Through every season, He has never left my side
Amaj9
I don't trust the clock
F#m7 B
I trust the King who holds all time
Amaj9 B
My King is faithful
G#m7 C#m7
My King is faithful
F#m7 B Emaj7
My King is faithful—like clockwork in my life
[Outro — groove continues; tenor sax carries melody. Background vocals softly repeat “I can testify” and “He is faithful.” Gradually strip to Rhodes, bass and sax.]
[Final lead vocal — almost spoken]
Amaj9
After all these years…
Bsus4 B
I can tell you why.
[Tenor sax answers. Emaj9 resolves and rings. No hard stop.]