Higher Power
Scott Stapp · Higher Power
Without an angel
Waking up to the sound of the living dead
Alone with the devil
Life had forsaken me
Left me alone to bleed
I was ready to meet my maker
The day I died was the day I came back to life
Now I'm alive
I walked through fire
I survived
I'm burning brighter
Standing on top of the world
I ain't coming down
I'm alive
I've become the fire
Rising high
I'm burning brighter
The day I climbed out through my darkest hour
I found my higher power
Crawling through hell hear the demons screaming in my head
Where is your God now?
Pulling out nails from the coffin they call my bed
Digging my grave out
Life had forsaken me
Left me alone to bleed
I was ready to meet my maker
Now I'm alive
I walked through fire
I survived
I'm burning brighter
Standing on top of the world
I ain't coming down
I'm alive
I've become the fire
Rising high
I'm burning brighter
The day I climbed out through my darkest hour
I found my higher power
It was the death of me
That made heaven speak
Heard the angels calling out my name
It was a eulogy
For the part of me
That will never, ever be the same
It took a fall to rise
To open blinded eyes
The day I died was the day I came back to life
Now I'm alive
I walked through fire
I survived
I'm burning brighter
Standing on top of the world
I ain't coming down
I'm alive
I've become the fire
Rising high
I'm burning brighter
The day I climbed out through my darkest hour
I found my higher power
Higher Power
"Higher Power" is the fourth studio album by American musician Scott Stapp, released on 15 March 2024 by Napalm Records. It marks Stapp's first album in five years, following The Space Between the Shadows (2019). The album features a heavier sound with influences from alternative metal, post-grunge, and hard rock.
The title track opens with a confession: "Forty feet down falling head first off the edge / Without an angel." It is a song about hitting rock bottom, about the moment you are ready to meet your maker. The lyrics are full of the kind of emotional honesty that makes the best rock songs work.
The album was recorded at studios in Nashville and Los Angeles, and it was produced by Marti Frederiksen, Scott Stevens, Stapp, and Kevin Gruft. It is a record that sits with darkness and still searches for light.
What I find striking is how the song turns despair into a search. It is not just a song about falling; it is a song about reaching for something higher. That tension is what gives it its power.
The album was recorded at studios in Nashville and Los Angeles, and it was produced by Marti Frederiksen, Scott Stevens, Stapp, and Kevin Gruft. It is a record that sits with darkness and still searches for light. The title track opens with a confession: "Forty feet down falling head first off the edge / Without an angel."
The song is about hitting rock bottom, about the moment you are ready to meet your maker. The lyrics are full of the kind of emotional honesty that makes the best rock songs work. It is a song that stays with you long after it ends. It is a song that stays with you long after it ends. It is a song that stays with you long after it ends.