Actor Will Smith performed his new gospel song “You Can Make It” during the BET Awards on Sunday.
Smith performed his new song alongside backup dancers in what appears to be a ring-fire in hell.
During the performance, Smith sang, “The darker the hell you gotta endure, the brighter the heaven you get to enjoy, the harder the fall, the higher you soar.”
Many viewers of the performance were creeped out by the fiery stage.
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Will Smith brought flames and faith to the stage at the BET Awards on Sunday.
Smith returned to his music roots with the debut of his new song, “You Can Make It.” Featuring Fridayy and the Sunday Service Choir, Smith rapped about perseverance in the gospel-infused song.
“The darker the hell you gotta endure / The brighter the heaven you get to enjoy / The harder the fall, the higher you soar,” Smith rapped, surrounded by pyrotechnic fire on the stage. “God opens a window when the devil closes the door / Believe me, they tried to bleed Will Smith / In the rearview, I see adversity was the gift / To lift me higher gifts requires faith.”
Smith’s performance at the BET Awards follows his surprise Coachella appearance in April, when he showed up during J Balvin’s set for a rowdy rendition of his track “Men In Black,” which was initially released in conjunction with his hit 1997 movie of the same name.
The “Independence Day” star’s new music is his first solo material in over five years, teeing up his first major music release since his “Lost and Found” album from 2005.
Watch the full performance here: