I need some advice regarding singing Raise This Barn.

I'm working on a covers project from the show and Raise This Barn is one of the songs I'm doing. I'm trying to sing "raise this barn" without saying...well, you know. A certain word that makes it sound really bad. Does anyone have any advice on how to make it clear I'm saying "raise this" Should I put extra empathies on the "th" in "the?" Should I make it sound like I'm saying "raises barn?"

Apologies if this post is in poor taste. I just was looking for some advice on how to sing the song.