[Style: confessional cinematic worship ballad, 6/8, 74 BPM, F minor verses lifting emotionally into A♭ major chorus. Female alto/mezzo, intimate and breathy in verses, fuller and warmer in choruses. Felt piano, ambient pad, restrained drums, subtle bass, distant electric swells, dark but reverent, no EDM drop.] [Verse 1] I hid my hurting places deep, kept up my calm, and locked the door I swept the shards beneath my soul and let the silence stain the floor I wore a smile like borrowed skin and held my breath when questions came I fed the ache with second thoughts and dressed my wounds in fear and blame But in the hush You touched the dust and turned my restless eyes to light And through the ache You stayed awake and led me out of dark that night [Pre-Chorus 1] [add soft pulse, slight lift] When every lie inside my mind said, “Run and hide; stay wrapped in shame” You called me close, broke through the ghost, and lit the dark and spoke my name [Chorus] [open up, warmer, wider] I brought You all my broken parts, the hidden dark, the fear, the blame You stood with me in ruined rooms and washed me clean and called my name Where shame had built its brittle throne, Your mercy moved and broke the chains You touched the dust, revived the trust, and breathed Your life into my veins You said my scars were never bars, no wound too deep, no heart too far No night so long, no wrong so strong, no loss too great for where You are Come just as you are to Me, My child; I love you right where you are Come just as you are to Me, My child; I love you right where you are [Verse 2] [keep momentum, still intimate] I learned to kneel with empty hands instead of fists around the past And lay the weight of what I was before the cross and let it pass The ache still pressed on tender flesh, but hope stepped in and made a start You took the guilt I could not kill and sang Your mercy through my heart And when the old cold voice returned, You stayed and made Your shelter near You held me fast through glass and ash until I saw Your love more clear [Pre-Chorus 2] [stronger lift] When every thread inside my chest was pulled and lulled by doubt and flame You drew me near, made mercy clear, and through my tears You spoke my name [Chorus] [broader harmonies] I brought You all my broken parts, the hidden dark, the fear, the blame You stood with me in ruined rooms and washed me clean and called my name Where shame had built its brittle throne, Your mercy moved and broke the chains You touched the dust, revived the trust, and breathed Your life into my veins You said my scars were never bars, no wound too deep, no heart too far No night so long, no wrong so strong, no loss too great for where You are Come just as you are to Me, My child; I love you right where you are Come just as you are to Me, My child; I love you right where you are [Bridge] [strip back, then rebuild] Let me tremble in the light, not hide again inside the dark If I am weak, then let me weep beneath the healing of Your scars Take every room I sealed with shame and fill it full with mercy’s flame Till all my ruins learn to sing and every echo praise Your name [Final Chorus] [fullest, most healing] I brought You all my broken parts, the hidden dark, the fear, the blame You stood with me in ruined rooms and washed me clean and called my name Where shame had built its brittle throne, Your mercy moved and broke the chains You touched the dust, revived the trust, and breathed Your life into my veins You said my scars were never bars, no wound too deep, no heart too far No night so long, no wrong so strong, no loss too great for where You are Come just as you are to Me, My child; I love you right where you are Come just as you are to Me, My child; I love you right where you are
