Broken Hallelujah by Cain Still Bleeds

[Verse 1 – Sung, gravelly with slow piano and faint choir hum]
I was a bottle too deep and a bullet too close
Another wasted name on a list of lost souls
But she found me layin’ in the dark with my shame
Said, "You ain’t gone yet, boy—God knows your name"
Held my face in her hands like I wasn’t a ghost
Told me love don’t quit even when it hurts the most
Now I see heaven in her tired eyes
Where mercy stands when the old me dies

[Verse 2 – Sung, deeper and more open with rising harmonies]
There were nights I heard the devil sing
But my daughter laughed and broke his wings
She crawled on my chest and said, “You okay, Dad?”
And I cried like a child for the life I had
My stepson hugged me like I was whole
Didn’t care 'bout blood, he just saw my hurtin' soul
I ain't his blood but I'm that boy's spine
And now their hearts beat in rhythm with mine

[Pre-Chorus – Sung, soft but broken, with organ swell]
I fell so far I thought light was a lie
But their love reached down and pulled me back to life

[Chorus – Gospel choir background,  Full gospel delivery, choir backing]
SO HERE'S MY BROKEN hallelujah
A song from the ashes I bled through
Just a broken man carrying scars, fightin' like hell just to stay true
MY SOUL'S been on fire since i can remember,
But You saved me when I swore I was through...
So here's my broken hallelujah...
And i owe it all to you...

[Verse 3 – Sung, slow burn, minimal instrumentation]
I used to wear chains like they were skin
Now I wear grace and the strength she’s in
Woke up one morning, sun on my face
A little girl gigglin’, her arms 'round my waist
A woman beside me, no makeup, just peace
That's the prettiest thing I’ve ever seen
And for the first time in my whole damn life
I ain't runnin’ from my past—I've already paid that price

[Pre-Chorus – male Quiet reprise]
I ain’t what I was, but I’m what I need to be
And they’re the reason GOD AIN'T DONE WITH ME!

[Chorus – gospel choir background, Bigger, more raw emotion with layered choir]
SO HERE'S MY BROKEN hallelujah
A voice from a past that tried to undo ya
But here I stand, with a family to prove
That love can rebuild what sin tried to bruise
She saw me, forgave me, held me right through
So here's my broken hallelujah

[Bridge – Spoken-sung over rising choir]
I ain’t fixed…
But I’m held.
I still bleed…
But I’m healed.
Every prayer they whispered when I didn’t deserve it
Built a home inside me, now I finally feel worth it

[Final Chorus – Full choir, emotional climax]
THIS IS MY BROKEN hallelujah
No cathedral gold, just real love’s aroma
Every mistake, every tear that flew
Led me to this moment, and I'm tellin’ You—
If You got room for the fallen and bruised...

[Outro – Whispered spoken word ove

[Outro – Whisper sung]
This one’s for her.
For them.
And for the grace I still don’t understand.
Singin' my... Broken Hallelujah...

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[Intro – clear smooth grit Male spoken, quiet and cracked with organ chords beneath, mournful and sad] I wasn’t supposed to be here. Not after what I done. But she believed... they believed. And somehow, God did too. So if you’re wonderin’ what a second chance sounds like— This is it. [Verse 1 – Sung, gravelly with slow piano and faint choir hum] I was a bottle too deep and a bullet too close Another wasted name on a list of lost souls But she found me layin’ in the dark with my shame Said, "You ain’t gone yet, boy—God knows your name" Held my face in her hands like I wasn’t a ghost Told me love don’t quit even when it hurts the most Now I see heaven in her tired eyes Where mercy stands when the old me dies [Verse 2 – Sung, deeper and more open with rising harmonies] There were nights I heard the devil sing But my daughter laughed and broke his wings She crawled on my chest and said, “You okay, Dad?” And I cried like a child for the life I had My stepson hugged me like I was whole Didn’t care 'bout blood, he just saw my hurtin' soul I ain't his blood but I'm that boy's spine And now their hearts beat in rhythm with mine [Pre-Chorus – Sung, soft but broken, with organ swell] I fell so far I thought light was a lie But their love reached down and pulled me back to life [Chorus – Gospel choir background, Full gospel delivery, choir backing] SO HERE'S MY BROKEN hallelujah A song from the ashes I bled through Just a broken man carrying scars, fightin' like hell just to stay true MY SOUL'S been on fire since i can remember, But You saved me when I swore I was through... So here's my broken hallelujah... And i owe it all to you... [Verse 3 – Sung, slow burn, minimal instrumentation] I used to wear chains like they were skin Now I wear grace and the strength she’s in Woke up one morning, sun on my face A little girl gigglin’, her arms 'round my waist A woman beside me, no makeup, just peace That's the prettiest thing I’ve ever seen And for the first time in my whole damn life I ain't runnin’ from my past—I've already paid that price [Pre-Chorus – male Quiet reprise] I ain’t what I was, but I’m what I need to be And they’re the reason GOD AIN'T DONE WITH ME! [Chorus – gospel choir background, Bigger, more raw emotion with layered choir] SO HERE'S MY BROKEN hallelujah A voice from a past that tried to undo ya But here I stand, with a family to prove That love can rebuild what sin tried to bruise She saw me, forgave me, held me right through So here's my broken hallelujah [Bridge – Spoken-sung over rising choir] I ain’t fixed… But I’m held. I still bleed… But I’m healed. Every prayer they whispered when I didn’t deserve it Built a home inside me, now I finally feel worth it [Final Chorus – Full choir, emotional climax] THIS IS MY BROKEN hallelujah No cathedral gold, just real love’s aroma Every mistake, every tear that flew Led me to this moment, and I'm tellin’ You— If You got room for the fallen and bruised... [Outro – Whispered spoken word ove [Outro – Whisper sung] This one’s for her. For them. And for the grace I still don’t understand. Singin' my... Broken Hallelujah...

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