I carried storms behind a steady face, Smiled at the crowd, then I fell from grace. A head full of thunder, hands full of shame, Every old promise burned up in the flame. I watched love leave in the smoke of my pride, Friends turned to strangers, I had nowhere to hide. The mirror told stories I could not deny, A soul on the edge with a desperate cry. But You met me in the wreckage, You called me by my name. Through the breaking and the begging, You never looked away. With the hands that held me higher, And the truth that set me free, I’m learning how to live again, By mercy, step by step, in Thee. There were nights I shook in a house of regrets, Chasing the numb that only deepened the debt. I pushed away help, I pushed away light, Told myself darkness was winning the fight. Then someone sat with me, no judgment, no crown, Said, "Brother, we can walk this road from the ground." A prayer in the silence, a hand in the rain, Small acts of grace learning how to make me sane. But You met me in the wreckage, You called me by my name. Through the breaking and the begging, You never looked away. With the hands that held me higher, And the truth that set me free, I’m learning how to live again, By mercy, step by step, in Thee. I still hear the echoes, I still feel the ache, But chains don’t define me, and hope doesn’t break. I can face the morning without fear in my chest, 'Cause Your love keeps proving I am more than my mess. You met me in the wreckage, You called me by my name. Through the breaking and the begging, You never looked away. Now the bloodlines of my burden Are fading in Your light, I’m learning how to live again, And I will walk toward life.
