Intro (Horns + chatter) Hey! Hey! Hey! Yeah! Malachi say it straight! Pick it up now! Verse 1 (guitar on the offbeat, walking bass) You say “God loves us,” but your hearts drift cold, Offerin’ leftovers, stories half-told. Priests in the temple, but they don’t care, Dragging religion like it’s just air. But the Lord says, “Yo, I still love you true, Even when you act like you don’t know what to do!” Pre-Chorus (horn stabs build energy) Where’s the honor? Where’s the fire? Covenant hearts getting lost in the wire! But even now, don’t you see the sign— Grace is calling across the line! Chorus (full ska bounce, horns loud) Return to Me! (Hey!) Return to Me! (Ho!) I’ll make your broken heart brand new, you know! Like fire that cleans the silver and gold, I’ll purify your weary soul! Return to Me! (Hey!) Don’t run away! (No!) My love is steady every single day! Jump up, get up, don’t delay— Come back, come back My way! Verse 2 (faster, playful horns) You say, “Where’s justice? Why do the wrong ones win?” But heaven’s clock don’t run like human skin. There’s a book of remembrance written in light, For the ones who walk in truth and fight the good fight. And the proud gonna stumble, yeah they won’t last long, But the faithful gonna rise like a victory song! Breakdown (spoken rhythm) A messenger coming, clear the road! Refiner’s fire gonna lighten the load! Not destruction—no, restoration! Pure hearts rising in every nation! Chorus (bigger, horns screaming) Return to Me! (Hey!) Return to Me! (Ho!) I’ll make your broken heart brand new, you know! Like fire that cleans the silver and gold, I’ll purify your weary soul! Return to Me! (Hey!) Don’t run away! (No!) My love is steady every single day! Pick it up now, don’t delay— Come back, come back My way! Outro (fade with horns + guitar chops) Hey hey hey… return to Me… Yeah yeah yeah… return to Me… And the Lord still calls: “Come back to Me!”
