The Gavel and the Flame

Verse 1 The sky went black like a widow’s veil, Thunder rolled like a final bell. I heard my name in the courtroom wind, Where every lie came crawling in. The ground split open, the candles died, No place to run, no place to hide. My shadow stood there, dressed in chains, Reading out all my secret stains. Pre-Chorus Oh, mercy, where did you go? I called your name from below. But the mirror knew what I denied, And the truth came sharpened like a knife. Chorus Dreadful judgment, Falling like fire from the heavens. No more bargaining, no confession Can save me from my own reflection. Dreadful judgment, Every ghost has learned my name. I hear the gavel, feel the flame, And nothing ever leaves the same. Verse 2 The angels watched with hollow eyes, The demons laughed behind the light. I wore my sins like funeral clothes, Heavy with everything I chose. The river turned to ash and bone, The saints all left me there alone. Then silence screamed across the room, Like God had stepped into my tomb. Pre-Chorus Oh, mercy, don’t shut the door, I’m not who I was before. But the scales don’t shake, the scales don’t bend, And every beginning meets its end. Chorus Dreadful judgment, Falling like fire from the heavens. No more bargaining, no confession Can save me from my own reflection. Dreadful judgment, Every ghost has learned my name. I hear the gavel, feel the flame, And nothing ever leaves the same. Bridge Did I love enough? Did I hate too long? Did I bury my heart Just to prove I was strong? If the dark takes me, Let it know my face. I walked through ruin Still begging for grace. Outro The gavel falls, the silence breaks, A soul can bend before it wakes. If judgment comes to drag me through, Let it leave me born anew.