[Intro] [fingerpicked acoustic guitar, light percussion, ambient electric guitar swells] [Verse 1] [male tenor vocals, acoustic guitar] Lord, I'm scared of where You'll lead me I've depended on these chains Though they've kept me bound for years now They've sheltered me from pain If I lay my burden down now Who will I become instead? Will I miss the life behind me Or regret the road ahead? Then I heard You softly answer [Pre-Chorus] [piano enters, bass guitar enters] We're not going to do anything Without your consent [Chorus] [full band enters, driving drums, female backing vocals] I won't force your heart to follow Love has never been coerced Take one step when you are ready You'll find healing, not a curse [Verse 2] [drums drop to light percussion, acoustic guitar and piano] So I chose one trembling footstep Then another after that Not because I wasn't frightened But because You had my back Soon the chains I'd held so tightly Didn't fit me anymore What I thought I would be missing Wasn't worth returning for [Chorus] [full band, driving eighth-note piano chords] I won't force your heart to follow Love has never been coerced Take one step when you are ready You'll find healing, not a curse [Bridge] [electric guitar solo, melodic and clean] Who could know that laying treasures At Your feet would leave me rich? Or that empty-hand surrender Could receive a gift like this? Nothing that I left behind me Measures up to what I've found Peace has filled the empty places Grace has turned my life around [Chorus] [full band, high energy] I won't force your heart to follow Love has never been coerced Take one step when you are ready You'll find healing, not a curse [Outro] [music softens, acoustic guitar and piano] You never took what I withheld You never hurried what was mine You just loved me into freedom One small yes at a time [acoustic guitar fades out]
