*Verse 1* I climbed the mountain thinking I could touch the throne, Built my kingdom out of stone And called the crown my own. I thought my hands could shape the world, My wisdom could decide, But pride has a way of building walls Where truth is left outside. Then the mountain shook beneath me, And the tower came undone. Everything I thought I was Was humbled by the One. I was brought low by my hubris, Laid bare beneath the sky, And for the first time in my life I had no place to hide. *Chorus* **I was brought low, And I was found wanting. I reached for the heavens With hands that were still falling. I thought I knew the pathway, I thought I knew the plan, Until the Eternal Master Took the pride from this man. Now I stand here empty, With nothing left to claim. And somewhere in my weakness I hear Him call my name. I was brought low So I could finally see— What I thought was my purpose Was never really mine to keep.** *Verse 2* I searched inside the mirror For the man I thought I'd be, But all I saw was someone Who had failed to truly see. I had measured life by victories, By everything I'd won, But Heaven measures differently When all is said and done. For what does it profit a man To gain the world he knows, If somewhere in the gaining His very soul is lost? So I laid down my ambition, I surrendered what I knew, And asked the Eternal Master, “What would You have me do?” *Chorus* **I was brought low, And I was found wanting. I reached for the heavens With hands that were still falling. I thought I knew the pathway, I thought I knew the plan, Until the Eternal Master Took the pride from this man. Now I stand here empty, With nothing left to claim. And somewhere in my weakness I hear Him call my name. I was brought low So I could finally see— What I thought was my purpose Was never really mine to keep.** *Bridge* Maybe being broken Wasn't punishment at all. Maybe being humbled Was the answer to my call. Maybe I had to lose myself Before I could be found. Maybe I had to fall beneath Before I could look up. For the hand that brings me downward Is the hand that lifts me higher. The fire that consumes my pride Can purify desire. And if I am found wanting, Then let me want what lasts. Not the glory of tomorrow, But the purpose of the past. *Verse 3* I don't know what tomorrow holds. I don't know every road. I only know the One who holds The weight of every load. So let Him write the story. Let Him choose where I shall go. If He calls me through the wilderness, Then through the wilderness I'll go. I spent my life demanding That the world would bend my way. Now I ask a different question: **“What would You have me do today?”** *Final Chorus* **I was brought low, And I was found wanting. But in the empty places I found what I was seeking. I thought I needed greatness. I thought I needed fame. But I only needed purpose And the One who knows my name. Now I stand before the Master, With my pride beneath my feet. I don't need to understand it all To know His plan is complete. I was brought low So I could finally see— The purpose wasn't waiting For the man I thought I'd be. It was waiting in surrender. It was waiting in the fall. It was waiting for me to realize **I was never master at all.** *Outro* So take this crown I fashioned. Take this throne I tried to build. Take the plans I called my own And shape them as You will. I was brought low by my hubris. I was found wanting in the end. But now I know the Eternal Master Wasn't trying to break me. **He was teaching me to become the man He always intended me to be.**
