Verse 1 Sirens crying through a shattered street Empty shoes where small hearts used to beat Toys in the rubble, prayers in the air Mothers on their knees asking God, “Are You there?” Smoke in the sky like a wounded prayer Ash falling down through the cold night air Brothers with guns and hate in their veins While the innocent drown in the world’s pain Pre-Chorus How did we fall so far from grace? Blood on the ground in a holy place Chorus Children are crying in the shadow of war Heaven is knocking but we’ve locked the door Bullets keep flying while our hearts grow cold We traded our mercy for power and gold But mercy still waits at the foot of the cross For every broken soul we’ve lost Fall to your knees, let forgiveness start God is the healer of a shattered heart Verse 2 Candles burning where the young ones lay Angels carried them away Schoolyard echoes still haunt the ground Where laughter once lived but silence is found Fathers are screaming into the night “Lord bring my baby back into the light” But heaven whispers through the pain “I will wipe every tear someday” Pre-Chorus We built our kingdoms made of pride And left the Prince of Peace outside Chorus Children are crying in the shadow of war Heaven is knocking but we’ve locked the door Bullets keep flying while our hearts grow cold We traded our mercy for power and gold But mercy still waits at the foot of the cross For every broken soul we’ve lost Fall to your knees, let forgiveness start God is the healer of a shattered heart Bridge Lay down the weapons Lay down the hate Before it’s too late to change our fate Cry out to heaven Let mercy begin Turn from the darkness Repent of your sin The world may be burning But hope still remains There’s power in Jesus to break every chain Final Chorus Children are crying in the shadow of war Heaven is knocking but we’ve locked the door But God still calls through the smoke and the flame “Come home, my child, I know your name” There’s grace for the lost and the ones who have strayed Salvation’s price has already been paid Fall to your knees, let forgiveness start God is the healer of a shattered heart Outro When the guns fall silent And the tears are gone Love will rise with the morning sun.
