[Verse 1 — sparse, gospel piano only, vocal close and conversational] Eviction papers on the door Cold Tuesday, don't feel it anymore Phone's disconnected, cupboard's bare Nobody's listening, nobody's there I walked twelve blocks with my head hung low Past the corner church I used to know The doors were open, light spilled out I stood there frozen, full of doubt [Pre-Chorus 1 — bass and kick enter under, tension building, gap before the downbeat] Maybe there's a hand for me Maybe I don't have to bleed alone [Chorus 1 — "Grace Found Me" — full choir enters on the hook, hand claps lock in, Hammond swells] Grace found me at the door Right where I was breaking, right down on the floor I didn't have to knock, I didn't have to prove Grace found me, and I don't have to move Grace found me at the door [Verse 2 — asymmetric 7-bar phrasing, choir drops out, just voice and piano] An old woman took my trembling hand Said "baby, I've been where you stand" Handed me a hymnal, made me a plate Said "church don't run on an appointment or date" The choir wrapped around me like a coat Somebody started singing, I found my throat Three weeks I hadn't said a word out loud Now I'm learning how to stand in a crowd [Pre-Chorus 2 — Shepard-tone-style rising pad under the choir, building past the first chorus's height] I came in broken, I came in bent Six months later, look what heaven sent [Chorus 2 — "Stand And Sing" — different hook, story moves forward: not just found now, but rising. Progressive layering, extra harmony stack vs. Chorus 1] Watch me stand up, watch me sing Watch this broken thing take wing I'm not the one who walked in here Six months back with my whole world thin Watch me stand up, watch me sing This is what grace can bring [Bridge — key change up a whole step, choir-led vamp, brass stabs enter] There's a hundred doors just like that door A hundred people still this poor So I'm walking back to where I stood To be the hand I wish I could Have felt on my worst, coldest night Gonna carry someone to the light [Instrumental — vocal-chop hook built from "grace found me" phrase, 4 bars, building into final chorus] [Chorus 3 — "Carry Somebody Home" — final chorus, biggest, distinct lyric: story resolves, full circle] Now I'm the one who opens the door Now I'm the one who says "there's more" Grace didn't stop when it got to me It's a river, baby, running free I'm gonna carry somebody home Carry somebody home [Outro — choir vamp and fade, ad-libbed runs over sustained organ] (Carry somebody home) (Grace runs free) Hallelujah runs [hand claps sustain, organ swells, fade to a hum]
