BORN INTO HELL [Intro – Lone Acoustic Guitar, Slow Fingerpicking] [Verse 1 – Quiet, Questioning] They told me Hell was somewhere down below, Where broken souls and sinners go. But every road these boots have ever known Feels like fire underneath these stones. I’ve seen good hearts buried in the ground, While wicked men keep walking around. If Earth is where Your mercy fell, Then why’s it feel so much like Hell? [Chorus – Haunting, Emotional] Is Heaven somewhere past the grave, A little peace for all this pain? Or is this world the price we pay For sins we never made? And when these tired old eyes finally close, Will I find rest beyond the veil? Or will You send me back again, To live another life in Hell? [Verse 2 – Dark, Reflective] They say we’re born with souls to save, And judgment waits beyond the grave. But I never asked to walk this land, Or carry burdens I don’t understand. If life’s a test, then tell me why Some never get a chance to try. And if I fail when judgment calls, Will I be born to lose it all? [Chorus – Stronger, Restrained Anger] Is Heaven somewhere past the grave, A little peace for all this pain? Or is this world the price we pay For sins we never made? And when these tired old eyes finally close, Will I find rest beyond the veil? Or will You send me back again, To live another life in Hell? [Bridge – Almost Spoken, Bare Guitar] What if death ain’t the ending? What if Heaven turns me away? What if I wake up crying In another mother’s arms someday? With no memory of the suffering, No knowledge of who I’ve been, Just another soul condemned To learn the hurt all over again. [Final Chorus – Fragile, Raw] Is Heaven somewhere past the grave, A little peace for all this pain? Or is this world the price we pay For sins we never made? And when these tired old eyes finally close, Will I find rest beyond the veil? Or will You send me back again, To live another life in Hell? [Outro – Whispered, Guitar Fading] They say Hell waits for sinners… But Lord… What if we’re already here? [Silence]
