Verse 1 The sky came apart like a warning, Steel screamed and the whole world spun. I woke with the smoke in my lungs And stared at the wreckage and sun. They called it a miracle landing, Said, "Someone was watching that day." But I don't know how to say thank You When You took my brother away. Pre-Chorus He was standing on solid ground, I was falling out of the blue. Death reached past the burning wreck And chose him instead of me to lose. Chorus God, You took the wrong one, It should've been me. I fell from the heavens And still walked free. He had a heart full of living, Mine's just learning how to beat. So don't call this mercy, Don't call me blessed. He died in the quiet, I lived through the crash. God, if You were listening, Why didn't You see? You took the wrong brother. It should've been me. Verse 2 They say that his heart stopped suddenly, As if sudden makes sorrow clean. No fire, no shattered windows, Just a silence where he had been. Now every breath feels borrowed, Every morning feels like a theft. I keep searching for some kind of reason In the life that I have left. Pre-Chorus They tell me there's a purpose, That time will make it clear. But purpose doesn't answer Why I'm standing and he's not here. Chorus God, You took the wrong one, It should've been me. I fell from the heavens And still walked free. He had a heart full of living, Mine's just learning how to beat. So don't call this mercy, Don't call me blessed. He died in the quiet, I lived through the crash. God, if You were listening, Why didn't You see? You took the wrong brother. It should've been me. Bridge I curse You, then I call You. I run, then beg You near. I hate You for the empty chair, Then pray that he can hear. Maybe faith is not forgiveness. Maybe love can still accuse. Maybe I can miss him Without believing I should lose. Final Chorus God, You took my brother, And left me asking why. I walked out of the fire; He never said goodbye. His heart gave out in silence, Now his memory beats in me. I still don't call it mercy. I still don't understand. But I'll carry him beside me For as long as I can stand. And when I say, "It should've been me," Let his voice cut through my grief: "You don't honor me by dying. Brother, live for both of us - please." Outro The sky came apart like a warning, But the ground broke open instead. I survived what should have killed me, Now I must survive the dead.
