# HEART OF FLESH [INTRO — atmospheric electric guitar, sparse piano, distant vocal harmonies] [VERSE 1 — intimate male vocal] I built these walls around my heart I called them wisdom, called them scars I learned to leave before they could I learned to call it strength when I stopped feeling I kept my distance, stayed in control Locked every door to protect my soul But underneath the armor and pride There's still a heart that hasn't died [PRE-CHORUS — drums slowly building] A heart that hurts can still be healed A heart that cries can still be changed But stone won't bend beneath Your hands And walls won't let Your mercy in [CHORUS — huge guitars, driving drums] BETTER TO HAVE A HEART THAT HURTS THAN A HEART THAT'S HARDENED BETTER TO FEEL THE WOUND THAN TO BURY LOVE ALIVE I'D RATHER BREAK THAN BECOME STONE I'D RATHER WEEP THAN LIVE ALONE TAKE THIS HEART THAT I'VE DEFENDED MAKE IT FLESH MAKE IT NEW AGAIN [VERSE 2 — full band, emotional vocal] I kept a record of every wrong Every word that cut me, every door slammed shut I wore resentment like a shield Then wondered why forgiveness felt so foreign I thought that letting go meant losing I thought that mercy meant defeat But every wall I built for safety Was becoming a wall between You and me [PRE-CHORUS — rising] You never said the road wouldn't hurt You never promised I wouldn't bleed You promised You would walk beside me And make the wounded heart believe [CHORUS — bigger, layered vocals] BETTER TO HAVE A HEART THAT HURTS THAN A HEART THAT'S HARDENED BETTER TO FEEL THE WOUND THAN TO BURY LOVE ALIVE I'D RATHER BREAK THAN BECOME STONE I'D RATHER WEEP THAN LIVE ALONE TAKE THIS HEART THAT I'VE DEFENDED MAKE IT FLESH MAKE IT NEW AGAIN [BRIDGE — music drops to piano and clean electric guitar] [MALE VOCAL — vulnerable, almost whispered] I can't make myself new. I can change what I do. I can hide what I feel. I can learn to look okay. But I can't breathe life into a heart I've turned to stone. Only You can. [BUILD — low drums enter] So take the stone from my chest Take the pride from my hands Take the wounds I've been clutching And teach me to love again [DRUMS BUILD — guitars swell] I don't want to be numb. I don't want to be safe. I want to be alive. [FINAL CHORUS — massive arena rock] BETTER TO HAVE A HEART THAT HURTS THAN A HEART THAT'S HARDENED BETTER TO FEEL THE PAIN THAN TO LOSE THE WILL TO LOVE I'D RATHER BREAK THAN BECOME STONE I'D RATHER CRY THAN TURN MY HEART TO GOLD TAKE EVERY WOUND I'VE HELD AGAINST THE WORLD TAKE EVERY FEAR THAT MADE ME CLOSE THE DOOR GIVE ME A HEART THAT CAN STILL BE BROKEN GIVE ME A HEART THAT CAN LOVE AGAIN [BREAKDOWN — drums and gang vocals] HEART OF STONE! [DRUM HIT] HEART OF FLESH! [DRUM HIT] TAKE MY HEART! [DRUM HIT] MAKE IT YOURS! [FINAL CHORUS — full band, soaring vocals] BETTER TO HAVE A HEART THAT HURTS THAN A HEART THAT'S HARDENED BETTER TO WEEP THAN TO NEVER LOVE AT ALL I'LL BRING YOU EVERY WOUND I'LL BRING YOU EVERY SCAR I'D RATHER BE BROKEN OPEN THAN CLOSED OFF FROM YOUR HEART TAKE THIS HEART TAKE THIS LIFE TAKE THE STONE AND MAKE IT ALIVE GIVE ME A HEART THAT KNOWS YOUR MERCY GIVE ME A HEART THAT LOVES AGAIN [OUTRO — instruments fall away, single clean guitar] [QUIET VOCAL] You promised a new heart. So make mine new. [FINAL LINE — almost whispered] Take my heart of stone... and give me a heart of flesh.
