[Intro] [Spoken Word:Testimony confession style] The coldness inside those walls freezes your soul and spirit. It changes you in many ways. But if you turn to God, I can promise, HE WILL BE WITH YOU. He's changed me and brought my family back around. Healing, growing and forever ill be learning. God thank you Lord. Faith is what I need, it's all I got. yeah here I go. [Verse 1] Four cinder walls, one metal bed. Lines on the ceiling, storms in my head. Bag of bad choices under my eyes. Whispered in the dark, “Do You hear my cries? Oh Lord, Do you hear my Silence?" [Verse 2] Numb on the street when the dope came through. Trading shards for the pieces of my youth Thought I was a king with a plastic crown Til the police came in, and those doors slammed downl [Pre-Chorus] I was chained to the shame and the needle Illnstead of being free running to the steeple Chased every high till it chased me straight into the cell But there You were in that midnight echo in my own hell Soft as a song within my concrete sea Yeah you was always calling to me but I was to blind to see I answered you on that bunk, and you came and delivered me [Chorus] So I accept what is! I lay it at Your feet! I Let go of what was, every ghost, every defeat! And I got faith, absolute faith, In what will be! ‘Cause even in the grave I dug, You brought mercy to me! The cage I knew inside, You cracked it open for me! God is so good, so good to me Yeah, He’s good all the time, even when I can’t see! [Verse 3] They read my name, said it like a case file I heard Yours, felt it in my chest for the first time! Chaplain with a Bible and a busted smile, Said, “Son, even here, you can walk that mile” All it takes is giving your life to him, ask him to cover all ya sin He will come to you no matter where, change starting within God I could never thank you enough For loving a sinner that was so rough I know it's gotta be real tough but thank you for helping my spirit get so buff. hahaha [Verse 4] Now it’s these feet in steel toed boots, on a churchhouse floor Tattooed hands raised higher than before Used to push that poison in a parking lot Now I’m pushing hope, talking ‘bout a cross and a God I got (uh) [Bridge] [Beat drops low, soft piano under vocal] I was high on the bunk, heart racing, stone cold Thought I’d never see sobriety or my kids grow old Then You broke in that cell like a sunrise breeze Said, “I paid that price, you can finally breathe and unfreeze.” Dope lost its hold, and the past lost its teeth Got a Bible in my hand where the bag used to be A wife by my side that sees the very best in me She pushes me towards God and shows me that he's way. All the demons are still around but I give no power Erica and me lift hands in praise, and God sends that shower I came from a ID number & blue and white stripes, to having a name set free! If You did it for a wretch like me, You can do it on repeat (yeah) [Pre-Chorus] I was chained to the shame and the needle Instead of being free running to the steeple Chased every high till it chased me straight into the cell But there You were in that midnight echo in my own hell Soft as a song within my concrete sea Yeah you was always calling to me but I was to blind to see I answered you on that bunk, and you came and delivered me [Chorus] [Chorus] So I accept what is, I lay it at Your feet Let go of what was, every ghost, every street And I got faith, absolute faith In what will be ‘Cause the grave I dug, You turned to mercy The cage I knew, You cracked it open for me God is so good, so good to me Yeah, He’s good all the time, even when I can’t see [Outro] From the prison cell to the altar, You walked with me Opened my blind eyes and helped me truly see From the dope in my veins to this clear, clean breeze From breathing in death, to God's life force finally letting me breathe. Accept what is, Let go what used to be And have faith, yeah have absolute faith in what will be! ‘cause You’re holding me Erica and your holding us both Lord (yeah) God is so good, yeah, He’s holding us together and we are finally Free!!! Hallelujah..... Amen!!!
