[Intro / Hook — immediate] Saints don’t clap for this They just look away I got scars in my hallelujah I got grace on my shame I don’t look like I’m forgiven But I swear I’m not lost Heaven still came for me When the saints wrote me off [Chorus] Saints don’t clap for this They just look away I got scars in my hallelujah I got grace on my shame I don’t fit their clean little story I don’t shine when I pray But I crawled through hell With heaven still on my name Saints don’t clap for this Nah, they never do They want proof I changed But not the hell I made it through I ain’t pretty, I ain’t polished I ain’t dressed up for the cost Heaven still came for me When the saints wrote me off [Verse 1] I walked in late, black hoodie, back row Eyes on the floor like don’t nobody ask, bro Everybody singing like they never needed mercy I smelled like smoke, bad nights, and hurting Preacher said, “Come as you are” Then I watched them stare at how I came Like grace had a dress code Like God don’t answer dirty names I got prayers that don’t sound clean I got tears with teeth in them I got rage in my chest Still trying not to speak through it I don’t fake peace for a room I don’t smile when I bleed I don’t know how to look holy When I barely learned to breathe [Pre-Chorus] But You found me where they wouldn’t You held me where they stared They said I was too far gone You said, “I’m already there” [Chorus] Saints don’t clap for this They just look away I got scars in my hallelujah I got grace on my shame I don’t fit their clean little story I don’t shine when I pray But I crawled through hell With heaven still on my name Saints don’t clap for this Nah, they never do They want proof I changed But not the hell I made it through I ain’t pretty, I ain’t polished I ain’t dressed up for the cost Heaven still came for me When the saints wrote me off [Verse 2] I ain’t the poster child I’m the warning they hide I’m the “God still works” With damage in my eyes I don’t fit their testimony Too much dirt in the truth Too much hell in the details Too much ash in the proof They wanted clean redemption White shirt, bright smile I came in shaking Like I fought death for miles Still flinch when love gets close Still duck when peace walks in Still got old ghosts talking But I don’t let them win I don’t bow to shame I don’t sleep with the grave I don’t let the old me Still answer my name I’m not healed like a sermon I’m healed like a wound Still ugly, still tender Still proof I got through [Pre-Chorus] And if they don’t call it holy Then let them call it strange The same God in their choir Met me face-down in pain [Chorus] Saints don’t clap for this They just look away I got scars in my hallelujah I got grace on my shame I don’t fit their clean little story I don’t shine when I pray But I crawled through hell With heaven still on my name Saints don’t clap for this Nah, they never do They want proof I changed But not the hell I made it through I ain’t pretty, I ain’t polished I ain’t dressed up for the cost Heaven still came for me When the saints wrote me off [Bridge / Breakdown] No gold around my neck Just a rope I broke loose No choir behind me Just the truth I crawled through No clean little prayer No perfect white dove Just a man on the floor Getting dragged back by love I was mud, I was smoke I was teeth in the dark I was cussing at heaven With a hole in my heart But You still came down Still called me Yours Still kicked through the hell I kept behind doors So let them look away Let them whisper my scars I know who found me When I fell too far [Final Chorus] Saints don’t clap for this They just look away I got scars in my hallelujah I got grace on my shame I don’t fit their clean little story I don’t shine when I pray But I crawled through hell With heaven still on my name Saints don’t clap for this Nah, they never do They want proof I changed But not the hell I made it through I ain’t pretty, I ain’t polished I ain’t dressed up for the cost Heaven still came for me When the saints wrote me off [Outro] Saints don’t clap for this But heaven knows my name I came out different But I came out saved
