# HE ALWAYS KNOWS [INTRO – DARK BANJO / PEDAL STEEL / LOW ELECTRIC GUITAR] [Female Lead – Low, Haunting] You can shut the door. You can kill the light. You can hide from everybody... But you cannot hide from God. [Male Lead – Low] He knows. [Fiddle Answers] [Female Lead – Spoken] Luke chapter twelve, verses two through three. “There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, or hidden that will not be made known.” [Pedal Steel Moan] [Male Lead – Spoken] Hebrews chapter four, verse thirteen. “Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight.” [Electric Guitar Rumble] [VERSE 1 – FEMALE LEAD] You learned how to smile with a secret inside, How to dress up the darkness and call it alright. You learned how to talk like nobody can see, While hiding the truth where you think it can sleep. [Banjo Pulses] [MALE LEAD] You cover your tracks, you bury your shame, You whisper excuses and shift all the blame. But shadows don’t scare Him, darkness can’t stay, Every hidden thing will be brought into day. [Fiddle Rise] [PRE-CHORUS – FEMALE LEAD] You can lock every window, [MALE LEAD] You can bolt every door, [BOTH] But the eyes of the Lord See straight through it all. [Electric Guitar Builds] [CHORUS – BOTH LEADS] He always knows What you do in the dark. He always sees Every stain on the heart. [FEMALE LEAD] You can hide from your family, [MALE LEAD] You can hide from your friends, [BOTH] You can fool everybody, But the hiding still ends. Every secret gets uncovered, Every lie will be exposed. You may think nobody sees you... But He always knows. [Electric Guitar / Fiddle Turnaround] [VERSE 2 – MALE LEAD] You can stand in the church with your hands in the air, Say all the right words like there’s nothing in there. You can preach to the crowd, you can sing every song, But a title won’t make hidden darkness belong. [Pedal Steel Answers] [FEMALE LEAD] You can fool the room, You can fool the pew, But the God who formed your heart Already knows the truth. [MALE LEAD] There’s no mask deep enough, [FEMALE LEAD] No place He can’t go, [BOTH] No secret buried far enough That Heaven does not know. [Fiddle Tremble] [PRE-CHORUS – BOTH] You can paint it pretty, You can call it okay, But truth has a habit Of stepping into day. [CHORUS – BOTH LEADS] He always knows What you do in the dark. He always sees Every stain on the heart. You can hide from your family, You can hide from your friends, You can fool everybody, But the hiding still ends. Every secret gets uncovered, Every lie will be exposed. You may think nobody sees you... But He always knows. [ELECTRIC GUITAR SOLO] [Dark Southern-Rock Electric Guitar] [Slow Bends / Gritty Sustain / Heavy Vibrato] [Fiddle Answers Short Phrases] [Pedal Steel Slides Underneath] [Banjo Keeps Tense Picking Pulse] [Electric Guitar Climbs Higher] [FULL BAND HIT] [BRIDGE – FEMALE LEAD, QUIET] This is not just condemnation. This is mercy calling too. [MALE LEAD] Because the God who sees your darkness Still knows what grace can do. [FEMALE LEAD] So bring it to the altar. [MALE LEAD] Stop running from the light. [BOTH] The same God who sees the hidden Can make the broken right. [Banjo + Low Guitar Build] [MALE LEAD] No more hiding. No more games. [FEMALE LEAD] No more blaming everybody else For your chains. [Fiddle Climbs] [BOTH] Truth is coming. Mercy calls. You can either bring it to Him... Or watch the curtain fall. [ELECTRIC GUITAR SCREAM INTO FINAL CHORUS] [FINAL CHORUS – BOTH LEADS, FULL POWER] HE ALWAYS KNOWS WHAT YOU DO IN THE DARK. HE ALWAYS SEES EVERY STAIN ON THE HEART. [FEMALE LEAD] You can hide from the people, [MALE LEAD] You can bury it deep, [BOTH] But nothing stays hidden From the God who never sleeps. Every secret gets uncovered, Every lie will be exposed. You may think nobody sees you... BUT HE ALWAYS KNOWS. [Electric Guitar + Fiddle Harmony] [Pedal Steel Swell] [OUTRO – FEMALE LEAD] Luke chapter twelve, verses two through three. [MALE LEAD] Hebrews chapter four, verse thirteen. [BOTH] He sees. He knows. Nothing escapes Him. [Banjo Drops Out] [FEMALE LEAD – LOW] You can shut the door... [Electric Guitar Holds] [MALE LEAD – LOW] But He always knows. [Fiddle Final Note]
