Sent Out, Not Abandoned (Shorts)

[Verse 1] We didn’t leave empty-handed Though the gate closed hard behind Skin on our backs, breath in our lungs Still learning how to walk this line [Verse 2] The ground feels farther from the promise Than it did the day before But the road kept stretching onward So we stepped into it slow [Chorus] We were sent out, not abandoned Not erased, just turned around What was guarded stayed protected What was living stayed allowed There’s a fire at the doorway But it didn’t burn us down We were sent out, not abandoned Still held, just farther out [Verse 3] The way back’s still before us No demand to force the door We were given what we needed For the miles that came before [Bridge] If the way is kept from closing It’s not lost, it’s just not yet Mercy learned to walk beside us Once the garden fell behind our steps [Chorus] We were sent out, not abandoned Not dismissed, just sent ahead Every boundary still remembers Every word You said instead There’s a road beneath our feet now Even east of where we fell We were sent out, not abandoned And the story’s still being told [Outro] So we walk on with what was given Not demanding what was kept Trusting what is watched over Will be there when the time is met