NO CODEMNATION

INTRO Stained glass in my chest Grace in my breath No condemnation No condemnation ⸻ VERSE 1 I grew up on carpet made of fear, Praying quiet so the sky could hear. They said heaven shines on clean, clean hands, While they drew their holy battle plans. Mirrors held like polished brass — Told me I would never pass. They preached hell like it was truth, Shot that poison straight at youth. I memorized their scarlet rules, Learned to kneel like all good fools. But something moved beneath my skin — Grace was trying to break in. ⸻ PRE-CHORUS Late-night letters in red and gold, Paul’s voice cutting through the cold — He said we all fall short, it’s true… But mercy still breaks through. Fall short! SO WHAT! Fall short! SO WHAT! ⸻ CHORUS ‘Cause there is therefore now no condemnation, Not for the wild ones, not for the queer. Not for the heart that learned to be brave, Not for the love they tried to fear. If grace is fire — let it burn bright, If love is freedom — hold it tight. Romans is singing over the crowd: You’re free right now — sing it loud! NO CONDEMNATION — HEY! HEY! NO CONDEMNATION — HEY! HEY! ⸻ BREAKDOWN No, no, no, no condemnation Grace, grace, grace liberation Break it! Break it! Let it shake! Let it shake! ⸻ VERSE 2 They called my love a cracked old pane, But sunlight still broke through the pain. Tried to cage my heart with laws — Grace said, “that’s not what this was.” Paul wrote truth I couldn’t dodge: War inside, but not from God. Read it slow, read it twice — Mercy wrapped me up in light. They shout hell like they own the flame, Sign their fears with God’s own name — But Romans read like open skies: Love was louder than their lies. ⸻ RAP BRIDGE Yeah, grew up praying with my eyes shut tight, Scared of my own heart every night. They said “your love will drag you down,” But Romans flipped the whole thing around. They swung scripture like a fucking blade, Told me God hated what He made — But Romans Eight cut clean and smart: Love’s not sin — it’s in your heart. Nothing can separate us — that’s the truth, Not my past, not me, not you. Not who I kiss, not who I choose — Not the fear they tried to use. ⸻ FINAL CHORUS ‘Cause there is therefore now no condemnation, For the broken, the brave, the true. For the girl they tried to cage in damnation, For the love they never knew. If grace is a riot — I’m marching in, If love’s a battle — let me win. And every line in Romans says: You’re free right now — you’re blessed. NO CONDEMNATION — HEY! HEY! NO CONDEMNATION — HEY! HEY! SING IT LOUD — WE’RE ALIVE TODAY! ⸻ OUTRO Stained glass in my chest Grace on my breath No condemnation Just rest Fuck your fear