A Finger Pointed at the Sun

[Verse 1] Father, forgive me, I can't step inside I carry the weight of the things I denied All of the damage I left in my wake Every cheap promise, each choice I can't shake [Pre-Chorus] I drew a line where the daylight bends I raised my hand like the blame could end [Chorus] I won't be welcomed through that door I know the price of what I've done I wore my ruin like a crown And cursed the ground I climbed upon Now I stand with my hands held high A finger pointed at the sun [Verse 2] I made a joke of the things I survived Turned every hard-won truth into a lie I spun through the night with a careless grin While the old mistakes kept calling me in [Pre-Chorus] I drew a line where the daylight bends I raised my hand like the blame could end [Chorus] I won't be welcomed through that door I know the price of what I've done I wore my ruin like a crown And cursed the ground I climbed upon Now I stand with my hands held high A finger pointed at the sun [Bridge] If mercy has a voice, let it cut through the din If there's a way back, tell me where to begin I won't dress up the wreckage or call it fate I'll name every wound that I helped create [Breakdown] No more excuses No borrowed disguise I face what I broke With my face to the sky [Final Chorus] I won't be welcomed through that door But I can answer for what's done I lay my ruin on the ground And leave the past where it belongs Still I stand with my hands held high Not in defiance—just alive [Outro] Father, forgive me I won't turn away