[Chorus] I walked a darker path, boots heavy with the rain Found God in a broken room, then lost Him in the pain You swore you'd never turn on me, then drove the blade right through Now every prayer feels farther than the one I gave to you I walked a darker path, no lantern in my hand Love made me open up, betrayal made me stand If faith is just a doorway, yours was the one that cracked I’m still looking for the light, but the path keeps pulling back [Verse 1] Raised where the hallway taught you keep your back against the wall Mama counted every dollar, I learned silence from it all Had a heart full of suspicion, wore my anger like a coat Every promise came with strings, every favor came with smoke Then I found a quiet chapel on a Tuesday after work Sat alone beneath the cross, let the tears expose the hurt Someone told me I was chosen, someone called my name with care For the first time in my life, I believed somebody there [Pre-Chorus] I gave my worst days over, laid my weapons on the floor Thought a rescued heart was safe behind a faithful door But the hands I trusted most were hiding something underneath Now the words I used to cling to cut my mouth when I speak [Chorus] I walked a darker path, boots heavy with the rain Found God in a broken room, then lost Him in the pain You swore you'd never turn on me, then drove the blade right through Now every prayer feels farther than the one I gave to you I walked a darker path, no lantern in my hand Love made me open up, betrayal made me stand If faith is just a doorway, yours was the one that cracked I’m still looking for the light, but the path keeps pulling back [Verse 2] You knew the parts I buried, knew the name I never said Knew the nights I fought temptation, knew the monsters in my head I put trust into your palms, you auctioned every secret off Turned my healing into gossip, made my mercy look like loss When I asked you why you did it, you just quoted something holy Funny how a sacred sentence sounds so empty from the phony I was saved, I was devoted, I was certain I belonged Then your betrayal hit so hard it made my certainty feel wrong [Bridge] Maybe God was never absent Maybe people wore His face Maybe I confused their damage With the One I couldn't trace I don't know what waits beyond me I don't know what I believe But beneath this blackened pathway Something in me won't just leave [Final Chorus] I walk a darker path, but I’m breathing through the weight Still got questions in my chest, still got scars that never fade You can break the man who trusts you, you can turn his sky to gray But you can’t decide forever what his soul will call the way I walk a darker path, with no promise in my hand Love made me open up, pain taught me how to stand If faith is just a doorway, I’ll rebuild it from the cracks I’m still looking for the light, though the path keeps pulling back [Outro] A darker path beneath my feet A quiet war I cannot name I lost the shape of what I trusted But I’m not finished with the flame
