(Verse 1) Looking back, I was one of five outcasts crammed in a sedan Sweating, panicking, sticking to a devilish master plan We couldn't stand each other, toxic as the air we breathed But when that sickness hit, unity was all we'd leave We pooled the twenties and tens, crinkled up and stained with dirt No ego trips, no pride, just trying to numb the hurt We were a tactical squad, moving like a single ghost When it came to chasing death, man, we did the absolute most We didn't judge who chipped in less, we only saw the mission Survival of the sickest, blinded by our own condition Desperation was the glue, the devil had us so aligned We'd never leave a single broken addict left behind Because if one of us was short, then nobody was getting well We carpooled through the fire just to buy a piece of hell. (Chorus) Lord we used to walk through the fire as one Chasing the shadows away from the sun Now we got the light but we stand in the cold Trading our brotherhood just to grow old We are the body, we bleed from the start Bring back the rhythm of one single heart!... (Verse 2) Fast forward to today, I'm sitting in a padded seat Air conditioning blowing, clean shoes on my feet Listening to a sermon talking about the Body of Christ But everybody's isolated, paying the ultimate price For independence! We got cars and bank accounts now So we don't need to ask for help, we wouldn't even know how! We slap a smile on our face, believe our own little lies While the brother three pews over has got death in his eyes He's drowning in the silence! But we don't offer a hand We're too busy maintaining the image of a holy brand We trade that raw necessity for comfortable cages Acting like we're righteous while the silent battle rages We show up when it's easy, leave when it gets a little messy But unity means jumping in the mud when life gets testy! (Chorus) Lord we used to walk through the fire as one Chasing the shadows away from the sun Now we got the light but we stand in the cold Trading our brotherhood just to grow old We are the body, we bleed from the start Bring back the rhythm of one single heart!... (Verse 3) It makes me sick!!!... The kingdom of God is so fragmented!... While the dealers on the block got their loyalty cemented! The devil's got them organized, moving as a syndicate While we sit in the pews and we bicker and we instigate! The stakes are life and death, we're talking about eternity But we act like showing up to help is just a burden, see We won't even inconvenience ourselves to give a ride We just let a brother relapse and watch his whole life slide! If we chased the lost like we used to chase that chemical We wouldn't have a single person feeling so expendable! We wouldn't have them slipping through the cracks into the dirt We'd be watching the perimeter and checking on the hurt! My sobriety is yours, my recovery is tied to you I ain't driving to the gates if I ain't riding beside of you! No more me first attitude, staring at our shiny phones While a brother in the congregation's dying all alone! (Bridge) We came from the same dirt, we breathe the very same air. We serve the same God, so tell me why we don't care? We are just as desperate for His grace as we were for the drug. Stop sweeping all the brokenness up under the rug. Christ didn't hang on a cross so we could sit in a room, And ignore each other while the world is headed for the tomb. He bled for the connection. He died for the crew. If I'm falling on my own, I'm depending on you. (Chorus) Lord we used to walk through the fire as one Chasing the shadows away from the sun Now we got the light but we stand in the cold Trading our brotherhood just to grow old We are the body, we bleed from the start Bring back the rhythm of one single heart! (Post-Chorus) Oh Lord, please, please bring us back to one heart. Yeah, please bring us back to one heart.
