[Verse 1] I built these walls with blood and bone Made hard decisions on my own Took the blade so you could sleep While saints were crying in the street He drinks his poison by the shore Half the camp runs out for more Risk their lives to save his skin Call it love… I call it sin [Pre-Chorus] I did the ugly work you hide I wore the crown you crucified [Full Gospel Choir – Call and Response] HALLELUJAH FOR THE SAD BOY KING HALLELUJAH LET THE CHURCH BELLS RING Bleeding eyes and trembling hands Guess that’s how a hero stands HALLELUJAH SING HIS NAME Set the world on fire for his shame Drink his tears like holy wine You’ll never kneel like that for mine [Verse 2] He killed a man in open light An innocent shopkeep — no fight But bat those lashes, drop that head And suddenly the past is dead I’ve killed to keep the wolves at bay You carve my sins in stone each day He murders blood and calls it pain You wrap him up in silk and rain [Pre-Chorus] RIssa's brother drags the dead at night And still you say he’s worth the fight [Chorus – Bigger, Louder Choir] HALLELUJAH FOR THE BLEEDING HEART HALLELUJAH FOR THE BROKEN ART Every corpse outside the gate But oh, his sorrow seals his fate HALLELUJAH LET HIM FALL You’ll catch him every time he calls While I stand guard and take the blame Tell me why I’m not the same [Bridge – Instrumentation Drops, Quieter] Andújar’s gone… no one moves But he sips death and you all prove What matters here, what gets a crown Who gets forgiven, who gets drowned (Beat pause) Tell me what he’s got… that I don’t [Final Chorus – Full Choir, Full Band, Explosive] HALLELUJAH FOR YOUR GOLDEN BOY Fragile hands you all enjoy Call him gentle, call him scarred I built this camp — I built it hard HALLELUJAH SHOUT IT LOUD Bow before your martyr proud If weakness is what makes a king Then maybe I’m not anything [Outro – Spoken, Low] I did what had to be done. (Guitar feedback fades) [end]
