[Verse 1] I stood my post on that blood-stained hill, Just another soldier doing the will Of Rome and the governors who sent us here. Three men on crosses, the crowd full of fear. The one in the middle had a look in His eyes That didn’t match the charges or the lies. [Pre-Chorus] I watched Him suffer, I watched Him bleed, I heard Him pray for the ones in need. [Chorus] I was the man who pierced His side, Just to make sure that the King had died. Blood and water came rushing down, And something in me hit the ground. I said the words I never planned— “Truly this was the Son of God… this Man.” [Verse 2] I’d seen a hundred crucifixions before, But never one like this, never one that tore A hole in the sky and a hole in my chest. The earth shook hard when He took His last breath. My spear went in clean, my duty complete, But the blood that touched me knocked me off my feet. [Pre-Chorus] I watched Him suffer, I watched Him bleed, I heard Him pray for the ones in need. [Chorus] I was the man who pierced His side, Just to make sure that the King had died. Blood and water came rushing down, And something in me hit the ground. I said the words I never planned— “Truly this was the Son of God… this Man.” [Bridge] I came with orders, I left with a name I can’t forget and I can’t explain. The Lance of a soldier, the blood of a King, Changed the direction of everything. I don’t know how, but I know what I saw— The sky went black and my heart stood in awe. [Final Chorus] I was the man who pierced His side, But He was the One who opened my eyes. Blood and water came rushing down, And mercy found me on that ground. I said the words I never planned— “Truly this was the Son of God… Truly this was the Son of God… This Man.” [Outro] Longinus was my name… But He is the reason I changed.
