[INTRO — soft piano, distant electric guitar, subtle heartbeat kick] [MALE VOCAL — quiet, intimate] When the road gets longer And the night gets close You don't leave me empty You give me what I need to go [VERSE 1 — restrained rap-singing, warm bass] I've spent my life chasing Things I thought would last Building up my treasures Trying to outrun my past But every road I'm walking Eventually reaches home And when I face the final mile I won't have to walk alone [PRE-CHORUS — drums slowly building] You don't just meet me at the finish You walk with me along the way And when my strength is fading You become my strength again [CHORUS — huge melodic male vocal, stacked harmonies] BREAD FOR THE JOURNEY CHRIST FOR THE ROAD When I am weak You carry me home Bread for the journey Grace for the way When I reach my final mile You will still be there I don't have to fear the distance I don't have to face it alone BREAD FOR THE JOURNEY Christ, bring me home [VERSE 2 — fuller groove, conversational rap-singing] Not just a memory Not just a story told You give Yourself completely The Bread of Life for my soul And when the world grows quiet And I can't see what's ahead Let me receive Your presence Let me receive the Bread The Church brings Christ beside me When my earthly journey ends Not just a goodbye But a promise That the journey doesn't end [PRE-CHORUS — rising guitars] You don't abandon Your children When the road becomes unknown The One who fed me through my life Will lead me safely home [CHORUS — full band] BREAD FOR THE JOURNEY CHRIST FOR THE ROAD When I am weak You carry me home Bread for the journey Grace for the way When I reach my final mile You will still be there I don't have to fear the distance I don't have to face it alone BREAD FOR THE JOURNEY Christ, bring me home [BRIDGE — half-time, stripped down, call-and-response] [LEAD] When the road is hard— [GANG VOCALS] YOU ARE WITH ME! [LEAD] When my strength is gone— [GANG VOCALS] YOU ARE WITH ME! [LEAD] When the final mile comes— [GANG VOCALS] YOU ARE WITH ME! [ALL — building] The Bread of Life The Living Christ The One who gave Himself for me The Bread of Life The Living Christ You are the food That carries me [FINAL BUILD — drums explode, soaring guitars] [LEAD — powerful] From the first step— [GANG VOCALS] TO THE LAST! [LEAD] From this life— [GANG VOCALS] TO THE NEXT! [ALL] You have never left me You will never leave me You are the Bread You are the Way [FINAL CHORUS — massive] BREAD FOR THE JOURNEY CHRIST FOR THE ROAD When I am weak You carry me home Bread for the journey Grace for the way When I reach my final mile You will still be there I don't have to fear the distance I don't have to face it alone BREAD FOR THE JOURNEY Christ, bring me home [OUTRO — piano and soft male harmony] Bread for the journey Christ for the road Until I see You And finally come home.
