Bury the Old Me
(NF-style Christian rap/worship fusion)
[Intro – Spoken]:
Yeah…
This ain’t about religion.
It’s about survival…
And grace.
[Verse 1 – Rap]:
I’ve been runnin’ from myself, buried deep in denial,
Wrote my prayers in the dark, haven’t meant 'em in a while.
Smile’s fake, pain’s real, I’ve been tryna escape,
Locked doors in my mind, every thought is a cage.
Tried pills, tried pride, tried silence and sin,
But the storm don’t stop when it rages within.
I wear guilt like a chain, let it tighten each day,
But You never walked off when I pushed You away.
Yeah, You stayed through the mess, through the doubt and the scars,
Saw my soul through the cracks, didn’t care 'bout the parts
That I hated the most — the shame and the fear,
You drew near when I screamed, and You wiped every tear.
[Hook – Sung]:
I was a ghost in my own skin,
Fell so deep, I let the dark in.
But You saw light where I saw grief,
You pulled me close, You made me breathe.
Now I’m layin’ down all that broke me…
Jesus, come bury the old me.
[Verse 2 – Rap]:
I don’t need a stage, don’t need fake praise,
I need truth that cuts through the noise and the haze.
Tried to earn love, tried to play brave,
But the grave I dug almost became my grave.
You stepped in with a love that don’t flinch,
Tore the lies down, didn’t move an inch.
While I was lost in the weight of the shame,
You called out my soul and You called out my name.
This ain’t clean, but it’s real —
Redemption ain’t always a pretty feel.
But You bled so I don’t gotta fake it,
Grace so deep, even hell can’t shake it.
[Hook – Sung]:
I was a ghost in my own skin,
Fell so deep, I let the dark in.
But You saw light where I saw grief,
You pulled me close, You made me breathe.
Now I’m layin’ down all that broke me…
Jesus, come bury the old me.
[Bridge – Spoken]:
I'm not who I was.
I'm not what they said.
I'm blood-bought.
I'm free.
[Final Hook – Sung/Rapped]:
You saw a son when I saw defeat,
You picked me up when I fell to my knees.
Now I walk with the One who knows me…
Jesus, You buried the old