[Intro — clipped, almost whispered]
I know what You said.
I know what You want.
So why do I keep
running back to what I’m not?
Cut the lights.
Kill the noise.
I hear Your voice
but I still hear mine.
[Verse 1]
I wear my sin like a second skin,
Say I’m changed, then I dive back in.
I know the truth, but I love the lie,
Keep feeding the flesh while I crucify
Every promise I made to You.
Every time I said, “Lord, I’m through.”
You pulled me out,
I walked right back.
You gave me light,
I chose the black.
[Pre-Chorus]
And I hate this war inside my chest,
One says “stay,” one says “leave the rest.”
I want Your heart, but I want my way
Jesus, take this pride away.
[Chorus]
I’m trying to kill the old me,
But he keeps getting up.
Every time I think he’s gone,
I find him in the dust.
I love You, Jesus,
But I still love what You’re calling me from.
So tear it out,
Burn it down,
Till there’s nothing left to run.
I don’t wanna belong
To this world anymore.
If following You means
I have to die to who I was
Then let the old me hit the floor.
[Verse 2]
My flesh keeps whispering,
“You can have it all.”
Every shortcut, every empty high,
Every chain disguised as a choice.
I’ve chased things
That never filled me.
Held onto things
That almost killed me.
Called it freedom,
Called it living
While You stood there
Still forgiving.
How many times
Can I run away
Before I finally understand
You never moved?
[Pre-Chorus]
I’m tired of fighting You for control.
Tired of giving pieces of my soul.
If surrender is the price I pay,
Then take everything I’m trying to save.
[Chorus]
I’m trying to kill the old me,
But he keeps getting up.
Every time I think he’s gone,
I find him in the dust.
I love You, Jesus,
But I still love what You’re calling me from.
So tear it out,
Burn it down,
Till there’s nothing left to run.
I don’t wanna belong
To this world anymore.
If following You means
I have to die to who I was
Then let the old me hit the floor.
[Bridge — music drops almost completely]
Accuse me, flesh.
Tell me I’m weak.
Tell me I’ll never
be who You called me to be.
I know your voice.
I know your game.
But there is power
in the name of Jesus.
I am not my past.
I am not my chains.
I am not the man
I was yesterday.
So if I have to lose myself
to finally find You
Take my life.
Take my pride.
Take everything I thought I knew.
[Final Chorus — bigger, distorted, urgent]
I’m trying to kill the old me,
And this time he won’t win.
The cross is standing over him,
And grace is closing in.
I love You, Jesus.
More than the world I’m leaving behind.
So tear it out,
Burn it down
Make this heart completely Thine.
I don’t wanna belong
To this world anymore.
You called me out of darkness,
Now I’m walking through the door.
Let the old me hit the floor.
Let the old me hit the floor.
Jesus, I am Yours.
[Outro — clipped vocal, fading]
Old chains.
Dead dreams.
New heart.
Clean hands.
Not my will.
Not my way.
Jesus
have Your way.