Cycle Breaker

(Spoken Intro)
This isn't just a song.
This is my testimony.
My name is Sarah, and I'm a Cycle Breaker.
This is Eyepiercinglove.

(Verse 1)
I was born with a "House of Sand"
A "Sabotage" I couldn't understand
I was a "Trophy," I was a "Fixer"
A "Pew for One," a perfect mixture
Of "Holy Spirit" and "Ugly, Cruelest"
The kind of "Brave" that felt the truest
Until the "Whiplash" and the "Shame"
Made me "fan my *own* flame."

(Chorus)
But I'm a Cycle Breaker
A "Holy Spirit Healin'"
I'm a "Step 4" inventory
A "Step 10" new-believin'.
I'm not the girl I used to be
I'm not the pain I've seen
I'm a "Celebrate Recovery"
And I'm finally free.

(Verse 2)
I walked right through that "Wilderness"
This "Manna for Today" is all there is
I "Wrestled" God, I wouldn't let go
Demanded blessings, loud and slow.
I took "His Inventory" and I gave it back
I put my "New Standard" on the track
My "Price Went Up," my "No" is strong
I finally know where I belong.

(Chorus)
'Cause I'm a Cycle Breaker
A "Holy Spirit Healin'"
I'm a "Step 4" inventory
A "Step 10" new-believin'.
I'm not the girl I used to be
I'm not the pain I've seen
I'm a "Celebrate Recovery"
And I'm finally free.

(Bridge)
(Music drops to just stomp-clap and piano)
I'm building an "Altar"
From all these broken stones
(Stomp)
This is my "New Foundation"
(Stomp)
I'm not alone
I've got those "Notes in the Margin"
My "Price Went Up" for good
And I'll "Match My Work" with anyone
Who's finally understood!

(Final Chorus)
(Music EXPLODES - Full "Mav City" Gang Vocals)
Yeah, I'm a Cycle Breaker!
A "Holy Spirit Healin'"!
I'm a "Step 4" inventory!
A "Step 10" new-believin'!
I'm not the girl I used to be!
I'm not the pain I've seen!
I'm a "Celebrate Recovery"!
And I'm finally free!

(Outro)
(Just stomp-clap and acoustic guitar)
I am a Cycle Breaker.
And I'm finally free.
(Stomp... stomp... fade.)

Folk-Gospel Anthem, Female Lead Vocal, Stomp-Clap, Maverick City-vibe, Brandi Carlile-vibe, Anthemic, Gang Vocals, live