Packed up the ashes, left my name behind,
Chased a ghost across a state line.
No map, no promise, nothing left to lose,
Only broken faith and worn-out boots.
Every mile was another funeral fire,
Burning every chain, every old desire.
I thought I’d die with yesterday’s regrets,
But destiny hadn’t spoken yet.
I crossed the line where the old me bled…
Found a heartbeat where I thought hope was dead.
I NEVER EARNED THIS SKY!
BUT I’LL STAND HERE AND RAISE IT HIGH!
FOUND A LOVE I NEVER SAW COMING,
BUILT A HOME FROM THE RUINS OF NOTHING!
Every scar became a reason why…
Every tear became another sunrise…
I never deserved this life to be mine…
BUT I’LL DEFEND IT UNTIL THE DAY I DIE!
A town I’d never heard whispered my name,
Turned a stranger into family again.
Then out of nowhere, your eyes cut through,
Like lightning splitting darkness into truth.
You saw a man buried under the rust,
You believed when I’d forgotten trust.
Brick by brick, dream by dream,
You rebuilt everything inside of me.
No crown was waiting… no prophecy…
Just your hand reaching through hell for me.
I NEVER EARNED THIS SKY!
BUT I’LL STAND HERE AND RAISE IT HIGH!
FOUND A LOVE I NEVER SAW COMING,
BUILT A HOME FROM THE RUINS OF NOTHING!
Every scar became a reason why…
Every tear became another sunrise…
I never deserved this life to be mine…
BUT I’LL DEFEND IT UNTIL THE DAY I DIE!
Bridge (half-time, crushing breakdown)
Let the mountains shake…
Let the heavens roar…
I walked through fire…
Now I fear no more!
I was born in the darkness…
But I won’t die there!
Every breath is borrowed…
Every moment’s a prayer!
I NEVER EARNED THIS SKY!
BUT I’LL FIGHT LIKE IT’S MY LAST NIGHT!
FOUND THE LOVE THAT RESURRECTED ME,
TURNED MY WOUNDS INTO MY LEGACY!
If tomorrow steals the light away…
You’ll still hear my spirit scream your name!
I never deserved this life to be mine…
SO I’LL LIVE IT…
LOVE IT…
BLEED FOR IT…
AND GUARD IT…
UNTIL THE END OF TIME!
