(Verse 1)
The scriptures are screaming out a sound
You say you're hungry for justice, but you're just dragging feet on the ground
I'm stuck in the gutter, where my need for God is clear
Keep my heart pure, but I'm choking on my fear
We try to love our neighbors, but what about the ones who curse your name?
There's a fire in the rearview, and we're driving through the flame.
(Chorus)
Take up your cross, it's heavy now
There's a log in your eye and you don't know how
To seek the Kingdom first, above the dust and dirt
Do unto others, but does it ever really work?
This narrow gate, it cuts me deep
While the wolves in sheep's clothing watch me weep.
(Verse 2)
They're building their towers with all the things they hoard
But where your treasure is, your tired heart is poured
The world is a courtroom, and the judgment's getting near
For every idle word you whisper in a friend's ear
Don't call your brother an idiot, don't let the anger stay
But I bite my tongue until it bleeds every single day.
(Forgive others, or face the darkness alone.)
(Chorus)
Take up your cross, it's heavy now
There's a log in your eye and you don't know how
To seek the Kingdom first, above the dust and dirt
Do unto others, but does it ever really work?
This narrow gate, it cuts me deep
While the wolves in sheep's clothing watch me weep.
(Bridge)
When the storm is raging and the water's rough
I start to sink, believing is never enough
You said your yoke is easy, but my shoulders ache and burn
We trade the world's burdens for a lesson we must learn
Do not fear those who only kill the shell
There's one who can send the body and the soul to hell.
(Guitar Solo - Melodic, distorted, and slightly chaotic)
(Outro)
Acknowledge Him.
You gotta make a choice.
Endure to the end.
You gotta use your voice.
Don't demand a sign.
Just be shrewd and harmless.
Endure to the end.
The Kingdom is coming!
(Fade out with heavy, repeated riff)
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