[Intro]
[sound of a heavy iron gate swinging open]
[deep, resonant humming]
Mmm-mmm.
The books are balanced now.
The ink is dry.
(Amen)
[Verse 1]
You stood at the threshold with a funeral shroud
Waiting for the silence, waiting for the cloud
You had the dirt on the shovel, a grin on your face
Ready to witness my fall from grace
But you forgot who authored the breath in my lungs
You forgot the power of the heavenly tongues
I didn't just survive the storm and the cold
I came out wearing a crown made of gold
Better than ever, a brand new design
The light that you dimmed? It’s starting to shine.
[Chorus]
The debt is repaid, the ledger is clear
I’m standing in glory, I’m finished with fear
I am now better than ever before
I am now better than ever before
My soul’s out the red, I’m back in the black
I’m taking the pieces that you tried to hack
Aligned with my destiny, walking the floor
I am now better than ever before.
[Verse 2]
I remember the nights I was begging for air
With a heart overdrafted and nobody there
I gave you the marrow, I gave you the bone
While you left me to starve on a cold, empty throne
But the Father was watching the dues that I paid
He counted the tears and the prayers that I made
He saw every time that I bent but didn't snap
He saw every snare and he saw every trap
Now the "fictional" love that you claimed was a lie
Is the fire that's burning right under my sky.
[Pre-Chorus]
You thought the devil had won the long game
Until he met the Power that’s inside the Name
The one above all, the Ancient of Days
Who turned all my mourning to anthems of praise (yeah!)
[Chorus]
The debt is repaid, the ledger is clear
I’m standing in glory, I’m finished with fear
I am now better than ever before
I am now better than ever before
My soul’s out the red, I’m back in the black
I’m taking the pieces that you tried to hack
Aligned with my destiny, walking the floor
I am now better than ever before.
[Bridge]
[beatboxed rhythm: heavy stomps and sharp claps]
Walk in unity? You weren't prepared.
Share the covenant? You were too scared.
But the debt that was owed to my spirit and name
Is coming back tenfold, it’s coming like flame
I am whole.
I am sound.
I am standing on holy and beautiful ground
Every overdraft fee has been paid by the Son
The test has been passed and the battle is won!
[Verse 3]
So stay outside the door if you want to remain
But you won't find a trace of the old kind of pain
I don't hold the anger, I don't hold the grudge
I leave all the weight to the Ultimate Judge
I’m breathing in mercy, I’m breathing in truth
Restoring the years and the strength of my youth
You were a lesson, a stone in the shoe
But I’m miles ahead of the memory of you.
[Chorus]
The debt is repaid, the ledger is clear
I’m standing in glory, I’m finished with fear
I am now better than ever before
I am now better than ever before
My soul’s out the red, I’m back in the black
I’m taking the pieces that you tried to hack
Aligned with my destiny, walking the floor
I am now
GrizzlyJones
