Verse 1
(Acoustic guitar intro, building with electric delay)
Years I spent, building my own kingdom
Tried to live life on my own terms
Frustrated fight, wrestling the ghost within
A stubborn will, never learning when to burn
I was blind, in the trenches of my making
Fighting wrong, a strength that was never mine
Managed my life, only ended in the shaking
A worn-out soldier on the battle line
Chorus
(Heavy drums, distorted guitars, dynamic shift)
It’s time to let go of the wire
Cut the strings of the puppet me
Radical dependence is the fire
The only way I can be free
No more 'poor me' on my knees
I'll just stand on the truth you give
'Cause the Father fights, and I'll find my peace
In the life you designed for me to live
Verse 2
I see the lies the enemy was spinning
A war with flesh that never could be won
Done with the striving, the race I was not winning
Just want to be a trusting, faithful son
No mindless robot, just a willing follower
Looking for your instructions in the Word
Building up an arsenal to defeat her
Every doubt, every hateful, lying word
Chorus
(Heavy drums, distorted guitars, dynamic shift)
It’s time to let go of the wire
Cut the strings of the puppet me
Radical dependence is the fire
The only way I can be free
No more 'poor me' on my knees
I'll just stand on the truth you give
'Cause the Father fights, and I'll find my peace
In the life you designed for me to live
Bridge
(Tempo slows, bass line prominent, clean electric guitar melody)
I laid down the cross of my own choosing
Shed the servant, dropped the weary mind
You said 'Be still, no more abusing'
The grace is here, the favor is all mine
No soldier's duty, just a son's devotion
Trusting your ways, I know that they are good
Healing every storm and every motion
Just walk with you, like a son misunderstood
Chorus
(Full band return, most intense section)
It’s time to let go of the wire
Cut the strings of the puppet me
Radical dependence is the fire
The only way I can be free
No more 'poor me' on my knees
I'll just stand on the truth you give
'Cause the Father fights, and I'll find my peace
In the life you designed for me to live
Outro
(Drums fade to just hi-hat, guitar feedback, whispered vocals)
I lay it down... I lay it down...
Speak your truth...
Reveal how you want me to live today...
(Single, final cymbal crash and guitar chord.)
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