Stumbling Block

[Verse 1]
You quote the page
But you cut me deep
Turn the chapter
But you never read me
You say “brother”
Then you trip my feet
How can love talk loud
And still retreat
[Chorus]
Why must you be my stumbling block
When you’re called to help me stand
You keep on pulling the ground from under me
While the truth is in your hands
If you loved your brother
You would lead me into light
Why must you be my stumbling block
When we’re both called to walk in light
[Verse 2]
You draw your lines
Where your comfort stays
Call it holy
But it feels like chains
I’m not your project
I’m dust like you
We both break
On the same good truth
[Chorus]
Why must you be my stumbling block
When you’re called to help me stand
You keep on pulling the ground from under me
While the truth is in your hands
If you loved your brother
You would lead me into light
Why must you be my stumbling block
When we’re both called to walk in light
[Bridge]
If I fall, will you reach? (yeah)
Or just point at the verse you see?
All this talk about grace, about faith
But what about me?
Love is more than a word you speak
It’s the weight of the way you treat me
[Chorus]
Why must you be my stumbling block
When you’re called to help me stand
You keep on pulling the ground from under me
While the truth is in your hands
If you loved your brother
You would lead me into light
Why must you be my stumbling block
When we’re both called to walk in light

Moody gospel-soul ballad with male vocals, warm Rhodes and soft organ pads, bass holding a slow, steady groove. Verses stay intimate and low, brushed kit and subtle guitar swells; chorus blooms with stacked churchy harmonies and a simple choir response. Bridge leans into call-and-response ad-libs, tambourine accents, and a gentle dynamic lift before easing back to a hushed final hook., light