(Verse 1) (Music starts softly, like a lullaby.) The "accuser" is talkin' loud The "adrenaline" starts to rush The "war in my mind" Is almost too much I'm lookin' for a shelter From the chaos and the noise A place where all my fear Is silenced by Your voice... (Pre-Chorus) (Music begins to swell, strings come in.) I'm not gonna run, run, run To a place where I can't be hurt I'm runnin' to the only place That knows what I am worth... (Chorus - The "Hitmaker" Hook) (Music opens up. Full, warm, and cinematic.) Hide me by the shadow of the cross Where the blood was shed for me Hide me where the war is already won And my "40-year-old soul" is free When the world gets too heavy And I can't bear the cost Just hide me by the shadow of the cross. (Verse 2) (Music is full, but gentle.) It's not a place of darkness It's a shadow made of Light Where all my "unpacked bags" Are finally out of sight The "Cycle-Breaker" in me Can finally rest her head And trust in every "always and forever" Promise that You said... (Pre-Chorus) (Music swells again, bigger this time.) I'm not gonna "fight, fight, fight" With a strength that's just my own I'm resting in the victory Of the King upon the throne! (Chorus - The "Hitmaker" Hook) (Fuller, stronger vocals. The choir joins softly.) Hide me by the shadow of the cross Where the blood was shed for me Hide me where the war is already won And my "40-year-old soul" is free When the world gets too heavy And I can't bear the cost Just hide me by the shadow of the cross. (Bridge - The "Hitmaker" Declaration) (Music drops to just piano/strings. Intense and intimate.) Here, my "sabotage" is silenced Here, my "unworthy" is undone Here, the "orphan" is a daughter And the "Cycle-Breaker" has won. (Music builds to a climax...) It is finished! It is done! (Final Chorus - The Climax) (Full orchestra, drums, choir. Triumphant and huge.) HIDE ME BY THE SHADOW OF THE CROSS! WHERE THE BLOOD WAS SHED FOR ME! HIDE ME WHERE THE WAR IS ALREADY WON AND MY SOUL IS FINALLY FREE! WHEN THE WORLD GETS TOO HEAVY AND I CAN'T BEAR THE COST JUST HIDE ME BY THE SHADOW OF THE CROSS! (Outro) (Music fades slowly, back to the single piano.) Just hide me... Sweet Jesus... By the shadow of the cross. (Song ends.)

Shadow of the Cross