Tired of the Liar

(Intro: Fast, driving bass line, then high-gain guitar riff kicks in)

(Verse 1)

The mirror lies, the clock is running down

Chasing shadows in this selfish town

I'm tired of the liar in my own head

Consuming time on things I should have bled

This sin, this chain, it clings to my own name

I'm throwing dirt on yesterday's dead flame

The enemy's voice, it's a cracked-out sound

But that twisted echo won't break new ground!

(Chorus)

I'M WORN OUT, BUSTED, FREE FROM THE NEED!

A FALSE GOD OF SELF, IS A ROTTEN SEED!

NO STATUS, NO POSITION, NO CONTROLLING HAND

WE'RE THE ONES CALLED TO SHOCK THIS LAND!

(High, sharp guitar riff)

ACTIVATE THE CHURCH, OUTSIDE THE WALLS OF STONE

THE BATTLEFIELD IS WAITING, WE'RE NOT ALONE!

(Verse 2)

They preach the Sunday service, then they shut the door

Afraid of the real fight, demanding something more

Give me the gift, the fire, the truth to speak!

To call out the fakers and the strong, the weak!

I need to encourage, affirm, and build them up

But my own words, they're empty, I can't fill their cup

My instructions fall on deaf ears at my own gate

So show me Your way, before it's too late!

(Chorus)

I'M WORN OUT, BUSTED, FREE FROM THE NEED!

A FALSE GOD OF SELF, IS A ROTTEN SEED!

NO STATUS, NO POSITION, NO CONTROLLING HAND

WE'RE THE ONES CALLED TO SHOCK THIS LAND!

(High, sharp guitar riff)

ACTIVATE THE CHURCH, OUTSIDE THE WALLS OF STONE

THE BATTLEFIELD IS WAITING, WE'RE NOT ALONE!

(Bridge)

Gotta look different, gotta act with a sting

Unshakeable joy is the flag we will bring

In the marketplaces, the alleys, and the street

We gotta love the unlovely, accept the defeat

Care for the widow, the sick, the poor, the aged

Love the neighbor in a way that's totally enraged—

With a love they don't understand, a radical core

I'm not built for this, but I'm begging for more!

(Guitar Solo: Fast, melodic, and chaotic with a constantly driving bass rhythm underneath)

(Chorus)

I'M WORN OUT, BUSTED, FREE FROM THE NEED!

A FALSE GOD OF SELF, IS A ROTTEN SEED!

NO STATUS, NO POSITION, NO CONTROLLING HAND

WE'RE THE ONES CALLED TO SHOCK THIS LAND!

(High, sharp guitar riff)

ACTIVATE THE CHURCH, OUTSIDE THE WALLS OF STONE

THE BATTLEFIELD IS WAITING, WE'RE NOT ALONE!

(Outro)

Love like He did! Love like He did!

(Repeated, fading with frantic guitar feedback and a final crushing bass drop)

Amen.

(Silence)