"Mercy Broke the Numbness"

"Mercy Broke the Numbness"

(Intro - Airy, breathing, very slow tempo 55 BPM, guitars and bass with thunder slowly adding drums)

(Verse 1)
Is there anyone listening now
In the quiet behind my eyes
I’ve been shouting without a sound
Just surviving, half alive
I’ve been walking these empty halls
With a heart that forgot how to feel
Every prayer just hits the walls
Like a wound that won’t quite heal.

(Pre-Chorus)
I hear a voice in the distance
Cutting through the static and fear
It says, “Child, don’t drift away”
“I’ve been standing right here”.

(Chorus)
I was lost in the silence
Drifting far from the light
Caught between fear and denial
In the middle of the night
I didn’t know how deep I’d fallen
I didn’t know how far I’d run
But Your mercy broke the numbness
And my soul started waking up.

(Verse 2)
There was a time I could almost see
Just a glimpse, then it slipped away
Truth passed right in front of me
But I turned my eyes away
Now the weight of the years sets in
All the battles inside my head
I learned how to wear a smile
While my faith was hanging by a thread.

(Pre-Chorus 2)
I felt Your hand in the darkness
Even when I couldn’t respond
Your voice cut through the numbness
Saying, “You were Mine all along”.

(Chorus)
I was lost in the silence
Drifting far from the light
Caught between fear and denial
In the middle of the night
I didn’t know how deep I’d fallen
I didn’t know how far I’d run
But Your mercy broke the numbness
And my soul started waking up

(Bridge very slow build – extra long dual guitar style solo after)
I don’t need another mask
I don’t need another lie
I don’t need something to numb the pain
I need truth to bring me back to life.

(Final Chorus / Outro)
I’m no longer in the silence
I’m no longer paralyzed
You spoke my name in the darkness
And opened up my eyes
What was dead is finally breathing
What was lost has been found
I was drifting in the numbness
Till Your grace pulled me out

Symphonic rock intro electric guitar, 55 BPM, male vocal, female Harmony, live concert clapping, dual guitar solo, organ