In The Shadow Of Grace

[Verse 1]
Got a halo made of habits
Rusty
Digging in my skin
Every promise that I buried
Claws its way back up again
I been carving out a cage
Out of every bitter word
Still I’m praying through my teeth
Like I think that I’ve been heard
[Pre-Chorus]
Hands shake
Heart race
Breathing in the blame
Every scar spells
Out my name
[Chorus]
In the shadow of grace
I’m a war I can’t outrun
Every ghost that I’ve raised
Stares me down
One by one
But the voices start to rise
Like a fire in this place
Screaming
“You are not your chains
In the shadow of grace” (oh)
“In the shadow of grace”
[Verse 2]
I was baptized in my anger
Held it like a loaded gun
Pulled the trigger on myself
Just to feel I wasn’t numb
All my monsters wear my face
They know every line I say
But there’s a choir in the dark
Singing
“You can walk away”
[Pre-Chorus]
Torn throat
Tight chest
Drowning in the shame
Then a whisper
Calls my name
[Chorus]
In the shadow of grace
I’m a war I can’t outrun
Every ghost that I’ve raised
Stares me down
One by one
But the voices start to rise
Like a fire in this place
Screaming
“You are not your chains
In the shadow of grace” (yeah)
“In the shadow of grace”
[Bridge]
[Band drops to halftime
Choir swells]
I am not the worst I’ve done (are you listening?)
I am more than what I’ve run from (can you hear it?)
Every wound that left me split
Now a window
Light pours in
[Choir + Screams]
Let it burn
Let it break
(All my fear, all my shame)
Tear the mask from my face
(Every lie, every name)
If I fall
If I fail
Lift me up
Don’t look away
Teach my demons how to fade
In the shadow
In the shadow
[Chorus]
In the shadow of grace
I lift these shaking hands
Every scar that I’ve chased
You already understand
And the voices turn to song
Holy riot in this place
I was raw
Now I’m remade
In the shadow of grace (yeah)
In the shadow of grace
[Outro]
One breath
One step
I can take it slow
If forgiveness is a fire
Then I’m walking in the glow

metal, Crushing nu-metal groove in drop tuning, chugging guitars and swung, stuttering drums. Male vocals: verses alternate whispered venom and throat-shredding screams; choruses explode into full gospel choir stacking bright major tensions over dark riffs. Sub-bass swells, eerie pads and organ underlay the breakdown, then a halftime final chorus with crowd-chant gang vocals and soaring high harmonies for a raw-to-redeemed climax., raw, soaring, gospel