[Intro]
(Yeah, yeah)
(Miss Independent... mmm)
(Waking the bones today)
(Sha-ma-ha-ra-ta!)
[Verse 1]
You want me close, then come correct, don’t rush me at the door
I can hold my own, but I need more than what you swore
Show me steady hands, not a mouth that runs too fast
If you want a place beside me, then you better make it last
I’ve been called Miss Independent, yeah, I built my own floor
Got my own keys in my pocket and my name on the door
Don’t come in trying to twist me, don’t come testing my mind
I’ve got better things to do than waste my time on a lie
So save that smooth talk for somebody who’s not hard to read
I’m a self-made woman, and I know what I need
[Pre-Chorus]
But this tender heart, this tired heart keeps pulling me in
Carrying everyone’s weather, trying to fix where they’ve been
I hold too much, I know, I take it all to the chest
Lord, teach me how to lay it down and let You do the rest
I can’t carry every burden, I can’t answer every plea
Come and meet me in the middle, come and rescue me
(Rescue me, Lord!)
[Beat Drop]
(Hey! Let the bones rise!)
[Chorus]
Because the old is gone and these dry bones will march!
I am lifting up my eyes to ignite the sacred spark!
I’m no longer dead to the world, no longer numb inside
Stepping out the grave where the shadows tried to hide!
Washed by His mercy, standing tall in His light
Alive by His power, we are winning the fight!
Yeah, these dry bones will march!
[Verse 2]
I’ve been living in the gray, trying not to face my name
Letting worry and regret pull up a chair in my shame
Forgiveness is a fight, but it comes with holy breath
Grace keeps finding me again, even after what I’ve left
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, one voice, one flame
The Trinity still calling me by a better name
I’m wide awake now, and the truth is breaking through
Every chain I thought was permanent is falling off in view
(Breaking every chain!)
[Bridge]
[Speaking in tongues:] (Ka-ra-ba-sha-ta! Ho-san-na!)
I stand my ground on bended knee, I pray when I rise!
No more sleeping in the dark, look at the wider skies!
Gideon took the ten down to conquer in the night
Now watch the Holy Spirit breathe His fire and His might!
(Watch Him breathe!)
[Chorus: Acapella Breakdown]
[Acapella]
Because the old is gone and these dry bones will march...
I am lifting up my eyes to ignite the sacred spark...
[Full Force Drop]
I’m no longer dead to the world, no longer numb inside!
Stepping out the grave where the shadows tried to hide!
Washed by His mercy, standing tall in His light!
Alive by His power, we are winning the fight!
[Outro]
These dry bones will march.
Not dead, but awake.
My testimony.
Washed by His mercy.
I am bold.
(I am bold... mmm, yeah)
[Fade Out]
[End]
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