Intro (spoken – 2–4 bars)
I ran…
You stayed.
I broke covenant…
You kept it anyway.
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Verse 1 (Blues – 8 bars)
God said, Hosea, take a wife
She will break your heart in time
Not to wound a faithful man
But show My people what they’re like
So he loved her open-handed
Knowing what the cost would be
Every vow she tore apart
Reflected how they turned from Me
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Verse 2 (Blues – 8 bars)
Gomer ran to other arms
Chased the night, chased empty fire
Left his name, left his bed
Left true love for cheap desire
She wore shame like borrowed clothes
Till even sin let go of her
Ended up with nothing left
But chains and dust and broken words
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Chorus (Gospel Blues – 8 bars)
Still I chase you when you run
Still I love you when you fall
Still I stay when you break trust
Still I answer when you call
You sell your heart for lesser things
I pay the price, I pay it all
That ain’t weakness, that is love
Still I pay the price
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Verse 3 (Blues – 8 bars)
God said, go and find your wife
Bring her home, don’t speak her shame
He walked into the market square
Paid her debt and bore her pain
Didn’t buy her just to serve
Brought her back to make her whole
Said, you’re Mine, not what you were
I still want your heart and soul
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Chorus (Repeat – 8 bars)
Still I chase you when you run
Still I love you when you fall
Still I stay when you break trust
Still I answer when you call
You sell your heart for lesser things
I pay the price, I pay it all
That ain’t weakness, that is love
Still I pay the price
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Rap Verse (Gospel Fulfillment – 16 bars)
Hosea was the picture, Jesus was the plan
Shadow on the page, cross in the sand
Hosea paid silver, Christ paid breath
Public shame carried through death
We didn’t slip, we chose the road
Chose comfort, pride, control
Walked ourselves into the chains
Then blamed the weight on God alone
Grace don’t wait for cleaned-up lives
Love moves first, no compromise
We were bought, not bargained for
Blood was paid, the veil was torn
We ran, He chased, the price was full
That’s not weak love, that’s the cross made visible
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Bridge (Gospel Lift – 4 bars)
You didn’t just redeem my soul
You restored my name
You didn’t bring me back in chains
You brought me back in grace
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Final Chorus (8 bars)
Still You chase me when I run
Still You love me when I fall
Still You stay when I break trust
Still You answer when I call
I sold my heart for empty things
You paid the price, You paid it all
That ain’t weakness, that is love
Jesus paid the price
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Outro (spoken / sung – 2–4 bars)
I ran…
You stayed.
I was lost…
You paid.
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