Intro (Sparse piano – single notes, low register)
(Long decay. Almost silence.)
Four days…
Stillness…
Stone sealed…
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Verse 1 (Low baritone – restrained, intimate)
Lazarus was a good man
From a house You loved too well
Mary prayed through silent hours
Martha listened for the bell
They sent word down dusty roads
Said, “Lord, the one You love is weak”
But the sky stayed quiet longer
And the grave learned how to speak
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Pre-Chorus (Baritone rises – tension building)
You could’ve stopped the dying
You could’ve turned the tide
But love stayed walking slowly
While hope learned how to hide
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Chorus (Clean vocal – wide, aching)
Even the Lord wept
Standing by the stone
He knew the end was coming
Still He felt what they’d known
If Jesus cried beside the grave
Then tears don’t mean we’ve lost our way
Grief ain’t faithless, grief ain’t wrong
Even the Lord wept along
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Verse 2 (Baritone with grit – drums enter, restrained)
Martha met You down the road
Said, “Lord, if You’d been here”
You spoke words of resurrection
But her faith was trapped in fear
Mary fell down at Your feet
Couldn’t raise her broken eyes
All the hope she ever carried
Was buried with the lies
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Pre-Chorus 2 (Half-growl → clean lift)
You stood inside the silence
Where death still claimed its throne
And heaven held its breath
Waiting on You alone
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Chorus 2 (Full band – heavier, darker)
Even the Lord wept
Standing by the stone
He knew the end was coming
Still He felt what they’d known
If Jesus cried beside the grave
Then tears don’t mean we’ve lost our way
Grief ain’t faithless, grief ain’t wrong
Even the Lord wept along
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Bridge (Breakdown – growl, slow, crushing)
WHY DO YOU CRY?
(pause)
Because love was here.
WHY DOES IT HURT?
Because death is real.
(Silence)
JESUS… WEPT.
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Bridge 2 (Clean vocal – exposed, emotional peak)
They said, “Lord, the stone’s been sealed too long
The smell is strong — it’s done”
But You prayed like heaven was listening
Like death had overstayed its run
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Final Chorus (Massive swell – clean high range over crushing band)
Even the Lord wept
But He didn’t turn away
Grief may stay the night awhile
But mercy made a way
If Jesus wept and still called life
Out of a dark and borrowed time
Then tears don’t cancel faith or song
Even the Lord wept —
But death was wrong
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Outro (Instruments drop → piano + low whisper)
Roll the stone…
Say his name…
(Final piano note rings)
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