[Verse 1]
Shadows try to haunt me, whisper lies of who I am
Chains of fear and anger, wrapped tight around my hands
I stumble through the darkness, blinded by my sins
The voices in my head tell me I’ll never win
I am filled in sorrow, no peace to fill my soul
Tearing me in two, I wander down this road
It drags me deeper, where broken hearts decay
This path of destruction, I can't find my way
[Pre Chorus 1]
Your blood has washed over me.
Awake my soul, awake me from my sleep
Chorus
Dying daily, letting go of who I was
I am free from every chain, Your mercy makes me whole
Every breath is brand new life, every step, the narrow way
Dying daily, I have new life on this day
[Verse 2]
Buried in the water, I have died with all my shame
The weight I carried on my shoulders washed away
I rose up from the river with a fire in my veins
My past life is over, the old me in the grave
[Pre Chorus 2]
I hear a voice that calls me higher
It sets my heart on fire
Chorus
Dying daily, letting go of who I was
I am free from every chain, Your mercy makes me whole
Every breath is brand new life, every step, the narrow way
Dying daily, I have new life on this day
Bridge
My chains were forged in darkness, but Your blood has split the steel
Buried in the water, now Your Spirit makes me real
You pulled me from the wreckage, from the ashes of my sin
Yet even in the black, Your light found me…
[Guitar Solo]
[Breakdown]
From dust I once was formed
To dust the past returns
My ashes in the wind
Yet through the blood I’m cleansed
A whisper in the night
Redemption calls to me
Dust to dust, let the old life fade
Ashes fall from the price You paid
This body breaks, but my soul is freed
By Your blood poured out for me
I stand reborn, no more in chains
A soldier risen in Your name
Final build before chorus:
My battle cry remains
My King forever reigns
[Final Chorus]
Dying daily, letting go of who I was
I am free from every chain, Your mercy makes me whole
Every breath is brand new life, every step, the narrow way
Dying daily, I have new life on this day
Dying daily, and in You I rise again today (let last line stretch, let cymbals ring out)
[Dynamics:
* Verse 1 & 2: Dark, heavy, restrained, palm-muted, minimal cymbals. Optional gritty vocals in Verse 2.
* Pre Choruses: Lift intensity, clean vocals, swell guitars.
* Choruses: Full instrumentation, anthemic, optional harmonies.
* Bridge: Dark, intense, slower tempo, emphasize despair; end with turning-point line leading into solo.
* Guitar Solo: Screaming leads, build tension, prepare for breakdown drop.
* Breakdown: Starts soft/haunting, minimal drums, clean or muted guitars, vocals soft → slowly rise to full energy.
* Final Chorus: Explosive, all instruments, triumphant and powerful.]
