Moonlight

Midnight fell on Jerusalem,

Moonlight kissin’ the stone.

A king walked out on his rooftop,

But he should’ve been out with his own.

Saw her bathe like a vision,

Skin like a flame in the dark—

And right then, I forgot God,

And followed the fire in my heart.

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She was the wife of a soldier,

A good man fightin’ my war.

But I sent for her anyway,

Let my shadow darken her door.

Desire don’t knock—it breaks in,

Steals your soul piece by piece—

I took what wasn’t mine, Lord,

And I couldn’t find no peace.

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Oh, lust it don’t whisper,

It roars like a lion in chains.

And once you feed it,

You’ll never walk the same.

I had a crown, I had a kingdom,

But it all fell apart—

One glance, one night,

Now I’m runnin’ from God’s heart.

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I tried to cover my tracks,

Brought her husband back home.

Told him to lie with his woman,

But that man stood alone.

So I wrote his death with ink and pride,

Sealed it with royal art—

Signed away a good man’s life,

To quiet my guilty heart.

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Prophet came knockin’ on my door,

Told a story ‘bout a stolen lamb.

Said, “You are the man, David,”

And I knew just who I am.

I tore my robes, fell on the floor,

Wept with a shattered soul—

‘Cause lust can take your kingdom,

And leave you broken and cold.

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Oh, lust it don’t whisper,

It roars like thunder through veins.

And once you chase it,

You’ll be shackled in shame.

I had the songs, I had the favor,

But I let sin in my heart—

Now I live with the sorrow

Of runnin’ from God’s heart.

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One night on a rooftop…

And a lifetime to repent.