ONLY BY GRACE
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Intro
Yeah
From the blocks to the altar
Same God different chapter
Verse 1
I was raised where the sirens sang lullabies
Corner dreams broken homes mama’s tear-stained eyes
Every night felt heavy pressure on my chest
Tryna make it out alive tryna pass God’s test
I was chasing validation in the praise of men
Empty applause don’t heal the wounds within
I wore pain like armor pride like a chain
Smiling on the outside inside hurricane
Seen friends turn enemies love turn fake
Watched souls sell peace just to get a break
I was lost in the fog tryna find my name
Till the cross showed up and rearranged my frame
Hook
Only by grace I’m still breathing
Only by God I believe it
From dark nights to redeemed life
Jesus stepped in when I couldn’t fight
Only by grace I stand strong
He turned my pain into a song
If you see me shining today
Know it’s only by grace
Verse 2
I remember nights talking reckless with my pride
Thought I had control but my soul was tied
Trying to be a king with a fractured crown
Till I met the real King who laid His glory down
They said be a man don’t cry don’t kneel
But Christ showed me strength is knowing what’s real
He walked with the broken ate with the least
Turned my hunger for the world into hunger for peace
I ain’t perfect nah I still fight flesh
But I’m covered by blood not stress
Every scar got purpose every tear got weight
Every setback just set the stage for grace
Hook
Only by grace I’m still breathing
Only by God I believe it
From dark nights to redeemed life
Jesus stepped in when I couldn’t fight
Only by grace I stand strong
He turned my pain into a song
If you see me shining today
Know it’s only by grace
Bridge
I was dead in my sin He called me alive
When I couldn’t see hope He opened my eyes
They see the glow but don’t know the cost
I found my life the day I picked up my cross
Verse 3
This for the ones still trapped in the streetlight glow
Thinking fast money bring a peaceful soul
I been there I swear that road too cold
A million dollars still won’t make you whole
Jesus didn’t promise fame or ease
He promised freedom truth and peace
So I rap for the lost the hurting the real
The ones who smile wide but don’t know how to heal
If my story save one life I’m good
If my bars point one heart to the cross I would
I’m not glorifying pain or the life I ran
I’m glorifying God for the man I am
Outro
This ain’t church rap
This real life redeemed
If you hear this and feel seen
That’s God knocking
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