Verse 1
I grew up in the shadow of a man I never knew
Just stories filled with darkness no child should live through
Fear lived in the silence, pain lived in my name
And every whispered memory kept feeding every flame
I carried all the anger, I carried all the blame
Built a life determined I would never be the same
But bitterness was growing like a seed beneath the floor
And the chains I swore I’d break… held me even more
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Pre-Chorus
I was standing at the crossroads of who I’d become
With vengeance in my veins… and a voice calling me home
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Chorus
Your mercy broke the chains I couldn’t see
Your love reached down and rescued me
What I held on to, You tore apart
And gave me back a brand new heart
I found my freedom on my knees
Where grace rewrote my history
What hate had bound, Your cross restored
I’m not a prisoner anymore
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Verse 2
You showed me where You were through every broken year
In every hidden moment, You were always near
You guarded every footstep, You carried every tear
Even when I couldn’t see, Your hand was always here
You whispered in the darkness, “Son, let it go”
“There’s healing in forgiveness that your heart needs to know”
Two roads laid before me—revenge or be made new
One led me to destruction… one led me straight to You
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Pre-Chorus
And I heard Heaven calling through the weight of my scars
“Lay it at the altar… let Me have your heart”
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Chorus
Your mercy broke the chains I couldn’t see
Your love reached down and rescued me
What I held on to, You tore apart
And gave me back a brand new heart
I found my freedom on my knees
Where grace rewrote my history
What hate had bound, Your cross restored
I’m not a prisoner anymore
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Bridge (Testimony)
I forgive, I release, I surrender it all
Every wound, every scar, every memory that calls
What was meant to destroy me, You turned into life
Now Your love is the healer of every broken line
And now I love my father, by mercy not by might
What grace has restored, no darkness could rewrite
A bond I never dreamed of is standing here today
Because Your love made a way
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Bridge (Call to Others)
Don’t let the pain define you, don’t let it steal your years
Don’t let another’s sin become your prison of fear
The enemy will bind you, keep you chained to the past
But Jesus breaks the strongholds… and His freedom will last
He makes the broken whole again, restores what’s been torn
You don’t have to carry what you were never meant to hold
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Final Chorus (Lift)
Your mercy broke the chains on me
Your grace has set us free
What hate had bound, Your cross restored
We’re not in bondage anymore
Your healing flows through every scar
You’ve brought us back to who we are
From death to life, from lost to found
Your love has turned it all around
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Outro
Now I call him father… with a healed heart inside
Not just by blood, but by grace applied
What was broken has been restored
All because of You, my Lord
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