Former Life

[Intro]
Before the cross, man, I was so far gone  
Blind to the truth, just living on my own  

[Chorus]
I was lost without Him, heart stained with sin  
Chasing empty dreams, couldn’t ever win  
No good in me, try as I might  
I needed a Savior to set me right  
Fallen and broken, no way to stand tall  
Desperate for Jesus, He answers the call  

[Verse 1]
Every morning woke with pride filling my chest  
Lust in my thoughts, never gave it a rest  
Anger boiling over at the slightest thing  
Self-centered living like I was the king  
Turned my back on God, ran after the world  
Promises of pleasure left me hurled  
Tried to be better but the change wouldn’t stick  
My nature was twisted, too weak and too sick  

[Chorus]
I was lost without Him, heart stained with sin  
Chasing empty dreams, couldn’t ever win  
No good in me, try as I might  
I needed a Savior to set me right  
Fallen and broken, no way to stand tall  
Desperate for Jesus, He answers the call  

[Verse 2]
Studied every way to make myself clean  
But the deeper I looked, the worse it seemed  
Will enslaved to wrong, mind clouded in lies  
Couldn’t choose the light no matter the tries  
Hopeless in the darkness, searching for the door  
Realized I was dead, needed life to restore  
No self-help could fix what was wrong at the root  
Only His mercy could bear such fruit  

[Chorus]
I was lost without Him, heart stained with sin  
Chasing empty dreams, couldn’t ever win  
No good in me, try as I might  
I needed a Savior to set me right  
Fallen and broken, no way to stand tall  
Desperate for Jesus, He answers the call  

[Outro]
So now I testify, the old life is dead  
By grace through faith, new life in its stead  
If you’re feeling that weight, the same chains I knew  
Call on the Savior, He’ll make you new too  
From lost to found, that’s the story I tell  
In Christ alone, redemption is crowned

Lofi, Hip-Hop, Boom Bap, choir on chorus, instrument solo, white male voice