Countdown To Me

[Verse 1]
How can you say you love people
When your mouth still spits out hate
You quote the book on Sunday
But your eyes stay cold on Monday
What’s in your heart, it shows early
Long before you ever speak
In the way you hold your anger
In the way you treat the weak
[Chorus]
Countdown to me dustin’ my feet
If you won’t walk in the truth with me
Jesus said love with all your heart
Not just your lips when the choir starts
I’m countin’ down, I’m steppin’ back
Can’t keep dancin’ with a heart like that
Countdown to me dustin’ my feet
Prayin’ grace still pulls you to your knees
[Verse 2]
You bless His name in the spotlight
Then curse His child in the dark
You raise your hands in the rafters
But you won’t reach out your heart
Love is patient, love is costly
Love is more than what you tweet
If you won’t turn from your hatred
I gotta shake off all that dust from my feet
[Bridge]
I still want heaven’s mercy for you (oh yeah)
I still ask God to break through
But I can’t stay in this circle of hurt
So I leave you in His hands, that’s the truth
[Chorus]
Countdown to me dustin’ my feet
If you won’t walk in the truth with me
Jesus said love with all your heart
Not just your lips when the choir starts
I’m countin’ down, I’m steppin’ back
Can’t keep dancin’ with a heart like that
Countdown to me dustin’ my feet
Prayin’ grace still pulls you to your knees

Modern gospel-soul ballad with male vocals, warm Rhodes piano and soft electric guitar, gentle live drums and deep bass. Intimate, almost spoken verses that sit close to the mic; chorus lifts with stacked harmonies and a subtle choir answering the hook. Bridge swells with organ pads and a delayed guitar line, then drops back down to a simple, heartfelt outro.