Ashes to Mercy

Lyrics

Verse 1
I wore my name like a wound
Kept it hidden in the dark
Every door I broke in two
Left a scar across my heart

I fed the fire, paid the cost
Watched my own good sense decay
Now I’m standing at the edge
Trying not to fade away

Pre-Chorus
Hands up, I’m not proud
Of the sins I let breathe
I’m done with the poison
I’m done with the need

Chorus
Forgive me, I’m coming clean
Forgive me, set me free
I want peace inside my bones
I want a place to finally breathe
Forgive me, I’m coming clean
Forgive me, let me be
From the ashes, from the pain
I choose a new way of life

Verse 2
I lost years to a hungry lie
Gave my soul for one more hit
Watched the ones who loved me most
Take the blows I handed them

Names I buried under shame
Promises I left to rot
I can’t change the blood-stained past
But I can change this spot

Pre-Chorus
Hands up, I’m not proud
Of the sins I let breathe
I’m done with the poison
I’m done with the need

Chorus
Forgive me, I’m coming clean
Forgive me, set me free
I want peace inside my bones
I want a place to finally breathe
Forgive me, I’m coming clean
Forgive me, let me be
From the ashes, from the pain
I choose a new way of life

Bridge
I kneel to the hurt I caused
I name every broken chain
I lay down the old decay
I won’t drink my fear again

If mercy is a hard road
Then I’ll crawl till I stand
I’m not asking for easy
I’m asking for a hand

Final Chorus
Forgive me, I’m coming clean
Forgive me, set me free
I want peace inside my bones
I want a place to finally breathe
Forgive me, I’m coming clean
Forgive me, let me be
From the ashes, from the pain
I choose a new way of life