Lyrics
[Intro: Melancholic, clean guitar arpeggios with light cymbal washes]
[Verse 1]
Shadows paint my hollow face
A canvas of disgrace
Whispers cut like sharpened knives
"He doesn't deserve to be alive"
[Pre-Chorus]
Alone in a world that's turned its back
My soul's a void, a starless black
But in this darkness, deep and wide
A voice calls out from the other side
[Chorus]
Hated, broken, left to die
But He heard my desperate cry
Jesus reached into my night
Pulled me towards His saving light
I was lost, now I'm found
His love turned my life around
[Instrumental: Distorted power chords build with driving drums]
[Verse 2]
Years of pain etched in my skin
Drowning in an ocean of sin
Thought I'd never see the day
When all this hurt would wash away
[Pre-Chorus]
But as I sank into despair
I felt His presence in the air
A hand reached out to pull me free
From the depths of my misery
[Chorus]
Hated, broken, left to die
But He heard my desperate cry
Jesus reached into my night
Pulled me towards His saving light
I was lost, now I'm found
His love turned my life around
[Bridge: Stripped back to clean guitar and soft drums]
In my darkest hour, when hope had fled
He lifted me from among the dead
Showed me grace I'd never known
Proved to me I'm not alone
Now I walk in His embrace
No longer bound by my disgrace
Though the world may still despise
I'm precious in my Savior's eyes
[Instrumental: Gradual build-up with layered guitars and crescendo of drums]
[Chorus - with added intensity and backing vocals]
Hated, broken, left to die
But He heard my desperate cry
Jesus reached into my night
Pulled me towards His saving light
I was lost, now I'm found
His love turned my life around
[Outro: Repeated with variations]
From the ashes, I arise
(Reborn through His sacrifice)
No longer chained to my past
(His mercy unsurpassed)
Though I was hated and alone
(He made my heart His home)
Jesus' love has set me free
(For all eternity)
[Final Instrumental: Fade out with reverb-heavy guitar and soft piano melody]
[End]
