Lyrics

Spit and stone
Open wound sky
Dust in His mouth
Crowd’s war cry

Dragged through the dirt
Back striped red
Splinters and sweat
Hammer over His head
Voices like wolves
“Crucify” in the air
He looks through the hate
Sees my face there

Crown of thorns
For a traitor’s soul like mine
Every lash
Is my wasted borrowed time
He takes my shame
Like fire in His side
He walks through hell
So I don’t have to die

Iron on bone
Blood in His eyes
Hands pinned wide
Under blackened skies
I was the rust
In those driven nails
He was the love
That refused to fail

Why would glory
Choose this grave?
Why would mercy
Bleed to save?

Crown of thorns
For a traitor’s soul like mine
Every lash
Is my wasted borrowed time
He takes my shame
Like fire in His side
He walks through hell
So I don’t have die

Heaven went silent
Earth split wide
Darkness laughed
“I’ve won this time”
But in that stillness
Where hope seemed gone
He stole the keys
And hell bit its tongue

Stone rolled back
Cold air screams
Dead hearts wake
From dying dreams
Nail-scarred hands
Reach into mine
Chains fall off
Like shattered lies
“hey!”

Crown of glory
On the One they crucified
Every scar
Now a banner lifted high
He broke my grave
Tore the night from my eyes
He walked through hell
So I could rise alive

Crown of thorns
Turned to roaring endless praise
Every tear
Now a song of crimson grace
I lift my voice
With the ones He pulled from fire
He took my hell
Set my soul on His desire

Breath in my lungs
Bought on that hill
I was the debt
He paid in full
If ever I doubt
What I’m living for
I see those wounds
And I need nothing more