REDEMPTION (REMIX)10/15

 

 

Taigen

 

[Intro – 0:00–0:15]

(Yeah, yeah…)

I've been running from the man I used to be,

Looking in the mirror, seeing someone I don't need.

If Heaven's got a doorway, save a place for me,

I've been fighting all my demons just to finally breathe.

(Oh-oh, yeah…)

 

[Chorus – 0:15–0:42]

I'm searching for redemption in a world full of scars,

Trying to find Heaven while I'm falling through the stars.

I got a broken halo and a half-healed heart,

Every time I find the light, I'm dragged into the dark.

I've been down, I've been lost, I've been fighting myself,

Put my pain in a box, left it high on a shelf.

If forgiveness is a road, I've been walking alone,

Trying to turn these broken pieces into something like home.

 

[Verse 1 – 0:42–1:20]

Mama told me, "Son, don't let your pain define you,"

But every single memory got a way to remind you.

Used to chase a little peace down an empty highway,

Praying that tomorrow wouldn't feel like a Friday

Spent alone with the ghosts of the person I was,

Trying to build a new life out of ashes and dust.

I've made mistakes, I ain't proud of my past,

Had a pocket full of dreams that I thought wouldn't last.

I've been calling out to God through the pouring rain,

Asking why the sunshine always comes with pain.

But I learned that a scar doesn't mean you're defeated,

Sometimes what gets broken comes back when you need it.

Had a thousand conversations with the moon at night,

Told her all my secrets when I couldn't see the light.

Now I'm picking up the pieces that I left on the floor,

I ain't running from my shadow anymore.

 

[Pre-Chorus – 1:20–1:33]

(Oh-oh-oh…)

Can you hear me through the thunder?

I've been drowning, going under.

If my past comes back to haunt me,

Tell my demons they don't own me.

 

[Chorus – 1:33–2:00]

I'm searching for redemption in a world full of scars,

Trying to find Heaven while I'm falling through the stars.

I got a broken halo and a half-healed heart,

Every time I find the light, I'm dragged into the dark.

I've been down, I've been lost, I've been fighting myself,

Put my pain in a box, left it high on a shelf.

If forgiveness is a road, I've been walking alone,

Trying to turn these broken pieces into something like home.

 

[Verse 2 – 2:00–2:35]

I used to write goodbye on the back of my dreams,

Now I write new beginnings where the old pages bleed.

Every person that I hurt, every promise I broke,

Every word I never said, every bridge up in smoke.

I can't undo yesterday, but I can change tomorrow,

Turn a hundred nights of pain into a reason not to follow

Every dark thought telling me I'm never gonna heal,

'Cause the wounds might be deep, but the hope is still real.

Now I'm staring at the sunrise through a cracked windshield,

Got a heart full of lessons that I never thought I'd feel.

I ain't asking for a perfect life, just another chance,

To make peace with my reflection when I look back.

If the angels hear my voice, tell 'em I'm still trying,

Got a fire in my chest that refuses to stop shining.

I was buried by my past, now I'm breaking through the ground,

Lost myself a thousand times, but I'm finally being found.

 

[Bridge – 2:35–2:48]

(Oh-oh, oh-oh…)

Let the rain wash away my regrets,

Let the sunrise forgive what I can't forget.

I don't need to be the person I was,

I just need a little faith and a little more love.

 

[Outro – 2:48–3:00]

Redemption ain't a place, it's a road that I take,

Every step is another chance to change.

If Heaven hears me calling, let my broken heart through,

I lost who I was just to find someone new.

(Yeah… oh-oh…)

I'm not my past… I'm what I choose.