[spoken word intro]

I’m sorry…

To anyone I’ve ever lied to, Betrayed or Hurt.

You didn’t deserve it.—

But I did it anyway.

Whether you knew it or not.—

And I wish I could undo it… but I can’t.—

I wish my flesh would stop dragging me where I don’t want to go.—

I know what’s right… yet I still choose wrong.—

I fail.—

I fall.—

Every single day.—

And yet… I keep crawling back,

Begging for mercy.

So please… hear me—

[Verse 1]

Have mercy on me, oh Lord, I beg, I plead

I am vile, I am wretched—I can barely breathe

Every sin I’ve ever touched has stained my soul

I rot from the inside—God, don’t let me go

[Pre-Chorus]

I hear the echoes of my lies

See the ones I’ve hurt, whether they knew or were blind

I am filth, I am disgrace

Yet still, You call me by my name?

[Chorus]

Ohhh God, I need You more than air in my chest

More than the blood that beats in my flesh

I try to be better, I try to obey

But I break every time, I get in the way

I don’t understand how You still choose me

But without You, God—I cease to be

I’m lost without grace, I can’t stand without You

I surrender, but I fail—I fail again

Yet You stay, You stay—why do You stay?

[Verse 2]

I have lied, I have cheated, I have spat in Your face

I have cursed, I have broken, I have burned in disgrace

You hung on a cross for a traitor like me

But I still wake up drowning in who I used to be

[Pre-Chorus]

I hear the echoes of my lies

See the ones I’ve hurt, whether they knew or were blind

I am filth, I am disgrace

Yet still, You call me by my name?

[Chorus]

Ohhh God, I need You more than air in my chest

More than the blood that beats in my flesh

I try to be better, I try to obey

But I break every time, I get in the way

I don’t understand how You still choose me

But without You, God—I cease to be

I’m lost without grace, I can’t stand without You

I surrender, but I fail—I fail again

Yet You stay, You stay—why do You stay?

[Bridge]

I know I’m forgiven through Your Son—but why?

When I’m so evil, so wretched inside?

I am the darkness, I am the stain

Yet You took my nails, You bore my shame

So many are better—kinder, more pure

Yet I’m the one saved, while they walk unsure?

I’m nothing special, if anything, less

I see what I am, I deserve death

[Chorus]

Ohhh God, I need You more than air in my chest

More than the blood that beats in my flesh

I try to be better, I try to obey

But I break every time, I get in the way

I don’t understand how You still choose me

But without You, God—I cease to be

I’m lost without grace, I can’t stand without You

I surrender, but I fail—I fail again

Yet You stay, You stay—why do You stay?

[Outro]

I don’t deserve You, but still, I cry Your name

Drowning in sorrow, yet You take my shame

So I lay down my ruin, my filth, my disgrace

Have mercy on me—please, don’t turn away

Please don’t turn away

Have mercy on me

Have mercy LORD

I beg

Never leave me

Don’t turn away

[Spoken Word]

2 Corinthians 12:9

“But He said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is made perfect in weakness.’”

So I’ll boast in my weakness…

In my shame, in my failures—because even there, You are enough.

Not because I deserve You,

But because You chose me anyway.

Your mercy isn’t based on what I’ve done—

It’s anchored in who You are.

All glory…

All praise…

To the God who stays.

Your grace is enough.