Shame

[Intro] They say you cover our nakedness Well, why does the blood still pressure my skin? Since the days of my youth, I've failed to produce A character with a name I'm able to take pride in And my emotions were punished when I told friends I loved them Unaware of the standard my skeleton could practically reach And they let me know Father, forgive me I don't have a clue what I'm doing When the shoves start pushing, I always end up choosing Shame [Verse] Since the start in Eden's garden, we're flushed with regrets Your glory departed, now daily we're guarding our shame Vindicate us with love like only Your face will Warm the lungs that perpetually exhale shame Redeem our trespasses, be our dignity's catalyst Inflate us with grace, our bodies can't handle this shame So I appease my guilt and I cancel it out with sacrifice Now I desperately plead this song to vainly make up for my shame Our offenses offend us, alleviate the inner battle Of the paralyzed and value-barren, staring at the blackhole of shame As if we don't feed on approval and teeter-totter on laughs Could You liberate the joints of us spending our lives fearing shame? And it was me who abandoned sense, me who coldheartedly heeded sweet impulse My actions barbarian, I desecrated a life, it woefully brought me to shame When all souls hold grudges and remorse just doesn't cut it Would You hold me? Tell me there's life after shame [Outro] Give me ribs that won't cave Give me a head that won't bow when discouragement tramples me For this shame is my brain's greatest weapon Sustain my defense Bolster my innards Ensure me for today Cause I know, God I know there's more than this shame