Wretched Man

Every promise that I made
I broke before the morning came
Every road that I walked down
Led me back to all my shame

I know the truth, I've seen the light
Still I choose the darker side
There's a war beneath my skin
And I don't know who's gonna win

I've worn a smile to hide the pain
But heaven knows I'm not the same
A prisoner inside these walls
Built by my own hands after all

How long can I keep running
How long can I pretend
When the enemy I fear the most
Is the man I am within

Oh, wretched man
Who will rescue me
From this body of death
That's consuming me

All those chains I've worn
All those scars I've bled
I've been fighting myself
Inside my head

Oh, wretched man
Can you hear my cry
'Cause I'm losing the war
That I fight every night

And mercy still remains
Then don't let me go
Lord save my soul
I know what I should do

But I keep doing what I hate
The more I try to free myself
The more I seal my fate
These empty rooms echo my sins

Every memory settles in
Like ghosts that never leave my side
Reminding me of who I was
I chased the world with open hands

And found nothing but sinking sand
Now all the crowns I used to wear
Feel heavier than despair
How long can I keep falling

How long before I break
If your grace is truly greater
Then meet me in this place
Oh, wretched man

Who will rescue me
From this body of death
That's consuming me
All those chains I've worn

All those scars I've bled
I've been fighting myself
Inside my head
Oh, wretched man

Can you hear my cry
'Cause I'm losing the war
That I fight every night
And mercy still remains

Then don't let me go
Lord save my soul
Oh, wretched man
You don't have to stay

In the chains you've worn
For so many days
There is hope beyond
Every tear you've cried

There is mercy waiting
On the other side
Oh, wretched man
Lift your weary eyes

For the cross still stands
And the savior's alive
Though I fall again
His grace still remains

And he calls my name
Oh, wretched man
Oh, wretched man
Oh, wretched man

Oh, wretched man
Oh, wretched man
Oh, wretched man
Oh, wretched man

Oh, wretched man
Oh, wretched man
You don't have to stay
In the chains you've worn

For so many days
There is hope beyond
Every tear you've cried
There is mercy waiting

On the other side
Oh, wretched man
Lift your weary eyes
For the cross still stands

And the savior's alive
Though I fall again
His grace still remains
And he calls my name