

Prompt / Lyrics
Every time I pick it up I wanna put it down Leather and linen like a weight I don’t know how I open to a verse like it’s gonna say my name Like lightning in the margins or a whisper in the pain I’m searching for a sentence that’ll finally make it clear But the room just stays quiet and the doubt gets loud in here I know You don’t speak on command I know faith ain’t a vending machine But I’m on my knees with shaking hands Still begging You to see me So take me to the silence Where belief don’t come with proof Where loving You is choosing Even when You don’t come through I keep reading like You owe me Some kind of holy cue But I stay anyway Because leaving hurts more than the truth I flip through old red letters like they owe me relief Like if I land on the right line You’ll finally talk to me I hear stories of burning bushes and voices in the dark But all I get is empty space and a stubborn, breaking heart I rinse and repeat this ritual of hope and shame Knowing You don’t work this way but I do it just the same I know You’re not a sign on demand I know You don’t shout just to prove But I’m tired of guessing where You stand When I’m bleeding in the pew So take me to the silence Where faith is raw and rude Where prayers feel unanswered And I still choose You I keep asking for a miracle Like You’re supposed to move But I stay anyway Because doubt still believes in You Maybe faith ain’t fireworks Maybe it’s staying when it hurts Maybe You’re not in what I hear But in the fact that I’m still here Still opening these pages Still calling out Your name Still hoping that the quiet Isn’t You walking away If You’re testing my patience I’m failing with grace But I keep showing up With tears on my face So take me to the altar Of unanswered prayer Where love is just obedience And You don’t explain Yourself there I don’t need the thunder I don’t need the proof I’ll keep opening the Word Even when it don’t open You I close the book in silence But I don’t close the door If faith is just the waiting Then I’ll wait a little more
Tags
folk, soul, blues, and rock, with strong elements of gospel, R&B, and indie, Southern Gothic, male voice
3:59
No
1/12/2026