Hell & Halos

[Verse 1]
I grew up in hell
Brown carpet, thin walls
Her shadow in the doorway
breathing alcohol
She made me kneel down
on linoleum cracks
"You are a worthless nobody"
echoed in my back
[Chorus]
But You, Lord, said "I love you"
right into the bruise, into the fear
You walked those broken hallways
like they were clear
You gathered every insult
set them on fire till they fell
You said "You are my somebody"
in the middle of my hell
[Verse 2]
I slept on cold stairs
cardboard and loose change
Streetlights watched me flinch
at every shouted name
I learned hate like homework
carved it in my skin
But You sat on the curbside
let the mercy begin
[Chorus]
'Cause You, Lord, said "I love you"
right into the bruise, into the fear
You walked those broken hallways
like they were clear
You gathered every insult
set them on fire till they fell
You said "You are my somebody"
in the middle of my hell
[Bridge]
I saw all the nights
You saw more than that
You saw who I’d be
not where I was at
If every scar's a story
then every tear You knew
I thought I was abandoned
turns out it was You
[Chorus]
Yeah, You, Lord, said "I love you"
right into the bruise, into the fear
You walked those broken hallways
told me "I am here"
You gathered every insult
set them on fire till they fell
You said "You are my somebody"
You pulled me from that hell

rock, Raw indie rock with gritty guitars, live kit, and male vocals. First verse starts almost spoken over palm-muted chords; chorus opens into wide, bright distortion and open hi-hats. Second verse adds a simple counter-melody lead guitar; bridge strips down to vocal and toms, then final chorus hits hardest with gang-style backing vocals on the hook., indie rock