Scarlet Letters & Broken Strings

[Intro]

Yeah…

I been knee-deep in hell with a halo in my pocket

Hands still shaking, knuckles bloody from the lockets I broke.

[Verse]

I was baptized in whiskey, confession in smoke.

Mama said pray, I said God already knows.

Stole hope from my brothers, sold lies for some rent.

Every promise I made came pre-loaded with dents.

I been talking to mirrors like they owe me the truth.

Every sin got a sequel, every lie got a booth.

I got scars where my faith and my ego collidin'.

I been running from love with the devil shotgun riding.

[Pre Chorus]

If heaven got gates, I been pissing them off.

But hell don’t want me, I’m bad for the cost.

[Chorus]

I’m a sinner with a pulse and a prayer in my chest.

Got my hands full of shame, still I’m begging for rest.

If redemption’s a road, I been walking it wrong.

But I’ll crawl if I have to—just don’t bury this song.

[Guitar Solo]

[Verse]

I made friends with the night, let it teach me regret.

Every vice I embraced was a unpaid debt.

I been high on my anger, low on belief.

Stealing peace from the quiet, picking fights with relief.

They say karma’s a bitch—well I dated her twice.

Left me broke, taught me lessons, charged my soul as the price.

I ain’t clean, I ain’t holy, I ain’t asking for crowns.

Just a minute of silence where my demons sit down.

[Bridge]

If God’s still listening through the static and noise.

I ain’t proud of the man, but I’m done being the boy.

Strip the sin from my spine, let me stand in the flame.

I don’t need to be perfect — I just don’t want the same.

[Final Chorus]

I’m a sinner with a pulse and a prayer in my chest.

Got my hands full of shame, still I’m begging for rest.

If redemption’s a road, I been walking it wrong.

But I’ll bleed for tomorrow — just don’t bury this song.

[Outro]

I ain’t asking to forget what I did in the dark…

Just let the light remember my name.

Rap, nu metal