[Verse 1] Boots by the door Bible on the table, still stained with beer Dust in the sun Same old chair I sank in every year Ash in my lungs Hands that shook from all the roads I chose Name on a warrant Heart like a prison where the good can't go [Pre-Chorus] But that old hymn cracked the silence Floating through my neighbor's wall Every mile of my missteps Crawled back in that call (oh Lord) [Chorus] Now I'm saved by the dust and the cross, hallelujah Double-time heart beating under this skin You broke those chains I thought I'd die in, hallelujah I'm walking out free where the dark used to win Happy in the hurt, there's peace in the scars What was dead in me is breathing again Now I'm saved by the dust and the cross, hallelujah And I ain't going back to who I been [Verse 2] That Sunday creek Cold on my shoulders, washed me clean and shook Mama in the third row Crying with that old, worn Good Book Choir like thunder But soft as a whisper in my chest Graveyard behind us Names on stones, but my soul at rest [Pre-Chorus] Every lie I ever swallowed Rose up like a drowning man Then Your mercy hit me sharper Than a worn-down preacher's hand (oh yeah) [Chorus] Now I'm saved by the dust and the cross, hallelujah Double-time heart beating under this skin You broke those chains I thought I'd die in, hallelujah I'm walking out free where the dark used to win Happy in the hurt, there's peace in the scars What was dead in me is breathing again Now I'm saved by the dust and the cross, hallelujah And I ain't going back to who I been [Bridge] I was the wolf in Sunday clothing I was the rust on every ring You were the voice I kept ignoring Till it tore right through my shame and sin Now every breath feels like a blessing Every sunrise like a hymn [Chorus] Now I'm saved by the dust and the cross, hallelujah Double-time heart beating under this skin You broke those chains I thought I'd die in, hallelujah I'm walking out free where the dark used to win Happy in the hurt, there's peace in the scars What was dead in me is breathing again Yeah I'm saved by the dust and the cross, hallelujah And I'm never going back to who I been

country, Brooding orchestral-country fusion with male vocals: low strings and solemn choir under a sparse picked acoustic guitar, upright bass hitting deep roots. Verses stay slow and heavy, timpani and pedal steel swelling on key lines. Double-time drums and hand-slapped percussion kick in for the chorus while the choir opens up in bright, triumphant harmonies. Fiddle and mandolin add rustic motion around a cathedral-sized hook, closing with a soaring key change and long reverb on the final word., orchestral, happy, healing, male vocals

Saved By the Dust and the Cross