God Never Lied

(Soft piano or guitar intro — mellow, reflective tone)Intro / Verse 0 — The Grief That Never Was

(Lead vocal, very gentle — almost spoken with faint reverb)

I mourn what I never held,

The love that should’ve reached for me and never did.

Empty arms where warmth should’ve been,

A cradle of silence where my heart learned to bend.

(BGs hum faintly — “Mmm, oh Lord…”)

I grew up chasing shadows of care,

Searching for a touch that was never there.Verse 1

(Lead soulful, slightly stronger tone)

Since before my first breath, love never came my way,

Even when my tears fell hard, they just turned away.

A heart so cold, aiming pain my way,

All because of where I came from, what I didn’t say.

(Ad-lib softly: “Didn’t say, didn’t say…”)Pre-Chorus

(Lead with slight lift)

I cried to the Lord, so often in vain,

Till the sound of my own song eased my pain.

(BGs add low harmony: “Ease my pain… ease my pain…”)Chorus

(Fuller sound — bring in harmonies)

I have to go, I have to live,

I have to love and protect me.

(BGs echo softly: “Protect me, yeah…”)

I’m tired of tears that lead nowhere,

Only used to do your dirty deeds.

(Ad-lib: “I’m done, I’m done, I’m done!”)

I lost you long before I found my peace,

But God never lied — He showed me the truth,

His love stays true every day.

(BGs lift: “God never lied… He showed me… every day…”)

So I have to go, I have to live, love, and protect me.

(Ad-lib: “Yeah… protect me, Lord…”)Verse 2

(Lead contemplative — back down in energy)

I sent my prayers like bottles to the sea,

Hoped love unknown would somehow drift to me.

I dreamed of that first kiss, a spark so true,

But I can’t keep bleeding for the ghost of you.

(Ad-lib softly: “No more bleeding… no more pain…”)Bridge

(Lead emotional — bring gospel tone here)

From afar I hold love, but I’m through,

No fondness remains, not even for you.

(BGs beneath: “No fondness, no more…”)

My soul’s reborn, no chain, no plea,

Just faith, and fire, and the will to be free.

(Ad-lib: “Set me free… free indeed!”)Final Chorus

(Lead opens strong, with full backing vocals and ad-libs)

I have to go, I have to live,

I have to love and protect me.

(BGs: “Protect me…”)

You broke my trust, but not my belief,

God never lied — He showed me the truth,

His love stays true every day.

(BGs soar: “He showed me… the truth…”)

So I have to go, I have to live, love, and protect me.

(Final ad-libs: “I’m gonna live… I’m gonna love… I’m gonna protect me!”)(End on soft hums and held note — fading with “God never lied…” echoing last)