Back From the Edge

I knew the taste of ruin In a cracked motel cup. My hands shook in the morning, But I still would reach for one more touch. Mama kept the porch light burning, Even when I stayed away. And I wore my shame like a chain 'til It dragged me to my grave. I hit the floor where silence lives. I called Your name through broken teeth. And in that dark, You heard me When I had nothing left to keep. You pulled me back from the edge. You pulled me back from the edge. When I was gone in my own skin, You called me son again. You pulled me back from the edge. You pulled me back from the edge. I was lost, but I still breathe. By grace, I stand Redeemed. There were nights I fed the monster And mornings I could not forget. The mirror told a different story Than the one I prayed with regret. I buried friends in little boxes, Wore their names inside my chest. Every loss became a warning, every tear a Holy test. I hit the floor where silence lives. I called Your name through broken teeth. And in that dark, You heard me When I had nothing left to keep. You pulled me back from the edge. You pulled me back from the edge. When I was gone in my own skin, You called me son again. You pulled me back from the edge. You pulled me back from the edge. I was lost, but I still breathe. By grace, I stand Redeemed. Oh, I don’t deserve the mercy, but mercy knows my Name. It took a broken man like me and Left me changed. Oh, now every scar is singing, Every buried sin is through. What the enemy meant for my end, He turned into the truth. You pulled me back from the edge. You pulled me back from the edge. When I was gone in my own skin, You called me son again. You pulled me back from the edge. You pulled me back from the edge. I was lost, but I still breathe. By grace, I stand Redeemed. If I’m alive, it’s testimony. If I have breath, it’s praise. You reached into my midnight And led me out of chains. You pulled me back. You pulled me back.