Ashes in the Choir

Ashes in the Choir

[Verse 1]

I came in with soot on my hands

From the floor of that old train yard

Mama said, "Baby, lift your head"

So I sang through the rust and scars

I washed my face in the basin

Cold water, cracked porcelain

You found me by the back door

With my hurt and my stubborn grin

[Pre-Chorus]

If I fall, you pull me up

If I break, you make me whole

I can hear the storm get smaller

When you call my name so slow

[Chorus]

Lift me up

Lift me up

(Hold me steady)

Lift me up

Lift me up

(I'm still ready)

You make my bones say yes

You make my heart stand tall

Lift me up

Lift me up

And I won't fear at all

[Verse 2]

I wore my shame like a coat

Heavy sleeves, too tight to breathe

But you tore it at the shoulder

Said, "That old thing ain't for me"

Now the saws sing in the distance

And the church bell shakes the rain

Still I dance in the grit of it

'Cause grace knows my name

[Pre-Chorus]

If I fall, you pull me up

If I break, you make me whole

I can hear the storm get smaller

When you call my name so slow

[Chorus]

Lift me up

Lift me up

(Hold me steady)

Lift me up

Lift me up

(I'm still ready)

You make my bones say yes

You make my heart stand tall

Lift me up

Lift me up

And I won't fear at all

[Bridge]

All that dust, all that fire

Could not bury my song

Hands up high in the rubble

I was weak, now I'm strong

Take this heart

Take this voice

Take this body

Make it yours

[Final Chorus]

Lift me up

Lift me up

(Keep me breathing)

Lift me up

Lift me up

(I believe it)

You make my bones say yes

You make my heart stand tall

Lift me up

Lift me up

And I won't fear at all