Ashes On My Tongue

Ashes On My Tongue

[Verse 1]

I came in with dirt on my knees

Old wounds singing under me

Mama said, “Child, don’t fold”

When the night got sharp and cold

Hands up, I’m still here

Through the smoke and the fear

I got fire in my name

I won’t leave here the same

[Pre-Chorus]

So I lift my face

Through the fracture and flame

You call me by grace

You call me by name

[Chorus]

Holy fire, take me higher

Burn the ash from my tongue

Holy fire, make me stronger

Till my broken heart can sing

Holy fire, take me higher

(I’m still standing)

Holy fire, make me stronger

(He is near)

[Verse 2]

I walked through the valley alone

With a cracked-open heart of stone

But the wind kept saying, “Rise”

Like a choir in the pines

Every scar got a story

Every bruise got glory

What the dark tried to hide

You pulled back into light

[Pre-Chorus]

So I lift my face

Through the fracture and flame

You call me by grace

You call me by name

[Chorus]

Holy fire, take me higher

Burn the ash from my tongue

Holy fire, make me stronger

Till my broken heart can sing

Holy fire, take me higher

(I’m still standing)

Holy fire, make me stronger

(He is near)

[Bridge]

Take the fear

Take the chain

Take the weight

Take the shame

I was made

For this song

I was weak

Now I’m strong

[Chorus]

Holy fire, take me higher

Burn the ash from my tongue

Holy fire, make me stronger

Till my broken heart can sing

Holy fire, take me higher

(I’m still standing)

Holy fire, make me stronger

(He is near)