Returning

(Soft acoustic pop, steady pulse, reflective build) ⸻ Verse 1 I was walking in a garden light Thinking I’d be strong enough to fight Whispers come when you least expect Promise more than they protect One small step and the ground gave way I felt the weight of my own mistake No one left for me to blame Just my shadow and my shame ⸻ Pre-Chorus But shame don’t get the final say Mercy’s closer than the fall I made ⸻ Chorus I was tempted I slipped I felt the break within But I turned back Called His Name And He let me in You’re not defined by where you’ve been Not by the night you wandered in Every tear, every burning We are defined by returning ⸻ Verse 2 Dust and breath and borrowed days Trying to find a better way Pride will tell you stand alone Grace says “Child, just come back home” I’ve run far, I’ve run afraid Built my walls, the mess I made But the door was never closed Every time, it just stayed open ⸻ Pre-Chorus The fall was never meant to stay It was the step that taught me how to pray ⸻ Chorus I was tempted I slipped I felt the break within But I turned back Called His Name And He let me in You’re not defined by where you’ve been Not by the night you wandered in Every tear, every burning We are defined by returning ⸻ Bridge (Strip it back) Adam fell and Adam prayed Words were given, hope was made Not cast out without a chance Just sent to live — and rise again Closer than my beating vein Calling me through loss and pain Not a story of disgrace But a story built on grace ⸻ Final Chorus (Lift) I was tempted I slipped But mercy covered me I turned back Found my ground In humility You’re not defined by where you’ve been Not by the weight of hidden sin Every scar still shining Every heart still learning We are not our worst mistake We are every step we take Toward the light — still burning We are defined by returning ⸻ Outro (Soft) Fall… Return… Fall… Return… Mercy waits.