Make Me Free Inside

I wake where the iron doors refuse the dawn

With a stone in my chest and my last strength gone

I have counted every road where I went astray

Every word that dishonored You, every wasted day

I thirst for a clean heart, a river running clear

I bring You my failure, I bring You my fear

No crown for my pride, no mask for my shame

I lift my eyes to heaven and call on Your name

I cannot mend what my own hands broke

But I still believe You hear when I call

From the dust of my soul, from the deepest place

Let mercy find me, let mercy fall

God, take away my pain, make me free inside

Wash this dead soul clean, let the old ways die

I have fallen short, but I will not hide

God, take away my pain, make me free inside

I hated the paths that offended my King

The bitter roots I planted, the damage they bring

I wore my sins like chains beneath my skin

But Your truth keeps cutting through the dark within

I’m not asking for silver, I’m not asking for fame

Just a heart that can kneel and be changed by Your name

If there’s breath in my lungs, there is still time to turn

If Your hand can reach the ashes, let this heart still learn

I cannot mend what my own hands broke

But I still believe You hear when I call

From the dust of my soul, from the deepest place

Let mercy find me, let mercy fall

God, take away my pain, make me free inside

Wash this dead soul clean, let the old ways die

I have fallen short, but I will not hide

God, take away my pain, make me free inside

If You lead me out, I will leave these chains

I will guard my steps, I will change my ways

Let righteousness rise where the ruin has been

Give me a heart that remembers again

Not by my strength, not by what I’ve done

But by Your mercy through Your Holy One

God, take away my pain, make me free inside

Wash this dead soul clean, let the old ways die

I have fallen short, but I will not hide

God, take away my pain, make me free inside

Make me free inside

Make me free inside

From the place of torment

Lead me into life