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Crown of Ashes

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To see the official video https://youtu.be/16yDZMeieeE?si=dJdZ-FwY2dfRR4Zn THE WAR BENEATH MY SKIN is about the battle between sin, shame, temptation, and the hope found through Jesus Christ. Romans 3:23 reminds us that all have sinned and fall short of God's glory. Romans 6:23 explains that sin leads to death, but God's gift is eternal life through Jesus Christ. Romans 5:8 shows the depth of God's love: Christ died for us while we were still sinners. Romans 10:9-10 teaches that salvation involves believing in your heart that God raised Jesus from the dead and confessing Him as Lord. Romans 10:13 declares that everyone who calls upon the name of the Lord will be saved. Salvation isn't earned through good deeds, religious performance, or simply repeating a prayer. It comes through genuine faith in Jesus Christ. The war is real. The struggle is real. But our hope isn't in our own strength. Our hope is in Jesus Christ.

Lyrics

Intro

I built a kingdom out of everything I lost

Wore a crown of ashes, never counted what it cost

I thought the flames would make me something more

Until I heard the footsteps at my door

Verse 1

I was a prisoner dressed like a king

A slave to the poison that promised everything

I fed my hunger with a thousand lies

Called it living while I watched myself die

I made a god of the things I could control

Traded pieces of my soul for a counterfeit gold

Every victory tasted like defeat

Every road I conquered brought me to my knees

Pre-Chorus

Then through the silence, through the sound

A voice of mercy shook the ground

I thought the darkness knew my name

But grace came calling just the same

Chorus

I will not wear this crown of ashes

I will not live inside my past

The hands that formed me still can reach me

The love of Christ will hold me fast

Let the whole world see my scars

Let the darkness hear my heart

I was buried underneath my shame

But I have found a life beyond the grave

Verse 2

You know the secrets that I tried to bury

Every broken vow, every weight I carry

You turn my failures into chains

Then whisper that I'll never change

But you mistake my scars for surrender

You mistake my silence for a heart that's tender

I know the price, I know the cost

I know the blood that sought the lost

I won't deny the man I've been

But I won't bow to the ghost within

The past may testify against my name

But it cannot overrule the cross of shame

Pre-Chorus

The stone was moved, the tomb was bare

The King of Glory conquered there

No grave, no guilt, no power of sin

Can silence what He's done within

Chorus

I will not wear this crown of ashes

I will not live inside my past

The hands that formed me still can reach me

The love of Christ will hold me fast

Let the whole world see my scars

Let the darkness hear my heart

I was buried underneath my shame

But I have found a life beyond the grave

Bridge

You wanted my worship

You settled for my fear

You promised me forever

But there was nothing waiting there

You offered me a kingdom

That was destined to decay

But the King who died upon that cross

Is the King who lives today

I know who I was

I know what I've done

But I know the name

Of the Risen One

Ashes to ashes

The lies come undone

I was never yours

I belong to the Son

No more chains

No more disguise

The tomb is empty

The King is alive

Chorus

I will not wear this crown of ashes

I will not live inside my past

The hands that formed me still can reach me

The love of Christ will hold me fast

Let the whole world see my scars

Let the darkness hear my heart

I was buried underneath my shame

But I have found a life beyond the grave

Not by my strength

Not by my name

Not by the life

That I once claimed

All for the cross

All for the King

The grave is empty

He is everything

Outro

I used to wear the ashes

Like a crown upon my head

Now I bow before the Savior

Who walked out among the dead

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