Lyrics

[Intro — Acapella]
I swore I'd never go back there
I swore the old man was dead
But I found him waiting in the morning
Living in the back of my head

[Verse 1]
I went back to the patterns
Went back to the noise
Went back to the comfortable poison
Went back to the comfortable voice
That says you'll never really change
That says the work was all for nothing
That says the man you're trying to be
Is just another form of bluffing

[Pre-Chorus]
But I have walked too far to die here
I have bled too much to quit
I have seen the face of mercy
And I refuse to abandon it

[Chorus]
Renew the faith that I have let decay
Renew the faith I choose to walk again today
Renew the faith that crumbled in my hands
Renew the faith I may not understand
But I will stand

[Verse 2]
The guilt says stay down on the ground
The shame says you were never worthy
The pride says you should know by now
That grace was never meant for the dirty
But the cross was built for dirty hands
The tomb was filled with broken men
And every saint who ever lived
Was just a sinner who got up again

[Bridge]
I will fall again
I know this like I know my name
I will reach for what I swore I left
I will wrestle with the flame
But falling is not failing
If you get back on your knees
And the man who keeps returning
Is the man that mercy sees

[Final Chorus]
Renew the faith that I have let decay
Renew the faith I choose to walk again today
Renew the faith through the falling and the fire
Renew the faith through the liar and the lyre
I will stand
I will fall and I will stand
I will fall and I will stand

[Outro — Voice alone]
I will stand