MUSIC FOR SALE

RESTORED

[VERSE 1]
Love I hid because I'd been forced to hide it
Trust I locked away — too broken to confide it
Confidence was buried underneath the weight of abuse
And sorrow stayed inside me — I had nothing left to lose
Laughter left my lips before I even knew her name
Expression died in silence every time that I was shamed
My spirit was amputated — cut off at the root
And friendship felt like danger so I gave nobody proof
That I was still in there
Underneath the walls I built
Still breathing — still believing
Underneath the guilt
[PRE-CHORUS]
But something in the darkness
Refused to let me stay
A voice that knew my real name
Would not be turned away
[CHORUS]
He restored my soul — called me by my name
Reached into the rubble — nothing stayed the same
Love came back slowly — trust learned how to breathe
Laughter found its way home — back inside of me
He restored — what was taken
He rebuilt — what was broken
He returned — what was stolen in the night
And brought me — back to life
[VERSE 2]
Ministry became the mirror showing me my worth
Every life I touched in service was a spiritual rebirth
Purpose was the pathway back to who I was designed to be
And achievement proved that broken things can still walk in victory
New relationships arrived and they were patient — they were kind
They stayed when staying wasn't easy — they didn't leave behind
The fractured version of me learning how to trust again
And slowly — slowly — something shifted deep within
The walls came down in pieces
Not all at once — in time
And every stone that crumbled
Let in just a little light
[PRE-CHORUS]
And that light became a flicker
And the flicker grew to flame
And the woman I had buried
Started breathing once again
[CHORUS]
He restored my soul — called me by my name
Reached into the rubble — nothing stayed the same
Love came back slowly — trust learned how to breathe
Laughter found its way home — back inside of me
He restored — what was taken
He rebuilt — what was broken
He returned — what was stolen in the night
And brought me — back to life
[BRIDGE — Melodic instrumental break, no spoken word]
Mmmmm — He restored me
Slowly — beautifully
Mmmm — piece by piece
He made me whole — He set me free
[VERSE 3]
I look back now and I can see it clearly
The woman who was hiding — I can love her — hold her dearly
She was not weak for breaking under everything she bore
She was human — she was hurting — she was waiting to be sure
And now I see myself differently — with compassion not with shame
Every crack I carried was a part of how I came
To understand the value of the love I almost missed
The laughter and the friendship and the joy I once dismissed
And God — He never left me — even when I couldn't feel
He was quietly restoring every wound that needed to heal
Returning what was taken — giving back what had been lost
Loving me back to life — regardless of the cost
[FINAL CHORUS — Full swell, harmonies layering x2]
He restored my soul — called me by my name
Reached into the rubble — nothing stayed the same
Love came back slowly — trust learned how to breathe
Laughter found its way home — back inside of me
He restored — what was taken
He rebuilt — what was broken
He returned — what was stolen in the night
And brought me — back to life
[OUTRO]
Love I no longer hide
Trust I no longer bury
Laughter lives here now
And my spirit — my spirit is free
He restored me
He restored me
(fade)