Intro

Mmm…

I came here heavy

But I ain’t leaving the same

Verse 1

I got dust on my Sunday shoes

And a prayer I never learned to use

I got old regrets in a silver chain

Hanging low where I hide my pain

Mama said, boy, don’t lose your light

Even broken hearts can testify

But I’ve been walking through a lonesome rain

Trying to wash off yesterday

Pre-Chorus

I ain’t clean, but I’m still trying

I ain’t whole, but I still stand

If grace can find a man like me

Let it take me by the hand

Chorus

I’m holy water and rust

A little faith, a little dust

A wounded soul still looking up

For something strong enough to trust

I’ve been bent, but I won’t break

I’ve lost more than I can name

I’m holy water and rust

But I’m still rising from the flame

Verse 2

There’s a scar where love used to live

There’s a truth I had to forgive

I don’t curse the road I came along

Every wrong note made this song

I heard the organ cry my name

Like mercy rolling through the rain

And that old guitar began to weep

For every promise I couldn’t keep

Pre-Chorus

I ain’t proud of where I’ve wandered

I ain’t blind to what I’ve done

But even shadows lose their power

When they turn and face the sun

Chorus

I’m holy water and rust

A little faith, a little dust

A wounded soul still looking up

For something strong enough to trust

I’ve been bent, but I won’t break

I’ve lost more than I can name

I’m holy water and rust

But I’m still rising from the flame

Bridge

Let the choir lift me higher

Let the blues cut through my chest

Let the bassline move like thunder

Underneath my last confession

I don’t need to be an angel

I just need another chance

To take these tired hands of mine

And teach this heart to dance

Final Chorus

I’m holy water and rust

A little faith, a little dust

A wounded soul still looking up

For something strong enough to trust

I’ve been bent, but I won’t break

I’ve lost more than I can name

I’m holy water and rust

But I’m still rising from the flame

Outro

Holy water and rust

Still rising

Still rising

Still rising from the flame