Letras
He walked too far into the dark
Chasin' ghosts and neon sparks
Left behind the porchlight flame
Forgot the sound of his own name
Took his fill of rust and gold
Built his pride but lost his soul
Every mile cut deep and wide
'Til even guilt got tired of the ride
But when the dust settled down
And the silence got loud
He heard a whisper callin' out from the clouds
Not dead just gone
Not lost just found—
He turned his face toward home
When the dust settled down
He lit fires he couldn't quench
Sat with sorrow on a splintered bench
Prayed to stars that never spoke
Wore his shame like a weathered cloak
The world don't mourn the broken proud
But heaven still sings over prodigals bowed
And mercy don't knock—it walks right in
When you trade your grave for grace again
When the dust settled down
And the storm ran dry
He saw the sunrise crack across the sky
Not damned just tried
Not dead just revived—
He laid his past in the ground
When the dust settled down
There was a Father watchin' still
A table set on Calvary hill
No shame too wide no flame too high
For a child comin' home with tears in his eyes
Now he walks with dust on his boots
But light in his step and deep-rooted roots
You can rise from the ashes without a crown
And still be royalty when the dust settles down