I’ve carried every secret
Heavy on my hands
Shame like ink on skin
I never thought it’d lift again
You step into my hiding
Call me where I am
You don’t flinch at all this broken
You just reach
You just stand
How does scarlet lighten?
How can blood unstain?
Driven deep in darkness
You change my name
From sins like scarlet
To white-washed snow
How does scarlet lighten?
How can blood unstain?
You walk me through the wreckage
Of everything I’ve done
You don’t turn from all my failure
You call me daughter
Call me son
You speak a better story
Over every scar I show
You say
“This is not your ending
Watch what mercy can restore”
How does scarlet lighten?
How can blood unstain?
Driven deep in darkness
You change my name
Crimson darkens
But rarely fades
Yet you promise
Even black will fade
You call me pure
When I still feel stained
You call me whole
While I shake in shame
You call me loved
When I can’t let go
You keep on calling
Till my heart knows
How does scarlet lighten?
How can blood unstain?
Driven deep in darkness
You change my name
From sins like scarlet
To white-washed snow
How does scarlet lighten?
How can blood unstain?