Devil In The Water

Walk down to the river, sky hanging low

Carried my past like a heavy stone

Preacher said, "Do you wanna be free?" (Be free)

Stepped in 'cause I wanna be

Face to face with who I was and who I wanna be

I took a breath as I confessed, "Yes, Lord, I believe"

Oh, I went down a sinner, drowned my shadows in the river

Rushing waters buried what is left of me

Oh, a voice like the thunder broke my chains that held me under

Oh, the gallows finally met their reckoning

I left the devil in the water

The devil in the water

Tears down my face, shame erased, I looked up

Breathed in new air in my lungs

Watched the river wash away what I couldn't change

When mercy called me by name

Oh, I went down a sinner, drowned my shadows in the river

Rushing waters buried what is left of me

Oh, a voice like the thunder broke my chains that held me under

Oh, the gallows finally met their reckoning

I left the devil in the water

The devil in the water

Face to face with who I was and who I wanna be

I took a breath as I confessed, "Yes, Lord, I believe"

Oh, I went down a sinner, drowned my shadows in the river

Rushing waters buried what is left of me (what is left of me)

Oh, I went down a sinner, drowned my shadows in the river

Rushing waters buried what is left of me

Oh, a voice like the thunder broke my chains that held me under

Oh, the gallows finally met their reckoning

I left the devil in the water

The devil in the water