Crimson Stains lyrics

Lyrics written by: Chelsea Kimball (for The Project, to go along with the painting drama)

"Where is there hope?
Is there hope in me?
Hope in a lost broken soul looking to be set free?

I’m covered in guilt. Blood on my hands.
Stains that remain. Nothing but regret.

These crimson stains
Like chains that bind
Yelling and screaming always to remind me

That my good is never good enough
That these stains have left me empty inside.

I’ve tried so hard to hide them.
I’ve tried so hard to bury them away, to somehow ease the pain.
I’ve tried so hard to cover them all.

But they keep building up -- one by one.
They keep building up -- one by one,
By one.

I find myself helpless
As I close my eyes
Look deep down inside and stare into this darkness.

A wall I can’t ignore. A wall I can’t avoid.
These stains separate me from the light.

I’ve tried so hard to hide them.

I’ve tried so hard to bury them away, to somehow ease the pain.
I’ve tried so hard to cover them all.

So I give them up -- one by one.
So I give them up -- one by one
Yes, I give them up -- one by one.

You’ve called me out of this darkness and into Your light
You took this old, broken sinner and made me new in Your sight
You drew me out of deep waters and left my sin behind.

What a wonderful sound.

These chains have been broken. My slate wiped clean.
And my sin drowning at the bottom of this ocean.

Your grace over me
Like a flood of relief
Washing over these stains that I couldn’t let go of.

You call me your child
Your forgiveness overwhelms me.
Your love overwhelms me.

What a wonderful sound.
My hope has been found

You take them all -- one by one."