"Crumbs for the Murder" as written by Brian Mcternan, Nicholas Ray Maldonado, Marc Christopher Kohlbry, Tanner Lee Sparks, Chad Daniel Ackerman and Duane David Reed....
Take this breath in my chest.
I crave death and nothing less.
Slit my throat 'cuz I'm better off dead.
My life has been wasted.
Keep me around as if I had a purpose.
I'm speaking out and proving that your wrong.
The sweetest sound is when your voice is distant.
I'm wanting out if that means taking you on.
I've seen your breath written on these pages.
You have bled for animals in cages.
Was I given straw to build this house?
Tell me why the hell did my walls all fall down?
Keep me around as if I had a purpose.
I'm speaking out and proving that your wrong.
The sweetest sound is when your voice is distant
I'm wanting out if that means taking you on, and now I'm taking off your crown.
Take these hands and turn them into weapons.
Change these plans and make them into your's.
Take this man and turn his sight from demons.
All I am is wanting you more.
Now I see what's been hidden inside of me.
I'll never question you again.
I crave death and nothing less.
Slit my throat 'cuz I'm better off dead.
My life has been wasted.
Keep me around as if I had a purpose.
I'm speaking out and proving that your wrong.
The sweetest sound is when your voice is distant.
I'm wanting out if that means taking you on.
I've seen your breath written on these pages.
You have bled for animals in cages.
Was I given straw to build this house?
Tell me why the hell did my walls all fall down?
Keep me around as if I had a purpose.
I'm speaking out and proving that your wrong.
The sweetest sound is when your voice is distant
I'm wanting out if that means taking you on, and now I'm taking off your crown.
Take these hands and turn them into weapons.
Change these plans and make them into your's.
Take this man and turn his sight from demons.
All I am is wanting you more.
Now I see what's been hidden inside of me.
I'll never question you again.
Lyrics submitted by mountainman_chuck
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"Take this breath in my chest.
I crave death and nothing less.
Slit my throat 'cuz I'm better off dead.
My life has been wasted."
-I think right here he's like, I've really messed this all up, I've sinned big time, I don't think I can be forgiven this time around, and there's really no point to living anymore because my life has been wasted by my dishonor to God.
"Keep me around as if I had a purpose.
I'm speaking out and proving that your wrong.
The sweetest sound is when your voice is distant.
I'm wanting out if that means taking you on."
-Here he's like, my sin has turned into my lifestyle. He's not caring about it anymore, and he thinks it's easier to just be in rebellion and not worry about God. He's fully living in sin at this point, and speaking out against God.
"I've seen your breath written on these pages.
You have bled for animals in cages.
Was I given straw to build this house?
Tell me why the hell did my walls all fall down?"
-He's saying here that he's seen the glory of God and realness of God. The line, "You have bled for animals in cages" is referring to the crucifixion. And he's noting what God has done for him. I think here he's starting to realize who God is and what he is to God. The end, about the straw to build this house is referring to how he feels he's too weak to fight the good fight. That he can't survive the battle against sin, and he's feeling the guilt of what he did, thus the line "why did my walls fall down". I also think the "why the hell" is put in place to emphasis his state of hopelessness and desperation.
"Keep me around as if I had a purpose.
I'm speaking out and proving that your wrong.
The sweetest sound is when your voice is distant
I'm wanting out if that means taking you on, and now I'm taking off your crown."
-Chorus again, haha.
"Take these hands and turn them into weapons.
Change these plans and make them into your's.
Take this man and turn his sight from demons.
All I am is wanting you more."
-Here he's recommitting his whole self to God. He's saying, I'm in this, I just want more of you. It's like he's done trying to fix himself, and he's going to let God fix him instead. He wants God's will, and not his own. And he wants the fight against sin to be won, he doesn't want worldly things anymore, thus the line, "turn his sight from demons".
"Now I see what's been hidden inside of me.
I'll never question you again."
-Here he's concluding with the fact that he finally see's God for who He is, and he see's what God has done in him. He's able to focus on God now and not the sin, and he has made the covenant to never question God again. It's like he's saying, no matter how hard, rough, or messy this gets, I'm in it for Your Glory, God. He's saying he won't question or give up on God again.
I super relate to this because it's pretty much the story of my life last year. I almost walked away, then threw my hands up, leaned on God, and made the commitment that regardless of how bad it got I would never walk away from Him. Hope you get something out of this song, because I definitely did.
-Katie