Written in Light

G                  D                             Em7 I kept a ledger no one saw, a running tab inside my chest                    C                   G Every line another loss, every night a restless dead          Gmaj7                                          Em Tried to buy my way to peace with half-truths, vows and second tries                          C                         G But the balance followed me, same shadows in a new disguise G                  D                                   Em7 I wore the smile I couldn’t keep, scrolled the dark to drown the noise                    C                                 G Told myself that I was fine, the mirror never bought the poise      Gmaj7    D                           Em Even kindness felt like math, given up to tip the scale Em7                 C                              Am7 But the interest of my heart was steep, I knew the center failed                    C                     D          Em And if I’m honest, I was waiting for the knock upon the door Em7       D     G               D The audit of my soul, the sun I couldn’t cover anymore G                              D Daylight broke across my name, written in light, not in my life Em Paid in full across the page     C The dead erased before my eyes G Not because I fixed myself D Not because I got it right Em Love took the cost I couldn’t pay C                  G And wrote my story bright Em               D I knew the terms if I stand alone             Em The verdict has to fall              C Every charge would read my life                  G Every word would tell it all                  D But in the place I should have stood         Em7 I heard a different sound          C     Cmaj7                Am7 Am I gather on an empty dock and mercy all around Am7     Bm7    Cmaj7      C                         Em Justice didn’t disappear, it landed where the nails had been                 D My darkness met a brighter truth, the sentence fell on him G                                  D The daylight broke across my name, written in light, not in my lies Em                            C Paid in full across the page, the dead erased before my eyes G                           D Not because I fixed myself, not because I got it right Em Love took the cost I couldn’t pay C And wrote my story bright        D               Em Judges spoken, verdict just death              G        C And judgment all made plain           D But grace abounded, unexpected G                   D        Em Where I was guilty, you took my blame C                      D Where I was empty, you gave your name Gmaj7       D          Em7 Where I was dying, you broke the knife                C                G And signed the record with your light G                        D Daylight broke across my name Written in light, not in my light Em   Em7                C Paid in full across the page                           G The dead erased before my eyes                     D Not because I fixed myself Not because I got it right Em Love took the cost I couldn’t pay C Wrote my story bright Em Written in life D Over my name Em I’m finally free C Tonight