The Breath Before the Plunge

My head's high but I'm wearing a blindfold Forced to march to the rhythm of their cold fists That play a beat on my cheeks and my lips Joined by the clatter of the chains on my wrist I have the right to remain blind And if I open my eyes and my mind I'll get cast aside by the majority rule But God distinguishes the wise from the fools My head's high but it's starting to throb I hate the sound of this blood-thirsty mob Vain words are filling their sentences They paid off the witnesses They curse and they spit just for emphasis I have the right to remain silent And anything I say or I do they'll malign And they'll use to accuse me in their court of law But this is no court at all It isn't just No, it isn't just, but why do I contend? They're not my judge No, they're not my judge So I am not condemned No, I am not condemned Come, mutineers! Come do your worst tonight! Feast on my tears and feed your appetite I have no fear I shed it with my rights I leave you here I leave you staring at the sight of my remains They scream loud as I'm led to the scaffold My executioner shouts because he's baffled at my peace They beat me till I crumble to my knees My body's crushed, but my spirit's at ease I have the right to remain a coward But I've been waiting for this day and this hour And I prayed that I'd stay brave and true to the end Oh God, you know I'd do it again Crawling out to the end of the ledge I'll finally give what I pledged I'm finally here at the edge of atonement One step One miraculous moment I taste it, I sense it, I already own it I have the right to remain God But I could never fit in His crown I took it off and I drowned In the thought that I'm only a man And I can't hold this world in my hands It isn't right No it isn't right, but why do I protest? I'll be alright Yes I'll be alright when I have come to rest When I have come to rest Come, mutineers! Come do your worst tonight! Feast on my tears and feed your appetite I have no fear I shed it with my rights I leave you here I leave you staring at the sight of my remains They offer me a sponge It drips with blood and sour wine But I'll drink my Father's cup I'll drink it till I drink it from the Vine Oh, how I thirst for this! I yearn for this taste of ecstasy I'm finally coming home My bed is made upon the Sea It's in the air It's filling up my lungs I'm almost there This is the breath before the plunge Come Providence! Come take me home tonight My hope of this has kept my burden light O sweet Abyss Wash this old world from sight Come Providence! Come Providence! Come Providence! Come take me home tonight My hope of this has kept my burden light O sweet Abyss Wash this old world from sight Come Providence! Come Providence! My head's high and I finally behold That Light that my faith always foretold Oh! Words can't describe how it feels to feel alive Today I'm coming clean I'm coming home I'm giving everything You're worth it all You're worth it all Jesus You're worth the offering