The Ballad of St. Augustine

[Verse 1] The air is leaving here It's getting hard to breathe, I'm choking [Matthew 13:22] The fracture was innocent A miniature compromise that exploded [James 1:15] Inside my atmosphere And now the paradigm is shifting [John 8:34] A good man was living here Virtuous evidence has all but disappeared [James 2:10] [Chorus 1] Right was wrong when wrong went right [Romans 1:22; Romans 7:15] I'm fading Black has turned to gray inside [Revelation 3:16] And I know that I need saving, can You save me? [Psalm 130:1-8] Take me away to where You are [John 14:3] Cause I won't leave without it [Genesis 32:26] [Verse 2] Involuntary fast The bread that never lasts, I'm starving [Matthew 4:4] Sanity shackled here The key is in my hand, but I'm frozen [Isaiah 52:2] Revelation sings Justice delivery is blinding [Proverbs 1:2-3] My death is imminent I'd rather die with You than utterly alone [2 Samuel 24:14] [Chorus 2] Welcome back my innocence [Psalm 32:1-2] How I have so longed to see your face again [Psalm 51:11-12] Overwhelmed I say goodbye As the pages turn I say goodbye Passing by the end of my life [2 Corinthians 5:17] [Bridge] Pages turn, memories burning away Ashes celebrate [Hebrews 12:29] You're washing me, consuming me [Revelation 1:5] As I'm falling on Your sword [Ephesians 6:17] You're washing me, branding me with grace [Galatians 6:17; 2 Corinthians 12:9] Innocence reborn [John 3:3; 1 Peter 1:23] Psalm 51:1-17; Psalm 32:1-7