The Cost of Truth

Lyrics: [Verse 1] Blood on the threshold Voices in the other room Brother turns on brother Selling peace for silver coins Dragged before their power Eyes like sharpened stones They ask me who I stand with I will not stand alone [Pre-Chorus] Every question like a blade Cutting closer to my name If I lose all that I love I still know why I came [Chorus] This is the cost of truth Fire in my veins I won't run When the world draws knives I will stand and speak Your Son Hated in every town Still I walk this narrow road You already told me how this ends So I won't trade my faith for gold [Verse 2] Streets become a courtroom Whispers follow where I go Friends turn into strangers Pointing fingers at my soul Dragged before their rulers They expect me to deny But a greater Hand is moving Putting words inside my cry [Pre-Chorus] I can feel the courage rise Like a storm behind my eyes If they hunt me in this place There is refuge in the skies [Chorus] This is the cost of truth Fire in my veins I won't run When the world draws knives I will stand and speak Your Son Hated in every town Still I walk this narrow road You already told me how this ends So I won't trade my faith for gold [Bridge] When they chase me out of one dark town (hey!) I’ll shake the dust and carry on Every stone they throw becomes a crown Laid before Your blazing throne They can break my body They can stain the earth with youth But they cannot stop a kingdom They cannot kill the truth [Chorus] This is the cost of truth Fire in my veins I won't run When the world draws knives I will stand and speak Your Son Hated in every town Still I walk this narrow road You already told me how this ends So I lift up my voice again I will not sell my soul for gold This is the cost of truth