Lyrics
I push, I pull
Go back and forth finding myself pounding on a locked door
I try to make it out alone without your help
But I know I'll never win this war
I can never be, never be, free without you
I can never be, never be, me without you
This is the sound of chains breaking
This is the beat of a heart changing
This is a song of a soul forgiven
This is my freedom hymn
This is my freedom hymn
This is my freedom hymn
I breathe the air of freedom in knowing my life
Is better off in Your hands
The past is gone what's done is done
Now I'm alive
I'm never gonna look back
I can never be, never be, free without you
I can never be, never be, me without you
Who the Son sets free
Is free indeed
Who the Son sets free
Is free indeed
Who the Son sets free
Is free
I'm free
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Meaning & Inspiration
“Freedom Hymn” describes the exhaustion of trying to overcome spiritual bondage through personal effort. The locked door, ongoing war, and breaking chains give concrete form to a struggle that cannot be won alone. Against that frustration, the song locates freedom in the Son and in surrendering life to God’s hands. Its repeated declaration that the Son makes a person truly free closely echoes Jesus’ words in John 8.
The chorus celebrates forgiveness as both release and renewal: chains break, the heart changes, and the soul receives a new song. The second verse then turns from the burden of the past toward life shaped by grace, insisting that what is finished no longer has final control. Freedom here is more than escape from guilt; it is a restored identity and a new direction grounded in dependence on God. The repeated refrain gives the song the character of public praise, naming salvation as the source of a life made alive and no longer ruled by what came before.
Related Scripture
- John 8:36 Jesus declares that those set free by the Son are truly free.
- Galatians 5:1 Paul urges believers to stand firm in the freedom Christ gives.
- 2 Corinthians 5:17 Life in Christ is described as new creation, with the old passing away.