Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I've drawn my lines, refused compromise
I put up defenses, protected my pride
I wake up to find, I'm on my own island
I like being right, so I put up a fight
I cast all my brothers and sisters aside
I'm just done with my selfish ambitions and wanting what I want
[Chorus]
'Cause that's not the hill that you died on
The mercy that I built my life on
You paid it all just to give me peace
You weren't afraid to turn the other cheek
So I just want it said of me, that I forgave and let it be
'Cause the only hill for me is Calvary
The only hill to die on
(Oh, oh-oh-oh)
The only hill to die on
(Oh, oh-oh-oh)
[Verse 2]
If I only love the people like me
And listen to voices that always agree
'Cause I'll always be on my own island
'Cause we like being right, so we put up a fight
We cast all our brothers and sisters aside
If we're looking for battles, you know we can find some
[Chorus]
But that's not the hill that you died on
The mercy that I built my life on
You paid it all just to give me peace
You weren't afraid to turn the other cheek
So I just want it said of me, that I forgave and let it be
'Cause the only hill for me is Calvary
The only hill to die on
(Oh, oh-oh-oh)
The only hill to die on
(Oh, oh-oh-oh)
[Bridge]
Interpolation of the traditional hymn "Will the Circle Be Unbroken"
Will the circle be unbroken
By and by, Lord, by and by
There's a better home a-waiting
In the sky, Lord, in the sky
Will the circle be unbroken
By and by, Lord, by and by
There's a better home a-waiting
In the sky, Lord, in the sky
[Chorus]
Oh, not the hill that you died on
The mercy that I built my life on
You paid it all just to give me peace
You weren't afraid to turn the other cheek
So I just want it said of me, that I forgave and let it be
'Cause the only hill for me is Calvary
The only hill to die on
The only hill to die on
The only hill to die on