Lyrics
Verse 1
Never could move the stars
Can't budge the Milky Way
When the lights are gone and my friends move on, You love me
I built my kingdom high
A Babel of modern day
I lost the throne I built on my own, You love me just the same
Chorus
This is my repentance
I'm sorry
I love You
I'm coming home
This is my repentance
I'm sorry
I love You
I'm coming home, ooh-ooh
Verse 2
Give me the grace to die
Commencing the dawn of day
No higher truth or fading youth can love me like You do
Chorus
'Cause this is my repentance
I'm sorry
I love You
I'm coming home, ooh-ooh
This is my repentance
I'm sorry
I love You
I'm coming home, ooh-ooh
Bridge
Yeah, I built my kingdom, it collapsed at my feet
I nurtured my idols, they betrayed me
And I saw You standing on my prodigal street
Mouthing, "I love you, My boy"
When all the stars all fade on my golden robe
And my income fails to carry me home
I see You standing with Your finest robe
Singing, "I love you, oh-oh-oh"
When every idol fails to comfort me
And my own skin and bones are stripped off of me
I'm gonna look at the Holder of eternity
And scream, "I love You, oh-oh-oh"
Chorus
This is my repentance
I'm sorry
I love You
And I'm coming home, ooh-ooh
This is my repentance
I'm sorry
I love You
I'm coming home, ooh-ooh
This is my repentance
I'm sorry
I love You
I'm coming home, ooh-ooh
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Meaning & Inspiration
Repentance (Reimagined) is a song of confession and homecoming. The first verse admits being unable to move the stars or budge the Milky Way, and says that when the lights go out and friends move on, the singer is still loved. It confesses building a kingdom high, a modern Babel, losing the throne built alone, and being loved just the same. The chorus says "This is my repentance, I'm sorry, I love You, I'm coming home."
The second verse asks for grace to die to self, and the bridge pictures a kingdom collapsing, idols that betray, and a Father standing on the prodigal's street with the finest robe, saying "I love you, my boy." The singer imagines looking at the Holder of eternity and shouting "I love You." The themes follow Luke 15:20, 1 John 1:9 and Psalm 51:1. The repeated chorus and unhurried build give the song a humble, tender tone.
Related Scripture
- Luke 15:20 The father runs to embrace the prodigal son.
- 1 John 1:9 If sins are confessed, God is faithful and just to forgive.
- Psalm 51:1 The psalmist asks God for mercy according to His steadfast love.