Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I’ve been known to burn it down
Burn every bridge on every side of town
Just a lit match looking for gasoline
I was a wild horse, a lost highway
I broke a heart just to watch it break
A prodigal, a rebel on a losing streak
[Pre-Chorus]
These days if you look at me
And what you see and what you used to see
[Chorus]
Blame Jesus, blame the cross
Blame the blood that washed it all
Blame mercy, blame the scars
Blame the Savior who changed my heart
Blame the stone that rolled away
Blame that’s where the amazing grace
Is your wondering why I can’t be who I was
Blame Jesus
[Verse 2]
Thought he was bulletproof, thought he was Superman
Tell that slow boy, heard about a man
Up on a hill, walked out of a grave
I’m forever changed, that’s why I
[Chorus]
Blame Jesus, blame the cross
Blame the blood that washed it all
Blame mercy, blame the scars
Blame the Savior who changed my heart
Blame the stone that rolled away
Blame that’s where the amazing grace
Is your wondering why I can’t be who I was
Blame Jesus
[Bridge]
Well, blame Jesus for washing away
All my sin, my guilt, my shame
Blame Jesus and the price he paid
For who I am and who I hate
Blame Jesus
[Chorus]
Blame Jesus, blame the cross
Blame the blood that washed it all
Blame mercy, blame the scars
Blame the Savior who changed my heart
Blame the stone that rolled away
Blame that’s where the amazing grace
Is your wondering why I can’t be who I was
Blame Jesus
Blame Jesus
Blame Jesus
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Meaning & Inspiration
“BLAME JESUS” uses the language of blame as a reversal: the singer attributes a changed life to Christ rather than assigning fault for failure. Early images of burned bridges, rebellion, and a prodigal past establish the depth of that transformation. The chorus then names the cross, Christ’s blood, mercy, scars, and the opened tomb as the reasons the former identity no longer defines the singer.
The prodigal description recalls Jesus’ parable of a lost son welcomed home, while the rolled-away stone places resurrection at the center of the confession. References to washed-away sin, guilt, and shame also align with the biblical picture of cleansing and forgiveness through Christ. The song does not minimize the past; it contrasts that past with grace. Its repeated title ultimately functions as testimony that redemption, not self-reform, accounts for the change in character and direction.
Related Scripture
- Luke 15:20-24 The prodigal son is welcomed home and restored by his father.
- Colossians 2:13-14 Paul connects forgiveness with the cancellation of the debt of sin.
- Matthew 28:5-6 The opened tomb announces that Jesus has risen.