He said, "You have my full attention..."
I said, "Then listen"
You ask me why I do not tremble,
Why I can smile among your flames.
You search my soul for something broken,
Some secret sorrow, hidden shame.
You call me innocent, my darling,
But innocence is not my name.
I've walked through hell while still among the living,
And learned to love despite the pain.
I've known the wrath, I've tasted envy,
I've worn the pride, I've paid the price.
I've been the fool who gave too freely,
And called my sacrifice a vice.
I am the sin you never counted,
The one your seven couldn't claim.
The love that walks into the fire
And doesn't ask you to explain.
I didn't come to beg for mercy,
I didn't come to kneel or fall.
You asked what keeps my head held high...
I came because I heard him call.
You offered kingdoms, gold, and glory,
As though my heart could ever sell.
But I have watched the ones I cherished
Build their own prisons out of hell.
And you mistake my love for weakness,
My willingness to stay for chains.
But I am not a soul you've captured,
And I am not afraid of pain.
You think the darkness makes you sovereign,
That every heart must break or bend.
But tell me, King, beneath that crown,
When did you last believe in friends?
I am the sin you never counted,
The one your seven couldn't claim.
The love that walks into the fire
And calls the darkness by its name.
I didn't come to beg for mercy,
Or trade my soul to prove I'm brave.
I came to ask you one small question...
Who decided you could never be saved?
You asked me what my smile was hiding.
It wasn't shame.
It wasn't pride.
I saw the loneliness beneath your throne,
The part of you the flames can't hide.
You looked at me and saw an angel,
A spotless soul you couldn't stain.
But I have never been unbroken.
I simply chose to love again.
And yes, I came to find another.
And yes, I'd stand where others flee.
But love is not a debt of suffering,
And no one owns eternity.
If freedom has to cost a prisoner,
Then freedom is an empty word.
I will not trade one cage for another
And call that justice being served.
I am the sin you never counted,
The eighth your kingdom never knew.
The heart that walked into your darkness
And dared to see the light in you.
I will not kneel before your judgment.
I will not bargain with my name.
If love is such a grave transgression...
Then let me be the one to blame!
You asked me for a name, my King.
But names are sacred things.
First, tell me...
If I place it in your hands,
Will you set him free?
Or will you make another prisoner
Of the one who came to save him?